🆕New Boat - GPS to Sandbar/Whiskey Creek/Millionaire's Row/ICW⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

📶No worries finding your way to the best local boating hotspots in Fort Lauderdale! We have preprogrammed GPS Routes for you to follow from our dock to the local sandbars, coves, and our favorite hidden gem: Whiskey Creek Hideout.

🎵Relax and enjoy your favorite music with a Bluetooth connection to our premium JL Audio 4-speaker stereo system, and USB charging ports. With our removable cocktail table and cupholders galore, you'll never be out of reach of your favorite beverage!

🚤There are bigger boats in Fort Lauderdale, but none better than the FUNNY GIRL for comfort, roominess and style in a small package... WAAAY sleeker than a pontoon party barge. The FUNNY GIRL is a 2024 Starcraft SVX 191 OB. It's the ideal "Deck Boat" design, tailored for family adventures, offering the seating comfort of a pontoon boat with the speed of a sport boat on the open water with its 150 HP Yamaha outboard motor. With its spacious layout, fore and aft swim platforms and boarding ladders, it's perfect for hanging out at the sandbar or beaching in shallow waters.

➕ADD ONS: Inflatable Paddleboards/ Kayaks, Inflatable Lounger/Island, Electric Inflator Pump, Individual Floating Saddles/Mats, Coolers, Ice.

⭐EXAMPLE ADVENTURES & SIGHTSEEING TOURS BY BOAT⭐

🌴4 HOURS: RIVERWALK, MANSIONS, SANDBAR, WHISKEY CREEK - Depart our dock, look for Manatees in the shallows while passing the nature preserve, then glide by dozens of mega yachts at Lauderdale Marine Center, cruise through Downtown Fort Lauderdale's Riverwalk luxury high-rises on the New River, slide past the mansions of Millionaire's Row, stop and anchor at the Sandbar or head South on the Intracoastal Waterway to Port Everglades to see the Cruise Ships, then a few more minutes south to Whiskey Creek, where you have time to beach the boat for an hour or more, have lunch at the Whiskey Creek Hideaway, walk over the dunes to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean, and return home.

🌞 4 HOURS +: HILLSBOROUGH INLET - Like the other 4 Hour itinerary, but after passing through Port Everglades to the Atlantic Ocean, head Northbound along the coastline (weather/seas permitting) to Hillsborough Inlet (Pompano Beach), and return Southbound on the Intracoastal Waterway to Fort Lauderdale, and return home.

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS❓

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🆔DO I NEED A BOATING LICENSE? Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, who will be operating a boat in Florida waters with an engine of ten (10) horsepower or more is required to complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card.

🪪WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A CARD? Take the Florida Boater Safety Course ONLINE and get a temporary certificate the SAME DAY. See: Florida Fish and Wildlife website for details.

🆕WHAT IF I AM NEW TO BOATING? I will give you a short "CHECK-RIDE" for you to demonstrate if you have the basic knowledge and basic skills to operate the vessel.

⌛WHAT TIME SHOULD I ARRIVE AT THE DOCK? It takes about 30 minutes to after you arrive at our dock to complete all of the required check-in procedures... like familiarizing your with the boat and all of its safety equipment, etc. So, please arrive at our dock about 30 minutes before your scheduled booking departure time.

⚓WHERE IS THE BOAT? Boat is on a private dock near the I-95 Davie Blvd exit, on the South Fork of the New River, across from the Lauderdale Marine Center. Exact address provided at time of booking.

🅿️WHERE CAN I PARK MY CAR? You may park up to 2 cars in our driveway during your trip (1 car if you hired a Captain).

🏃‍♀️HOW FAST IS THE BOAT? All parts of the New River, and most parts of the Intracoastal Waterway that you can reach during a 3 - 4 hour booking are designated "slow speed" zones (e.g. 5 - 7 mph). Longer trips, depending on the time of year (Manatee Season) can reach areas that allow for higher speeds (25 mph).

⛽HOW MUCH FUEL IS INCLUDED? The boat will have at least 1/4 a tankful of fuel at time of departure. (Total fuel capacity is 45 gallons). At low speeds the boat's Yamaha 150 HP outboard engine consumes approximately 1 to 1.5 gallons of fuel per hour, and more at higher speeds depending on speed, weight, wind and sea state.

✅ALLOWED: Alcoholic Beverages (except red wine), Glass Bottles, Food, Anchoring/Beaching, Swimming, Kids Under 12, Soft Soled Shoes.

🚫NOT ALLOWED: Fishing, Pets, Cigarette/Cigar Smoking (Vaping allowed), Open Flames/Cooking, Intoxication (BUI).

#️⃣HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN FIT ABOARD? Coast Guard maximum capacities: 11 PERSONS or 1,600 POUNDS of PERSONS & EQUIPMENT. In reality, the boat can comfortably seats up to 8 passengers, plus 1 captain/helmsman.

🎖️CAN I HIRE A CAPTAIN? Yes you can hire a captain through the Boatsetter website/app! IMPORTANT NOTE: Captains can be hard to book on short notice, and they are independent from the boat owner. We do not have control over the Captain's schedule, so just because you selected one at the time of booking doesn't mean that the Captain has automatically accepted your booking.

💯WHY SHOULD I HIRE A CAPTAIN? The Intracoastal Waterway is relatively easy to navigate, but to get there you'll need to transit the New River first, and the river can be difficult to navigate for the novice boater. It's narrow in spots and has several blind corners. There can be heavy small boat traffic at times, and you can encounter enormous mega-yachts being towed in the river, making passing stressful, difficult or impossible. Let a licensed Captain who is familiar with the river handle the stress, so you can relax!

🛟DOES THE BOAT HAVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT? Yes! Boat is equipped with 8 @ Type I Adult PFDs, 2 @ Type I Children's PFDs & 1 @ Type IV Throwable PFD. In addition to all of the other safety equipment required by law, the boat is equipped with a VHF radio, and while on the New River, all boaters need to monitor VHF Channel 9 to hear drawbridge status and communications from large vessels transiting the river, announcing their direction and position, especially important at tight spots in the river where it may be difficult for vessels to pass.

🦺WHAT IS THE LIFE JACKET LAW FOR CHILDREN, TODDLERS, INFANTS? A child under the age of six must wear a USCG-approved Type I, II or III personal flotation device (PFD) while onboard a vessel under 26 feet in length while the vessel is underway. We have available: 1 Type III 30-50 lbs. Children's PFD, and 1 Type III 50-90 lbs. Children's PFD. We do not have any Toddler/Infant PFDs.

🏄‍♂️CAN I USE THE LIFEJACKETS AS RECREATIONAL FLOATS? No, but we have other recreational floats for rent. Lifejackets (PFDs) are for emergency use only. If any are used for non-emergency purposes, you will be charged a $50 cleaning/drying/repacking fee (except the children's type III PFDs which may be used in the water).

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