I recently purchased a new boat from Abel's Marine. Katrina and her entire staff were great! If…read morelooking for a boat or service for your boat I highly recommend Abel's Marine!

Abel Marine On 4/29/2026 I took my Release Tarpon Bay 17…read moreboat in for a water pump and it was running rough. Wanted a new water pump and figure out what the issue was with rough running condition. Two (2) weeks later I called them to see what progress they had made. Said oh we were going to call you today. She said the lower unit had a grinding noise in it, also added tilt/trim needed to be rebuilt. I asked what about it running rough, said could not find an issue with it. Said it would be a rough Estimate of 4 hours at $170/hr to diagnose lower unit issue. I told them to rebuild the tilt/trim and they didn't have an Estimate for that (my fault for not pressing for an Estimate). Told me a new lower unit would be $3800.00 without labor, I felt that was too much. Told them to reinstall lower unit with no water pump. I picked up the boat 2 weeks later when finished, left my lock on the hitch, asked where the key was said they didn't know. Got boat home, took lower unit off and heard no grinding, cap for input shaft had rust on it which they said entire lower unit was rusted. I purchased a new water pump assembly, new bearing cap. Installed on boat and put new oil in to proper levels. I installed new plugs which were replaced 8 months ago. Lower plug #4 came out real hard. Test ran boat and still ran like crap, rough running again. This is after I paid them $2054.76 for I guess nothing but a rebuilt tilt/trim assembly. I did a compression test on it: cyl: 1= 175psi cyl 2= 165psi cyl 3= 160psi cyl 4= 148psi. I then took it to another Suzuki dealer told them runs rough with the compression numbers I had. Also said noise (grinding) in lower unit. They called 2 days later and said cleaned carbon from motor, had good compression but still ran rough. Said new plugs I installed on cyl 3 & 4 were all rusty. They called Suzuki, Manufacturer told them to take all plugs out, put motor vertical, run water through muffs and look for water. Water was coming out cyl 3 & 4. That ment that the head or block had a crack. It was running on a maximum of 3 cylinders. So, I purchased a new motor. Abel Marine didn't check the engine out, screwed me on diagnosis for lower unit and took me for a ride on the tilt/trim assembly. I will NEVER recommend them to ANYONE !! Why are people not truthful and incompetent?? Guess they thought I was stupid. Lesson learned !!

Great service first time visit with 90 HP ETEC JET. WILL support. Got me on the water quickly.read more

Great staff, family run, very knowledgeable and helpful. Saved us a ton of time and moneyread more

This Service was recommended by positive feedback by other yelp users…read more Johnny explained to me what he would have to do once I received the part. He was accommodating with the scheduling around our time availability. He came and accessed the challenge and completed the lower unit installation and also checked on other concerns we had about the boat. He explained all of his time spent. He was very efficient with his time. Great communication Easy to schedule Reasonable rates Will use this service in the future if neeed

I had a small hydraulic leak originating in my tilt & trim package - Jay and Lloyd came out and…read morediagnosed the issue on my lift (I live in Punta Gorda, south of North Port). I did not have a boat trailer, so they accommodated me and pulled my boat out at Ponce inlet on their trailer. After fixing my problem (had to replace a hydraulic connection), and painting the pipe/connection with anti-corrosive paint, they delivered my boat back to Ponce inlet. All of this at a reasonable price. I recommend these guys - good communicators, great service, at a good value.

By far one of the best experiences I've had. Great hospitality, beautiful and quiet location…read more Highly recommend!

This place is awesome, my friend stores he 268 commander there and i love going with him to pick it…read moreup, everyone is super cool and they sell gas there too, dope.

My first time needing service on my boat and they got me right in and resolved the problem. These…read moreguys have made a customer for life. Between selling me the boat and resolving this issue, I'm impressed as heck. Thank you for being honest, doing good work and taking care of me as a customer.

We were negotiating with the owner, Bryan, over a 10 day period on a $140k boat that he had for…read moresale. Yesterday I sent him a text to let him know that we were approved for the loan and asked him a couple of service questions before we came up to make an offer on the boat. He did not respond to the text. Today I texted him again and he said he doesn't know who I am. Save yourself the time and headaches of dealing with this business.

Came in to have our zipper on our cover resewn on. They got to work immediately after quoting $50…read morewhich I was thankful for but then the zipper didn't fit and the cover would not snap. After I told him it was unacceptable they said they would fix it by adding two zippers. At the end I now have 4 zippers where I previously had 1 and am stuck with a bill of $270. This company cuts and sews before it measures and remeasures. Will have to get another company to come in and fix what they did.

I pruchased a boat that was a huge project but a heck of a deal. Cody and Casey are amazing and…read morehave helped me get out on the deep blue sea. They also helped ensure that the trailer was up to DOT regulations. Call them you'll be happy you did. They answer their phones at all times of the day.

Zach is a very nice young man, and easy to work with. Our…read moreboat was in desperate need of a good cleaning so we decided to give them a try. They went above and beyond our expectations. Give them a call. You won't be disappointed.

Asked for recommendation for a detailer on a facebook boating group and SWFL was recommended by a…read moredozen or more people. Have to say I am truly impressed with their work, I have had some great details in the past, but my boat has never looked this good before, even brand new. Highly recommend them; professional, hard working, obsessive about the quality of their work, and very competitive pricing. Also recommend their ceramic coating service as they are certified on it and use only the best products - compare that with others who use gimmicky ceramic products that do little to protect your surfaces long term. Highly recommend