Automatic watercraft cover and receiving system

A cover delivery mechanism, comprising:

• a first rail;
• a second rail spaced apart from and generally parallel to the first rail;
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• a cover delivery device, comprising:
• a first mobile support assembly mounted to and configured for movement along the first rail;
• a second mobile support assembly mounted to and configured for movement along the second rail;
• and
• a cover carrier mechanism extending between and rotatably mounted to the first mobile support assembly and the second mobile support assembly, the cover carrier mechanism being configured for selectably deploying a cover carried thereby, the cover carrier mechanism being configured to respectively roll and unroll the cover relative thereto,
• wherein the first mobile support assembly and the second mobile support assembly respectively includes a corresponding support frame and a corresponding plurality of idler wheels, the corresponding support frame rotatably carrying the cover carrier mechanism, the corresponding plurality of idler wheels being configured to facilitate movement thereof relative to at least one of a corresponding first rail or a corresponding second rail.

A watercraft docking system, comprising:

• a dock configured to be mounted over a body of water, the dock defining a dock slip, the dock slip configured to receive a watercraft therein;
• a support structure carried by the dock, the support structure configured to extend to a height above a given watercraft received in the dock slip;
• a first rail carried by the support structure;
• a second rail carried by the support structure, the second rail being spaced apart from and generally parallel to the first rail;
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• a cover delivery device, comprising:
• a first mobile support assembly mounted to and configured for movement along the first rail;
• a second mobile support assembly mounted to and configured for movement along the second rail;
• and
• a cover carrier mechanism extending between and rotatably mounted to the first mobile support assembly and the second mobile support assembly, the cover carrier mechanism being configured for selectably deploying a cover carried thereby relative to the watercraft, the cover carrier mechanism being configured to respectively roll and unroll the cover relative thereto,
• wherein the first mobile support assembly and the second mobile support assembly respectively includes a corresponding support frame and a corresponding plurality of idler wheels, the corresponding support frame rotatably carrying the cover carrier mechanism, the corresponding plurality of idler wheels being configured to facilitate movement thereof relative to at least one of a corresponding first rail or a corresponding second rail.