Happy Harbor has been renting boats out of the Marina Road cluster since 2007, and they’ll tell you they’re the largest watersports rental operation in Orange Beach — with over 50 vessels across two locations, we’re not inclined to argue. It’s family-owned and it runs like a working marina, not a kiosk with a clipboard: dock store, dry storage, and a service yard on top of the rental counter.
What you can rent
Pontoons in single and double-deck versions, center console boats for people who actually intend to fish, jet skis, and paddle gear. They run guided jet ski tours too, if you’d rather follow someone who already knows the water. The second location operates out of Reel Surprise Marina at Sanroc Cay on Perdido Beach Blvd.
Good to know
Marina Road puts you a short run from Perdido Pass, Robinson Island, and the sandbars — and the short run matters when you’re paying by the hour. On summer weekends, book ahead; even a fleet this size runs out by mid-morning.