new rental business - pontoons and jet skis

[Smiling JOe]

FYI - The small store on the north east side of the 331 bridge is now renting jet skis and pontoon boats.

[jessifunn]

i love pontoon boats. it's a yatch to the funns.

[Mermaid]

i love pontoon boats. it's a yatch to the funns.

I love them too! No, wait, it's pedal boats...Mermaid can't stop pedalling! :lolabove:

[FLSunChaser]

YEs - It's going to be called 331 WaterSports. Last I heard, they were working on there signs and logos, but they are open for business and the people that own it are super nice, but I wonder if they too will only be open for the summer with the 331 "secret" road expansion

[chrisv]

I sure hope they properly inform their customers renting skis/pontoons that Mallet Bayou is IDLE SPEED/NO WAKE in it's entirety. Better yet, maybe they can tell them there is a crazy old man living on Mallet Bayou who shoots them things for fun...

[FLSunChaser]

I sure hope they properly inform their customers renting skis/pontoons that Mallet Bayou is IDLE SPEED/NO WAKE in it's entirety. Better yet, maybe they can tell them there is a crazy old man living on Mallet Bayou who shoots them things for fun...



I agree with you. Hopefully they won't come around Mallet Bayou - I'm over that way too. I get so frustrated when I see those kids on the jet skis zipping through the bayou. Where's and alligator when you need one?

[Miss Kitty]

:clap_1: Oh buoy! Something else to fall off of!!!

[Smiling JOe]

YEs - It's going to be called 331 WaterSports. Last I heard, they were working on there signs and logos, but they are open for business and the people that own it are super nice, but I wonder if they too will only be open for the summer with the 331 "secret" road expansionPresently, I don't think they have approved the funds for aquisition for the stretch between the bridge and Hwy 20.

[FLSunChaser]

Presently, I don't think they have approved the funds for aquisition for the stretch between the bridge and Hwy 20.


It's definitely in the works though, a client of mine who owned land on 331, received a call last week from the state appraisers office. So they are definitely getting all their ducks in a row for the expansion.

[Smiling JOe]

It's definitely in the works though, a client of mine who owned land on 331, received a call last week from the state appraisers office. So they are definitely getting all their ducks in a row for the expansion.You are correct. The gov't has been pushing for sooner rather than later when prices will increase for their acquisition.

[Cork On the Ocean]

I've had jet skis since the early 80's (lived on a lake) and we were always very responsible riders but people are just crazy on those things. They drink, get out there and act like show off maniacs and wind up getting hurt. While I love jetskiing, I wish they weren't renting for safety sake. Also, it's so far from the pass that they'll have to troll through the water for quite some time and the tanks are pretty small. We only got about 3 hrs out of them. My guess is they're gonna rent waverunners which are slightly safer but still wish they weren't.

[Smiling JOe]

I've had jet skis since the early 80's (lived on a lake) and we were always very responsible riders but people are just crazy on those things. They drink, get out there and act like show off maniacs and wind up getting hurt. While I love jetskiing, I wish they weren't renting for safety sake. Also, it's so far from the pass that they'll have to troll through the water for quite some time and the tanks are pretty small. We only got about 3 hrs out of them. My guess is they're gonna rent waverunners which are slightly safer but still wish they weren't.I use the term "jet ski" generically now. I thought all of the brands are sit-on-top models rather than the old school stand up Yamaha Jet Skis. Do you remember the "Wet Bike?" It looked like a snowmobile with a oversized snow boards rather than skis.

For safety reasons, I think people are asking for trouble renting scooters and personal water crafts to beginners. I love the excitement and speed of PWC's, but when I start hitting the washboard, my natural instint is to hold on more tightly which thereby opens the throttle wide open. Same as the scooters for many beginners. I have seen it too many times. The Bay is filled with hazards for people who don't know what they are doing out there.