Boat Cover Assembly

A pontoon boat, comprising:

• a deck supported by a plurality of sponsons;
• sidewalls extending upwardly from the deck to define a perimeter having a length dimension and a width dimension;
• a frame structure;
• a cover assembly including:
• a central cover section mounted to the frame structure, the central cover section including a front end and an aft end;
• a front cover section having a front cover area defined by a perimeter of the front cover section, the front cover section being slidable relative to the central cover section between a refracted position where at least a majority of the front cover area is beneath the central cover section and an extended position where at least a majority of the front cover area extends forwardly from the front end of the central cover section;
• and
• an aft cover section having an aft cover area defined by a perimeter of the aft cover section, the aft cover section being slidable relative to the central cover section between a retracted position where at least a majority of the aft cover area is beneath the central cover section and an extended position where at least a majority of the aft cover area extends rearwardly from the aft end of the central cover section;
• wherein, when in the extended position, the cover assembly defines a perimeter having a length dimension and a width dimension generally matching the length and width dimensions of the perimeter defined by the sidewalls;
• and
• wherein the cover assembly is vertically movable between an up position where the cover assembly is elevated above head level, and a down position where the cover assembly is positioned on the sidewalls to cover an area inside the perimeter defined by the sidewalls.