First off I normally don't do reviews etc. unless it is to point out exceptionally poor or great…read moreservice. In the process of retiring for the second time and being a boater for over 55 years my focus was on upsizing my vessel. After many months of weighing what I wanted, I settled on a traditional yacht design and went for a 1980s Hatteras 53' Waiting too long for a private seller to decide I came across an ad for a 1984 Hatteras Classic 53 and got in touch with the broker Stephen Palmer from Dennison. I absolutely despise pushy sales people and held my breathe on the way to tour the Hatteras. That became my lucky day. Stephen showed the vessel, explained everything possible about her, and answered all my questions. He stood by me and helped negotiate in a very fair way, taking everyone and everything into consideration. His guidance on every step along this long and sometimes scary journey of buying a large older yacht, exceeded my expectations. His knowledge of yachts, the process, boat handling, and local knowledge of where to get help was phenomenal. The processing and documentation team also did a great job of keeping me informed. Stephen definitely has created a positive experience for me and image for Denison Yachting! Buying or selling I highly recommend him. Kudos to Stephen Palmer and Denison team. His link below: Copy and paste, as you can see it is the true url to Denisonyachtsales.com and Stephen's page. Happy boating! https://www.denisonyachtsales.com/2023/01/stephen-palmer-virginia-yacht-broker/?srsltid=AfmBOooaY3K2gy0Y-VEr4UNovQmCRfR7_TclScNgcyPHnyrGIAg5tU2V

As I was searching for a yacht, I found listing by Denison. Information on the yacht listing is…read moreincorrect and misrepresenting the actual yacht.

Great service. Very honest. I repowered and had some minor issues and they took good care of it…read moreunder warranty

Dusky Marine provides a well rounded options for boat lovers! They have knowledgeable parts crew…read morealong with onsite re-powering service! Highly recommended even if you do not own a Dusky!

I just sold a 48 Viking through HMY in a timely manner and throughly enjoyed the experience. David…read moreDotterweich our yacht broker was a real please from start to finish overcoming obstacles to make everything a smooth transaction. His assistant Stephanie Fells was on point and very reactive when needed. Continuing the journey with purchasing another boat with this HMY team which has been very enjoyable process. Thank you David and Stephanie!!!

First, consumer caution on "good" reviews (often placed by employees, family, friends); negative…read moreones can represent less than 5% of the disenchanted, who can't be bothered and need to move on (or are too embarrassed to admit being "had"). HMY boasts 15 locations. Really? Jacksonville is actually a rented post office box in a mall UPS store. If looking for the Bahia Mar office in Ft. Lauderdale, lotsa luck; the two valets AND the main hotel desk had no idea where their office was, and couldn't find it in their directory. Another Palm Beach location had NO office, just a tiny marina with no one around. Miami Beach office was in a tired mini-mall behind a restaurant/bar. Newport's Christie's Landing office was locked but a note on the door said they were down on the docks (really? In January?). The Charleston office was unlocked (front door and 2nd floor office door, no one present, waited and read for an hour; no one returned, left after 5 pm with doors still unlocked (after dark). I bought a boat through the Charleston office (a "double-ender" in that no other broker was used). That salesman later offered to take my like-new Livingston catamaran dinghy with steering console, almost new 15-hp Mercury (4-stroke) and all tanks, cables, gear as the boat was dragging from davits and I had to keep piloting north. I asked about it later and he said the motor (hardly used, under 50 hours) needed some repairs. He never contacted me again until I asked, saying he "then helped his friend to it" although the broker always had my phone number, address, email. Stored the boat in his backyard, said I could pick it up anytime. Boat without the motor (and both had been set up with each other) was little value without the like-new motor. I had paid for both and all the related gear, connections and HE earned a commission on that too. It was literally stolen from me knowing I was back in Nova Scotia, likely saying it was abandoned. It was not. They had suddenly gone silent to get the deed done (obviously lying on the state forms) for his friend (an electrician, who'd done work on my big boat and was instantly paid). Friend helping friend and screwing customer. HMY offered me an insulting 25-hundred, which I refused. They're NOT the company geared to "do the right thing." It wouldn't have cost them (Moynihan) a penny; just take the cost to replace the entire rig out of that Charleston salesman's commissions. (I heard he was elevated to manager!). BEWARE! On New Year's weekend I ran into a Stuart HMY salesman who wanted to know what was going on, said he'd looked into it (seemed like a good guy) and PROMISED to get back to me on the following Monday (two weeks ago; he had my number). We then shook hands on it. He didn't. What does THAT tell you about HMY? NOT quality people, and their legal history might also verify that. Look it up. BEWARE! After that terrible experience (theft, really) a St. Petersburg HONEST yacht broker heard what'd happened and summed it up: "actions and companies like that give the rest of us in this industry a bad name!" (There are some good boat brokers out there and I've dealt with some.) If you think I'm just an old quack, I did investigations for the Connecticut State Police years ago; ex US navy, broadcaster, civic volunteer, member of local police board, constantly give back.

Located in warehouses just north of Griffin between 441 and the Turnpike, this boat mechanic is…read moreresponsive, knowledgeable, and fair. You can feel confident that Frank and his staff will get you set right to have your boat water ready. Good communication, thorough inspection of boat, and detailed in their work. Tip if bringing your boat in on a trailer, don't go in the entrance with the Ody's cafe sign on the fence otherwise you might get stuck at the end.

Excellent work, very knowledgeable and fair prices. Frank is a master mechanic and very helpful…read more What more could you want?

If you're looking for a honest boat dealer look no farther. Dealing with Richard the owner, Stella…read morehis wife and Ryan in sales was an amazing experience. From the sale to working through issues was easy and trouble free. I've never bought anything or dealt with any sales person that was as upstanding as Richard and his crew! Highly recommend this boat dealership.

Total incompetent 20 hour service oil dipstick was not put in tube repair on scratch did not need…read moregel coat was buffed out by another marina over charged me 500 dollars on console cover never recorded sale of boat with key west never connected head in console was told boat had half a tank of gas well 1/4 was more like it overall bad dealer

Been trying for over a month to simply schedule a service call - multiple calls from me - SHOULD…read moreNOT BE THIS HARD

Drove in here with my boyfriend to look at boats. Not a single person greeted us. Went inside and…read moresaw a lady on the phone. She didn't acknowledge us didn't say "one min" just ignored us. If you want shitty service this is the place

Absolutely fantastic Marina and boat service! Great customer service and very knowledgeable staff…read more We have been boating 15+ years and this is by far the best service we have received at any marina / yard. Marina manager Marisela is amazing and made sure our entire experience was beyond our expectations. Thank you Marisela and the service team!

Previously Angler's Avenue Marine Center, and not to be confused with the other Nautical Ventures…read morelocation on South Bryan Road,I've done business with this marina under various names and different ownerships over the past decade and have never been disappointed. Over that period of time it has constantly continued to improve and is now what I would consider to be the best marina around offering a total range of marine services and equipment. It by and far has the best bang for your buck for experienced labor, good workmanship, parts and equipment. I also like their location on the Dania Cut Off, which is far less cramped and more spacious than those located along the Intracoastal which always seem to have a more rushed more hassle of an environment in which to perform marine services.

Many thanks to Just Cat.! Very professional: they know what they're talking about, they know what…read morethey're doing. We're lucky to have them. Special thanks to Laurent, Tony and Andres: thank you guys !

Great experience with Just Cats. They showed up as stated and completed a turbo replacement on…read moreschedule was impressed with the speed and competence of the diesel techs and the work was done at a very fair price. I would not only use them again but would hope I was near them if and when trouble arises...many thanks S/V Freyja crew!

Previously Angler's Avenue Marine Center, I've done business with this marina under various names…read moreand different ownerships over the past decade and have never been disappointed. Over that period of time it has constantly continued to improve and is now what I would consider to be the best marina around offering a total range of marine services and equipment. It by and far has the best bang for your buck for experienced labor, good workmanship, parts and equipment. I also like their location on the Dania Cut Off, which is far less cramped and more spacious than those located along the Intracoastal which always seem to have a more rushed more hassle of an environment in which to perform marine services.

Our salesman, Scott Maravilla was super helpful! He sold us our first Hobie Compass Kayak in 2023…read more Our experience at NV was great and we loved it so much we went back to purchase a second one (2024). I was looking for a very specific color, which had apparently been discontinued. Scott worked hard for me and was able to find exactly what I was looking for. Our second Hobie Compass was delivered last Wednesday and in the water by Saturday.