Patent ID: 7856936

Claim:
A boat lift security and locking system incorporated into a boat lift system that includes a plurality of parallel boat lift upright support members and is configured with boat hull cradle members and parallel spaced-apart transverse primary support members that are lifted to raise and lower a boat to and from the water, the boat lift security and locking system comprising: two longitudinal spaced-apart secondary support members, said secondary support members having means for movably engaging said spaced-apart transverse primary support members so as to move each of said secondary support members in an inward and outward direction while in an underlying relationship with said spaced-apart transverse primary support members; a pull bar attached to one of said secondary support members having a length sufficient to be handled from a dock, said pull bar serving as means for manipulating the inward and outward motion of said one of said secondary support members; means for seating said two longitudinal spaced-apart support members when said boat is stored on said boat lift system; and means for securing and locking one of said two longitudinal spaced-apart support members to said means for seating said two longitudinal spaced-apart support members when said boat is stored on said boat lift system and to one of said upright support members.