Great place, great employees. We enjoyed our week at…read morelake,using your boat. Front office woman, very helpfulland nice. ( every one there is friendly.good company

Debbie was great, helped us get set up with a rental on late notice when my boat trailer broke…read moredown, they are friendly and accommodating.

I have docked at SB for many years and am reporting, more than reviewing. SM's new manager- Tim…read moreand Sales Manager-Melissa have done more harm to this business in the last 2 1/2 years than ever before. Neither one of them know how to manage people as is evident by the scores of people who have quit and by the fact that these 2 have yelled at other employees and boaters in front of customers and boaters. Melissa even had to find someone to pilot the boats when she was attempting a sale, because she couldn't do it herself. (No license and no experience). It is extremely disappointing that the owner seems to be blind to what is really happening. The rates in 2023 increased by 30% and yet I have witnessed boaters cutting the grass because SB's has no employees to do this work. New restroom facilities were installed by prior management; however, under Tim's management are rarely cleaned. (Emptying the trash does not constitute cleaning). My educated guess is that they are down to under 5 employees (which includes the 2 "managers"). If the owner wants to keep this business afloat, then he should fire the 2 managers immediately and attempt to salvage his business. What was once a decent marina is now pretty bad. Sad to report, but thought you ought to know.

I recently had work done on my boat at smith boys. This included winter storage and several repairs…read morethat cost thousands of dollars. I was to have the boat moved from their property in the mid to end of June but had difficulty finding a hauler to take the larger boat. They were well aware of the challenges and provided no referral for a ship hauler. Instead of the end of June, I finally got it moved July 16. I was shocked when they hit me with an additional full summer storage charge which approached $800 for the extra few weeks I needed. No discussion, no advanced notification and no prorating. I was just shocked they had the nerve to do this. They have my money but they've earned an extremely unhappy customer who will never set foot on that property again. I will remember getting screwed by them for many, many years.

I used Ready About Sailing for my spring tune up due to their proximity to where I store my boat…read more This included a tune up, plugs, cap and rotor, and a routine change of the bellows on the Mercruiser out drive. After about a week on the water the engine began running rough and the out drive was clunking on turns and the engine temp was erratic. I then took the boat to my usual Marina for service. The wrong spark plugs were installed, ancient plug wires not changed, found corroded wires in the distributor, bellows were installed wrong and kinked, blocking coolant water flow, and outdrive reinstalled without proper shims, causing the clunking on turns. All told, about $2K to address these issues.

Denny, Becca, Eric, Steve and Brent have all been amazing to work with. I have a 2007 Precision 185…read morewhich needed the transom rebuilt and Eric did it with no additional service ports being added. I really appreciate a sailing dedicated business and I do all I can to support them.

This is where all the big boats on Lake Chautauqua dock but being a small lake, nearly every boat…read morehas a gasoline (none of the marinas even sell diesel fuel) engine and a 35 footer is considered a big boat. This marina also has the best facilities such as a restaurant, an on rails boat lift, in house marine mechanics & etc.

We were referred to Holiday Harbor by another resident in the area. It was a pleasure to deal with…read moreJamie who is very knowledgeable and very professional. Very recently, I was in their office to drop off the batteries for our pontoon boat. That evening, I received a text from an antagonistic individual in the neighborhood which included a photograph of me covertly taken while I was in the Holiday Harbor offices. The text included profanity and threats. It turns out that Charles, the owner of Holiday Harbor, took the picture and sent it to at least one individual in the neighborhood, who then used it to send a threatening message to me. That individual was arrested and, when confronted with his actions, Charles indicated he does this type of thing routinely. I have never encountered a business owner, particularly in a small community, that behaves in that fashion. It is astonishing that a local business owner would act in that manner, intentionally and deliberately creating a controversial and potentially dangerous situation. I strongly recommend, for your own safety, that you avoid doing business with Charles. He has a great staff, but he should not be trusted whatsoever under any circumstances. Regrettably, there is no option to rate this business with less than one star.

RIP OFF! I'm a girl and BERNIE took advantage of me because…read moreof it. Charged me for battery replacement and spark plugs and he never took the cover off my boat. Told me it was fixed and it wasn't. Then I heard elsewhere he takes advantage of people who don't have a ton of money. I have a small boat and refused to make time for me, but definitely charged me for it! THIS GUY IS TERRIBLE!

I rented a ponton boat from Bernie and it was great. He had it delivered for me to Bemus Point…read morewith only a few hour notice. The boat was in top condition, ran great, was clean, etc. His price was cheaper than some of the competitors. I talked to him a few times on the phone and he was very friendly and quick to respond throughout the entire afternoon.

Probably deserves 1 star but (sorry to say) boat yard owners are typically a shady lot --…read moreespecially on Chautauqua Lake -- so there may be worse operations. Lone exception was the old L.S. Aero Marine (now Lawson Boat Center museum in Bemus Point) which was run by a former licensed marine architect & magazine editor (brother & sister) who took on the business out of a family passion for boating. Shore Acres labor force is typically made up of neighbors who work under the table for merchandise, gas, etc. so don't expect a highly motivated or well trained bunch. Unless you're needing gas or something pretty simple, I'd be careful about dealing with Shore Acres; the owner Dick Sparling (like his father Charley Sparling before him) will rip you off if he can. Plenty of horror stories of ruined summer vacations going back over 50 years. You might have better luck at other boat yards on the lake, but be careful.

The service is as bad as the place looks!! While on vacation, I had a problem with my 2017 90 hp…read moreMercury outboard. Since this dump was conveniently located across the lake from us, I made the mistake of taking the boat and motor to them. What a mistake!! I was told that they would have to replace the impeller. The job was to take a day, but ended up being 2 1/2 days. The explanation given was that a bolt had broken and needed to be repaired. The motor was used a couple times at the lake before being brought home. The second time it was used upon returning home, the alarm, indicating overheating, went off again, just as it had at the lake. It was taken to a dealer and, lo and behold, the impeller that had been replaced by Shore Acres was scorched and found to be an aftermarket part and not Mercury. Talking to the owner of Shore Acres just got me more upset. He had every excuse imaginable, going as far as accusing me of running the motor in my driveway. As far as he was concerned it was not his problem any longer because I didn't somehow get it on my trailer and haul it 2 hours back to him so he could look at it. Before taking anything to this place, think twice. The work done is as bad as the place looks!!

Bill from Bemus Point Dock Service has been installing our dock for 30 plus years and we recently…read morepurchased a new dock. He is very responsive and reliable! Thank you Bill & team for all your help over the year!

Highly unprofessional. Owner refuses to service what he sells. Was $10,000 more than the next…read morecomparable quote after our dock was destroyed and then stuck my dealership with a $2000 bill that was bartered on his own sons car deal. AVOID!

Tony is a true professional. This is the second convertible top he has installed for us. Both…read morewere done quickly and efficiently. His pricing is very reasonable. We highly recommend Tony for any of your convertible top, interiors and other such repair types.

Best around, great guy reasonable prices and gets your work done right and in a timely manner…read more From boat covers, motorcycle seats, furniture, convertable tops, custom interiors, or repair your original interior. You name it your one stop!

Pleasant and professional customer service. Two new tires installed on my 23 year old Honda…read moreVTX1800 Retro. I cannot say enough about Slagles!