I recently purchased a new boat from Abel's Marine. Katrina and her entire staff were great! If…read morelooking for a boat or service for your boat I highly recommend Abel's Marine!

Abel Marine On 4/29/2026 I took my Release Tarpon Bay 17…read moreboat in for a water pump and it was running rough. Wanted a new water pump and figure out what the issue was with rough running condition. Two (2) weeks later I called them to see what progress they had made. Said oh we were going to call you today. She said the lower unit had a grinding noise in it, also added tilt/trim needed to be rebuilt. I asked what about it running rough, said could not find an issue with it. Said it would be a rough Estimate of 4 hours at $170/hr to diagnose lower unit issue. I told them to rebuild the tilt/trim and they didn't have an Estimate for that (my fault for not pressing for an Estimate). Told me a new lower unit would be $3800.00 without labor, I felt that was too much. Told them to reinstall lower unit with no water pump. I picked up the boat 2 weeks later when finished, left my lock on the hitch, asked where the key was said they didn't know. Got boat home, took lower unit off and heard no grinding, cap for input shaft had rust on it which they said entire lower unit was rusted. I purchased a new water pump assembly, new bearing cap. Installed on boat and put new oil in to proper levels. I installed new plugs which were replaced 8 months ago. Lower plug #4 came out real hard. Test ran boat and still ran like crap, rough running again. This is after I paid them $2054.76 for I guess nothing but a rebuilt tilt/trim assembly. I did a compression test on it: cyl: 1= 175psi cyl 2= 165psi cyl 3= 160psi cyl 4= 148psi. I then took it to another Suzuki dealer told them runs rough with the compression numbers I had. Also said noise (grinding) in lower unit. They called 2 days later and said cleaned carbon from motor, had good compression but still ran rough. Said new plugs I installed on cyl 3 & 4 were all rusty. They called Suzuki, Manufacturer told them to take all plugs out, put motor vertical, run water through muffs and look for water. Water was coming out cyl 3 & 4. That ment that the head or block had a crack. It was running on a maximum of 3 cylinders. So, I purchased a new motor. Abel Marine didn't check the engine out, screwed me on diagnosis for lower unit and took me for a ride on the tilt/trim assembly. I will NEVER recommend them to ANYONE !! Why are people not truthful and incompetent?? Guess they thought I was stupid. Lesson learned !!

Great service first time visit with 90 HP ETEC JET. WILL support. Got me on the water quickly.read more

Great staff, family run, very knowledgeable and helpful. Saved us a ton of time and moneyread more

By far one of the best experiences I've had. Great hospitality, beautiful and quiet location…read more Highly recommend!

This place is awesome, my friend stores he 268 commander there and i love going with him to pick it…read moreup, everyone is super cool and they sell gas there too, dope.

They have pretty much closed. Nothing there except dry storage. No other services. No bait.read more

drinks were great under the tiki. food truck served great sticks and rings starting at 3…read more brilliant. we came by boat but we'll come by car next time!

WARNING! Make sure you get a written estimate for the work to be done. Florida statute requires…read morethis for work over $250 and can only be waived (in writing) by the customer. I authorized work based upon a verbal quote. When they called to review the invoice, they told me the acid wash took an extra hour ($135). When I objected, they said it was a common practice to proceed, without notifying the customer, if the overage was under ten percent (10%). Eventually, they took that amount off the invoice. When I received the invoice there was a $50 "shop charge" that had not been discussed with me over the phone. I sent an email, objecting to that charge and the overall experience of getting, not one, but two surprise charges. I received a call from Stacy (who I was informed later was the owner). After explaining the situation, she started yelling at me and how they're trying to run an honest business, etc. I had to abruptly end the conversation by asking her to respond to my email in writing. She never did. I've never been talked down to as a customer and would not recommend them.

Great staff! Great service!…read moreClean Bathrooms! Great location! Fair prices. A value for your money.

If you need something today, they likely have it or so does West Marine. Both are certainly not…read moreinexpensive. Amazon will have it for far less but in a few days. Further, the ladies that work in the store are less than pleasant. You better know exactly what you want as they will offer little help but dish up plenty of attitude and misinformation. I shop there only when necessary.

Good selection of products , help full staff and reasonable prices…read moreYou still need to know what you need , a little research go's a long way Marty S Punta Gorda fl

By far the fastest mechanic around!! Very reasonably priced especially compared to the over priced…read moremarinas. I will be using Scott again in the future. Highly recommend

Zach is a very nice young man, and easy to work with. Our…read moreboat was in desperate need of a good cleaning so we decided to give them a try. They went above and beyond our expectations. Give them a call. You won't be disappointed.

Asked for recommendation for a detailer on a facebook boating group and SWFL was recommended by a…read moredozen or more people. Have to say I am truly impressed with their work, I have had some great details in the past, but my boat has never looked this good before, even brand new. Highly recommend them; professional, hard working, obsessive about the quality of their work, and very competitive pricing. Also recommend their ceramic coating service as they are certified on it and use only the best products - compare that with others who use gimmicky ceramic products that do little to protect your surfaces long term. Highly recommend