It's like a miniature version of a full sized boat hoist that mounts to the side of the pier. I'm pretty sure that it was built for the stand-up style PWC because I can't imagine a pier being strong enough to support a multi-person PWC without having any bracing going down to the lake bottom - it's a huge lever arm.
It seems like they make an extension arm for this to hold wider light boats?
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