Dry storage, raw water system for marine vehicles

A system for use with a Dry Storage Lift capable of moving Luxury Boats between an in-water position and a dry storage position, the system comprising:

• a pump having an associated raw water inlet and a raw water outlet;
• wherein the raw water outlet is configured to matingly couple, via a connector, to
• a corresponding connector on a through-hull fitting of a Luxury Boat;
• a sensor associated with a boat-based pump controller;
• and
• a controller, communicatively coupled to the sensor, such that when the boat-based pump controller of a Luxury Boat on a Dry Storage Lift sends a signal for raw water to be sent to at least one Auxiliary System of the Luxury Boat when the Luxury Boat is in Temporary Dry Storage, the sensor will sense the signal and send a pump signal to the controller so that the controller will cause the pump to deliver raw water to the Luxury Boat, for use by the at least one Auxiliary System, via the raw water outlet.

A method for controlling raw water supply to one or more Auxiliary Systems of a Luxury Boat, when the Luxury Boat is in Temporary Dry Storage, the method comprising:

• sensing a trigger signal sent by a boat-based pump controller indicating that raw water is to either be supplied to the one or more Auxiliary Systems of the Luxury Boat in Temporary Dry Storage or stop being supplied to the one or more Auxiliary Systems of the Luxury Boat in Temporary Dry Storage;
• based upon the sensing, sending a signal to a controller of a pump that is both external to, and coupled to, the Luxury Boat such that
• (A) if the sensed trigger signal indicates that raw water is to be supplied to the one or more Auxiliary Systems of the Luxury Boat, the signal will cause the controller to turn on an external pump coupled to the controller, and
• (B) if the sensed trigger signal indicates that raw water is to stop being supplied to the one or more Auxiliary Systems of the Luxury Boat, the signal will cause the controller to turn off the external pump.