Patent ID: 7475649

Claim:
A davit system for lifting a boat from the water and securing it to a deck having an edge near the water, said davit system comprising: a support having a base adapted to be mounted at the edge of the deck; a cradle shaped to receive a hull of the boat upon both an inner portion and an outer portion thereof, when in an unfolded position; said cradle being mounted for movement relative to said support between a loading position in which said cradle is inclined to horizontal and a storage position in which said cradle is generally horizontal, wherein said inner and outer portions of said cradle are each pivotally mounted to said support; said outer portion of the cradle extending downward from the deck in the loading position of said cradle, wherein said inner and outer portions of said cradle are pivotable relative to one another between a folded position and the unfolded position; a drive system including a line and a drive member for pulling said line toward said support; and said line having a portion adapted to be attached to the boat when said cradle is in said loading position and the boat is adjacent said outer portion of said cradle.