I've been going to Plowman's for the past several years. They are knowledgeable, and customer…read morefocused. I recommend them for boats, accessories, and service.

Once again quick, honest, affordable and convenient service from Plowman's Marine. Have company and…read moreneeded quick turnaround during what is likely among their busiest times of the year, 48 hours! Done! Dead battery? They could have easily told me it needed replacement, nope charged it up and it's good to go! My transducer was waggling, broken? Nope, "we just snapped it into place." Thank you!

My family had an excellent experience at this location this summer in Minocqua, Wisconsin. This is…read morea family run operation and they treat all of their customers like family. They are very trusted, professional, informative, and very friendly. The sales associates as well as anyone helping out is very knowledgeable about all of their products. Really great experience in this family-run operation. The show room was impeccable.

Great family business in Minocqua, WI. They treat you like family. They are very knowledgeable and…read moretruly profession. After purchasing a Mastercraft from Stengl Marine, the customer service has been remarkable. I would highly recommend Stengl Marine, if your considering purchasing a Mastercraft boat.

I cant say enough about how great Brad and his family have been to us for boat repair and storage…read more,these past 40 years ! They are always quick to respond and friendly .

I'd been looking for a pontoon boat that suits our needs for about a month with no luck. One dealer…read moresaid he rarely has what we were looking for in his inventory -- but he can get one for us in eight-ten weeks, or he can get us one that is way bigger than we need in two weeks. Another dealer says the smallest pontoon he sells is 24 feet long with a 110HP outboard at $50k -- quite a bit more boat that this retired couple needs. Then I saw that Arbor Vitae Marine listed several boats in our size range (16' to 18') and price range ($20K to $25K) on their web site inventory so my wife and I decided to stop in and take a look. An hour or so later we sealed the deal and our new pontoon was on the way to our lake. For us the buying experience at Arbor Vitae Marine was excellent. The owner showed us all the boats in their inventory that were in our price range and met our needs. She clearly explained the features and options and took plenty of time to make us feel like Arbor Vitae Marine really appreciated our interest in their boats and wanted our business. As a first time pontoon buyer I feared it might be worse than buying at new car in the 1970's, but shopping with them was like dealing with a neighbor. After we purchased the boat the mechanics at Arbor Vitae Marine set it up with the outboard we selected and the owners delivered it to our dock (they just happen to live on the same lake that we do) two days later. After a short tutorial we were on the water enjoying our first pontoon ride around the lake. Arbor Vitae Marine sells Avalon Pontoons (which I will review in another Yelp posting specific to the brand) but l have to say here that the fit and finish and the overall quality of the boat is worth a five star review. I would recommend that anyone in the market for a new pontoon stops in at Arbor Vitae Marine to take a good look the Avalon brand. We selected a 25HP Tohatsu outboard for our boat. For me this was a motor I was not familiar with but after reading a bunch of on-line reviews it seemed to be a quality machine at a good price and I had no hesitation in selecting it for our boat. (I'll review the outboard separately at a later time) We plan to continue working with Arbor Vitae Marine for "winterization," storage, and "summerization," and for any service needs that arise in the future. I will amend my review as necessary after such service is rendered -- but for now, my initial experience is five stars -- as good as it gets.

BEWARE - Go Elsewhere! This company will not work with you under any circumstances. They're only…read moreinterested in taking your money, and once they have it, good luck getting any help or flexibility. They'll hide behind their "policies" instead of being reasonable or helping good, repeat customers who take great care of their rentals. I'm warning future renters - stay away. It's only a matter of time before you experience the same treatment I did. There are plenty of other honest boat rental places out there - don't waste your time or money here.

Great place. Friendly people that actually want to help instead of make excuses. Quality work…read moredone on time. They rarely say no, which I love. I'll be back every boating season

Zero stars! We should have believed the numerous reviews warning us about how Tom is a swindler…read more We rented a boat from them last year and had a positive experience (sans Tom) so we returned again hoping to support a local business. Upon returning the boat we received a call from Tom informing us two bumpers and an extension cord were missing. My husband informed him we never received the aforementioned items and even commented how odd it was they didn't provide us any this year as they did last year. He essentially told us since we signed off on the checklist his employee conducted that we were SOL. My husband and I were adamant we never received the items. Tom even went as far to insinuate someone must have stolen them off our pier when we weren't looking. He ended up charging us $100 for the two bumpers and the cord, which at most cost $50. Renters beware, it appears this is a common business practice of his. Do yourself a favor and believe the reviews! We will definitely be taking our business elsewhere next summer.

I would give 0 stars if I could…read more... We were so excited to come to St. Germain! A friend of ours had planned a trip the year earlier & came home raving about it, so when she shared she was planning a group trip, we jumped on it. Let me start by clarifying, the area is wonderful! I would recommend a St. Germain trip to anyone. Even the employees at St. Germain Sport Marine, I believe I spoke with a Carla and a Rocky (it's been a few months, forgive me). They were lovely. I knew something was off the first time I had to interact with Tom. See, since we were going on a group trip our reservation was made under the name of my wonderful friend organizing the trip. It was a weekend trip for 16 people. We would get in on Friday and leave on Sunday, so we all rented the snowmobiles for Saturday & Sunday. Unfortunately, my husband & I had a family emergency that occurred a week & a half before the trip. This required us to only be able to attend Saturday. Meaning I needed to adjust our rental from 2 days to 1. When I called, Carla was so kind. Explained we had a reservation for months, already paid our deposit, just unfortunately needed to adjust our rental. She said it would be no problem & assured me the adjustment was made. She was so sincere and sweet. The next day, I had a follow up question so I called and spoke to Rocky. She had the same manner. Reassuring & kind due to our unfortunate situation. This was so nice as we were very much looking forward to this trip & were trying our best to make it work. Two days later I was jolted when Tom called revoking the 1 day rental. This was shocking as we had already paid & were bringing 16 people's business. You would think they would give a little. So I asked Tom what was best to do as I did not want to pay $400 to rent for 2 days when we only needed 1 day. Tom said cancel & come in day of to see if a mobile was available. At this point we were 1 week out from the trip & again trying to make this happen, so I agreed. 6 days later, we started the trek to Wisconsin. I called Tom, knowing I was a day early, to see if he would let me reserve a mobile so we knew there'd be no issue Sat morning. He begrudgingly did, but made me pay another deposit, even though I had already paid the initial deposit from the 1st reservation. Tom would not transfer the deposit over. When I say he was everything but accommodating I mean it. Not to mention every time you talk to him all you are thinking is "this guy is so rude. He loathes interacting with you. Why would he be in this business?" I digress. Tom was not sensitive at all to the human nature of our situation, we had a family loss within weeks of our trip (a trip we had been planning for months) that required us to alter our trip. He made us cancel our reservation a week out, just to remake our reservation, for the same mobile, and make us pay a 2nd deposit. He did all that simply because he could. Now to get to the real issue. Saturday goes off with out a hitch. We leave at 7:00 AM Sunday morning, drop off the snowmobile & keys in a drop box (no one is there that early) & go on our merry way. Weeks go by and I notice on our credit card there is a $350 charge still floating for St. Germain. I think huh, that's weird. Call them. Of course I get Tom. He tells me the charge should have dropped off, he'll check & call me back. Calls me back 2 days later & tries to tell me that we damaged the snowmobile & they are not dropping the charge. When I say I had to pick my jaw up off the floor, I mean it. I was shaking. My husband and I in no way did any activity that could even slightly damage this vehicle. We were in a line of 8 snowmobiles all day. With only 1 couple with prior driving experience. We were extremely cautious. Not to mention the amount of people out drinking. I was a nervous wreck. Also, Tom said they would send pictures of the damage. I wanted to see it. Never got one email. One picture of the damage we allegedly did. Point being do not trust these people and take pictures Of your mobiles prior to use as I am convinced our damage existed prior to us taking the vehicle!!

Rented a sled for 3 days, easy pickup and drop off, fair price. Had to replace carbides after the…read morefirst day no hassle got them changed and back on the trails within 30 minutes. Will rent again when I go back.

Rented a sled when we had a break down, nice new sled and a fair price!…read more We also use Matt for all our dock and lift needs during summer!

Paul is the greatest. Can you believe he coached me on how to make a better deal with a competing…read moreboat dealer. How can one ask for better then that? And his service is good, too. Has a boat landing on Big Stone right across the street.

Ginger filled up our tank and we also bought some things. Great family owned business. Fair…read moreprices and high quality service.

Lakeside has proven more reliable than Yelp, as this is my second attempt to file this review…read more We are newbies and were searching for a boat lift for our new pontoon. Already with bids from competitors, we asked our boat dealer -- with no skin in the game -- for recommendations, and he specifically suggested that Floe makes good lifts. That led us to speaking with Adam and his family at Lakeside. The team was patient with all our questions. They even performed a last-minute change to the sidedness of the lift when we decided to reconfigure our dock. And our new Floe lift works well and looks great -- thanks, Lakeside!

I was an owner of a Flow lift for many years. Never let me down and I was not about to change…read more I'm sure you can agree, when it comes to things like this, good relationships are critical to a good end result! I looked for a local dealer that I could establish a relationship with. After talking with a couple folks in the area between Minocqua and Eagle River, I came across Lakeside Dock and Lift in Minocqua. I stopped in their store and was happy to find this was a well-equipped dealer with lots of docks and accessories available. I purchased a new canopy for my lift from Lakeside and what I got was a first-class product and it fit perfectly. After seeing many of my neighbors with power lifts, I decided to go back to Lakeside to look at what they had to offer. I was surprised (and happy) to see Andy Passow handling sales for Lakeside. As with every other time I have had dealings with Andy previously at a local snowmobile dealer, Andy has taken good care of me every time I've needed something. This time was no exception. I told him what I was looking for and he pointed out everything I needed and said they had everything in stock, and he could have it installed quickly. My lake home on Lake Minocqua is my weekend getaway, so I'm not typically there during the week. Andy said "that's not a problem", in a few days he sent one of their techs over during the week to my house with all the equipment and installed everything perfectly! When I returned the next weekend, everything was installed and waiting for me. Andy made everything quick and easy and my summers of manually cranking my lift up and down are over! The power lift worked perfectly and since Lakeside added that to my lift last summer, I can raise my boat out of the water without leaving my seat! If you need ANYTHING for a boat lift, Andy Passow and Lakeside Dock and Lift is the only place I would go! Give Andy a call, you'll be glad you did!

I was going to pass on leaving them a review but when you send a message begging for a 5 star…read morereview, this is what you get. Hired this dealership to move a Jayco 40' bungalow for us as they were the ones who originally set it in its spot when it was new. it needed to be moved 30 miles NW. Driver called. He was late and was now at wrong campground to pick up. He showed up with a 1/2 ton truck to tow this trailer that weighed close to 11,000 pounds. Hooked it up, no tools with him, no air to check tires, squatted the truck of course. Driver hauled it fine and put it exactly where I wanted it the first time. He knew what he was doing and this is the only reason the rating wasn't lower. Not bad for $12 a mile, $360?

Terrible installation ended up destroying the product and then they had to intention of standing…read morebehing their work. Had canvas replaced on a 2018 Jayco Pop up. The installation was so terrible it ended up destroying to new canvas after 6 uses. I called and sent pics of what happend and they made every excuse in the book on how it wasn't their fault. Pictures don't lie. Even sent the pics to a places that specializes in canvas install and they couldn't believ how cobbled the install was. Basically the height of the canvas was installed uneven and it ripped off from the bottom when the camped was popped up. Recieved new canvas and installed myself after they basically ghosted me by not calling back about part availablity or the real problem.. What a joke.