Rental Begins – The day of your arrival.  The Boat Master will bring the keys to your vacation home between the hours of 4pm and 7pm.  The person designated as the driver and responsible party must be present during these hours to complete a short course and review of Lake Lure Lake Regulations, Boat Overview and Water Safety.  If the responsible party is not available during these hours, then an appointment may be set between the hours of 9am and 11 am.  for the next morning (except on Sunday).  If you do not arrive until Sunday, then this procedure will take place on Monday morning.

Rental Ends – The day of your departure at 9:00 am.  A pre-set appointment will be made at the time of your arrival, for a departure check of the boat with the Boat Master.  These appointments are set on Friday between the hours of 2pm and 6pm and then again on Saturday between the hours of 8am and 10am.  Again, the responsible person designated must be present for this final departure check-out.  The boat is to be returned clean; free of trash, with a full tank of gas and in good working order an inspection will be made upon return of the boat. 

A Boat Security Deposit in the minimum amount of $300.00 will be taken in addition to any other deposit required to insure all conditions of the boat rental agreement are met (A credit card imprint for $300.00 will remain on file until all conditions have been met).  The Boat Security Deposit is a separate deposit and is not considered as part of the Security Deposit for the rental home.  IF any monies are retained for damages or for non-fulfillment of the  I.W.S.F.  Craft Rental Agreement, then a letter explaining all charges will be mailed to within 2 weeks after your departure.

Gas – At pick-up, the boat will have at least one full tank of gas, and boats that have two gas tanks may have at least one-half of a tank in reserve.  Additional gas fill-ups are the financial responsibility of the Lessee.  The boat is to be returned to the vacation home will a full tank of gas or more, depending on how full the tanks were when you received the boat.  This will be noted on your Boat Check-In Sheet.   If the boat is not returned with a full tank of gas, then an additional service fee of $50.00 will be charged in addition to the cost of the gas.  This amount will be deducted from your security deposit.

Equipment – All equipment on the boat will remain with the boat at all times.  Life jackets for the maximum persons allowed are provided.  No floats, tubes or other devices may be tied to any railings and may not be towed 

Repairs – Please Do Not Attempt Any Repairs To This Watercraft With Regard To Any Part of the Watercraft.  If any part is not functioning properly, please report immediately to the Rental Office at 625-9600 or 625-9119

No Refunds or Rebates will be given for inclement weather or early returns.

 Lake Use Regulations provided by the Town of Lake Lure as it pertains to operation of boats with vacation rental homes and water safety, is as follows and should be strictly adhered to. 

      (A)        No water vessels shall be operated shoreward of markers designation restricted areas.

 (B)              No water vessels shall be tied to any town owned public dock for longer than two and a half hours, except for boats owned or permitted in the name of the town, unless special permission is received from the town manager 

(C)             No water vessels shall be operated at a speed greater than “no wake” speed within 75 feet of the shoreline of Lake Lure.

(D)             No water vessels shall operate at a speed greater than “no wake” on areas of Lake Lure not regulated by (C) above, when such areas are properly marked with a lawfully placed buoy or marker. 

(E)              No water vessel shall be tied to any lawfully placed marker buoy on the lake or shoreline of Lake Lure. 

(F)              All water vessels must be operated at “no wake” speed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the months of October through April and 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the months of May through September. 

(G)             No person may operate a recreational vessel under way with any child under 13 years old aboard unless each such child is either:

1.     Wearing an appropriate personal flotation device (PFD) approved by U.S. Coast Guard; or

2.     Below decks or in an enclosed cabin

(H)               It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a water vessel on Lake Lure in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person upon or near said lake. 

(I)                  No person shall operate a water vessel while under the influence of an impairing substance or after having consumed sufficient alcohol that said person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. 

(J)               No person shall engage in motorized water vessel racing on Lake Lure 

(K)              No person shall place, throw, deposit, or discharge or cause to be placed, thrown, deposited, or discharged on the waters of Lake Lure, any litter, raw sewage, bottles, cans, papers, or other liquid or solid materials which render the waters unsightly, noxious, or otherwise unwholesome so as to be detrimental to the public health or welfare or to the enjoyment and safety of the water for recreational purposes.