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Ridge Runner posted 02-12-2014 11:55 AM ET (US)
Interesting... how many would be interested in renting out their Whalers? and would you be interested in a program run by Mercury?
Mercury's Poll: http://surveys.mercurymarine.com/app/survey/response.jsp
[URL appears to not work--jimh]
Jefecinco posted 02-12-2014 06:20 PM ET (US)
Nope!
GBayWhaler posted 02-20-2014 02:13 PM ET (US)
My cousin Eddie, from the landlocked midwest, has always wanted to try boating.
How much for half an hour? He won't need more than 30 minutes to take off the lower end, and/or trash the hull.
When I go to FL in March, I'll pay almost $400 for a day on a late model Grady 20' with yammy power. And feel like it is good value.
I am hard pressed to let my wife drive my boat...
Stuart
Teak Oil posted 02-20-2014 02:25 PM ET (US)
I would rather sell my boat than watch it be treated like a rental
hauptjm posted 02-20-2014 04:48 PM ET (US)
Interesting concept. The mega yachts do it all the time: keeps the crew and staff paid and on the yacht. People pay $millions for beachfront condos and put them straight into the rental market. There are even "time-share" boating groups that spread the cost and housing of boats among "owners." I guess there could be a market.
Insurance and operator qualification would probably be the biggest hurdles.
In the end, not mine!
EJO posted 02-25-2014 08:23 PM ET (US)
Why not. It is just a question of insurance and operator qualification.
I would rent my boat to any of you guys on this list when you come to West Michigan and like to do the same when in your area.
contender posted 02-25-2014 10:41 PM ET (US)
No way, no matter what you have them sign to rent your boat, do we cheat them and how will screw you. Its just not worth it...
wezie posted 02-26-2014 09:32 AM ET (US)
Professionally crewed boats owned by well heeled, well insured owners is another world. The passenger Never gets their hands on the wheel, and if so under direct supervision.
"What will go where a four wheel drive will not go? A rental car!"
That says it all.
Only takes one out of 20 to ruin something.
NOPE.
I might join a well operated boat club.
boatdryver posted 02-26-2014 10:26 AM ET (US)
The bareboat charter business (power boats) in Anacortes and Bellingham, Washington has been thriving for at least 20 years. We placed our cruising boat in one of these fleets for 6 years and our experience was excellent.
But these boats, 36 to 58 feet, command daily rates high enough to support the infrastructure that provides oversight of skipper and crew checkouts, good maintenance, insurance and all the front office scheduling and marketing of the business.
Also, the complexity of the big boats' systems, handling requirements, and the daily costs tend to reduce the likelihood of unqualified operators misrepresenting their experience level. Most of the people who chartered our boat owned a similar boat somewhere else in the country. The biggest ding our boat got was the fault of yours truly.
I don't think daily rates on small boats like our Whalers could support all the above, so I wouldn't place my Whaler in a rental fleet.
JimL

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Author	Topic: Mercury's Poll on Owner Boat Rentals / Sharing
Ridge Runner	posted 02-12-2014 11:55 AM ET (US) Interesting... how many would be interested in renting out their Whalers? and would you be interested in a program run by Mercury? Mercury's Poll: http://surveys.mercurymarine.com/app/survey/response.jsp [URL appears to not work--jimh]
Jefecinco	posted 02-12-2014 06:20 PM ET (US) Nope!
GBayWhaler	posted 02-20-2014 02:13 PM ET (US) My cousin Eddie, from the landlocked midwest, has always wanted to try boating. How much for half an hour? He won't need more than 30 minutes to take off the lower end, and/or trash the hull. When I go to FL in March, I'll pay almost $400 for a day on a late model Grady 20' with yammy power. And feel like it is good value. I am hard pressed to let my wife drive my boat... Stuart
Teak Oil	posted 02-20-2014 02:25 PM ET (US) I would rather sell my boat than watch it be treated like a rental
hauptjm	posted 02-20-2014 04:48 PM ET (US) Interesting concept. The mega yachts do it all the time: keeps the crew and staff paid and on the yacht. People pay $millions for beachfront condos and put them straight into the rental market. There are even "time-share" boating groups that spread the cost and housing of boats among "owners." I guess there could be a market. Insurance and operator qualification would probably be the biggest hurdles. In the end, not mine!
EJO	posted 02-25-2014 08:23 PM ET (US) Why not. It is just a question of insurance and operator qualification. I would rent my boat to any of you guys on this list when you come to West Michigan and like to do the same when in your area.
contender	posted 02-25-2014 10:41 PM ET (US) No way, no matter what you have them sign to rent your boat, do we cheat them and how will screw you. Its just not worth it...
wezie	posted 02-26-2014 09:32 AM ET (US) Professionally crewed boats owned by well heeled, well insured owners is another world. The passenger Never gets their hands on the wheel, and if so under direct supervision. "What will go where a four wheel drive will not go? A rental car!" That says it all. Only takes one out of 20 to ruin something. NOPE. I might join a well operated boat club.
boatdryver	posted 02-26-2014 10:26 AM ET (US) The bareboat charter business (power boats) in Anacortes and Bellingham, Washington has been thriving for at least 20 years. We placed our cruising boat in one of these fleets for 6 years and our experience was excellent. But these boats, 36 to 58 feet, command daily rates high enough to support the infrastructure that provides oversight of skipper and crew checkouts, good maintenance, insurance and all the front office scheduling and marketing of the business. Also, the complexity of the big boats' systems, handling requirements, and the daily costs tend to reduce the likelihood of unqualified operators misrepresenting their experience level. Most of the people who chartered our boat owned a similar boat somewhere else in the country. The biggest ding our boat got was the fault of yours truly. I don't think daily rates on small boats like our Whalers could support all the above, so I wouldn't place my Whaler in a rental fleet. JimL