Websites and booking for jet ski, boat and equipment rentals
I'm Ryan. I build websites and booking apps for rental businesses around Rockford. A rental has rules a generic booking tool doesn't know about: waivers, safety instruction, who has signed and who hasn't.
Your booking tool should know your rules
FunSkis Jet Ski Rentals was paying for a third-party rental platform that wasn't bringing in many bookings. Illinois also requires renters born after 1997 to complete boating safety instruction, and the rental business has to offer it, which a generic booking tool doesn't handle.
I built them their own booking app and an owner dashboard to replace it.
Paperwork before the dock
At the dock, groups show up together, and getting every rider through the paperwork before they launch is hard on paper. Riders now scroll through one document that combines the safety instruction, the rules and the waiver, and each signature is saved with a timestamp and document version.
A QR code at the dock lets staff hand a phone to each rider in a group. A daily email reminds anyone riding soon who hasn't signed, and the dashboard flags unsigned riders.
I'm not a lawyer. The waiver and the safety language come from you or your attorney, and I build the flow around them.
Own your bookings instead of renting a platform
A rental platform takes a cut and keeps the customer list. With your own booking app, the bookings, the riders and the hours on each unit sit in one dashboard you control.
What's built into a rental site
- A booking app and owner dashboard
- Safety instruction, rules and waiver signed in one flow
- A QR code for check-in at the dock or counter
- Automatic reminders to renters who still need to sign
- Your own site that explains what you rent and where
A custom booking app is scoped and quoted once I know what it needs to do. See AI tool development. A simple site starts at $99 a month, and the free demo comes first.
Recent work for local businesses
Core plan
I build a demo of your actual site first. You only pay if you like it. First month due at signing. No setup fee, no build fee, no deposit. Cancel anytime. Full export. Your domain is always yours.
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Questions
Often, yes. I did it for FunSkis. I scope it first, so you know what it takes before I build.
You or your attorney. I build the signing flow around your language.
The pieces carry over: bookings, signed waivers, reminders and a dashboard. What's different is your rules, which I learn before I build.
A simple site is $0 down and $99 a month. A custom booking app is quoted case by case, so you always know before anything is billed.