US Patent 6895886 Boat hoist canopy skirt

A skirt for a boat hoist is provided to enclose a boat on the hoist. The skirt includes a plurality of panels adapted to be hung from the canopy frame of the hoist. One of the panels is a door panel which can be raised and lowered to provide access to the boat. Another panel is a rear panel extending across the rear end of the hoist and being moveable between raised and lowered positions to allow entry and exit of the boat to and from hoist. The door and rear panels are moveable independently of the side and front panels. The panels are weighted and may have wind vents to prevent blowing the panels in the wind.