Patent ID: 7444952

Claim:
A boat hull rinsing device to operate in cooperation with a boat lift to provide for rinsing of a hull of a boat during a raising elevational displacement of the boat out of a body of water utilizing the boat lift, the boat lift having a fixed portion and a boat cradle, the boat cradle elevationally displaceable relative to the body of water by the boat lift, the boat hull rinsing device comprising: a) a plurality of fresh water discharges positioned on opposing sides of the boat cradle of the boat lift, each of the fresh water discharges generally at a fixed elevation relative to the fixed portion of the boat lift, each of the fresh water discharges generally at a fixed horizontal position relative to the fixed portion of the boat lift and directed generally toward the boat cradle of the boat lift and wherein each of the fresh water discharges remain generally stationary and do not move significantly forward or back along the boat and do not move significantly toward or away from the boat during operation; b) means to commence and terminate discharge from the plurality of fresh water discharges during the raising elevational displacement of the boat out of the body of water utilizing the boat lift wherein fresh water is discharged during at least a portion of the raising elevational displacement of the boat out of the body of water utilizing the boat lift.