Talk to me before you waste your money with this woefully substandard company. They take your money and do not finish the job . I am a contractor up North I know good and bad subs Priority Marine is the worst. They never finish what they are supposed to do. read more

Horrible experience. They are unresponsive and after 2 1/2 months refused to make design chnges to our dock replacement permit. We hired another contractor who got the permit approved in 2 weeks. They will take your deposit and not do the work and then refuse to refund. Suggest stay very far away from this company. read more

What a great experience! We had a fast deadline, and Tim made it all happen. Sent us the quote/contract via email right away. Once we read and signed the contract, Chase and Dave were out here the next day. They were polite, professional & punctual -- great guys all around! We are already lined up to get a quote for more work from them. So very happy with the entire experience -- highly recommend. (note; other companies are just now getting quotes to me). Give them a call - Tim's the best! read more

Horrible Company! Run away! They partially installed my lift, left the motor and all the electrical literally on the ground and left. It took me dozens and dozens of calls and texts to get them to send out a random 3rd party guy a month later. I have low water and need the lift to spin, but they installed it, and it won't spin. I have tried hundreds of times to get ahold of them or my rep Tim. They went completely dark and could care less. They will never return a phone call. Know that if you have the slightest issue, they will NEVER HELP YOU OUT OR RETURN. You're on your own. Now I'm stuck with a pricey lift that doesn't work. This is a business run out of some guys garage in Clearwater. Don't believe me. Go to the address. read more

Contracted with Priority Marine Construction to build a small dock and install a boat lift and associated accessory items. Overall a bad experience and would not recommend doing business with this company for the following reasons: 1. Twenty six weeks to complete a job that should have taken no more that 2 - 4 weeks. No planning, no apologies, and no explanations along with limited communication. 2. The owner will decide how many holes were drilled, with no check or balance and no discussion........he all but writes his own check!! The work commenced on the 9th November 2022 and was not completed until 26 weeks later on May 9th 2023!! After demolition of the old dock, I was informed that "there will be some drilling required" and that approximately 50%, of the 12 piling holes will require drilling, at a cost of $1200.00 per hole. The contract stated " If hardpan is discovered and drilling is required, additional charges will be required." Other quotes that I had received for this job stated an additional charge of $500.00 per pile if drilling was required, $500.00 seemed to be the norm. The final invoice charged me for 11 of the 12 holes requiring drilling. I disputed this number and reviewing video noted that one of the lift piles that had to be drilled to 12 foot depth took less than 20 minutes to complete and no sign of hardpan. They were drilling mud!! I stilled got charged $1200.00 for this 20 minute hole. Note that if hardpan was encountered you would expect drilling to take a lot longer than 20 minutes, in fact when the owner quoted $1200.00 per hole he stated that in many cases it may take 1 to 2 days to drill a hole........certainly not 20 mins!!! I received a final invoice before any of the accessory items had been delivered or fitted. I informed Priority Marine Construction of this oversight, but received little to no communication with regard to a timeline to complete installation or perhaps an apology or explanation as to why this occurred in the first place. To me it seemed that this was by design rather than an oversight, as it took another 19 weeks before we could declare "Job Complete", and only because I with held payment. read more

They built a new dock for us after losing our old dock to the last unnamed storm. They did wonderful, organized work using the highest quality materials and provided two professional dock builders (Mike and Chris) that were intent on doing everything promptly and with integrity and caring. We couldn't be happier with their work and ultimately our new dock. We highly recommend them. read more

UNFULFILLED PROMISES, ZERO SERVICE AND NO RESPONSES AFTER INSTALL AND MONEY PAID! You will quickly find out that Priority is a one man show. His name is Jason and he is the "Salesman". Jason is your only contact. The problem arises after payment. Specifically, the Salesman, Jason, is still your only contact for follow up, service or the like. I can only assume he does not get paid for that, as he has zero interest in you at that point. In my case, they installed my lift last year during Covid and I made it clear that I was still trying to purchase a boat that might be a year out. Jason assured me on several occasions that it wouldn't be a problem, as they would simply come back and fit the lift for the boat when it became available. That was prior to payment. Post payment I clearly do not exist. My only recourse was to contact the lift maker, Hi-Tide Lifts, and have them assist me with the problems and adjustments as Jason and Priority Marine Construction would give a "lip service" response, if any. They specialize in ignore and waiting for you to tire of calling. There is no "service person" and the office only refers you back to Jason, the completely unavailable Salesman for post install issues. There is supposedly an owner, Bill, but he must be behind the curtain as you will never hear from him. I have waited two months from my first request for services to write this review. I have engaged in multiple phone calls, texts, and emails, all to no avail. I have bought and personally installed repair parts and stabilizers as Priority has ignored all of my pleas, even when I have offered to pay them for services that were included in my contract and previously paid for. Most recently I have had to get the name of another Hi Tide Vendor due to the complete inaction on the part of Priority. In summary, if you are lucky enough to have the lift work flawlessly at install, you may never experience my horrible experience. But if not, you will hate the day you got involved with Priority. I doubt they were like this in the past as they would no longer be in business. But clearly something has changed, which in my case is a nightmare with a $400,000 boat and $23,000 lift getting beat up unnecessarily. I hope they straighten out, but I wouldn't count on it. More importantly, I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole at this point. read more

Horrible ownership - DO NOT DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE. Very dishonest. Basically they contracted to replace the sea wall at my neighbors home. In an effort to reduce the cost of the sea wall my neighbor asked that I get an estimate for my wall. I called them and they never responded. Upon commencing the work on the sea wall they began jetting in the panels, thus causing the material behind my sea wall to wash out. I spoke with the owner of the company who agreed that their practice of jetting the panels down did cause the washing out of my fill. He also agreed to pour concrete in the holes when they poured the neighbors. (He also stated this in front of the neighbor) I informed him that I wanted an engineer to look at the sea wall and make sure everything else was ok. He agreed. I had a contractor look at the wall first who basically agreed with the owner and how to fix it. I forward the letter from the contractor to the owner who states he spoke to (via telephone) an engineer who states that he is not responsible. My first question was, what kind of sea wall engineer gives a determination over the phone? So then I hire a different sea wall engineer who agrees with the owner of the company and my contractor. He also states I have at least 10 years left on the sea wall. After sharing this with the owner, he still states that he is not responsible as I knew there was a problem with the wall; that is why I called for an estimate months ago. (Not true) So It cost me $1000 to have it backed filled and fix his destruction of my property and $350 for the engineer. **It should be noted the sea wall engineer stated that it was wrong to "jet" the panels into the ground; that they are to be pounded. I am assuming the engineer he spoke with told him the same thing as when installing the panels for the neighbor on the other side, he pounded them in........ My advice - don't use these people. read more

New to Florida, water, docks, and know nothing about any of it. All I knew was we bought a house that needed a dock replaced. Priority Marine came and gave us a quote, interestingly, high cost, but excellent because anything we didn't want was deducted from the price. So, they gave us the most expensive option up front, and worked with us to determine what we wanted, reducing the price. Nice sales tactic, it worked! The team that arrived to build the dock, were amazing. They took unbelievable pride in building the dock from scratch. They tore down the old, took it all away, and built the new one perfectly. For an anal retentive person like me, it is perfect. Every pole standing plumb, every piece of trex plank, perfect, every screen and bolt, aligned perfect. 100% perfect. And they built us a dog ramp!! The dogs can now use the ramp to get out of the water.... brilliant. Totally recommend this company, outstanding craftsmanship, and very well priced. Before and after photos attached! read more

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Had Priority Marine extend my dock, replace some damaged pilings, set new pilings for a new slip, make enhancements to an existing boat lift, and install a new 40K pound boat lift. They did high quality work. They followed up, and were very easy to work with. The owner, Bill Templeman is a seasoned boater who understands his business and is committed to satisfying the customer. He is a pleasure to work with! read more