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1. A protective cover for a boat hull comprising: a substantially planar, flexible, water-proof cover base having a top surface, a bottom surface, substantially parallel side edges, a front edge having a notch therein, a rear edge opposed to the top edge, wherein the rear edge is substantially perpendicular to the side edges; a flexible, water-proof pouch adapted for placement about a bottom, water-contacting portion of a motor of a boat, wherein a top edge of the pouch is affixable to the rear edge of the cover base; a first plurality of inflatable tubes attached to the cover base at the front edge, the rear edge, and the side edges; an inflation hose in fluid communication with the first plurality of inflatable tubes, wherein the inflation hose is operatively connected to an air compressor; a water-recovery drain on the cover base proximate to the bottom edge, wherein the drain is the lowest point of the cover base; a drain hose in fluid communication with the drain, wherein the drain hose is operatively connected to a water pump; wherein, in use: the cover rests beneath and proximate to the water's surface until a boat is docked above the cover; further wherein the first plurality of tube is inflated with the air compressor and forms a corresponding shape to the underwater configuration of the boat hull and the substantially water-proof pouch surrounds the water-contacting portion of the motor of the boat such that the inflated cover substantially seals the underwater hull configuration of the boat from sunlight and the inflated first plurality of tubes is retainable above the water line; ambient water in the space between the boat hull and the cover and the space between the pouch and the motor of the boat, flows into the water-recovery drain and is evacuated by the drain hose and the water pump, thereby protecting the boat hull and motor from ambient water. |
