Patent ID: 8056496

Claim:
A floating deck apparatus for a boat, the apparatus comprising: a plank having a top, a right side, a left side, a proximal end, a distal end, a plurality of wheels, and a stopping arm, wherein at least two wheels are rotationally coupled to each of the plank sides; a pair of tracks, each track having a proximal end, a distal end, and a top, and the pair having a proximal stop bar and a distal stop bar, wherein each track top is fixably coupled to the underside of a boat platform, wherein the pair of tracks are spaced apart in parallel relation and are operable to rollingly support the plank (1) in a storage position where the plank is entirely under the boat platform, (2) in a deck position where the plank is partly under the boat platform and partly extended out from under the boat platform, and (3) in a ramp position where the plank is entirely extended out from under the boat platform, wherein the proximal bar stop is mechanically coupled across the proximal ends of each of the tracks and is operable to stop the plank in the ramp position, and wherein the distal bar stop is mechanically coupled across the distal ends of each of the tracks and is operable to stop the plank in the storage position; a ladder movably coupled to the bottom of the plank and operable to pivot from (1) a swimming position where the ladder hangs down from the plank to (2) a storage position where the ladder hangs parallel to the plank; and a pair of handles mounted to the plank top or to the plank proximal end.