摘要 |
Methods and apparatus are provided for loading a personal watercraft in a bed of a truck. A skid is mounted on the bed of the truck with a mounting apparatus. Low friction bearings, preferably sheets of ultra high molecular weight plastic material, are provided between the skid and the bed of the truck and between the skid and the mounting brackets. The skid itself carries low friction bearings, again preferably in the form of components made of plastic material, so that the watercraft can easily slide up on to the skid. The skid is extended rearward in a telescoping fashion, and then the watercraft is brought toward the skid with the aid of a winch. The winch then pulls the watercraft onto the skid and pulls the skid and the watercraft into the bed of the truck.
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