Pontoons, party barges, a wake boat, kayaks and a captained sunset cruise, with deposits, agreements and dock checks before every boat goes out.
Inside the business
Request to book, quotes, deposits that follow the renter, the signed agreement and the dock checklist.
A Party Barge with prepaid fuel, the Bennington 22 for eleven, and the wake boat on request.

Kayaks checked back in from a phone, and more time on the water paid from the boat.
Renter, boat and deposit filled in from the booking. Signed before pickup.
The owner’s own agreement filled in from each booking, and a quote for a company outing.
Dock checks and four hull photos, and a bent prop kept from the deposit.
A charter moved off the evening rush to an open morning time, held for a day.
Wind rules, pay links, a walk-up, the sunset cruise and tomorrow’s weather call list.
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Step by step
From the booking page to the reports at the end of the month.
A Party Barge for Saturday at the full-day price, with prepaid fuel and the damage waiver on the same card. The waiver is signed on the page, and the $500 security deposit is shown before they pay.
Eleven people ask the chat which boat to take next Saturday. Dash picks the Bennington 22 because it takes twelve, mentions the deposit and the fuel up front, and they book it in the chat.
The wake boat is request to book, so the card is saved, not charged, until the owner approves. Approving charges it and sends the agreement and waiver, and the $1,500 deposit is held at the dock.
Two Party Barges with prepaid fuel for a team day, told to Dash in one sentence and saved as a quote that holds the boats for two weeks. The group lead signs the waiver on the quote and accepts, and it's a booking.
A 1:30 charter would come back in the evening rush, so Dash checks today's open times. The owner offers the nine o'clock with a short note, it's held for a day, and the group takes it with one tap.
$500 by default, $1,000 for renters from outside Arizona and $1,500 for two days or more, with the highest winning and the wake boat carrying its own. Ask a booking why its deposit is $1,000 and Dash names the rule.
The owner's own rental agreement, with the renter, the boat and the deposit filled in from each booking. Dash explains how it differs from the waiver, and the booking shows who signed and when.
Fuel, life jackets, the kill-switch lanyard, the bilge pump and the hull before a boat leaves, and photos of all four sides and the fuel level when it's back. Describe the fishing boat's check in one sentence and Dash builds the checklist.
Limits for steady wind over 20 mph, gusts over 30 and thunderstorms, checked 18 hours ahead on every boat and cruise. Dash reads Sunday's forecast and lists every booking out in the gusty hours.
Pickups, returns, the cruise and the weather before the first boat goes out, with only what needs the owner underneath. One tap sends every customer who still owes their own pay link.
The cruise, boats out, boats back and the workshop side by side, with how many of each boat are out at once. Unsigned waivers get a link from the same screen, and returns show the deposit to give back.
A paddleboard for two hours and a cap, told to the Till in one sentence. Dash checks what's free right now and puts both on one sale, and the card machine payment is recorded with one tap.
Dash checks every form on the booking before the keys change hands. Then the dock checks, four photos of the hull with an old scuff noted, and the $1,000 deposit held on the card.
A renter out on the lake wants two more hours, so the extension goes out by email. He pays the difference by card from the boat, the barge stays blocked until six, and Dash drafts the reply.
A bent prop and a scraped skeg marked on the return with a photo, and the tritoon goes to the workshop. $420 for the prop comes out of the deposit, and the skeg goes out as a separate charge with a link to pay.
Dash plans the captain for tonight's cruise and passes over one whose first aid has run out. Every passenger is checked in by name as they board and marked back as they step off.
Two kayaks checked back in from a phone and put back on the rack. Ask Dash which boats are on the lake right now, who has each one and when it's due back.
The dock's website runs on EquipDash, with the real boats and prices and a chat that answers from the owner's help articles. Click the headline in the builder, type, and publish when it's ready.
Every evening at six a bot reads tomorrow's forecast against the weather rules. It emails the owner the bookings the gusts touch, with each customer's phone number and who to call first.
How much was kept from deposits this month, and on which boats? Dash adds it up from every return, then lists the boats that went to the workshop after a rental and which are still in there.
Everything above is standard EquipDash: the booking page, request to book, quotes, deposits that follow the renter, the signed agreement, the dock checklist and the weather rules, set up for your dock instead of Anchor.
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