Rented a beautiful pontoon boat for a week on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse Indiana. We loved every…read moreminute of our time out on the water!

Me and my friend were coming in to get a part for his dad and as we're about to leave and employee…read morecomes out ask my age I say 15 and he says I cannot legally drive the boat I'm driving and I told him I talked to the DNR and I have the OK And overall the employee was not Knowledgeable about the laws. If you look it up, it says 15 years of age.

Doug and his crew at Wawasee Boat Co. are all great. They treat their customers extremely well. I…read morehave been going here since I was a kid. They are closed on Sundays (just a note for my fellow heathens who don't 'do' church).

We bought our first boat here yesterday. From purchase to putting it on a trailer for our trip…read morehome, they were amazing. They took so much time on the water with us and taught us how the boat works and how to get the boat onto the trailer. Then they replaced a taillight on the trailer for free. The price for the boat was more than fair and the service was amazing! We will be going back!

Customer service here is terrible and had declined 100% in the last few years. I'm only giving this…read more2 stars because of how amazing Steve is and the sales team is. But everything else is just trash. I purchased a brand new boat last summer. I took it got to be winterized and to warranty fix my boat cover that started to tear. I picked it up and the fall afterwards and didn't look too closely. They fixed the button but not the tear. They also left greasy dirty hand prints and dirty foot prints all over my boat that were such a pain to clean up. I didn't notice the tear was till there until I pulled it out of storage. My fault for not looking at it when I picked it up in the fall. I had it brought back to fix the tear. They fixed it but they left my boat outside in the rain. To fix the cover. A bird took a crap on the back seat. They then didn't put one pole in and put another pole so tight they couldn't snap all the buttons and now another button is tearing because of it. I went to clean the bird poop off and it left behind a yellow stain that I have no idea how to get off now. Also when I picked up the bait my 7 by 5 pin adapter is no longer connected to the boat which I always leave connected. They also winterized my waverunner and when they disconnected the negative terminal from the battery they did not put the screw back in so I had to go find a new screw. They do not care about your property. I would not recommend you use them to take care of yours.

I bought a 2006 Mastercraft boat in February 2025, which seemed great at first--new motor, low…read morehours (approx. under 200), and factory ballast tanks. But after storing it at the marina prior to picking up for the first time, I found the trailer's guide poles missing, and while the sales team couldn't help, I replaced them myself. These guide poles are unique to MasterCraft trailers. When I tried towing, the trailer wiring was faulty. I fixed the ground wire and got it working. I launched the boat at my local dock, but on the first outing, the bilge pump started working overtime. I discovered the leak was from a wire running out of the transom. It took nearly four weeks as it was busy season starting the summer to get the boat into service for the local marina to fix it. Once back in the water, I found additional issues of two unsealed seacocks causing leaks, which I fixed with marine sealant. However, water kept accumulating in the bilge, and the battery alarm went off after an hour. The port ballast pump also didn't work. I took the boat back to the local marina, who later found an inboard shaft leak, a bad alternator, and faulty ballast wiring. By this point, I was frustrated--my family had only used the boat three times having to pull it out of water each run, and I'd missed great weather. Culver Portside Marina had assured me the boat was "water-ready," but they admitted it wasn't tested before sale when contacting them on the most current 3 issues being repaired and my experience so far. They offered no help with the repairs, despite me asking for at least 50% of the repair costs. The sale was "as is," per the owner of Culver Portside but these issues should've been addressed before posting sale or disclosed during the sale had it properly been tested Now we have a $1,300 repair estimate immediately after the purchase . I'd recommend anyone buying from Culver Portside ensure a thorough documented inspection and test everything before purchase, especially since it's mid-July, and I'm still waiting for repairs to finish. With school starting soon, it's tough explaining the situation to kids who were once excited upon hearing of the purchase. This was a boat they claimed to have been serviced by them the past few years.

Was lied to over and over about him showing up to instal a fish finder. He said he would be there…read moreon Friday night so we rushed up to the lake and when it started to rain I called him to make sure he would be coming & he said yes he would be there shortly so we pulled the boat out. He never showed up and didn't call. Saturday morning he text me at 7:20am and said he would be there at 8:30 am I told him we had family coming up and wanted to get the boat back in the lake. He said he would have it really. I text him at 10:00 am and he called me back said he would be there at 10:30. I text him at 12:00 and told him to forget it and he called me said he would be right there. I fixed dinner at 1:30 and he never showed up. He would text & call all afternoon and evening and then again on Sunday. He kept telling me he had everything on his truck and that he could do it quick. Very disappointed in his lack of respect. He kept saying he wants to make his mobile marina service a franchise, would be a great idea if he would follow through and show up when he said he would. I know I won't be calling him again!

This place is so bad I was consistently lied to about the progress of my repair of my boat he told…read moreme it would done tomorrow FOR 2 MONTHS I then showed up and was greatly disappointed at the state of my boat he destroyed my summer of which I was forward to following the death of my grandfather DO NOT COME HERE your better off doing it yourself

I took my boat to them for warranty repair and to have a fish finder installed. 3 weeks to get the…read morework done, but they are probably busy. They wanted to charge significantly more than they initially quoted for the fish finder work. After my complaining they reduced the labor. My biggest issue is when I got the boat home and took off the cover there was lots of fiberglass shavings at the helm and styrofoam pieces all over the place. The interior was filthy and there was lots of water in the bilge making me believe that they stored the boat in their yard with the cover off (I delivered it clean with the cover on). Not a professional operation in my opinion.

In March of 2025 my 2024 Lund Impact 1775 was at Lake Drive Marina for warranty work. The rear…read morecasting deck was installed tilted by the manufacturer. In an attempt to correct this problem, long self tapping screws were used. This caused an unsafe situation for myself and ruined the ice container. I took the boat back and the question to me was"do you even use this as an ice bucket". I had hoped their only concern was to return my boat to its original condition. I was told then they would order a new container; to date nothing has been done to rectify this. I have stopped in to the dealer twice and have called many times each with an answer that they will call me back but that has not happened. Due to heart issues I am on blood thinners and the screws that went into the rod area poised a safety concern for me because I bleed very easily. I did replace those screws with stainless steel bolts. They did remove the screw that ruined the ice container and installed a bolt so it could be used and water would not leak into the hull. My last conversation with Jaren (owners son) was on May 13, 2025. He was to find out the status and return my call. As of this post, still nothing! On a positive note, I love my boat and have found a dealership to service it.

I texted Ray after an evening boating accident messed up our prop. He was there the next day, left…read morewith prop in hand and off to have it refurbished. Was installed the same day. Couldn't ask for better customer service. Amazing!! Will also be getting a spare!!

We used Affordable Pontoon Hauling for two seasons, but this year their negligence caused…read morecatastrophic damage to our boat. We paid for winter storage and spring commissioning, which includes checking and filling all fluids. Despite that, our boat was returned to us with zero outdrive oil. On our very first launch, the outdrive failed instantly. A certified mechanic inspected it the same day and confirmed it was completely dry, documenting everything on video. Running an outdrive with no oil causes immediate, irreversible damage--something that would never happen if basic maintenance had been done. When we confronted the owner, he denied responsibility and blamed a lower‑unit seal issue. To verify this, we contacted 14 independent marine mechanics, all of whom confirmed a seal issue cannot cause a total loss of oil. The only explanation is that the outdrive was never filled during commissioning. We had to spend $3,500 on a refurbished replacement outdrive (a new one would have been $14,000). The business refused to take responsibility or offer any reimbursement. I'm posting this to warn other boat owners: always double‑check that your maintenance was actually performed, especially that your outdrive oil is filled. A simple missed step can destroy your entire unit in seconds. Our experience with this company was costly, frustrating, and completely avoidable.