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 rented a pontoon boat from then yesterday. I know that boat rental is a tiny part of what they…read moredo. By all accounts storage and sales are what they do and they do it well. the boat was all dented up, smaller motor than advertised busted captains chair and the radio didn't work. worst of all was the front gate didn't close. i had to tie it shut to protect my child. I'm sure they are good people but that boat was no better than three stars.

I'm a different Dan P. than the one giving a rating on 9/28/21. I have been at this Marina for a…read morecouple years now and have had none of the issues described in the negative comments here. The dock crew is extremely professional at all times and Jason clearly manages the dock activities very well. I've seen several Credit Card Captains come rolling in there and treat them like slave labor and they have continually stayed professional. The parts department (Rachael), service coordinator (Mandy), and Office Manager (Billi Jo) always stand out as customer friendly. I have 110% confidence in Greg if I need electronics installed or repaired. I was concerned about service labor rates when Legendary took over. However, the service dept seems very conscientious about how many hours are charged and my service cost has remained relatively the same since I've been there.

If you have a center console with twin 300s, they'll probably treat you well. Can't say for sure,…read morebecause I can't afford that stuff. What I do know from experience...If you have a river stained 14 foot Polarcraft with a 40HP Yamaha tiller steer, they'll probably back burner you for two months, dodge calls and emails, and do nothing to fix the problem. It's a shame, because I have had good experiences with Sales in the past. I will crusade to make sure none of my boat owning friends patronize this establishment. On the other hand, the boat was cleaner than ever. Thank you, Spencer. I wish you ran the place. First ever online review about anything, by the way. I have never bothered. With this experience, though, I have a duty to steer people away.

Great people. Not pushy. They have a great selection of boats on site. We had an Incredible buying…read moreexperience.

My girlfriend and I bought a new 2024 pontoon boat. We had them give us a covrt as well but they…read morehad to order. A few dats later I pick the cover up and took it home to install. It was lighting and thundar and about to rain so we were in a hury. She got out the instructions to read, and I said we dont have time its going to start raining. So we got it on but didn't look right but it started raining so that was the way it was going to be. In the morning when I looked out the cover had pools or puddles in several spots on the top so i new something wasn't right. So at 7am i recorded a message to the owner of the company asking him to come look at the cover and tell us what we did wromg knowing they didn't open till 8wm. I AM TELLING THE TRUTH BEFORE 9:30 I RECIEVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE OWNER AND AT AROUND 11AM HE WAS IN MY DEIVEWAY. HE WALKED UP AND SAID HI DENNIS YOUR COVER IS ON BACKWARDS IT WAS A SCORCHING HOT SUMMER DAY IN THE 90'S AND HE STARTED TURNING IT AROUND AND SHOWING ME THE CORRECT WAY TO INSTASLL THE COVER.

Great service. - honest - experienced . Super convenient to W Pensacola and Lillian area residents.read more

Just had to leave a review i don't do many. This place was awesome. The Salesman Maui is one of a…read morekind. This guy helped me through the whole process and was very knowledgeable and helpful as this was my first center console boat. I can't say enough how happy i am and he will be my boat guy when i upgrade and from now on. If you need a boat Maui is your guy.

Stay away from this place!!!! DO NOT TRUST THEM TO WORK ON YOUR BOAT!!! These mechanics cannot…read morepossibly be certified to work on Mercruiser. I took my boat there to have them run a diagnostic on it for an alarm. They called me and told me it was an oxygen sensor and they could replace it. I told them to go ahead and replace it. I wondered how they would decide which one was bad because the boat has two o2 sensors. A couple days later they called me back and said, "your boat has two oxygen sensors so we need to replace them. both". They told me they would not charge for additional labor only for the additional part. A week or so later they texted me and said they could not get to the rear sensor without taking the front motor mount off and taking the front of the engine completely apart to "try" and lower the front of the engine enough to get to the rear sensor, Or they could put a small hole in the rear of my boat to get to the sensor and repair it with a plate. Trusting they had adequate personnel who knew what they were doing I said ok. They called me approximately 3 weeks later and said my boat was ready. I asked them if they tested the boat and they said they ran the boat and everything tested out good. I picked the boat up and parked it for two weeks. I took it and put it in the water and it would not get up on plane, would not accelerate over 3000 rpm and then the alarm came back on. I did not have this issue before taking it to them. I texted the service person I had been working with, Adam, and explained the issues and ended the text with "Any Suggestion". Of course I heard nothing back from Adam. Ironically they have a large sign over the service counter with bold letters that says "Communication" is key. I guess Adam can't read because he sure didn't communicate after I just paid the nearly $400 for nothing. So now my boat is in worse shape, and Sunrise don't want to talk about it. So I called a few more Mercury dealers and found a fantastic mechanic in Alabama. I took the boat to him and explained the issues. He immediately noticed the "patch job" on my boat and said, "what the hell were they thinking." He immediately opened the engine hatch, pointed to the exhaust elbow and said all they had to do was remove four bolts and drop the elbow and the oxygen sensor is mounted to the elbow. They cut a hole in your boat for no reason.". His response did not surprise me because I wondered the same thing when they called me , but I trusted what they said as professional mechanics. The next day the mechanic called and said they (Sunrise Marine) never reset the code in the computer, so there was no way they ran the boat or tested the boat as they claimed. He stated he reset the code, ran the boat on the hose, then took it to the lake. He advised the boat ran fine. So I set up a maintenance repair replace to make sure the boat was top notch. I had him change several components like the water pumps, thermostat, etc. While he had it apart, he pulled both oxygen sensors, and showed me Sunrise only replaced one of them, although they charged me for both and told me they replaced both. Now I see this as fraud! I have taken pictures of them (one is clearly not a new sensor) and I'm going to give the manager an opportunity to make it right. We'll see how well his "Communication" is. If I don't hear from someone soon, I'll be posting the pictures of their work, and talking with the better business bureau. I should have listened to the salesman, Joe, who told me not to let them work on my boat for service because I could save a lot of money. ".

I recently purchased a boat in Pensacola. My broker Terry Myers suggested after my sea trial to…read morehave the boat hauled out at Pelicans Perch Marina. All of the staff at Pelicans Perch were very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful during my stay at the boatyard. I had a bottom job, fiberglass repairs, and some mechanical repairs performed while my boat was at Pelicans Perch Marina. The next time you need a bottom job or any other repairs that require a haul-out, I highly recommend Pelicans Perch Marina! By the way, they make a great cup of coffee. Thanks, Ladies and gents. Glenn F.

We stayed at Pelicans Perch for about a week during January. The facilities are by no means new,…read morebut the staff is so kind and helpful you quickly forget you ever cared about floating docks or new power plug-ins. One gentleman was nice enough to drive me around looking for an outboard motor when I needed a ride, and the management helped work out a fair compromised rate when we realized we had to stay for longer than we planned as we did necessary work on the motor. Speaking of doing work on the boat, there are a number of very useful professional metal fabricators, a canvas shop, and expert diesel mechanics within a few minutes walk. Grocery stores are within a mile or so, as are Tippy's Tavern, West Marine (closing this month unfortunately), and theres another restaurant called The Oarhouse five minutes away by dinghy. Pelican's Perch was a GREAT find for us, and I very highly recommend it for anyone on a budget needing to do work on their boat.

After dealing w/a failed survey on a used boat in Orange Beach & lots of online exhausting…read moresearching, I happened to stop in at Captain's Choice off of Eglin Parkway for a little look. Mitch (who, I later found out was the owner) was super nice showing me all the different boats & features of each. Now, it has been my past experience that because I'm a female the guys usually don't take time to listen or show me much, well this wasn't the case at all with him!! He was a great listener & within 1 hour I left knowing I liked 2 boats on his lot & couldn't wait to bring my husband back to show him what I had found so he could pick which 1 he liked. Next day, same thing....Mitch was awesome & very good about going through all the details AGAIN:) on both boats so we could compare. It didn't take us long to decide & made an offer that day. Sea trail was set up promptly.....No "week+" delay like the others:( !!!! The purchase went super smooth (easier than financing a car) & stress free!!!! 3 work days & it was all done!!

AWWESOME! Ok, yes all these reviews are all correct. Dean, Mitch and Their crew treat you…read moreseriously like family. We had no clue on an ocean boat and they took the time and patience to guide us to what would be a great fit. We ended up on a Wellcraft 222 Scarab Fishing. Go see them for a good deal and the best boats. They will set you up!!!

Best marine service in the area. Very knowledgeable and dependable. I have used them to service our…read moredifferent boats for over 20 years.

From the owner: With a large inventory of products for everything from cruisers to kayaks, Blue Water Ships Stores…read moreis Foley's leading source for all things marine-related. For more than 30 years, boating enthusiasts throughout the area have relied on Alabama's largest dealer for high-quality boat accessories and marine equipment, as well as friendly service and industry-leading expertise. Drawing upon their extensive knowledge, they also offer the best marine services and repairs in the state. Their 20,000 sq. ft. warehouse is filled with products from some of the industry's leading manufacturers, including: - Raymarine - Garmin Marine Electronics - Simrad - Primo Grills - Yanmar Marine - Tohatsu - Lowrance Marine Equipment - Blue Sea Systems - & Many More Boat Accessories! Whether you're looking for boat parts or upgrades, you can depend on Blue Water Ships Stores to offer brand-name merchandise at discount prices. With this Foley dealer, you'll never have to sacrifice quality for cost or substitute inferior parts. Even if they don't have what you need, they can get it faster than anyone else. Their highly dedicated staff has decades of experience in the industry, so whether your boat needs repairs or you're just looking for advice, they'll be glad to help you choose the best solution for your situation. Blue Water Ships Stores' employees pride themselves on providing the most efficient, friendliest, and most knowledgeable service in the business...

A hidden gem.. it has the full service marina ..with a great dry storage hanger...but still has…read morethat small lil marina feel..staff was so great..and they gave us a nice tour ..the storage fees are very reasonable compaired to the normal rates off base..all most 1/2 as much..but you will have to be able to get on eglin afb to get there..acvtive duty/retired or dependent is needed to use this facility .. .

Great marina if your active duty military, retired or have a dependent id. Once you get on base…read morejust come to the marina. It's 7 dollars a foot to keep your boat outside or inside it's 8 dollars a foot. Also ethanol free gas is the cheapest gas for your boat you will find anywhere. It's $4.20 a gallon! Off base it's like $4.80, even with a Sea Tow membership which saves you 5 cents a gallon at most places it's still cheaper then those places. Great place to keep your boat :)

I was in need of a car battery and the internet sent me to Lou's Marine, Inc. During a brief…read moreinitial phone call with the owner, Gary, I was directed to a local automotive repair shop and told to call back if I needed further help. I called the automotive shop and was told they were unable to handle my battery request. Within 10 minutes of my initial conversation with Gary, I called him back and he went out of his way to assist me, despite their shop not designed or intended to work on automotive issues. He and his wife are pretty amazing and very friendly! They are high quality individuals with hearts of gold! Please take all of your marine questions or concerns to them. They deserve it!

Gary and Ed are awesome. They get the job done while not promising miracles but delivering great…read morework at a great value in a reasonable time. You can trust the guys at Lou's Marine to get you back on the water without ripping you off.