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Title: Hello
Post by morty on Dec 5^th, 2012 at 3:44am

helly everybody, iam the rookie :-)
but, the most important thing is, that i love boats... thing we have something in common.
Unfortunately, that i am interested in boats doesnt bean, that i have really a notion of it. Becaue of this, i am here and hope to learn a bit about my passion :-)

Title: Re: Hello
Post by nathan on Dec 5^th, 2012 at 7:02am

Welcome Morty! we have plenty of people here that passionate about boats. from high end speed boats to just runabouts and pontoons. we also have the best marine mechanic in this area that stops by from time to time. In the end we all love boats and the water so you should fit right in!!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by Captain YARRR on Dec 5^th, 2012 at 8:16am

Hey there! Welcome to the site. This is a great place to learn about boats, the local lakes and meet people to hang out with on the lake. Glad to have you.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by SEA TOW on Dec 5^th, 2012 at 11:04am

Welcome to the forum, and let us know if there is something we can help you out with.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by livesound on Dec 6^th, 2012 at 9:23am

Welcome. please get involved. we like answering questions and having discussions about all kinds of boats!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by morty on Dec 11^th, 2012 at 2:29pm

Hey thank you very much for the friendly welcome... almost feel at home :-)

Title: Re: Hello
Post by morty on Dec 15^th, 2012 at 5:18am

My wife wants to rent a boat for our next holiday.... have you ever rent a boat before? What do i have to attend? Do you know a good provider?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by nathan on Dec 15^th, 2012 at 8:47am

what type of boat are you looks to rent. I have always heard good things about just for fun.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by morty on Dec 17^th, 2012 at 10:11am

we are not really sure... perhaps something like a small yacht... she likes houseboats, too.. What type of boat would you prefere?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by nathan on Dec 17^th, 2012 at 7:09pm

what are you wanting to do? cruise the lake slow for fast? spend the night or the day? yachts and houseboat don't do much besides go from point a to b then you just stop.

VIP marina rents just about anything.
http://viplaketravis.com/

Just for fun does too
http://www.jff.net/

here is austin house boats
http://austinhouseboat.com/

Title: Re: Hello
Post by morty on Dec 22^nd, 2012 at 4:26am

in fact i have no license for any boat, so that would constrain us. A cruise is not the thing we like cause that means too much people around us, so i think a houseboat is the most realistic thing

Title: Re: Hello
Post by nathan on Dec 22^nd, 2012 at 7:17am

in texas you do not have to have a license to drive any boat. the only time you need a license is if you are payed to operate a boat. there are no constrains on what you can operate. as long as you are over 18 you can drive any boat on the water.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by morty on Dec 28^th, 2012 at 10:17am

@ nathan that sounds really good. perhaps we want to rent a yacht or something similar. we already found a provider ( http://www.yachtico.com/ ) does anybody knows this one? is it good?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by nathan on Dec 28^th, 2012 at 12:24pm

I have never heard of them and it looks like a search site like hotel.com. i would contact the place that you will rent from. you will probably have a better picture of what will be provided for your dollar that way.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by Captain YARRR on Jan 1^st, 2013 at 10:08pm

I'd call around the marinas here long before a site like that.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by Hula Boat Care on Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 1:08pm

Welcome to the group.
Happy to help with boat care and shiny boat questions if you have any.

John...