Friendly and helpful during initial phone conversation. First interaction with this business. My…read more20+ year old four-stroke outboard had been running rough. I admit to not keeping an appropriate maintenanc/winterization schedule for several years. The shop team cleaned, diagnosed, replaced the impeller, serviced the lower unit, repaired or corrected several other problems with the motor. They also checked and greased the trailer bearings. Checked the trailer lights. Lubed the steering system. Very thorough and efficient. The bill for services was perfectly reasonable. I would recommend Sodak's Marina. Positive experienc.

We live in Florida, where boats are quite plentiful, but we saw what we were looking for at Sodak's…read moreMarina in South Dakota. The Owner/Operator (Brandon) was so delightful, honest and went well above and beyond what was expected to put this deal together. Everything was exactly as stated, maybe even a little better than that. Brandon packed up our boat like it just came off the assembly line, in fact it was so beautiful upon arrival that we did not want to unwrap it. I would definitely recommend this outfit to any one, anywhere looking for a boat. You don't find businesses like this very often. What a truly wonderful experience this was for us.

Our second time with Lakeside was great again! We called to reserve a boat outside of peak dates…read moreand we're lucky to get a big pontoon for a group of 8 folks. Plenty of room to fish, and listen to music. The carpet was super wet, not sure how that happened but everything did get soaked on the floor. But, we couldn't complain to much. Even with cloudy weather we had a great time and kept the boat all day. Drop off and pick up were easy peezy. We'll definitely continue to use LFR for our summer and fall trips up north.

I am so, so disappointed. Renters beware! I am sad to leave my first-ever negative review, but your…read morelife and health might depend on this one. After renting the "top of the line" 2007 tritoon from Lakeside Fun Rentals August 2024, along with a tube/rope for a day of family fun on the lake, we were horrified by the lack of cleanliness and upkeep on the boat, the musty/moldy (and not close to sufficient for the listed passenger count) life jackets, and the lack of a safety flag-- which the company said was unnecessary because it was "not legally required in the state of South Dakota". These red flags should have been enough to warn us away, but with no way to get our money back for the full day's rental at that point, we decided to make the best of it, get our own life jackets, and make a day of it. My husband is someone whose professions leads him to see the outcomes of emergencies regularly and is one of the most overly cautious folks you will ever meet with our children's health and safety because he's witnessed time again what careless or reckless behavior can lead to. In spite of all safety measures imaginable in place, after a few short hours on this boat, our 17-year-old son was nearly taken out by the metal piece of the boat which holds the rope to the boat careening back at him, nearly missing his head. This mechanical disaster obviously cut our day at the lake short. Even the gentleman who came to pickup the boat remarked that the mechanical error was truly alarming and that we were lucky no one had been injured. To be clear-- our family has been regularly boating for decades-- mainly on our family's Malibu in Idaho-- but also in many rentals at many lakes over the years. We know our way around boats and what how they should work and be treated. This experience stands apart as beyond alarming and truly dangerous from beginning to end. After leaving a FB comment (after having nearly two dozen calls ignored over two weeks and having a promise from the employee who dropped off and picked up the boat to have the manager reach out to us right away also fail), we spoke to the owner, Scott, this afternoon- 19 days after the incident. Scott insisted that the mechanical error was due to "gross negligence" and "dangerous behavior" on our part likely caused by "flooring the boat" (frankly impossible due to the very low horsepower in the boat... but we digress.) Scott stated that in addition to not refunding us for the portion of the full day rental we paid for but were unable to enjoy due to the gross mechanical error, he also fully intends to keep our $500 deposit. Actually. Scott was disrespectful, dismissive and unfortunately exactly what you would expect from the owner of the company whose boat nearly did a great deal of harm, or worse, to someone we love. PLEASE beware and spread the word when considering supporting this business. We love supporting small local businesses and realize how important doing so is to our local economy-- but we warn against supporting companies like this whose products are dangerously out of repair, moldy, and without proper safety equipment, and whose ownership do not take ownership when things go wrong. We are earnestly hoping that this review will help others avoid a similar or much worse outcome and also that it might encourage the company ownership to do better for their customers and community going forward.

Over a month for a 2 or 3 day repair? Really, told me he started on it the day after I dropped it…read moreoff, called him 4 days later and said it would be a few more days, "its been crazy busy here" well obviously not working on my boat. I specifically told him if he wasn't going to work on it I would keep it in the garage until he was ready so it didn't have to sit outside! Called 13 days later and left a message to call me back with no response. He finally called my insurance agent back after they called and left a message, told them hadn't started on it but 2 others ahead of mine. Agent gave 10 days and called again, still hadn't started on it. I drove to check on boat 4 days later and almost cried with condition boat was in, tarp half off, wet leaves and sticks in boat, water soaked, tarp had water sitting in it obviously for days because it was soaked through to carpet and motor in pieces, didn't even know where my prop was for sure. Said it would be done next day, didn't get it back for 4 more days and tells me not his fault condition of boat, probably came like that. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!! I've spent about five hours trying to get boat back to condition I took it there in, and still not done. He seems knowledgable and a competent mechanic but will not take my boat back there again after being without for over a month and the poor condition it came back in, hope I get it cleaned up and don't lose to much value because of someones negligence to take care of something entrusted to their business.

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