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First figure out how many guests you plan on
inviting as this will determine how big a
boat you need.
Book the boat you want as far in advance as
you can,
especially if on a holiday.
Decide on a budget, plan for
food, drinks, ice, music, etc., and choose a
theme for the party if desired.
For transportation, if hiring a bus or meeting
at the boat, give accurate directions, parking
information and have designated drivers if
needed.
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Please get the proper boat for the occasion as too
many people are hiring the wrong boat trying to save a
few dollars or expect it to be something it is not.
Be realistic...if a 40' party barge only has a single
60-Hp or 90-Hp engine and square blocks for floatation,
don't be surprised or get mad that it is slow (even when
empty),
it is a floating
dock and not designed to go anywhere fast. If a
boat is maxed out or overloaded with more people OR MORE
WEIGHT than recommended, this is dangerously unsafe,
uncomfortable and makes for a bad experience.
Don't Be The Pain In The Boat! Most companies
are trying to make an honest living with a large
investment and liability. Being drunk and disorderly,
trashing the equipment out or not knowing
Boating Laws
ruins it for everyone. Chartered boats will discontinue
rental for unruly behavior and you lose your money.
Large Party Boats
come in different sizes and styles in the Dallas, Fort
Worth, DFW, Texas Area: Motor Boats, Sail Boats and
Barges, rated for 20, 50 or 100+ passengers. Hulls are
single hull (mono-hull) or multi-hulls (Catamarans).
Catamarans are the most stable with tri-hulls (three
hulls) the best. Barges in this area use square dock
flotation to float the craft, making it very slow,
causing it to be restricted to one area, or spending all
your time just getting somewhere. Individuals or
businesses with a 30' boat or larger for hire with a
driver have legal requirements--min. $300,000 in
liability insurance, boat must be inspected every year
by TWPD, a COMMERCIAL PARTY BOAT OPERATOR'S LICENSE or
Captain License by one of the crew, all crew must have
the boater's safety certificate, 1 crewman per 25
passengers, life vests for all passengers and crew plus
safety equipment.
Choosing Between Party Boat or a Party
Barge?
Party Boats are Safe,
Catamarans being the safest and most stable
and can go out on windy days, more upscale,
classy, have more amenities and can Cruise
around the lake more quickly with Single or
Twin Engines, Sail or a combination of Sail
w/engine. Clean toilets, nice flooring &
built-in seats with party lights for
night-time cruising.
Dallas has
an average of 11 miles per hour of
wind each day, making motor or sail
catamarans the best choice, safest and least
likely to cancel your trip. Do you want to
look good, cruise around the lake in a safe
and stable boat or maybe you want to cruise
to the party cove to swim and not spend all
you time getting there, then this is the
boat for you.
Party Barges, these are
basically homemade, a very slow-moving
floating dock and in this area a single or 1
- 60Hp or 90Hp engine--very basic and not as
impressive but it floats, Be realistic
if a 40' party barge only has a single 60Hp
or 90Hp engine, square blocks for floatation
and 30 - 50 people onboard don't be
surprised or get mad that it is slow, it is
a floating dock and not designed to go
anywhere. These barges are usually found a
short distance from their dock or a lot of
time is spent just getting somewhere.
Seating is on plastic chairs that can break
or tip over. Water can lap over the
floatation, getting people wet. Some have a
double decks and allow people to jump off
the top, think about it with all the trees
in the lake and you cannot see below the
surface? How deep is the water? Don't care
all you want to do is go a short distance
off shore and swim, rough house and do not
expect to cruise around or need anything
fancy, this will work.
The very large house boats/barge are
flat bottom boats or a barge and they are
restricted, these barges cannot go out on
windy days(15+mph), they are very hard to
control, often cancelling your trip.
There is a boat for everyone or every
event, the choice is yours:
Don't care all you want to do is go a short
distance off shore and swim, rough house and
do not expect to cruise around or need
anything fancy
or do you want to look good,
nice, safe, clean and cruise around.
Either Way Enjoy and Be Safe on Our Lakes.
Know the company before you go:
Does the marina know they are doing business? Call the marina
office.
Do they have commercial Insurance, license, current inspection, pays
sales tax? While some businesses are trying to make a living,
obeying laws and paying commissions, some are just making slip
rental payments or beer money. Texas Game Wardens patrol the lake
and give fines for infractions and you may lose your rental time if
the people or craft do not have all required license and equipment.
Below are the 3 party boat companies on Lewisville Lake.
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JT's Party
Boat Rentals - Lake Lewisville - Custom Made Party Boats
Planning a party, company meeting or event, wedding, graduation or family
reunion? When you need to make a Real Impression,
Don't just settle for
just anything. Hire the nicest, cleanest, safest, most well equipped Party Boats in North Texas!
26' x 8.5' Tri-pontoon fiberglass boat with high weight capacity
of 4000 lbs. or
1 to 20 passengers w/driver, 115hp Suzuki engine.
Great stereo Am/Fm, I-pod USB port and auxiliary
connections
40' x 12' motor catamaran
(1 to 40 passenger) weight capacity 9000lbs, 2 x 90 hp engines.
This boat is great for groups 10 - 35 people, this gives
you plenty of room to walk around and our
50' x16' trimaran (1 - 50 passengers) weight capacity
12,000 lbs., two 225-hp engines.
This boat is great for 10 - 50 people with plenty of
room even to dance!
Our 2 large party boats have twin engines,
great stereos CD/MP-3, I-pod connections, LED party lights and clean restrooms, Driver
& Crew Included.
Stay out after sunset, no worries about getting lost or
being late with our professional driver on board.
Large ice chest, trash can and all required safety gear
will be on board on all boats.
Available 7 days
a week 9 am - 12 midnight, March - October On Lewisville Lake,
Just Minutes from
Dallas, Fort Worth,
Denton,
Grapevine, DFW Metro Areas!
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