• BUC'N ANTZ RENTALS LLC

  • Mobile Personal Watercraft Rentals | Tampa Bay, Florida
  • PERSONAL WATERCRAFT RENTAL AGREEMENT, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY
  • IMPORTANT: This agreement affects legal rights and creates financial obligations. Every renter and potential operator must read and sign before receiving or operating a PWC.
  • A. RENTER IDENTIFICATION

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  • B. RENTAL DETAILS

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  • C. CHARGES AND SECURITY
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  • C. CHARGES AND SECURITY

  • 1. RENTAL PERIOD; MOBILE DELIVERY AND RETURN
    The rental begins when Buc'N Antz delivers possession of the PWC and ends only when the PWC, keys, safety gear, and all supplied equipment are returned to and accepted by Buc'N Antz at the approved return location. Buc'N Antz has no fixed dock and may deliver or recover equipment at an agreed launch location. Renter may not trailer, transport, relocate, beach, moor overnight, or leave a PWC unattended without prior written authorization. Renter bears the risk of loss during the entire rental period.
  • 2. ELIGIBILITY AND AUTHORIZED OPERATORS
    2.1 Minimum Requirements. The renter and every operator must be at least 18 years old; present valid government photo identification; possess any boating-safety credential required by Florida law; receive all required instruction; successfully complete the on-water demonstration and check ride; and sign this agreement and the official FWC attestation.
    2.2 No Unauthorized Operation. Only a person identified and approved in this agreement may operate a PWC. Renter may not loan, sublease, transfer possession, or allow a passenger or other person to take control. Renter is responsible for the conduct of every passenger and authorized operator to the extent permitted by law.
    2.3 Fitness to Operate. Each operator represents that the operator can safely board, reboard, steer, stop, and control the PWC; can understand instructions; and is not impaired by alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, fatigue, illness, or medication.
  • 3. OPERATING RULES AND PROHIBITED USES
    3.1 Safety Equipment. Every rider must wear a properly fitted, non-inflatable U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device at all times. The operator must attach the engine cutoff lanyard to the operator's person, clothing, or PFD before starting the engine and while underway.
    3.2 Lawful Hours and Area. Operation is permitted only during the rental period, within the approved riding area, and during lawful daylight hours. No operator may enter a prohibited, restricted, shallow, environmentally sensitive, marked-off, or unsafe area.
    3.3 Safe Operation. The operator must maintain a proper lookout, safe speed, and safe distance; operate defensively; obey navigation rules, markers, no-wake zones, manatee zones, and instructions; and reduce speed for traffic, wakes, visibility, depth, shoreline, docks, swimmers, wildlife, and weather.
    3.4 Prohibited Conduct. No racing, speed contests, wake or surf jumping, stunts, towing, fishing, commercial use, criminal activity, intentional beaching, overloading, operation while impaired, reckless maneuvers, or use inconsistent with manufacturer instructions.
    3.5 Weather and Stop-Use Duty. Renter must monitor conditions and immediately stop in a safe location and contact Buc'N Antz upon lightning, dangerous wind or waves, poor visibility, mechanical warning, unusual vibration or noise, collision, grounding, capsize, injury, fuel concern, or any unsafe condition.
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  • 4. INSPECTION; CONDITION; CARE OF EQUIPMENT

  • 4.1 Checkout Inspection. Renter has the opportunity to inspect the PWC and supplied equipment, identify existing damage, and review checkout photographs before departure. Unless noted above, Renter accepts the equipment in clean, operable condition with required safety equipment.
  • 4.2 Duty of Care. Renter must use reasonable care, keep the PWC under observation and control, safeguard the key, avoid shallow water and debris, and follow all docking, boarding, reboarding, fueling, and shutdown instructions. Renter may not alter, repair, disable, tamper with, or remove any component, warning label, tracking device, safety device, or identification marking.
  • 4.3 No Promise of Perfect Operation. Renter must promptly report any defect. Buc'N Antz may provide a substitute PWC or prorated refund for verified mechanical downtime not caused by Renter. Renter may not continue operating a PWC believed unsafe.
  • 5. ASSUMPTION OF RISK

  • Renter understands that operating or riding a PWC involves inherent and other risks capable of causing serious bodily injury, paralysis, drowning, death, and property damage. Risks include collision with vessels, docks, persons, wildlife, shorelines, structures, floating or submerged objects; falls and ejection; capsizing; reboarding; propulsive force; changing weather, waves, wakes, currents, tides, depth, visibility, traffic, and navigation hazards; equipment malfunction; operator or passenger error; and delayed rescue or medical response. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY FLORIDA LAW, RENTER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY ASSUMES THESE RISKS, INCLUDING RISKS ARISING FROM THE ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF A RELEASED PARTY.
  • 6. RELEASE, WAIVER AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE

  • To the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, Renter, for Renter and Renter's heirs, estate, personal representatives, successors, and assigns, releases and forever discharges Buc'N Antz Rentals LLC and its members, managers, owners, employees, agents, contractors, affiliates, insurers, property owners, launch-site owners, and equipment manufacturers and distributors (collectively, the Released Parties) from claims, demands, actions, damages, losses, costs, or liabilities arising from or related to the rental, possession, operation, or use of a PWC, including claims based on a Released Party's ordinary negligence. This release does not release gross negligence, reckless or intentional misconduct, or liability that cannot lawfully be waived.
  • 7. INDEMNITY AND DEFENSE

  • To the fullest extent permitted by law, Renter agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Released Parties from third-party claims, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, damages, losses, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising from Renter's or an authorized operator's possession, operation, misuse, unlawful conduct, breach of this agreement, or injury or damage caused to another person or property. This obligation does not apply to the extent a final judgment determines the loss resulted solely from a Released Party's gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
  • 8. DAMAGE, LOSS, THEFT, RECOVERY AND LOSS OF USE

  • 8.1 Financial Responsibility. Renter is responsible for physical loss of or damage to the PWC and supplied equipment during the rental period, regardless of whether caused by Renter, a passenger, another operator, collision, grounding, submersion, vandalism, theft, weather, or unknown cause, except to the extent finally determined to have resulted solely from Buc'N Antz's breach or non-waivable misconduct.
  • 8.2 Recoverable Amounts. Amounts may include reasonable inspection, diagnosis, parts, labor, haul-out, towing, salvage, retrieval, storage, environmental cleanup, diminished value when supported, administrative expense, and loss of use during the reasonable repair or replacement period. Renter receives credit for amounts actually recovered by Buc'N Antz for the same loss, less deductibles and uncovered amounts.
  • 8.3 Theft and Non-Return. Renter must secure the PWC and key and may not abandon or conceal the PWC. Intentional non-return, concealment, unauthorized transfer, or suspected theft may be reported to law enforcement. A PWC unnecessarily overdue by more than four hours must be reported to law enforcement as required by Florida law.
  • 8.4 No Damage Waiver. Payment of a security deposit or card authorization is not a cap on liability and is not a collision- damage waiver. Buc'N Antz's property insurance does not waive Renter's contractual responsibility. Buc'N Antz will provide reasonable documentation supporting damage charges.
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  • 9. LATE RETURN, RESCUE, FUEL AND CLEANING

  • 9.1 Late Return. Renter must return on time. Unless caused by a verified covered mechanical failure or emergency reported promptly, Renter agrees to the disclosed late charge of $___________ per ___________ plus reasonable recovery costs and losses caused by the delay.
  • 9.2 Rescue and Recovery. Renter is responsible for reasonable rescue, towing, retrieval, transport, or recovery charges caused by fuel exhaustion, unauthorized area, avoidable grounding, lost key, misuse, or failure to follow instructions. Charges do not apply to a verified mechanical failure not caused by Renter.
  • 9.3 Fuel and Cleaning. Renter must return the PWC with the agreed fuel level and in substantially the same cleanliness. Disclosed fuel charge: $___________ per gallon. Excessive cleaning, contaminant removal, or remediation may be charged at reasonable documented cost.
  • 10. PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION

  • 10.1 Authorized Charges. Renter authorizes Buc'N Antz to place disclosed deposits or holds and charge the payment method on file for rental charges, agreed fees, fuel, cleaning, late return, damage, loss, towing, recovery, and other amounts due under this agreement, supported by reasonable documentation and subject to applicable law and card- network rules.
  • 10.2 Notice and Disputes. When practicable, Buc'N Antz will provide notice and supporting documentation before processing a post-rental damage charge. Renter must promptly provide truthful information and reasonably cooperate with incident, claim, recovery, and payment-card investigations. Nothing in this section limits rights that cannot legally be waived.
  • Coverage Notice. The policy's Scheduled Watercraft Exception provides insured status to a person or organization legally responsible for use of a scheduled watercraft owned by Buc'N Antz, when the actual use is with Buc'N Antz's permission. Coverage is governed exclusively by the issued policy, including all definitions, deductibles, conditions, exclusions, scheduled-watercraft requirements, and available limits. This agreement does not expand, amend, or guarantee insurance coverage.
  • 12. ACCIDENTS, EMERGENCIES AND REPORTING

  • 12.1 Immediate Duties. After an accident, injury, collision, grounding, capsize, theft, or significant damage, Renter must stop when safe, render reasonable assistance, call 911 or appropriate authorities when required, immediately notify Buc'N Antz, remain at the scene as required by law, protect the PWC from further damage, and follow reporting instructions.
  • 12.2 Information and Cooperation. Renter must obtain names, contact and insurance information, vessel identification, witness information, and photographs when safely possible; provide a truthful written incident report; preserve evidence; and cooperate with Buc'N Antz and its insurer. Renter may not admit liability or settle a claim on behalf of Buc'N Antz.
  • 12.3 Emergency Care. Renter authorizes reasonable emergency medical care when Renter cannot consent and accepts responsibility for resulting personal medical charges. Emergency phone for Buc'N Antz:___________
  • 13. CANCELLATION, WEATHER AND COMPANY RIGHT TO TERMINATE

  • 13.1 Weather/Safety Cancellation. Buc'N Antz may delay, relocate, shorten, or cancel a rental when conditions are unsafe or operation would be unlawful. If Buc'N Antz cancels before delivery for safety or mechanical reasons, Renter may reschedule or receive a refund of the affected rental charge. Once underway, any credit for weather-related curtailment is governed by the disclosed booking policy:___________
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  • 13.2 Immediate Termination. Buc'N Antz may terminate the rental and recover the PWC without refund for impairment, unauthorized operator or area, reckless conduct, violation of law, material breach, unsafe conditions, or failure to follow instructions. Renter remains responsible for amounts otherwise due.
  • 14. GENERAL TERMS

  • 14.1 Entire Agreement. This agreement, the checkout/return record, incorporated rate and cancellation disclosures, and signed FWC instruction attestation constitute the parties' agreement concerning this rental. Changes must be in a writing accepted by Buc'N Antz.
  • 14.2 Severability and Reformation. If any provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced or reformed to the maximum lawful extent, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.
  • 14.3 Governing Law and Venue. Florida law governs. Unless applicable law requires otherwise, exclusive venue lies in a court of competent jurisdiction in Hillsborough County, Florida.
  • 14.4 Electronic Signatures; Counterparts. Electronic signatures, initials, and counterparts are enforceable to the extent permitted by law. Photographs and electronic records may document delivery, condition, return, instructions, and assent.
  • 14.5 No Waiver. A delay or failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. Headings are for convenience and do not limit the agreement.
  • 15. RENTER'S FINAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

  • RENTER ACKNOWLEDGES READING AND UNDERSTANDING THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT; HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS; RECEIVING THE REQUIRED SAFETY INSTRUCTION; UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES AN ASSUMPTION OF RISK, RELEASE OF LIABILITY, INDEMNITY, DAMAGE RESPONSIBILITY, AND PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION; AND SIGNING FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY.
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