Any last minute rental's out there???

Piston · 06-22-2010, 07:53 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!

06-22-2010, 07:53 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!