skidaddytn wrote:
Having your own boat also give you the freedom to stay out as long as you want, and come back whenever you want (even if its 3am) . I have owned for 22 years and I also rent when on vacation. Renting a boat is no where near as fun and you will never get a boat that is as nice as even an old boat you can buy... trust me, I've rented a lot of real dumpers when on vacation. I always wish I had trailered my own boat to vacation, but I never have. I guess my point is, if you go a lot, not only do you save money, you get a much better experience...
Great points. All of the bowrider rentals I've seen were small (18') and had 4-cylinder or small outboards on them. Very basic boats.
I rented a pontoon boat for two days (kept it overnight) on Cayuga Lake. I brought it back and the marina tried charging me for a stain on the driver's seat. Fortunately I documented everything due to the bad reviews they had.