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boat hire
Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 01:08 pm
by rizzlablu
hi to the gd people of ACD, im stayin in amsterdam center on the sept 28th till the 30th where can i hire a boat for say about 4hours nothing fancy just a two seater even a peddle boat will do, how much does it cost and stuff?
my mate cant go a bike or swim so this should be a fun way of gettin about lol
thanks

Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 01:10 pm
by Old Timer
If your mate could swim, would you be swimming the canals to get around?

Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 01:35 pm
by rizzlablu
Old Timer wrote:If your mate could swim, would you be swimming the canals to get around?

nah isnt the cannals full of shit and stuff,

Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 03:28 pm
by Rufus
Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 05:31 pm
by rizzlablu
thanks for the links,but is there anything cheaper lol

Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 05:42 pm
by DC
rizzlablu wrote:
thanks for the links,but is there anything cheaper lol

The first link has 4 hour rates for 100 euro and the second link has the pedel boat info, you'll not get much cheaper than that.
Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 06:19 pm
by rizzlablu
DC wrote:rizzlablu wrote:
thanks for the links,but is there anything cheaper lol

The first link has 4 hour rates for 100 euro and the second link has the pedel boat info, you'll not get much cheaper than that.
sorry i never seen the first link the peddle boat sound gd 12euros , thanks for the links
Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 07:05 pm
by FlyByNite
As soon as I upload the updates page, you will be posted on the September Whos In Town page.
You can see who else may be in town during your stay.
Watch for Toke & Talks, I post them up to the last minute.
Or post one of your own. All I need is a date, time, and coffeeshop to post it.
By default I link your posting to your profile page here on ACD.
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I can change it to a web link ( myspace, facebook, personal page )
or an email address if you want.
Enjoy
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Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 07:25 pm
by titus wong
Gosh that pedal boat looks fun. Has anybody ever done these b4? I've seen them in the canals but they can't be very fast. Must take forever to get from the the outer rings into the centrum...
Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 07:29 pm
by Rufus
titus wong wrote:Gosh that pedal boat looks fun. Has anybody ever done these b4? I've seen them in the canals but they can't be very fast. Must take forever to get from the the outer rings into the centrum...
Yeah, they're great craic especially whilst stoned

crashing is always an option too and no they don't go too fast that just involves too much energy for my liking anyway

Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 08:28 pm
by cantona7
4 hrs for 100 e sounbds like quite a deal. didn't they used to have boat hires at that boom chicago place or somewhere around there?
Posted: Thu 5th Aug 2010 08:36 pm
by DC
There's pedlos up there too. 100 for 4 hours is a great deal if it's for the boat, saw them from ohms boat. Cool silver metal with an electric engine, gets a decent puttputt speed and can easily take 6 people.
Posted: Sun 8th Aug 2010 01:52 am
by hulldj
Is there like a code of the canal for people renting these boats or do they come with some sort of driver type geezer who knows where they are going?
Jeeez its bad enough losing your bike... but a boat...

Posted: Sun 8th Aug 2010 04:11 am
by titus wong
Rufus wrote:titus wong wrote:Gosh that pedal boat looks fun. Has anybody ever done these b4? I've seen them in the canals but they can't be very fast. Must take forever to get from the the outer rings into the centrum...
Yeah, they're great craic especially whilst stoned

crashing is always an option too and no they don't go too fast that just involves too much energy for my liking anyway

Hi Rufus,
About the canal bikes, r they so slow that walking would be faster? That would really irritate me on some level. I can imagine looking up at all those legs speeding by and getting nowhere -- like living in a garden apartment.
Also, where can you get a map of the canals with locks and stuff notated?
Posted: Sun 8th Aug 2010 04:36 am
by titus wong
cantona7 wrote:4 hrs for 100 e sounbds like quite a deal. didn't they used to have boat hires at that boom chicago place or somewhere around there?
Yer thinking of these guys bud:
http://www.amsterdamboatclub.com/index.html