Renters must be at least 21 years old on the day of their rental. No pets are allowed on the boats.  

No pets are allowed on the boats.

Gas is not included. When you pick the boat up for your rental, it will be full of fuel. When you return, our dockhands will assist you to fill up the boat at the gas dock at Pebble Isle Marina and pay for the gas used in the Ships Store.

The Coast Guard plate allows up to 12 people / 2,000 pounds maximum weight on the boat. You will not be allowed on the boat if your party exceeds those numbers.

A 50% down payment is required to reserve a boat, with the remaining balance due at check-in.

Pricing varies by day, but is shown on our bookings page!

Cancellations made within 24 hours of rental time forfeit entire fee

Cancellations made less than 14 days but more than 24 hours from rental time forfeit $100 plus booking / transaction fees of total fee

Cancellations made more than 14 days from rental time receive full refund less booking / transaction fees.

To cancel or reschedule a reservation, please email [email protected] with header: Boat Rental reservation change, your name, contact telephone number, date(s) of current reservation and details of your requested changes.

Weather cancellations/reschedules will be decided solely at the discretion of the management of Pebble Isle Boat Rentals, normally the morning of the rentals. If it is deemed truly unsafe to be out on the water, PIBR will work with Renters to either reschedule reservations or give prorated refunds.

Tennessee State Residents born after January 1, 1989:

Must show the TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate as proof of successful completion of the TWRA Boating Safety exam.

No other certificate will be accepted as meeting the requirements of the law. The Tennessee mandatory boating education law is similar to the driver’s license law. You acquire the study materials, study, and then take an approved boating safety exam administered by an approved representative of the TWRA.

Tennessee State Residents born before January 1, 1989:

You are exempt from the requirement to have a boating license to operate a boat in Tennessee.

However, we encourage anyone planning to rent and drive a boat to complete the online training available and take an approved boating safety exam to obtain a TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate.

As a minimum requirement, we require that any boat drivers that do not have a TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate watch an online orientation video and achieve a passing grade on the online test.

At check-out of the boat on the day of your rental, for every person planning to drive the boat, we will require a copy of the following documents:

A TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate (mandatory if born after January 1, 1989).

For anyone born before January 1, 1989 that does not have a TWRA-issued wallet Boating Education Certificate you may go to: https://www.rentalboatsafety.com/power-boats to watch an orientation video and take a certification test. You will need to provide proof of a passing score on the certification test in order to rent the boat.

Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency has lots of useful Boating Education information available at: https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/boating/boating-education.html

Out of State Residents born after January 1, 1989:

TWRA will accept any NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators) approved boating safety certificate.

Out of State Residents born before January 1, 1989:

You are exempt from the requirement to have a boating license to operate a boat in Tennessee.

However, we encourage anyone planning to rent and drive a boat to complete the online training available and take an approved boating safety exam to obtain a NASBLA approved Boating Safety Certificate.

As a minimum requirement, we require that any boat drivers that do not have a NASBLA approved Boating Safety Education Certificate watch an online orientation video and achieve a passing grade on the online test.

At check-out of the boat on the day of your rental, for every Out of State resident planning to drive the boat, we will require a copy of the following documents:

A NASBLA approved Boating Safety Education Certificate (mandatory if born after January 1, 1989).

For anyone born before January 1, 1989 that does not have a NASBLA approved Boating Education Certificate you may go to: https://www.rentalboatsafety.com/power-boats to watch an orientation video and take a certification test. You will need to provide proof of a passing score on the certification test in order to rent the boat.

NASBLA website has lots of useful information, including boating education: https://www.nasbla.org/home

Life jackets are provided for all adults and children that will be aboard the boat. 

The boat includes a set of adult universal size Life Jackets that cover chest sizes from 30” – 52”.

We will provide additional Life Jackets for children, but need your help to plan for child size life jackets. At the time of booking, we require details of the number of all adults, as well as children to be aboard in the following sizes:

• Infant / Toddler (0-30 pounds)
• Child (30-50 pounds)
• Youth (50-90 pounds, Chest 25”-29”)
• Teen (Chest 28”-32”)

Please appreciate that the life jackets provided will have been used by other boaters. If you prefer to use your own Life Jacket(s) please bring them along. Alternatively, if you prefer a brand new Life Jacket, we do sell new OBrien Life Jackets in the Ships Store in a variety of sizes.