On the subject of renting a boat, I could not find anything in my "Hidden Tahiti" guidebook. I really suggest you try www-tahiti-explorer.com. They are a nice bunch of people, and there are some experts on FP who participate in the forums.
Wendy
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Booked: Uniworld Egypt, 2015
Tauck Amsterdam to Budapest, 2016
Paul Gauguin, Societies & Tuamotus 2016
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