Patent ID: 7427184

Claim:
A boat lift system for a boat carrier comprising: a boat carrier having a chassis supported by wheels and a boat-carrying frame on the chassis including upwardly-extending frame members and a plurality of frame members extending outwardly away from the upwardly-extending frame members on opposite sides of the boat-carrying frame for securing a boat during transit of the boat carrier; and a lift assembly mounted on a carriage movable in a substantially linear vertical path with respect to the chassis, the lift assembly including at least one removably attachable vertically moveable lift assembly arm extending away from the boat-carrying frame, the at least one lift assembly arm being attachable in a first position to extend beyond the outwardly-extending frame members on one side of the boat-carrying frame, the at least one lift assembly arm being attachable in a second position to extend beyond the outwardly-extending frame members on the opposite side of the boat-carrying frame, the at least one lift assembly arm being moveable between a lowered position whereby a boat may be placed on the at least one lift assembly arm and a raised position wherein an inward portion of the at least one lift assembly arm is aligned with and positioned alongside one of the outwardly-extending frame members whereby the boat may be transferred from the at least one lift assembly arm onto the outwardly-extending frame member.