faces of the interior and exterior ears are in facing contact with the water intake vents of the boat motor the locking rod distally of the lower tube is formed in a generally u shaped configuration extending around the interior and exterior ears a handle 54 is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cleaning tube the handle has a first component 56 and a second component 58 with a pivot pin 60 joining the first and second components centrally the first component has an outer end and an inner end pivotally coupled to the cleaning double tube adjacent to the proximal end the second component has an outer end the second component has an inner end pivotally coupled to the locking rod the outer ends of the first and second components are adapted to be gripped by a user and squeezed to move the locking rod proximally and shift the ears toward each other for securement to the water intake vents of the boat motor a locking assembly 64 having second teeth 66 in an arc is attached to the first component the locking assembly has first teeth 68 in an arc pivotally attached to the second component whereby movement of the second teeth into contact with the first teeth will lock the ears locked in sealing contact with the water intake vents of the boat motor a.