Your opinions for someone starting a boating business, please

[eAlchemist]

I'm starting an online website to help boat owners securely rent their idle boats to family, friends, and others.

We plan to offer:

- Insurance and contracts to secure your boat and limit your liability

- Scheduling so you can determine when it can be rented

- Marketing to attract renters and earn you money

We're trying to understand the concerns that owners may have and we'd really appreciate your opinions. If you're so inclined, please copy and paste the following questions with your answers.

Thanks in advance for helping us to get our business off the ground and create jobs in this time when people really need them.

Kind Regards,

Chris Farkas

Survey:

-Would you consider renting your boat...

-to family?

-to friends?

-to others?

-What concerns do you have about renting your boat?

-Do you keep a lot of personal items in your boat that would need to be removed before it could be rented?

-How much would you like to earn renting your boat in a year?

-How much would you charge to rent your boat?

-How often would you want to rent it?

-When would want to rent your boat? (i.e. weekends, holidays, etc.)? 5

-Would you prefer to rent to others only for one day, multiple days, a week or more?

-What kind of boat do you have?

Edited October 30, 2010 by eAlchemist

[Menzies]

Did you clear this through Wiley before you started soliciting?

[Capt Rick Hiott]

You asked,,,,"Would you consider renting your boat..."

Not NO,,,,But HELLLL NO!

Reason,,,,People who rent boats tear them up!

[prowlersfish]

You asked,,,,"Would you consider renting your boat..."

Not NO,,,,But HELLLL NO!

Reason,,,,People who rent boats tear them up!

What he said x2

[eAlchemist]

Edited the post to try and be more considerate of the no-soliciting policy

[Cracker Larry]

You asked,,,,"Would you consider renting your boat..."

Not NO,,,,But HELLLL NO!

What Rick said. Only with me as the Captain.

[welder]

You can't afford to rent my boat .

So my answer is , NO, I aint renting it . Now I'll sell it to ya for 85K.

[Cracker Larry]

I'm starting an online website to help boat owners securely rent their idle boats to family, friends,

I'm also wondering why I'd need your help to rent my boat to my family and friends No offense, but I don't see this being a great business idea.

[CMP]

Bad idea. Freedom boat club exists for and covers that market...

CMP

[boatmanalso]

I'm starting an online website to help boat owners securely rent their idle boats to family, friends,

I'm also wondering why I'd need your help to rent my boat to my family and friends No offense, but I don't see this being a great business idea.

Thats a dumb question. You need his help renting your boat to your family because you probably haven't been charging them anything. I am gulty of doing the same thing though. I took my grandson out 4 or 5 times and haven't charged him anything. I wonder how much I can get out of a 3 year old?