I am a founding member of the Suntex Boat Club at Lake Don Pedro, CA, and I love it. My membership makes me a partial owner of 5 boats right now. Because we are new chapter, it is totally easy to make reservations on the weekend and brain-dead easy during the week. I want enough but not too many people to join so we can grow the fleet but still be able to book. They have 3 new boats arriving in May 2021, so we will get a nice upgrade from regular marina rental fare. I was considering buying a boat for my empty-nest life, but do not want to deal with: buying, insurance, maintenance, trailer, storage, cleaning, towing, launching, and I don't even have a truck, so boat club is perfect for us. I used a boat last weekend, and everything was super-smooth. Because I am club, they treated me a bit better, and most of the paperwork was done when I arrived. I also have a reservation for Mother's Day in a few weeks. At Don Pedro, we get the boat all day, which is 10 to 4. The full-day rental makes it easy to get to the other side of the lake and stop, swim, play, and chill without feeling that the meter is running at $100 an hour. The boat club has the same impact as a ski pass; it makes you more integrated with your hobby and takes away the pain of paying for the rental on the day you use it, so you don't really notice. It's a buffet; the more often you go, the more value you get. I bought the Captain's membership for $3000 with a $500 discount and pay $375 a month, so the breakeven is 7 days on the water in the first year and 5 days each year after. Also, the skis, boards, and tube rentals are free, which cost $65 a day each without club. For Northern California, you can use the club at Lake Don Pedro and Lake Berryessa. I heard they will open a location in Southern California, maybe at Marina Del Rey. You can also use all the other locations throughout the US. read more

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Joined the boat club a few months ago and couldn't be happier. Strongly considered buying a boat but decided that towing, maintaining, fixing, cleaning and everything else sounded like a lot of work that would take away from the boating experience. At Suntex you just return the boat with fuel and walk away. That staff is great too and online reservation system is easy. I also understand that they are getting 10 new boats in December! read more

Suntex Boat Club - Boating Near Me - Rockwall, Texas

It's not perfect, but we're talking about BOATS here. Do yourself a favor and use the club for a year or two before committing your wallet to boat ownership. I've been a member for 4 years, and have always seen this as a great alternative to owning a boat, considering the costs of depreciation, maintenance, repairs, and storage. The cost of renting a boat slip alone could cost you more than your club membership. Just reserve the boats you like, show up, go out, return to valet at the gas dock, pay for gas, and go home. It's really an amazing way to get out on the lake as much as you like without the pains of owning a boat. Great people, great culture, and a very nice experience overall. Try it out, and list me as your referral so I get a free month on my membership. I'll see you on the water! read more

The crew is awesome and the prices are great. We rented a boat and spent the day fishing and tubing. In my opinion the best way to beat the Texas heat is relaxing on the water. I can't wait to do this again! read more

Went out with a friend who is a member of this club and it was an absolutely incredible experience. From the people that helped us in the office, to the young me on the dock, the customer service was second to none. The boat was perfect and seemed to be almost brand new. We enjoyed this so much, that we are now looking into joining ourselves! read more

Updated 7/17/20 The time slots I mentioned below actually got WORSE. I regret joining. They only allow you to use the boats until 4:30 now, but the marina is open until 6:30? On top of that, they don't tell you when you join that you can only make one reservation per weekend! I feel completely different now that I can't even use it during the week and I am only allowed to book it for one time slot per weekend (and plan on booking well ahead because they are always booked.) NOT WORTH IT! dropped stars to 2, might be worth it to someone who doesn't work for a living. After 6 weeks of membership, I think I can provide a pretty fair and balanced review. I would really give it a 3.5 but that wasn't an option. I'll start with the Pro's: * Price: reasonable for what you get * Convenience: after owning 2 boats I LOVE jumping in and going and jumping out and leaving...no trailering, launching, cleaning etc. Seriously love that part! * Reliable: love never having to worry about unexpected repairs of boat ownership, but the best part is not having my boat being in a shop for 6 weeks during peak summer months! Always working boats to jump on. * Website: Reservation system simple and easy to use * People: seriously, the guys and gals at Cranes Mill where I frequent are just always friendly, helpful, and make it an easy process. They work hard. * Assistance: Though I have a lot of boating experience, this is well worth it for someone who doesn't. They are very helpful with less experienced boaters and provide safety classes. * Toys: Included in the membership you can access water toys, tubes, pads, floats, etc. really nice to not have to lug any of that stuff back and forth to play. Plus, whatever your crew wants, you can pretty much provide without having to invest in a bunch of different things. This even includes kayaks, paddleboards, and things you might use instead of a boat. * WaveRunners: They include the access of these with membership... a nice perk. * Variety: if you don't know what you want or want different types of boats for different reasons it is nice. I like the Tritoons for lazy adult days and enjoy the speed boats to pull the kids tubing and boarding. I enjoy having a choice. Cons: There are a few things to consider whether it is the right choice for you. * Availability: No guarantee of availability during peak times. I find it easy to reserve a time slot on weekends if I book a couple of weeks in advance. Last-minute cancellations happen, but summer afternoons Saturday and Sunday. book out fast. Weekdays I have always been able to find a boat short notice. I do miss the guarantee of 100% availability any time I want as early and late as I want as a boat owner, but totally worth the tradeoffs to me personally. * Time slots: Initially when we joined I liked the available time slots: basically the first half or second half of the day. They just changed it and now I find it very frustrating. They split the day into three time slots 8:30-12:00, 12:30 to 4:30, and 5-7:30. Mind you, you can only have 3 reservations at a time, so if you want a full day, you have to use all your reservations up. They don't tell you that when you join. I enjoy late afternoon/evening boating. It's an hour drive to get there and not worth it anymore for 2 hours after 5. I'll be voicing my frustrations and hope management will reconsider this as it has made a big difference in my ability to enjoy this membership. At the very least if they made this change with no notice they should at least give us another reservation allotment. We were told when we joined that for every 8 new members they buy another boat. If that is true and the members to boats ratio is constant why we suddenly just had our hours to reserve cut back so much. * Cleanliness: Ok, I personally don't mind at all in exchange for the convenience, but yes, these boats go out pretty much every day and they look well-loved :). I saw some negative reviews about this, but honestly, I can't imagine what It would cost to detail these boats every day, and I'm sure I wouldn't want to pay it. No biggie to me, they are mostly what I would expect given the use they get. Overall, I am happy with my decision to join. I hope management will do something to help make the shift from 2 to 3 time slots feel more fair. read more

Trey and the crew at Suntex Boat Club Chandlers Landing, always make the you feel at home, and take their customer service very serious. I only wish my bank, insurance company, and doctor's office were as customer oriented as Trey and his team at Suntex are everyday!! read more

This has been one of the best things I have joined. It is so easy to reserve a boat and being able to use it at multiple locations is great. Trey and jacob are always super responsive and the deck team are always super friendly. Love that they have added new boats and this membership could not make boating any easier. It's also a huge plus that you get to use floats and toys for free. My favorite boat that they have added is the deck boat! Love my membership and have never had a problem booking a boat or any issues at the actual dock. read more

Most disappointing day , getting told that our boat that we were using came back messed up last night on very short notice . Offering a center fishing console to then cancelling an hour before because of wind currents. Meanwhile the whole other side of the lake was filled w/ boats . read more

Horrible Experience We reserved the smaller Bennington Pontoon for out of town guests this past Memorial Day weekend. We preferred the small boat for a small party and for steering purposes. 10 minutes before our departure time, we received a call from the associate that was supposed to meet us indicating he would be half an hour late. Upon his late arrival, rather than providing us the Bennington, he provided us with the larger Veranda which was in very POOR condition. Seats were torn in several locations (large tears-I have pictures if you'd like to see them) and the overall cleanliness of the boat was also poor. The associate actually indicated he was 'upgrading' us to the larger boat because the smaller boat was underpowered. By far, this was NOT an upgrade. We advised we just wanted the smaller boat we ordered. Again he indicated we didn't want the smaller one as it was too slow. Given we had already lost half an hour of our day due to his tardiness, our group tried to make the best of it and just pushed off in the substitute boat. Once out on the lake, we smelled a horrible stench and found very old trash including rotting food in a compartment on the boat. The smell was horrible and we were just completely embarrassed to have brought out of town guests on this boat. This boat and company associate did not portray to our guests the image of Lake Ray Hubbard that we wanted. We went on and tried to make the best of our day but given the horrible smell hitting us every time the wind blew a certain direction, we came in early. At that time, I spoke to the only associate on hand (who indicated he was very new). Andre personally confirmed the condition of the boat as being poor and apologized over and over for the smell and experience. He provided a bit of a more complete explanation that the original small boat we wanted wouldn't start. He indicated we should have been upgraded but agreed the boat we were given was far inferior to our original request. I was assured a member of management would call me by the next morning and 'make this right'. By the end of the next day, no call came so I contacted the recommended manager myself. The proposed solution was I was told that my next rental (July 4th holiday), I will receive a discount on my rental to 'make this right'. I was not told what type of discount that would be. I did not get a great feeling about this conversation but given I frequently have summer guests, I am hoping that this company stands behind their word and provides me with a pleasant experience July 4th. I plan to report back either way. Angela (469) 338-1122 read more