House Boat Rental on Lake Cumberland, KY

[AWK]

Next summer we will renting a 85 ft house boat on Lake Cumberland. Wondered if any other here has done this. Any advice, bewares, suggestions? Curious as to what might be expected in fuel costs. I know there's a lot of variables involved. We will be towing a 17 foot jet boat and two jet skis.

Thanks,

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[TomS]

We rented the smaller houseboats many years ago and it was a blast. I think Cumberland lake levels are still lowered for dam repairs but it's still quite useable. You would want to check around the ramps you intend to use to make sure.

One thing to watch in towing jet ski's to make sure you pinch off the water intakes or whatever is recommended for the model. A friend of mine neglected that with a standup Kawasaki and when he arrived at the dock it was an anchor at the end of a 30' rope, below the houseboat! Worse yet, he had borrowed it from a friend for the week. Oops.

In terms of fuel, we tended to move once a day to the next spot and explore with the ski boat and Seadoo. It was very easy to find calm branch sections to ski and play in, off from the main body, so we didn't actually need to go too far. Definitely a good time.

 

[Remediation]

We have a house on Cumberland across from Conley Bottom Marina. The Lake is still down but if you have never been there you will not notice the difference. The house boat rentals have been very weak and you can get some very good deals. You should be able to get discounts off the listed pricing. Most people do not cruise the houseboats very much. Find a nice cove, tie up well and enjoy yourself. You will use fuel for the generator more than the engine. One thing to think about if you have lots of watertoys is your distance from the dock to refuel the toys.

 

[TomS]

We have a house on Cumberland across from Conley Bottom Marina. The Lake is still down but if you have never been there you will not notice the difference. The house boat rentals have been very weak and you can get some very good deals. You should be able to get discounts off the listed pricing. Most people do not cruise the houseboats very much. Find a nice cove, tie up well and enjoy yourself. You will use fuel for the generator more than the engine. One thing to think about if you have lots of watertoys is your distance from the dock to refuel the toys.

Yes, we were at Grider Hill Dock and never really felt the need to go out on the main lake. We just stayed on all those peaceful finger sections, fortunately never very far from fuel which goes fast on the toys!

 

[AWK]

Taking all this in! Thanks for the info.