Marina del Rey is the largest man-made small-craft harbour in the United States and an entirely hourly market. Boats go out into Santa Monica Bay for an afternoon, almost always with a captain, and the constraint that decides the booking is not the size of the boat but the number of people its certificate allows.
Ask several charter companies what your week costs
Certified capacity is the rule that matters
A vessel carrying passengers for hire is licensed for a specific number, and six is a common threshold that changes the license the captain needs and therefore the price. Two boats of the same length can be certified for six and for twelve and cost quite differently. Ask for the certified number first, before the length, the photographs or the hourly rate.
What the day looks like
Out of the main channel into Santa Monica Bay, usually a run towards Malibu or south towards the Palos Verdes headland, with the afternoon breeze filling in from the west. It is reliable, pleasant and short. Catalina is a crossing rather than an outing and is a different booking with a different boat.
What a charter week costs instead
The published figures on this site are weekly and for whole boats: The Moorings publishes $1,885 for a 7 day Croatian charter for two, $2,634 in Greece and $3,284 in the British Virgin Islands. A Marina del Rey afternoon on a well-appointed boat can approach the lower of those and buys four hours, which is not an argument against it, only a reason not to compare the two.
Questions people ask about boat rental marina del rey
How much is a boat rental in Marina del Rey?
It is an hourly captained market and no company in this record publishes a rate. Certified guest capacity, not length, drives the price.
Why does capacity matter so much?
A vessel carrying passengers for hire is licensed for a specific number and six is a common threshold that changes the captain's license and the price.
Can I get to Catalina?
That is a crossing rather than an afternoon and needs a different boat and booking. Most hourly hire stays in Santa Monica Bay.