Any last minute rental's out there???

Piston · 06-22-2010, 08:53 AM

My wife and I reserved a 22' pontoon boat with Bay Side in Alton Bay. I reserved the boat a little over a week ago now. I had to call from a satallite phone because I work on ships and didn't have access to a landline, so there is a long pause on the phone. Well when I called I explained this, and immediately they were getting aggravated with me for having a pause in my phone.
I was finally able to reserve the boat using my credit card and I asked a simple question about they're cancellation policy. As soon as I asked the question the gentleman I was speaking with handed the phone to the owner. He informed me in a rude tone that there was absolutely NO cancellation policy, which is fine, I was just curious...

We just got a call from Bay Side telling us that the boat won't be available for rent, when we asked why they said because there are 'engine problems'
I worked at a boat yard for 3 years and we never once had an engine problem that we couldn't fix in 2 weeks, even if we didn't have the parts on hand, and especially if it was a rental that was income for the boat yard.

So now we are stuck with a long weekend vacation to the lake with no boat? I called a few other places but no luck, one place had a 1992 18' boat they would rent for 250!

I hope this is just a single occurance with Bay Side and they don't treat all they're customers like this. I know I'll never be going back there.

Does anyone know of any last minute rentals available for pontoon boats over 21' or so?

Sorry for the rant!

Woodsy · 06-22-2010, 08:58 AM

Piston....

Call Bob over at Anchor Marine! They are great! I keep my boat there and he usually has plenty of rentals... tell him Woodsy sent ya!

603-366-4311

Woodsy

PS: I keep my boat there... great place, awesome staff!

RamJet · 06-22-2010, 09:24 AM

Try Fays -
http://www.faysboatyard.com/rentals.html

ishoot308 · 06-22-2010, 09:29 AM

Goodhue and Hawkins boatyard in Wolfboro are great people to deal with. Not sure if any are available, but They have plenty of rental boats.

Dan

Mee-n-Mac · 06-22-2010, 11:11 AM

Do you still want to go to the Bay Side, with or w/o another boat ? Seems to me their "no cancellation" policy got cancelled when they reneged on their part of the contract ... that is to provide you a boat.

Thurston's at the Weirs also rents pontoon (and other boats) ...

http://www.thurstonsmarina.com/Rentals.html

Some other marina info for you ...

http://www.weirsonline.com/boat_rentals.htm

VitaBene · 06-22-2010, 02:06 PM

Piston,

That is too bad that the rental got messed up- good luck getting a replacement and have a great vacation

robmac · 06-24-2010, 03:00 PM

Give Shep Browns a call 603-279-4573

bigdog · 06-24-2010, 09:49 PM

Any places to rent a sailboat other than Fay's Boat Yard ?

Nothing against Fays', just looking for options !

Thanks,
BD

Piston · 06-27-2010, 10:09 AM

We got one....sort of. Well we called around to a bunch of different places and eventually ended up with a brand new 24' Toon boat from Winnisquam Marine (rental not purchase

). We've never boated on Winnisquam but I've always wanted to try it so we'll be trying something new. The folks over at Winnisquam that we delt with were extremely nice and very helpful. It was a complete different experience than we had with Bay Side.

One side question, it didn't say anything about not allowing dogs on rental boats but do you think they would mind us bringing our 3 dogs on the boat with us?
I'm not sure what the proper 'etiquette' for that is? I don't want to leave the dogs at the house for the day but I'm afraid to ask in case they say no

Thanks to all for your suggestions

ishoot308 · 06-27-2010, 07:13 PM

Most places that rent pontoon boats do not allow pets on board. To me, they should allow them with an additional cleaning fee as I do understand their issues with wet dogs and hair on the carpet, it's a bear to vacuum it out!

Dan

06-22-2010, 08:53 AM	#1
Piston Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upton, MA/Alton Bay Posts: 81 Thanks: 20 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Any last minute rental's out there??? My wife and I reserved a 22' pontoon boat with Bay Side in Alton Bay. I reserved the boat a little over a week ago now. I had to call from a satallite phone because I work on ships and didn't have access to a landline, so there is a long pause on the phone. Well when I called I explained this, and immediately they were getting aggravated with me for having a pause in my phone. I was finally able to reserve the boat using my credit card and I asked a simple question about they're cancellation policy. As soon as I asked the question the gentleman I was speaking with handed the phone to the owner. He informed me in a rude tone that there was absolutely NO cancellation policy, which is fine, I was just curious... We just got a call from Bay Side telling us that the boat won't be available for rent, when we asked why they said because there are 'engine problems' I worked at a boat yard for 3 years and we never once had an engine problem that we couldn't fix in 2 weeks, even if we didn't have the parts on hand, and especially if it was a rental that was income for the boat yard. So now we are stuck with a long weekend vacation to the lake with no boat? I called a few other places but no luck, one place had a 1992 18' boat they would rent for 250! I hope this is just a single occurance with Bay Side and they don't treat all they're customers like this. I know I'll never be going back there. Does anyone know of any last minute rentals available for pontoon boats over 21' or so? Sorry for the rant!

06-22-2010, 08:58 AM	#2
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Piston.... Call Bob over at Anchor Marine! They are great! I keep my boat there and he usually has plenty of rentals... tell him Woodsy sent ya! 603-366-4311 Woodsy PS: I keep my boat there... great place, awesome staff! __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

06-22-2010, 09:24 AM	#3
RamJet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NH Seacoast and Smith's Cove Posts: 58 Thanks: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Try Fays - Try Fays - http://www.faysboatyard.com/rentals.html __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~Henry David Thoreau

06-22-2010, 11:11 AM	#5
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Broken contract Do you still want to go to the Bay Side, with or w/o another boat ? Seems to me their "no cancellation" policy got cancelled when they reneged on their part of the contract ... that is to provide you a boat. Thurston's at the Weirs also rents pontoon (and other boats) ... http://www.thurstonsmarina.com/Rentals.html Some other marina info for you ... http://www.weirsonline.com/boat_rentals.htm __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

06-22-2010, 02:06 PM	#6
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,614 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,650 Times in 853 Posts	Best of Luck Piston, That is too bad that the rental got messed up- good luck getting a replacement and have a great vacation

06-22-2010, 09:29 AM	#4
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,367 Thanks: 2,422 Thanked 5,349 Times in 2,093 Posts	Goodhue and Hawkins boatyard in Wolfboro are great people to deal with. Not sure if any are available, but They have plenty of rental boats. Dan

06-24-2010, 03:00 PM	#7
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	Give Shep Browns a call 603-279-4573

06-24-2010, 09:49 PM	#8
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,453 Thanks: 347 Thanked 124 Times in 98 Posts	Any last minute rental's out there??? Any places to rent a sailboat other than Fay's Boat Yard ? Nothing against Fays', just looking for options ! Thanks, BD

06-27-2010, 10:09 AM	#9
Piston Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upton, MA/Alton Bay Posts: 81 Thanks: 20 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Got one. We got one....sort of. Well we called around to a bunch of different places and eventually ended up with a brand new 24' Toon boat from Winnisquam Marine (rental not purchase). We've never boated on Winnisquam but I've always wanted to try it so we'll be trying something new. The folks over at Winnisquam that we delt with were extremely nice and very helpful. It was a complete different experience than we had with Bay Side. One side question, it didn't say anything about not allowing dogs on rental boats but do you think they would mind us bringing our 3 dogs on the boat with us? I'm not sure what the proper 'etiquette' for that is? I don't want to leave the dogs at the house for the day but I'm afraid to ask in case they say no Thanks to all for your suggestions

06-27-2010, 07:13 PM	#10
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,367 Thanks: 2,422 Thanked 5,349 Times in 2,093 Posts	Most places that rent pontoon boats do not allow pets on board. To me, they should allow them with an additional cleaning fee as I do understand their issues with wet dogs and hair on the carpet, it's a bear to vacuum it out! Dan