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Methods and apparatus are provided for loading a personal watercraft in a bed of a truck. A skid is mounted on the bed of the truck with a mounting apparatus. Low friction bearings, preferably sheets of ultra high molecular weight plastic material, are provided between the skid and the bed of the tr

Methods and apparatus are provided for loading a personal watercraft in a bed of a truck. A skid is mounted on the bed of the truck with a mounting apparatus. Low friction bearings, preferably sheets of ultra high molecular weight plastic material, are provided between the skid and the bed of the truck and between the skid and the mounting brackets. The skid itself carries low friction bearings, again preferably in the form of components made of plastic material, so that the watercraft can easily slide up on to the skid. The skid is extended rearward in a telescoping fashion, and then the watercraft is brought toward the skid with the aid of a winch. The winch then pulls the watercraft onto the skid and pulls the skid and the watercraft into the bed of the truck.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]a skid mount connected to the truck, the skid mount including a first guide structure; anda skid, movable relative to the skid mount between an extended position and a retracted position, the skid including:second guide structure slidably engaging the first guide structure,

[What is claimed is:] [1.]a skid mount connected to the truck, the skid mount including a first guide structure; anda skid, movable relative to the skid mount between an extended position and a retracted position, the skid including:second guide structure slidably engaging the first guide structure, the inter-engagement of the second guide structure with the first guide structure maintaining the skid substantially parallel to the bed of the truck so that the skid is cantilevered from a rear end of the bed of the truck when the skid is in its extended position; anda watercraft support surface, defined on the skid for supporting the watercraft in both the extended and the retracted positions of the skid.