First off I normally don't do reviews etc. unless it is to point out exceptionally poor or great service. 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 read more

Denison Yachting - Boat Dealers Near Me - Dania Beach, Florida

It is not just one it is the best Christian organization that sells boats and their accessories. The owner is there most of the time ask for him because he is a great guy and will do whatever he can and his power to make you a happy camper. read more

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

Sellers beware Do not list your boat /vessels with Franklin Denison. If your boat is under 1 million then there is a very strong possibility that Mr Franklin Denis this will not service your boat listing. He will not show this boat!!! The other brokers at Denison seem to be interested in selling brokered boats. They are very cautiously reserved when it comes to Franklin, sounds like they are scared to lose their jobs with Denison. Franklin Denison jr. Is Boss now. Terrible experience with Franklin Denison. He don't care about cheap boat listings. I've been trying to see Franklin Denison personal listing for 2 plus week. 250,000.00. 1988 70 Hatteras that look pretty amazing in pictures. Mr Franklin Denison makes excuses and such as oh it 4th of July week not parking. Basically he is not interested in showing the 1988 70 Hatteras located in Stuart "Island Time 2". 250k the listing says this will be the next Hatteras to sell. it won't sell if you don't show it. It been listed 400 days or more. No wonder. Franklin will not be bothered to show it. Attitude is from Franklin. it's not worth his time to show it nor to make arrangements for someone else to show it. Mr Franklin Denison seems you have forgotten where his family started from. If you don't want to waste the time showing it. Then cancel the listing. No wonder it has not sold, you can not get a showing to even see it. Mr Franklin steers away potential buyers, as it is not much commission at 250000.00. 10% = 25000.00. I will make it my new project to find and notify the owner of this Hatteras. I'm retired Law Enforcement of USA and I will go to the marina in Stuart by the bridge. I know where the boat is and I will poke around until I find the owners info. Again why list a vessel/boat and not service the listing. I believe you are obligated by your own contract. RJ Blanton Sr read more

Poor service from K. Paul. I asked him multiple times - in writing - to verify information, and, in the end, he kept saying the info was accurate, and it was not. Wasted an extraordinary amount of time, and feel he was probably untruthful in trying to cover up his mistakes. Just my opinion. read more

Looked to buy a midsized boat only to find it to be a phantom.....multiple addresses, various unrelated photos. Then broker cancelled site visit after I requested an updated video of boat starting @ the mail box. I would say Scammers. Run Forrest. read more

Extremely dishonest. Tried to make me pay winter storage for the buyer on my boat. I never said i would and there is nothing in writing

Wonderful experience purchasing a yacht through Russ Schafer at Dennison Ft Lauderdale. Even though the boat was listed through Dennison (another broker) We felt Russ was 100% on our side. He was wonderfully helpful and attentive through this entire process which helped us immensely. If you want wonderful service and quick responses don't hesitate to call Russ Schafer to represent you on your purchase. Thank you, Dennison, for helping us into our new to us Grand Banks 64 read more

They say buying a boat can be one of the greatest days of your life.,,well it can be. Just ask Chad Robertson to help you. I was referred to Chad by a friend as I was looking for my first boat. From the start, Chad taught he do much about what to look for and what to look out for. Rather than the used car dealer pressure to get an expensive vessel, Chad took time to find the right boat at the right price No question went unanswered and never did I feel pressured. Having a great support staff of survey people and honest repair guys helped me to pay a fair price for the boat I was amazed on how much time he gave me and all his great ideas and words of wisdom Using Denison as a company is nice as they are big enough to have all the resources yet small enough to respect me as a customer I had to talk Chad into me getting a bigger boat than he suggested!! If you are into looking for your dream vessel, it's a blast to explore and see. Thanks Chad read more

Denison Yachting - My first day at the helm. I used a captain to help me....you can't see the look of fear in my face!!!!! - Boat Dealers Near Me - Dania Beach, Florida

Sold me a boat and a charter program to help pay for it. Spent over 100k fixing the boat up to there requests. They made me purchase a $20,000 charter package, and didn't have ONE charter for me. They lie through there teeth to sell you a boat, they don't give a shit about there customers. read more

We were poorly represented and ultimately lost a purchase and $1500 due to poor client management.... Denison as a company seems like a good outfit but be careful who you work with. Amanda Haley is self serving, a poor communicator and is not a straight shooter; she looks to service herself more than her clients... Rick sounded decent but failed to deliver on his verbal commitments... we are still waiting ... and never raised our issue with management. At the end of day, be careful out there... a lot of smooth talking, self serving agents ... glad to know there are a few good ones such as Mathew Morrison you can actually trust to represent you. Denison should have better governance / service quality control and in our case should have stepped in and made things right after a 'sea trial gone bad' (which we had nothing to do with... except lose $ and a purchase) safe sailing out there .... read more

We bought a boat from this broker. It took 6 months to get the proper paperwork to register our boat. The person who was suppose to complete the paperwork blamed the delay on Tradewind who does the vessel documentation. It went back and forth month after month. Tradewinds said they did not get proper forms. In the end Denison Yacht employee admitted after six months that she did not have the paperwork with the signature she needed from the seller. She had to have the seller resign and he was out of the country. What a fiasco! read more

Terrible experience I would go elsewhere. I contracted with Denison to sell my Mainship 34. I was in NYC and was assured that the sale would be covered locally. It was not. The Newport broker was dishonest and did little if anything to sell the boat. The boat sold quickly as Denison underpriced it. The broker did not show up until the sea trial and then failed to process the paperwork for several weeks so the buyer could register the boat. Repeated calls to Denison were ignored. Disreputable and dishonest. read more

The most unethical, unprofessional organization that I've experienced. Shawn Hennessy has Zero integrity, stay away from these guys!!!! I was returning from a business trip waiting for my flight when I got through to the broker and made an offer on a 34 Mainship. He got back to me within minutes with a counter from the owner to which I agreed and requested a contract. The broker was not in the office and suggested it would take him an hour to get it to me. I explained that I would be in flight by then and offered to immediately wire $5k to validate my intent and to hold the offer until I land (2.5 Hrs). In the 30 minutes I had prior to my departure, I had secured a surveyor, agreed on a date and bought tickets. He suggested no worries the agreement would be in my mailbox, just respond quickly because there is activity on the boat. The second I landed I opened, read and signed the agreement. I got home and sent him an email requesting confirmation of receipt of the agreement and the date to survey the boat -two days out. He responded that he had received a better offer and would touch base if it falls through. He would not return my call, allow me to counter, just a complete blow off!!!!! It is total BS that he would put out another contract without consulting me or ability to counter. My offer was clearly first otherwise why would he send me a contract that was less then an a preexisting offer. Or better yet, why not give me the ability to counter. How does he know where I was willing to go. They wouldn't even tell me the winning bid!!! What a joke!!! read more

It is hard to express my disappointment in the total lack of service and professionalism demonstration by Wiley Sharp and Denison Yacht Sales. Throughout the entire purchase process communication and handling of the transaction was very poor. From the paperwork to the response to the few items that need attention from the survey nothing was done smoothly. In the end they turned over my new Catamaran with the decks covered with dirt and muddy foot prints. I am shocked that they would treat any boat this way much less that of a purchasing client. My recommendation would be do not do business with Denison. read more

Had a great experience with these guys and HUGE HELP from Steve Gilliam who was there every step of the way. I would definitely recommend this outfit especially having dealt with a half dozen brokers over the years these guys are hands down the best!! Thanks again Steve we will use you for our future brokerage needs!! read more

we got so screwed by mike mahoney with denison yacht in daytona beach!! this is a mafia!! we bought a 1986 hatteras for 189'000usd, spent money on the survey and brought her down to belize... since april 2019 when we left we had to nearly exchange EVERYTHING! they said just a few bigger blisters but we ended up at the wooden level and had to do all new, no motor service since years (just a new paint on top to make her look good), the anchor winch was just a fully rusted left over, water came in at so many places, etc.. overall we just spent another 100'000 usd and they were not even replying to our mails.. we are sure they all knew what they gonna sell us and because we told them to take her out of the country and register her in belize - they thought "easy game"!! hard to start within the boat world when you are not that experienced and just took their full advantage out of it! TAKE CARE and better don't buy a boat at daytona beach denison yacht! read more

Steve Beck helped me with my purchase of a 2006 Rampage that I was buying sight unseen from Huntington Beach Ca, and trucking to Portland Oregon. Steve was on his game and took excellent care of me. The boat is in Portland now and it is everything he said it was. I would definitely call Steve again if I was looking for a boat! Mike Blasko read more

These are the worst yacht brokers on the planet. They quickly signed a listing for my boat but then disappeared. They have never even stepped foot on the boat. They won't even return my calls. I want to cancel the listing because they are worthless but they won't even call me back. I would truly stay away from these guys. They are certainly not honorable or professional! read more

By far the worst brokerage experience 30 years of boating. The broker Chris Davis, failed to advise me of market conditions so boat sold well below market price. He did not show up for a showing and then at the sea trial advised me to execute the transfer document with no funds transferred. He then failed for approximately 10 days after funds were received to transfer the documents to the buyer. When I complained to Denison's the broker to complain of my complaint. Denison for its part showed no concern for the actions of their broker even after I spoke with Bob Denison. Empty promises with no action. You can't make this up. Overall I would avoid Denison going forward at all costs. read more

Avoid like the plague!!! Although Bob Denison seems to be a nice guy, his business is dishonest disrespectful and does not believe in accountability. Alex Clarke, apparently one of the top sales reps is beyond dishonest. between them and Pirelli Yachts who they represent a purchaser is in for quite a ride. Between being delivered a boat that does not remotely approximate the specifications you are promised and the amateur at best construction of these boats you will get a lot less than you bargained for. Problem lists include completely nonfunctional components, electrical wiring that will fail the first time the vessel sees water, components that will never work and frank liability risks on the boat your purchase price is just the beginning of your costs. All of this handled unappologetically- not what one expects from a luxury boat purchase. Avoid like the plague!!!! read more

I contacted the broker assigned to my area and left a message that I wanted to list my boat for sale. I received no return call. Recently, I received an email with a listing of a boat for sale. I sent it the broker I hired after the Denison broker failed to call me back. My broker put 3 calls into the listing broker but he received no return call. So I emailed the broker myself that same week and he responded stating that the boat was in contract and going to closing in a few days. Really ? You send an email on a Sunday and go to contract and closing within the same week ? Bottom line --- boat is not a real listing. It is still on their website for sale. No return calls and phony listings. Bye. read more

Denison Yacht Sales is truly a company that cares. You can see it in the relationships their brokers build with their clients, and also in the way Bob Denison cares for each and every one of his employees. With in-house marketing, insurance, closings, yacht charter, and crew placement, Denison Yacht Sales can handle all of your yachting needs and offers integrated services to get you best return on your investment. read more

Denison help me to sell my boat, great service and the best marketing.

I am very disappointed with the service here. I highly suggest going elsewhere especially because agents are useless.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the best marketing around! If you are looking to sell your boat and on the fence about who to list it with, go with DYS and you won't regret it. DYS will list your boat on up to 30 different MLS websites, send out e-mail blasts directed towards potential clients who have previously inquired on that particular brand before, send out mailings to potential clients who have been interested in your type of boat, etc. Denison Yacht Sales is always looking for new ways to market your listing and they have a great team of brokers in 18 different offices around the world that are very friendly & helpful. read more

Want a headache? Go ahead! After a couple months in looking for the dream boat for our family unfortunately we found Denison Yatching and MIKE McNiece mee and my husband made the worst mistake of buying a 340 Searay Sundancer since then our life turned upside down we feel cheated, scammed and made fools of it. It has been over 6 months and we haven't got the title. Every time we ask for the title all the employees at Denison Gives us an attitude and we paid in full we spent almost 100 k for a family dream that can't be insured or go on the water. Yes all that money is sitting down shore and we don't know what's behind it. We spent all this money on something that we can't prove that is ours even though we paid n full for it. They refuse to do anything WE DONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON. It has caused so many arguments and disagreements at our home. Something that was supposed to bring us together is breaking us apart. 340 Searay Sundancer Mike MCNiece is very unprofessional and give us a different bullshit excuse every week. Kristina will give bad attitude like she is doing you a favor and Heide she just don't care but they will all blame each other and in the end nothing is done! Please run from it. I finally got a lawyer involved and I'm hoping to get it solved in couple months. But really is that what you want? Please do not make the same mistake you do not need this headache look for a respectful dealer and broker that will appreciate you and be honest! read more

Thanks You, Mr. Bob Denison, I appreciate your rapid response in resolving my issue with your organization. I will you much success in the future. read more

A wonderful company! I'm employed by Denison Yacht Sales. My only regret is not starting with sooner in my yacht sales career!

Seems like Jonathan B. should really remove his 1-star rating for someone failing to to remove them from their mailing list after a clerical mix-up. I mean, the owner responded directly to him. I am not affiliated with Denison Yacht Sales in any way whatsoever, but I hate to see a business owner's Yelp rating get torched over an insigificant issue. To counter the wrong, I'm adding a 5-star rating. read more

Wiley Sharp at Denison contacted me about my boat which was for sale in the Caribbean after coming off a 5-year charter with a top quality charter company in Tortola, BVI. After two years of no sales activity with the in-house broker, I moved the boat to Florida where Wiley and his team at Denison helped me get a mooring on their sales dock plus facilitated getting the boat in great shape to maximize value for showings. The result - the boat sold in less than a month! The sales process was extremely smooth - all docs where signed securely online and they helped out he buyers enormously as well. A great transaction. Thanks Wiley and Denison - highly recommended! read more