We rented for a special occasion ! This was our 4th time renting from beach weekend ! It was our…read morefriends sons graduation trip and this was supposed to be best day of the 6 day stay with us on emerald coast . I speak highly of beach weekend because the kids working the docks are always so nice and accommodating . But this time we waited 20 mins with our dolley cart loaded while everyone working inflated floats for customers and walked around ...... we were just about to say something then someone walked up to give my hubs the boat walk through . This time we didn't get a boat with the complimentary huge cooler . It was a smaller boat . Too late to switch but ask for that one if you can because it's nice transferring everything to there big cooler and not have 5/7 yetis on one pontoon . This trip the boat we rented broke down 1/2 way to crab ..... it delayed us over an hour waiting for new boat . We swam around where we were parked and chilled. Totally fine and happy waiting in gorgeous clear water off oakaloosa . When they came to replace it we had to unload current boats bags and coolers for 10 people to new boat . Not bad but kinda added more time to find where everyone's stuff was after we quickly moved . We were kinda annoyed he said we could have an extra 30 mins added to our trip . We told him we were delayed over an hour so he said 1 hour passed our time scheduled to return ...... It's likely we will rent from them again in July because of all the great experiences we've had in the passed . They do military discounts and it's pretty reasonably priced . Plus they drive the boat out and in the marina for you...... I would have been happy if they gave us more then an additional hour that we missed or a discount on the next rental ..... we got there at 10:30am . 30 mins before our check in time . But we legit didn't get to crab till after 1 between waiting to load then the boat beeping and stalling out 1/2 way there .

Our group had fun but definitely were not satisfied with the experience. I'm giving it 2 stars due…read moreto it being easy to book, comparable in prices to other companies doing the same thing, and every employee we encountered was nice & friendly. The reasons it wasn't 5 stars was mainly due to the equipment you get. The boat is your typical double decker pontoon boat with a 115 on it. The problem was that the propeller was so worn out that we weren't able to drive it like we should have. Took almost an hour to get to crab island from their dock. We were getting passed by all sorts of boats with the same & smaller motors like we weren't even moving. To make it worse, they don't have speakers on the boats and suggest you rent their TurtleBox speaker. No problem right? We spent $50 to rent it only for it to die in less than 2 hours. We called back to the receptionist to let them know about our issues. After a little time they said they would refund us 50% of what we paid plus take off the $75 Lilly Pad rental. About 2 hours later I got an email saying that I was refunded a little over $181. So they felt refunding $181 out of our $1362 bill was going to be okay. Wouldn't recommend this company, bring your own boat or use someone else.

I ordered 7 different wires from west marine. The ordering process was very easy although when I…read morerecieved my package, I found out that one of my wires was cut at 3ft, and the other 27ft would arrive another day, I ordered it as a solid 30ft strand. I contacted customer service about the issue and they sent my money back for the 1 strand that was cut. The next day I recieved most of the other wire that I needed. The other wires were packaged as if they had no concept of handling wire. None of it was rolled up, it looked like they had just shoved it inside the box and called it good. I spent well over an hour going through all of the other wire and de-tangling it. I will be measuring it to see if they actually sent me the correct length of wire because I doubt that they did. I added pictures of what the mess of wire looked like. Instead of them taking 30 seconds to coil the wire while they pulled it off the reel and taping it, they did this....

Very helpful and knowledgeable. Excellent choice of boating products and accessories. Had…read moreeverything I needed and then some. Will definitely shop here again.

Southern Cross sold my boat for me. I got a great price and the consignment fee was very…read morereasonable. The new owners were happy to be able to call Michael anytime they had questions as it was their first boat.

From the owner: Large if not the largest single source for marine surplus salvage new and used parts on the…read morenorthern Gulf Coast...

A great place for all your boat or utility trailer needs! The employees are very helpful in finding…read morewhat you need for a DIY project.And the owner Eddie English runs a very efficient shop. Highly recommend this business.

Had exactly what I needed for my boat trailer and price was as good as Amazon without having to…read morewait for delivery. Picked it up same day. Highly recommend.

We were looking for a short Choctawhatchee Bay weekend aboard…read moreour sailboat. Found it at Safe Harbor Marina. Stopped by the marina one day and asked Dockmaster, Benjamin Budzinsky if he could find room for an overnight stay of a "local" boat. "Sure, when are you coming?" Next afternoon we called VHF Channel 69 to announce our arrival, and Danyella Sanchez answered, "We are expecting you". Go to "B" dock. A deckhand helped us tie up. Joined family and friends for dinner at "The Local's Eatery". Great food and service. Stayed overnight. Left the dock in the morning. No charge. Our dock fee was "comped". Was that great, or what?

The salesman Daniel at Emerald Coast Marine was absolutely fantastic, professional, courteous and…read moretimely. After we decided on the Key West 263 FS with twin outboard 200's after driving same boat with twin 150's it was apparent they really wanted to sell the 2019 with twin 150's and not accommodate our decision. Understandable, to push the 2019's but it did not meet our criteria. Long story short we purchased exact same color boat/engines, 2020 model at another dealer after 2020 boat they quoted was not the color boat or engines and not in stock at the time we wanted and significantly more expensive than the one we purchased in stock. No harm no foul, until the sales manager called my husband yesterday and informed him he would have to get all warranty service elsewhere, really?

We inherited a 1989 Bayliner Capri Inboard/sterndrive. Gill Marine refitted it with a correctly…read moresized propeller, inspected and serviced the sterndrive, ordered a thermostat and gaskets that fit like a glove, and a fuel filter and fuel/water separator. They have been more than generous with advice. I couldn't be more happier with the help I get from Gill Marine.

Gill marine will do right by their customers, even if it means losing a deal. They have the…read morehighest integrity, and that's very important in this business. I will not hesitate to do business again with them!

Highly recommend. Excellent quality lifts at competitive prices. I'd hire them again in a…read moreheartbeat. Wish I could give 10*. Heavy duty jet ski lift, looks and works flawlessly, boat lift functions as intended. Professional installers, and great local business to work with.

Very slow to respond to any correspondence. The whole business is very disorganized. Poor…read morecommunication. Forget trying to contact anyone on the weekend or holiday. Our boatlift would not let our boat down into the water Memorial Weekend, so no boat with family in town. No one contacted us until we threatened to have someone else fix at their expense since the boat lift is still under warranty. They then called.back at 7pm. Really?? Would not recommend.