We asked them to clean the Raycor filters on our motoryacht. After they broke the high pressure injector line, trying to bleed the air and after they stripped the threads of the injector pump, trying to replace the line they broke we took the boat back and had another technician fix the mess. We are not able to recommend First Performance Marine. . read more

Starting from owners and all coworkers this Company has knowledge, respect, smiley faces, quality of the time and schedule management, starting entering this place to go out after their service, you feel comfortable for their work and the cost as they charge. Every penny they charge totally worth it what and how they did ready your boat I don't wanna point the names because I can't say one over the other one about the quality of the work I say "I am so glad and lucky to have them like a real family" Thanks read more

Hello, I'm not much of a reviewer but I felt compelled. It's hard to find people that communicate well and do exactly as they say. I met with the owner and felt very comfortable with all we did to my 47 Sundancer. I've used first performance twice now and completely satisfied. Their crews are very polite and do great work. As everything in boating perhaps not the cheapest but the quality of the work is top notch. I will use for many years. Hard to go wrong here!! read more

Reading some of the reviews you have got to be kidding first performance marine has been in Florida for what like three decades now? Every client I've ever sent there has called me and said they were extremely impressed they couldn't believe the price of the Lift versus other guys and that's exactly what's happening today at Travel Lift in Key Biscayne was $800 first performance marine is half of that As far as demanding cash if they feel uneasy? As far as demanding cash if they feel uneasy? Boat transport, Captain work mechanical work, boat storage. no cash no splash ! we've all been screwed! I just got screwed for eight grand by a Canadian he had my driver lift the boat off said a marina was closing on Saturday and then laughed at him . after texting me thanking me for a great job,tracking units on the boat a 53 foot boat on New Year's 1500 Miles I hauled the boat through America on my Driver Took it through customs, 50 miles into Vancouver, I didn't have my passport with me I was working the West Coast of America For a while ( four months people have no problem screwing Marinas I've been in business for 28 years locally I stand by first performance I have never had a customer complain and Im there once every one to three months,different boat? different reasons, going to different places. everybody loves them there's always two sides to the story and I'm gonna bet that there's more than one side to these ! if you can't afford the boat don't buy it boating is expensive, boat transport is expensive, owning a boat is expensive, don't buy a 40 footer if you can't afford an 18 footer and to the guy you said 750 bucks for a bottom job?! when was that 1977?! are you serious Man ? you must be a Biden supporter 750 for a bottom job ?unheard of! Maybe for a Rowboat in West Virginia.. I had a look at the date to see if that review was a post to 30 years ago I had 20 footers that costed over that to paint and you were saying it should be 750 bucks? I'm sure most boaters will realize that's bullshit! it's a shame though that a good reputable business could be brought down and slandered by some jack ass with a keyboard who shouldn't own a boat I own an extremely reputable business and I take half down half on delivery because we've all been screwed! the boat owner gets the boat first we don't get paid and those are the ones who can't afford the boat if you have a legitimate gripe on the bill? you talk to the owner of the company not slander them online afterwards are you guys are unbelievable some of the reviews And just so you realize how common it is people I was extremely reputable business and I take half down half on delivery because we've all been screwed the boat owner gets the boat we don't get paid and those are the ones who can't afford on the boat if you have a legitimate gripe on the bill you talk to the owner of the company not slander them online afterwards are you guys are unbelievable ! some of the reviews!! I use first performance, I own a marine business, and I will continue to use first performance. great people great reputable business. If you give them a reason to be uncomfortable and they asked for cash? Their not holding your boat hostage! they're getting paid! it's their right as a business owner get real One of my previous businesses took credit cards we are legit , always have been, and straight up people will use any excuse To do a chargeback they might not have enough money to afford something and they'll do a chargeback on legit business Example a used $400 transmission we would sell , Spend 300 on shipping Not make anything off of the shipping , Someone can claim a eight dollar bolt is missing , And we get stuck paying the shipping bill to or fighting for our money it was such a waste of time first performance has a great reputation locally if you want to use them? go in there talk to them in and by all means try them ! don't listen to these reviews that was terrible what I just saw! really people?? Dude "thinks" he should pay $750 for a bottom job ?! I wanna THINK A NEW TURBO IN MY TRUCK IS 350 bucks and air is free ! Wait Air still free right ? If not blame it on trump Everything is trumps fault ! the paint alone Is extremely expensive even wholesale! Gotta be kidding me . Wait I know I took my yacht in there and had $20,000 worth of work done but the parking really sucks because you know there's not a lot of room on the canal in Fort Lauderdale! My crx got a ding ! therefore,,,, I want to charge back ! that's how you sound If a company has a bad reputation it's is one thing, I'm used to seeing great reviews on this company in other places, When a company has a Lotta good reviews and one or two bad ones,I try and look at the big picture everybody gets an asshole customer once in a while usually the person who can't afford to have a boat I read more

I'd advise that you read all of the reviews posted about this company. It seems they make a habit of inflating charges to be triple the estimate when you attempt to pick up your boat. Unethical. Be VERY careful to ensure you document all work and charges and ensure all is in writing and signed. Better yet, find another company to work on your boat. read more

STAY AWAY FROM THIS UNETHICAL SHADY BUSINESS! I was referred to First Performance Marina from a friend and I really wanted to like this company because it was conveniently located on the water. I live on the intracoastal and the boat requires bottom paint every year or two so they WOULD have gotten a lot of business from me. However, I had the worst experience here and their owner Bobby Banister should be ashamed of his staff if he knew how awful I was treated. I initially got a quote for bottom paint for $600-$750 since it had already been bottom painted in the past and just needed a new coat. Amy was a sweetheart on the phone and provided great customer service but I never spoke with her in person. Since the boat needed to be out of the water for the paint, I figured it would be convenient for them to install my new transducer and GPS unit at the same time. I dropped off the unit with the boat but called two different times to get a quote on this but they kept saying someone would call me back. A week later, they said it was ready and I went to pick up my boat last Friday at 3pm. I was disappointed there was a large hole that they made to the left of my Garmin screen and they installed the unit without my approval or without a price quote. I figured it would be about $750 for the paint and $300 for the transducer that I purchased separately and unit installation but I was shocked to see my bill at $2574! I couldn't believe how they would try to nickel and dime someone so much and wanted an explanation from Mark as to why it was over double of what I thought it would be. Mark couldn't even justify how my bill was so expensive so he brought it down to $1720. At this time, I was upset but just wanted my boat back. I brought out my debit card to pay and they said I would have to speak with Joellen from their accounting department because they wanted cash instead. They never once mentioned that I needed to pay cash, nor did my friend have to pay cash when he had work done a month prior. Joellen was extremely rude and is a terrible person. She said she was worried I would do a charge back even though I never once mentioned that and I offered to pay with a debit card or a check and that was impossible to charge back. She said in a very bitter voice that "If I wanted my boat back I would have to come back with $1720 cash on Monday" and proceeded to lock the door behind me early before they closed. I had no other choice but to come back with $1720 cash and now I am stuck with an ugly hole in my helm and a grudge against this establishment. Unless something is done from their owner Bobby to make this right, I will make it my mission to expose them as fraudulent crooks to everyone I know. read more

Terrible, just terrible. I used 1st performance two years ago for a bottom job. They weren't very informative of which paint we should use. We told them that we were going to move the boat to the west coast by trailer, and they recommended a paint that wouldn't hold up if we took the boat out of the water. 6 months later we had to pay to have the bottom re-done. We ended up moving the boat back to the east coast a couple of months ago. We asked around to trusted friends on who we should use to to the bottom this time. They suggested 1st Performance. We were hesitant, but figured maybe our first experience was a fluke. It wasn't. We were quoted certain prices over the phone for the work we knew had to happen. Then they kept calling and telling us other things had failed, that worked when we left the boat with them, while they had it. On the way to pick the boat up, we got a last minute phone call with another problem. The A/C pump had miraculously failed at the last second. We told them not to touch it because at this point, we had our doubly to the validity to any of their claims. When we arrived I went in and got our bill. It was 3 thousand dollars higher than anything we had discussed and now our previous working A/C didn't work anymore. They were extremely rude and held us hostage until we wired them money to release our boat. Fool me once, shame on them. Fool me twice, shame on me. read more

These guys are awesome! I had some last minute issues and they got me right in, identified the issue, fixed it and got me back on the water and at a great price. I cant say enough good things about how these guys will do anything to help you out. read more

The crew at 1st. Performance Marina did a GREAT job on my boat. I had been in the Bahamas for quite some time and the bottom was very dirty. They know what they are doing, their price was 100% fair, and they were done on time. They are also very nice and easy to deal with. I could not have been happier. read more

standard bait and switch on price.. quoted me a price, even listed on their website. then proceeded to charge me triple the price. complete rip off these people could careless. read other reviews on other sites you will see the same.. you've been warned here do not use this company you will regret it, I know I did. read more