Patent ID: 8267620

Claim:
A rotatable boat lift with sliding pads comprising: A. a mounting bracket fixedly securable to environmental structure; B. a rotating head means pivotally secured with respect to said mounting bracket and extending outwardly therefrom, said rotating head means including: (1) a fin means extending outwardly therefrom; (2) a sliding pad assembly attached to said fin means and extending outwardly therefrom; C. a mast which is hollow and extends vertically longitudinally, said mast including a plurality of interior walls defining a mast chamber means therewith, said mast defining a mast slot means extending vertically therealong wherein said mast slot means is in fluid flow communication with respect to said mast chamber means within said mast, said fin means of said rotating head means being positionable extending through said mast slot means into said mast chamber means of said mast with said sliding pad assembly positioned in gliding abutment with respect to said interior walls thereof and moveable with respect thereto in order to facilitate sliding movement of said mast with respect to said rotating head means; D. a cradle means secured to said mast and being movable therewith, said cradle means adapted to be positionable beneath a watercraft to facilitate supporting and retaining thereof with respect to said mast to facilitate urging controlled movement thereof along with said cradle means and said mast; and E. a winch means attached with respect to said rotating head means, said winch means including a cable means attached with respect to said mast to provide powered movement of said mast with respect to said rotating head means to facilitate powered movement of a watercraft supported by said cradle means responsive to operation of said winch means.