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Looking for a fun, affordable and creative way to get out on the water with friends even though you don't have any boating experience — or a boat, for that matter?

From bachelorette parties and birthdays to holiday office gatherings and special anniversaries and more, the Electric Boat Co., at Lake Union's Yale Street Landing, offers boatloads of ways to win serious points for creativity while allowing you to keep your independence and captain your own rented vessel.

At first glance, the colorful fleet looks like something straight out of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise ride. "The boats are easy to drive so you don't need any boating experience and they're electric so they are very quiet and environmentally friendly," says director of operations and special events, Lyssa Thompson.

The 21-foot electric Duffy boats can hold up to 12 passengers, and have tables, handy cup holders, CD players, heaters and canopies that can be enclosed to protect you from chilly, wet weather. Catering and decorations can be arranged for a fee, or you can bring your own. Boats can be rented by the hour ($75 per hour, with a two-hour minimum), half-day, full-day or reserved for organized cruises.

By Lori Hinton
Special to NWsource