I've seen a bunch of pizza boats and such over the years but as boating has got more expensive (thanks to gas prices) and the state is on a money grab for anything and everything these type of services have disappeared. No reason to spend a fortune getting legal to go out and only a few boats are out there.

Crab Island in Destin has a bunch. Everything from paddle board rental to a guy on a jet ski selling pizza.

www.CrabIslandOnline.com

I truly believe floating amenities are almost a thing of the past. Between high insurance and constant depreciation. Ie a sucessful business on land doesn't depreciate in value like the boat or barge that these businesses do. To make it somewhat afford you have to start with a barge that has already been in commission for thirty plus years. Just my .02

Bonnie the shrimp lady. Sells live bait from a pontoon boat with a giant shrimp on top at the mouth of the Homosassa river. She does quite well on the weekends.

I realized I went on and on and rambled a bit off topic in my other post

and I hate to discourage someone from "going for it" and trying to make some cash, but I would also like to point out that a business like this means you are working that business right at the times when everyone wants to be on the lake partying at the party cove ect

and if you think you will hire someone......well good luck with that because as soon as they figure out that the job is weekends and holidays and "party days" they will be gone in a week unless you pay them really really well

even though I do not consider myself "old" I have done enough "partying" to last 4 or 5 life times and really am not into the whole party cove scene on a regular basis (the "public" seems to have found the party cove ) so I think a great day on the lake can be a Tuesday between 11am and 7pm when no one is out there (or the die hard are out there and the "amateurs" are at work)

so also keep that in mind....now if you hate the water and are a hard core snow skier or snow boarder well this could be a great thing to look into because your business will be winterized (in most places in the USA) and you will be free to do something else you like to do

Charter boat biz..

it also depends on where you are talking about. Lake Lanier is a Corp of Engineering controled lake and they are a pain for anything you want to do and they are the ones that would issue the permit (or write the fines) and they are not too eager to do anything that is helpful to anyone.

Thanks for the feed back its what i need and no not to lengthy. Im out here on the California Delta and i have been thinking about how to work on the water for the last three years. I have alot of research to do starting with insurance cost and permits to see if it's even worth going further. Yes i do see most of the business during summer at raft ups, and water events. Then i started thinkin about vending at hotels,concert events,festivals and ballparks that are along the waterways. Would i need a event permit for just pulling up at the public docks? What hidden cost am i missing? Jaime

Casino in Lousiana...might not be small business....