New Boat - GPS to Sandbar/Whiskey Creek/Millionaire's Row/Intracoastal

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 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.



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 ON: Floating Island/Chaise Lounge $25/trip. (See photos).



EXAMPLE ADVENTURES & SIGHTSEEING TOURS BY BOAT



3 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 can beach the boat for a little less than an hour, 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 3 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 (FAQ)



TIMING OF YOUR VOYAGE: 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 the dock about 30 minutes before your scheduled booking departure time.



CRUISING SPEED: All parts of the New River, and most parts of the Intracoastal Waterway that you can reach during a 2 - 3 hour booking are designated "slow speed" zones (e.g. 5 - 7 mph). Longer bookings can reach areas that allow for higher speeds, depending on the time of year, Manatee Season, etc.. Message me for more information.



USCG 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.



REQUIREMENTS/FLORIDA LAW: Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card - 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.



ONLINE COURSE/CERTIFICATE: Are you from Out of State or New to Florida and 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.



CHECK-RIDE: Are you a New to Boating or have little experience at the helm? 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. If approved, as always, you be operating the vessel entirely at your own risk during your voyage, and successfully completing the check-ride is not a certification, representation, guaranty or warranty of any kind.



HIRE A CAPTAIN: Don't feel confident at the wheel in the busy waterways like the New River or the ICW? Hire a Captain on Boatsetter to take helm for you!



SAFETY: 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.



PFDs/LIFE JACKETS: Boat is equipped with 8 Type I Adult PFDs, 2 Type I Children's PFDs & 1 Type IV Throwable PFD.



FLORIDA 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