Patent ID: 7380516

Claim:
A rotating davit apparatus having a hollow single piece lifting arm, the arm for pivotal fit against an existing boat arch, the davit comprising: a base for attachment to a boat; a rotating plate pivotally attached to the base; a winch attached to a top of the rotating plate; a hollow aerodynamic one-piece lift arm, the lift arm comprised of a riser and a transverse, the lift arm coincidental with the shape of the boat arch, the lift arm attached to the rotating plate; a plurality of pulleys affixed to the lifting arm; a cable attached to the winch and passed through the pulleys; an attachment device on an end of the cable; a connection between the riser and the rotating plate, wherein the connection between the riser and the rotating plate further comprises: a vertical support attached adjacent to an outer edge of the top of the rotating plate; a lower pivot affixed to a top of the vertical support; an upper pivot affixed to the riser; a link connecting the lower pivot to the upper pivot.