Retractable boat center console enclosure device

A retractable boat center console enclosure device that provides a user with a cover for a boat center console, the retractable boat center console enclosure device comprising:

• a body component configured in a plurality of sections;
• a double wall component positioned on each of a port and starboard sides of a boat, along the boat center console;
• and
• a motorized track comprising a motor and a controller, wherein the controller communicates with the motor to control retraction and expansion of the body component and the plurality of sections;
• wherein the body component and the plurality of sections are secured within the double wall components on the motorized track;
• wherein the body component and the plurality of sections are extended from the double wall components via the motorized track;
• wherein each of the port and starboard sides of the boat comprises the body component and the plurality of sections that are of sufficient length to be capable of being extended from each of the port and starboard sides of the boat toward the center ridgeline, with a sufficient amount of material to overlap each other at the center ridgeline to prevent water from getting in;
• wherein the body component and the plurality of sections are positioned on each of the port and starboard sides of the boat, then extend to meet in the center ridgeline of the hull, approximately six feet in height and are fastened together via snaps;
• wherein the body component and the plurality of sections act to cover boat center console when fully extended;
• wherein the body component and the plurality of sections each comprise a rubber overlap to create an overlapping seal, which prevents water from getting in;
• and
• further wherein a drive member is coupled to the motor for extending and retracting the body component and the plurality of sections.

A method of covering a boat center console, the method comprising the following steps:

• providing a retractable boat center console enclosure device comprising a body component configured in sections which act to cover a boat center console;
• positioning a double wall component on each of a port and starboard sides of a boat with a motorized track;
• raising the body component up over the gunnels of each of the port and starboard sides to contour to the boat and meet in the center of a hull, approximately six to eight feet in height;
• and
• securing the body component together where they meet in the center of the hull via snap fasteners.