Boat tower and cover arrangement

A boat tower and cover arrangement, comprising:

• a boat tower assembly, comprising:
• a U-shaped first frame having a pair of side frame portions and a cross-frame portion extending between the side frame portions, a lower end of each of the side frame members configured to be secured to a structural member of a boat;
• a U-shaped second frame having a pair of side frame portions and a cross-frame portion extending between the side frame portions of the second frame, a lower end of each of the side frame members of the second frame configured to be secured to a structural member of the boat;
• and
• a first intermediate frame member extending between and connected to one of the side frame portions of the first frame and one of the side frame portions of the second frame, the intermediate frame member defining an interior space;
• a cover assembly, comprising:
• a cover frame member movable between a first position and a second position;
• and
• a cover operably coupled to the cover frame member where the cover member is in a retracted configuration when the cover frame member is in the first position and a deployed configuration when the cover frame member is in the second position;
• and
• a drive arrangement, comprising:
• a first actuator including a motor operably coupled to the cover frame member for moving the cover frame member between the first and second positions, wherein at least a portion of the motor is located within the interior space of the first intermediate frame member.