Abstract

An assembly for attaching to a boat lift 12 includes a boat lift 12 attachment mechanism 70 for attaching to the boat lift 12; an outer support 24; an inner support 26 slidable within an interior of the outer support 24; a tire 22 attached to the inner support 26; and a stop member 82 extending from the outer support 24 to engage the tire 22 when the inner support 26 is retracted into the outer support 24. An outer surface of the inner support 26 is configured to be mateable with an inner surface of the outer support 24, thereby preventing rotation therein while permitting longitudinal movement with respect to the outer support 24. In another aspect, an assembly includes an axle 54 attached to the inner support 26 for the attachment of a ground engaging member. A method of leveling a boat lift 12 includes causing substantially vertical movements of first and second portions of the boat lift 12 until the boat lift 12 is horizontally level.

IPC Classes  ?

• B63C 3/12 - Launching or hauling-out, e.g. by landborne slipwaysSlipways using cradles
• B63C 15/00 - Storing of vessels on land otherwise than by dry-docking
• B66F 11/00 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for
• B60P 3/10 - Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects for carrying vehicles for carrying boats
• B62D 61/12 - Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern with variable number of ground-engaging wheels, e.g. with some wheels arranged higher than others, or with retractable wheels
• B60F 3/00 - Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on waterLand vehicles capable of travelling under water