Apparatus for holding scuba tanks

Apparatus selectively positionable in a boat for holding at least one scuba tank, said apparatus comprising, in combination:

• a receptacle including a bottom and a plurality of interconnected side walls extending upwardly from said bottom and defining a receptacle interior therewith, said side walls having upper ends;
• a cover for positioning on said receptacle, said cover defining at least one hole therein in communication with said receptacle interior when said cover is positioned on said receptacle, said at least one hole for receiving a scuba tank supported by and extending upwardly from said receptacle bottom, and said cover cooperable with said scuba tank to maintain said scuba tank in a stable, upright condition relative to said receptacle when said scuba tank extends upwardly through said hole;
• and
• attachment means operatively associated with said receptacle to attach said receptacle to a boat.