Pontoon Rental Terms and Conditions - Swan Bay Cabins & RV Park

PONTOON RENTAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

Rental pick-up time is between 8-10 a.m.

Weekday pontoon rentals must be canceled 72 hours before the rental with a $75 non-refundable payment.
Holiday and weekend rentals must be canceled two weeks in advance with a $75 non-refundable payment.
If it is a holiday week, you must cancel two weeks in advance with a $75 non-refundable payment.

Renters and drivers must be at least 21 years of age.
Renters and drivers must have a valid driver’s license.
The person who signs the rental contract is defined as the driver and therefore will be the only individual allowed to operate the boat during the contracted time period.
Pontoon operators must have prior boating experience.

Renters may call or walk-in to reserve a boat. If you walk-in, we cannot guarantee there will be a boat available to rent.
To reserve your pontoon rental, the full payment is taken at the time of the reservation. You can pay with credit card, check or cash.
A credit card, not a debit card is needed to make a reservation to hold a security deposit. This card must be present the day of the rental.
A $500 security deposit is authorized to your credit card the day of the rental. If there are no damages incurred during your rental, (Refer to the DAMAGES section below) the deposit will be released and you will not be charged anything.
Rental rates do not include tax, fuel or gratuity.

A full day’s pontoon rental starts at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT: Our reservation system will not accept a “Check-In” and “Check-Out” entry on the same day. So, even though pontoon rental is for a single day, make sure to enter “Check-In” and “Check-Out” dates that are separated by one day.

Our rates are structured according to weekdays, weekend days and holidays. Please visit our Availability and Booking page for more information.

We will authorize a $500 security deposit on your credit card.
Renters are responsible for all damages incurred during their rental period up to $500.
After damage assessment upon return of the boat, any damage will be estimated and charged to your $500 security deposit immediately.
Refusal to pay for damages assessed will result in immediate notification to all credit reporting agencies, and we will file suit with small claims court where you will be required to pay our attorneys fees and court costs in addition to the charge for the damages.
If you do not agree with our assessed damage cost, we will at the time charge the entire $500 and have the damages professionally assessed, and then refund to you via PayPal the remainder of your deposit if any remains.
Quite often, our assessment is less than the professional assessment we receive, therefore, it may be in your best interest to pay for the damage assessed on-site.
Anyone refusing to pay for damages to our equipment will also be banned from ever renting our equipment in the future.

For your safety, if you rent or bring a towable or tube please be aware that tubers must wear life vests at all times.

If the pontoon is returned in a manner in which the boat will take extra effort to clean than usual. (Extra amount of mud, stains, trash, food, etc.) There will be a charge of $50. You will have the opportunity to clean it up yourself, but if you choose not, there will be a charge.

If there are inclement weather conditions in the Kentucky Lake area prior to departure time then the rental reservation will be postponed or delayed. Inclement weather is defined as the weather where there are unsafe conditions, such as a warning of severe, high wind advisory, or tornado as defined by the National Weather Service. You will be able to reschedule the reservation during the same rental request (weekday rental for a weekday rental) within a 30 day period or depending on boat availability.
If weather conditions are overcast, cloudy, and rainy, but no use of warnings are issued by the NWS, your rental still stands for the day.
In the case weather turns severe while you are on the lake, seek a place of safety such as a cove, an inlet, or a protected shoreline and anchor the boat at the bow (front) into the wind.