Houseboat Rentals at Jamestown Marina, Lake Cumberland

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Houseboat Rentals at Jamestown Marina, Lake Cumberland

by Jim
(Louisville, KY)

Rental Houseboats on Lake Cumberland

The houseboats on Cumberland Lake are amazing, and there's so many. We rented one of those 60 footers that had plenty of room for 6 of us. It was fancier than my apartment, and I could seriously consider living on one of these babies...

One of the guys from my hockey team said that we should rent one for a week, and wow, it was a great time. We swam, dove, fished, partied, BBQ'd, and water-skied till we dropped.

Many of the guys are talking about going again, since it was reasonable since we split it 6 ways. Myself, I'm starting to look into buying a small houseboat of my own, since I would spend my summers on it. I'll just have to save some more money, since the one I saw wasn't cheap.

Needless to say, WE LOVED IT!!!

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Houseboat Anchoring Suggestions - any places to tie up
by: Mike

We just on a whim have been able to rent a houseboat from Jamestown Marina for the week of September 13th for 4 nights. We have not rented on Lake Cumberland before and I was wondering if someone could offer suggestions for good places to tie up for the time we are there? We would prefer some seclusion. Thanks in advance, Mike

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Lake Cumberland rocks...
by: Joanne

We have been at lake Cumberland before, and we also loved it. The people are nice, the water is clear and warm. I hope that my parents will want to go back soon.

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Houseboat Rentals - check out the boat thoroughly first
by: Anonymous

We just got back from a Monday - Friday houseboat rental through Jamestown Marina. I would highly suggest you rent from one of the other marinas. The boat had a long laundry list of issues.

They sent us out in the boat with only half full water tanks. We had to go back in and fill up after only 36 hours. The fuel gauge was broken so we really weren't 100% positive we started out with a full tank of gas.

The hot tub was not clean and stunk after one day. We had to pick up sanatizer/treatment for it while we were back for water. Like another poster said, the boat had mold and dead bugs inside and out.

Many of the switches for lights didn't work. We were missing one of our curtain panels which was a problem when trying to cut the sun off of the main room to cool the boat.

The BIGGEST issue was the sanitation system wasn't working properly or it was missing some type of sanatizer. After 36 hours, the rear end of the boat started to smell like a dirty dog kennel. Just disgusting. When we called the dock they said there was nothing they could do about it and they had just sent out their last bottle of sanitizer.

We still managed to have fun but the overall expereince was soured by the issues with the boat. When you pay the type of money you do to rent a houseboat, it should be right!

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We just got back from a Monday - Friday houseboat rental through Jamestown Marina. I would highly suggest you rent from one of the other marinas. The boat had a long laundry list of issues. They sent us out in the boat with only half full water tanks. We had to go back in and fill up after only 36 hours. The fuel gauge was broken so we really weren't 100% positive we started out with a full tank of gas. The hot tub was not clean and stunk after one day. We had to pick up sanatizer/treatment for it while we were back for water. Like another poster said, the boat had mold and dead bugs inside and out. Many of the switches for lights didn't work. We were missing one of our curtain panels which was a problem when trying to cut the sun off of the main room to cool the boat. The BIGGEST issue was the sanitation system wasn't working properly or it was missing some type of sanatizer. After 36 hours, the rear end of the boat started to smell like a dirty dog kennel. Just disgusting. When we called the dock they said there was nothing they could do about it and they had just sent out their last bottle of sanitizer. We still managed to have fun but the overall expereince was soured by the issues with the boat. When you pay the type of money you do to rent a houseboat, it should be right!

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Houseboat Rentals - waste of money
by: Anonymous

We rented one of the 77 foot houseboats. It wasn't properly cleaned. There was lots of mold and dead bugs in many areas of the cabin and staterooms. There was human waste down the side of one of the toilets!

The generator kept shutting down, which is very bad when the temps are above 100 degrees. You have no air conditioning without a generator. The waste treatment system was not properly recharged.

In general, it was a very unpleasant experience and I would highly recommend renting elsewhere. Even consider the state dock marina across from Jamestown.

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