Kelly&#x27;s Port

(8 reviews)

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Great Customer Service! I called and talked on the phone for about 25 minutes going over my riding…read morestyle, what boat and waves I'm riding and after, I landed on the choice of this board and they had it labeled and shipped out same day and had it 5 days later in Cali. They took the time to write a note and hooked it up with some merch. I also found the same board and got to rent it out while I waited and found this board to be exactly what I was looking for. Great Staff at Wake Effects!

Great selection of MasterCrafts. Staff is top notch and very helpful. Laid back atmosphere, with…read moretons of Water sports equipment. A "must see" if you are at the Lake of the Ozarks!!!

MarineMax Lake Ozark

3.7

Here's a good one...never buy a boat on EBAY! Or from these liars!…read moreMarineMax listed a Nautique Air SV211 on EBAY and represented it as EVERYTHING works! HAH! The ONLY thing that worked was the radio and even then the remote did not. This boat was SOOOO neglected that another Nautique dealer in Michigan just shook their heads and basically said "told you so". They did a masterful job putting the old gal back on her feet after I paid out another 8k! I complained to the Sales Manager and he basically told me pound sand.. you bought a "used" boat. CORRECTION...I bought a majorly misrepresented boat from a bunch of liars.... Caveat emptor anyone choosing to deal with these guys...

We have a 2007 Sea Ray sundancer and we bought it from MarineMax in 2016. We love the people there…read moreand everyone is so kind. If anything needs to be done to our boat it's MarineMax and nothing else. And whenever we take our boat in we know it's going to run better than ever when we get it back. Defiantly recommend MarineMax Lake Ozark for your next boat! And don't worry about getting a bad salesmen, because there are none

All About Boats

2.0

Expressed an interest in a boat listing, and was contacted by a sales representative, who asked if…read moreI would want my trade to be evaluated. I gave him the information and he responded that his boat was already discounted, and that they would not consider taking my trade. Just dismissed me outright, and ended the conversation without considering that I could have purchased the boat without the need for trading my current boat in to bring down the cost. They apparently don't realize that there are plenty of other options available to me. My current boat is in great condition, I'm in no hurry, and as summer winds down, the opportunities will only increase. Don't waste your time with these morons.

Good experience with the service center staff. Got my boat in and repaired in a decent amount of…read moretime. And they were working with my insurance company until I got the repair cost. Repaired out of pocket instead.

MarineMax Osage Beach

3.7

We have dealt with Marine Max for our Sea Ray in the past, and service department was great…read more However, we went to purchase a floatation device for a disabled family member today, even though it was 50% more than the manufacturer website, because we wanted it now, this is what they unapologetically sold us at their full overprice. They did tell us how to clean it up though, how thoughtful. Formula has much better prices on accessories. Live and learn....

Can't say enough about how responsive MarineMax has been. We bought a used boat and had some issues…read moreright of the bat. Both mobile and in-house crew are awesome to work with. We are new boat owners and Byron returned my calls when we broke down on Lake and helped us figure out what to do. Had it into their shop twice and when same issue happened again, they did the right thing and made it right.

Freshwater Marine Sales & Service

Great service and staff with very reasonable prices. And the owner Mark is great to work with.read more

From the owner: Our services include:…read more + Winterization and dewinterization services + Repairs at your dock + Diagnosis and repair + Over 30 years marine repair experience + Inboard and outboard repair + Full parts and service + Marine Transport + Fair rates quick service + Boat & RV Storage + Boat, Trailer and Consignment Sales + Boat Engine & Drive Repair & Service + PWC Repair all makes and models + 40+years experience repairing Boats & PWC's all brands, makes & models, outboards & inboards. Dealer for Interstate Battery, Medart Marine, and Land-N-Sea

Pier 45 Auto and Boat

1.0

This place is the epitome of buyer beware. Do not waste your time. Everything I looked at had rust…read morecovered up but in the ad posted was "Rust-Free". I highly recommend you go elsewhere. Also, check google reviews for other horror stories. You're welcome.

If I could give no stars I would. Steer clear of this "dealership." We bought a 2003 Ford F-350 and…read morehave spent THOUSANDS since we purchased this truck 4 months ago. The owner is trash and only cares about himself and will tell you anything to make his money.

Surdyke Yamaha

2.5

(65 reviews)

We had an absolutely fantastic experience with our Surdyke boat rental and wave runner. Both were…read morein excellent condition--clean, well-maintained, and ready to go--making it easy for us to enjoy a wonderful day on the lake, complete with a Sunset Cruise at the end of a fun day! The whole experience was smooth, fun, and exactly what we were hoping for. My only tip, and this is completely on me, is to double-check which location you need to go to since they have two spots on the lake. Once we figured that out, everything was great. We will definitely be back and would highly recommend Surdyke to anyone looking for a great lake day!

Jet ski Rental was good and everyone was very friendly easy to work with. Would definitely use…read moreagain.

Midwest Boating Center

Started with a phone, called ended with expert service and a new boat. Professional, knowledgeable…read moreand simply easy to work with. Drove past this place several times, beyond glad we stopped.

Kelly's Port

3.4

(18 reviews)

I have had a VERY good experience dealing with Kelly's Port at Lake of the Ozarks…read more We began dealing with them last summer - ultimately bought a boat there. We've dealt with both Sales (Lucas R) and Service. We have also had interactions with Kyle Kelly. All of it has been really outstanding. They clearly understand the concept of customer service and priority. Recently hauled our boat down for a special repair - Monday AM - left here early - got there at 8:30 - and their service techs were waiting on me. Literally 46 minutes later - I was OUT of there - with FIXED BOAT in tow and headed back to Kansas City - and home by 12:30. Sometimes you run into an operation that "gets it" when it comes to customer service - and they certainly do! They get my highest recommendation and have earned me as a long term customer.

Bought a used Benny. 2.5 years old...120 hours. It was great but needed a little warranty work…read more The service department came to my dock and did what needed to be done Boat sale? Great experience Service? Ditto Questions? Answered quickly and professionally.

Pointe Oasis

4.7

(25 reviews)

I'm giving them a 5 for their service/pleasant attitude, rental rates, and willingness to help…read more Only drawback, and I didn't subtract points because they were so accommodating, was "bragging about the fleet". Granted, our boat had about 400 hrs on it/wasn't that old, it was just a rough boat concerning throttle response, steering and a few gauges were pretty flakey. I was t expecting a Donzi, but our particular boat, was a rental, that appeared to be driven pretty hard. Overall though, I would definitely recommend

The best service. So friendly and helpful. We are not expert boaters but the owners took their time…read moreand gave us all the information we needed. Would highly recommend!

Iguana Marine Group

4.0

(4 reviews)

Great place to get a boat or accessories from. From the sales guy, through the sales manager,…read morefinance department, and parts department, everyone was very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend them for all your boating needs. Update: Jacob, our sales guy, has been terrific long after the sale. Thanks and hope people are coming your way.

Just bought a Cruisers Yachts from Iguana. Had great interactions from Steve at sales, Travis and…read moreBob in Service, and Joel as one of the owners. What a delightful experience. They knew the product and bent over backwards at transport and delivery to the East Coast. Top notch organization.

Motor Medic Small Engine & Boat Repair

3.6

(5 reviews)

Brandon was fantastic. Great, prompt service at a great price. I would recommend Brandon and Motor…read moreMedic to anyone. Thanks Motor Medic!!

comes out promise of 100 to travel to my house and 100 to diagnose. First he says my utv has…read morenegative vacuum which is his claim why it doesn't start. He's gonna adjust the valves and should be good. Then says he seen some gunk in my carb but he doesn't think that's why it fails to run and mentions that the intake was partially open, ya know sucking dust directly into the carb. Which my complaint was it ran great then gradually got worse to the point where it didn't start. Doesn't clean carb just leaves my rig disassembled. He then claims it's the stator because my solid spark Doesent look blue enough, and that the stators for these things are really expensive. he looks the part up from his supplier right with me standing there and says oh i guess it ain't bad but ya 200 and something. I said to order it and he says he normally needs money down but since under 300 he's not worried about it. 5 or so days later they request money to order the part. I sent anyway plus the agreed 200 except the part had now got 100.00 more expensive still whatever. There's not a lot of mechanics at the lake so I just sent. Week goes by without hearing anything I contact the wife on their business page she says she has to check and blames the delay on me not sending the money that wasn't requested or required And then says he will be out in the next 2 days. She was then rude and condescending and I called her out on it, then blocks me from the business page of the business I'm dealing with. He eventually text me says the part isn't in from his supplier blaming the post office being shut down. The next week he still claims the part isn't in after some back and forth arguing he sends a snap of a part that's 12.00 range and I respond my part was 12.00. Give a dumb excuse then sends a snap of the estimated delivery of a stator if you order now, not an ordered part. I call him out on that and for the fact he's buy cheap knock pff parts from Amazon and being the only Amazon customer in the world that it takes a month to get what they ordered. I then tell him to refund my money and he says he'll bring my part. I'm not a mechanic and I certainly wouldn't use anything other than oem parts. More back and forth arguing and insults so I leave a review on Google and say if you refund the money for the parts you can keep the original 200 and I'll delete the review. He refused and then had one of his friends leave a negative fake review on my business that he had no affiliation with what so ever. He came to my house and broke my personal machine. And had them leave a review on my business. Then he seen I was bbb accredited and tried to leave a negative review on my bbb page, which they denied. Then later sends me a pic of a stator unpackaged because he didn't want me to see the brand. This guys is lower than low and his wife you see on here is just as bad. For 2 days they kept sending stuff like my birth year and calling me James instead of Jim as if they ciphered some secret code not being smart enough to understand Jim is short for James. Do not do business with these people they just scammers, I'm guessing the positive reviews they have are his buddies being he uses them to post negative reviews on people. Either way this has to be one the most insane experiences I've had at the lake and I've felt with a lot of bad businesses out here

Kelly's Port - boatdealers - Updated August 2026

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