So yesterday the wife and I headed to Miller's to look at a 1986 Century Cardel they have for sale…read more I spoke with Dave a few times, and decided to go take a look. I grew up with Century's and would love to own my own now. Got to Millers, and Dave came out. We started talking, (Dave can talk), and when we finally got around to talking about the boat he told me that he's been dealing with the family that owned it for 20 years (he didn't say 20 years, he said their kids now have kids in college) and they traded the boat in for a pontoon. Told me that he replaced the engine a few years ago, and that it's a remanned 454. We took the cover off the boat, the whole time talking about this and that, but not the boat. I went around to the swim platform to climb up, and he said let him grab a ladder, he doesn't use swim ladders anymore since something or another happened. I climbed up, he came back with a ladder to climb in, didn't think anything of it. Looked it over it needed help, but nothing I wasn't prepared for looked at the stringers they were encased in fiberglass, I asked if they were solid, he said yes and asked if I wanted a hammer to tap them with. I declined. We were looking at spending 6500 on this boat. I say that to say, when I wanted to start it, he hee'd and haw'd avout how it hasn't even been summerized yet, and doesn't know if the batteries are charged, can't claim this or that because it's not his boat, and he's just selling it. After he just finished telling us he's been dealing with this family forever, and has put an engine in this boat, and has been in his care for years. Finally tell him, I'm not spending anything if I can't water test the boat. He finally agreed to back it down the ramp and try to start it for us. You'd swear we were more like Jehovah's Witnesses than customers the way he was treating us. Anyway, got the boat in the water on the trailer, and got him to start it. It did fire up, it had fogging oil still in it, but ran smoothly after it warmed up. As it's sitting on the trailer, we noticed water pouring in from the transom (back wall of the boat), like pouring in. We pointed it out and he tried to tell us it was because the swim platform was submerged. Asked him to pull it out so we could look at the hull, we also noted it was leaking below the waterline, not above it. He pulled it out and started saying it was the speedo mount, and the swim platform is loose, and the exhaust outlets need new gaskets, and that they would tighten all the hardware before they let it leave their shop. I asked if it needed a transom and he said no he didn't think so, they had just put an engine in a few years ago (when the wife asked him when they actually put the engine in, he couldn't answer said he'd have to look at his notes). I jumped in the engine compartment to feel the transom wood where it was leaking from, it didn't even crumble it disintegrated. When I told him this, he said he had no idea about the transom, and then started bad mouthing the owners talking about how stupid they are, and they don't know how to take care of anything. Dave has been maintaining this boat for years, he knew the condition, he knew what he was trying to sell us. Dave is just a used car salesman, trying to pawn his junk onto someone else. Buyer beware. He came out with a smile, sidestepped as much as he could, and when we called him on the issues, he turned his back on us, walked away and said "goodbye". Not an honest or decent salesman at all. Again beware if you do business with these shysters.

Miller's was recommended to me by both the tow captain (when the boat broke down) and my neighbor…read moreas the place to bring an outboard motor for repair. Dave Miller was honest and treated my respectfully each time I talked to him. He's been described as quite a character and, if that means he's got a sense of humor, then I agree. At any rate, he quoted me a 3 week turnaround and it happened. Not often something like that happens with boat repairs on the water, at least in my experience. Kudos to Miller's Dream Marine. I highly recommend them.

I don't own my own boat but have 3 friends who do or have in the past, and Bauske's is the home…read moreport for them. They dock there in the boating season and store the boats there in the off-season. Super friendly service with a smile!! I always have a good laugh with Bryce or Brock when they man the gas pump.

Everything went well, every time we come there!!! Never had a bad experience in all the years we've…read morebeen there. Both brothers rock!!!

Great people- dependable, knowledgable and honest. They pick up, store, and deliver our boat every…read moreyear and i would highly recommend

Dave and Michelle are first and foremost truly nice people to deal with. Dave just solved a real…read moremystery for me in servicing Ranger w/ 150 Mercury Optimax 2 stroke. The motor kept slipping into "guardian mode" which would prohibit the motor from cruising above idle speed. The motor otherwise started, ran well, sounded normal, cycled water through the pump. Anyway the code kept coming back. Save replaced the complete oil system after a series of checks and experiments led him to believe the onboard flow was restricted enough to cause the motor's computer to protect itself. I'm back up and running perfectly thanks to Dave's detective work and craftsmanship. I can't recommend him enough!!! Now, he just needs to clone himself to handle all the referrals that come his way

Here I am 5 years later still taking about da Bob's…read more Bob's is still killing it. Incredibly helpful staff. My truck was overheating while launching and they even helped me with an old truck. Matt is one of the owners. Awesome guy that is very helpful. The dock hands and mechanics there have been great as well. They have worked on a couple of my boats from party pontoons to big blocks. Very knowledgeable but it's the small things that matter. I brought a boat to them for an unrelated issue and they found that my trim was not hooked up and simply fixed it. We all just want to boat at the end of the day. Whenever I pull in there, they are just a friendly bunch.

Currently in the 4th generation of this family business, Bob's Marina has been a staple if the…read morecommunity for many years. My memories of being on the lake, and around the lake, are priceless.

My 1983 Mastercraft wouldn't idle, broken fuel gauge, broken speedo. They had me up and going in no…read moretime. Great personal service!

All Marine is a true asset to the area. Dylan went above and beyond standard "call of duty" to…read moreensure my work was done quickly and exactly how I asked. I wouldn't hesitate to send anyone I know back to this shop.

Offshore contacted Eddyline and changed their order with them so I could have two matching colored…read morekayaks, a Caribbean 12 FS and a Caribbean 14 FS, and delivered them to my home in Noblesville Indiana. My local Eddyline retailer was unable/unwilling to do the same. Great communication and pleasant demeanor. Highly recommend Offshore in Lake Bluff.

We spoke with Sam from Offshore, regarding repairs to our Zodiac boat…read more After much discussion with Sam his integrity became apparent in that his honest opinion was that spending additional money to repair this boat would not be worth while. He is to be commended for his honesty in appraising the return value for the expenditure for the need repairs. He took the time to honestly evaluate our Zodiac boat rather than turn just a "quick profit". We honestly would not have know the difference. He runs his business in a forthright manner to be commended in this day and age the "Quick Profit". Thank You M. Jens

Right off the bat the owner starts being a douchebag to me but there's something very fishy about…read morehow this place does business especially their estimates and how they poorly communicate with their customers. I have never seen anything like it before how they can't even bother to pick up the phone to be upfront with a new prospective customer shopping around for the right shop to fix their boat. The only thing they did do was send me a brief short text telling me to bring my boat to them for an estimate and that was it and they refused to answer any of my questions asking them for some very important prerequisite information that anyone should be informed about before you go to any repair shop. They just expected that I will just blindly bring my boat to them without confirming they even offer a service to do the type of repair, the cost that they charge to do the estimate, and a rough cost quote of how much they typically charge for the type of repair. Only an idiot would be stupid enough to blindly bring a boat to this place. If they have to get any boat into their shop just to see it to tell you they can do the job when you can clearly see a picture that shows 2 spots of minor paint damage on a motor they sound like they don't know what they are doing or talking about. My insurance company wrote up an estimate from a virtual inspection. My insurance didn't need my boat in any shop to estimate the damage but the shop that already diagnosed my motor already told me what needed to be done, a minor paint job but they don't do paint. Anyone who would blindly go to these clowns has to be dumber than a door knob. Their requirement for you to pay them for an estimate first without giving you the necessary information you should know up front is just an excuse to lure new customers, who don't know any better, in the door to pay them for an estimate. No one goes to an auto repair shop without shopping around for and finding out from at least 2 to 3 shops how much it costs to do an estimate as well as the labor rate and a rough cost quote of what the shop typically charges to fix a car problem. Everyone knows that once you walk through that door to pay the estimate is when they got you but you should have enough information by then to have made your decision. No one wants to waste money bouncing around to different shops paying for estimates. So come on, I wasn't born yesterday and boat repair shops are no different. Something sounds too good to be true about this place. How can they have so many 5 star reviews but have very poor communication skills with new customers and not know how to answer a few simple preliminary questions up front thats important for any new customer to know? There are a few things I know for a fact why I do not trust the owner's high number of 5 star reviews and neither should you. He is very manipulative and narcissistic. He went to great lengths to suppress my review on Google and I've seen other people's negative reviews from years ago taken down recently but whenever someone happens to post a 1 star review he tells all his friends on the company Facebook page to post a bunch of 5 star reviews clearly to manipulate the public into believing the 1 star reviews are not real or accurate. In addition, When I tried to post my Google review of this place the owner retaliated against me with a lot of horrible things he said about me but none of what he said is true. Unfortunately Google does not provide reviewers any good methods of recourse against a business owner who chooses to respond abusively in a defaming manner. You can message them to no avail and hear nothing so I'm done with Google and I know not to take reviews on Google with a grain of salt. From now on I'll believe them when I see it happen. Beware unless you are ok with getting ripped off and just don't care what it costs to fix your boat. If you go here it's at your own risk that if you are not happy with their work they could try to get your review removed and slander you too for leaving them a bad review like they did to me on Google.

My son and have used Bill 3 times in the last 2 years. First my son used Bill to redo the transom…read moreon his jet boat so we could place it in drag boat races, the job done perfectly and results of the rebuild way better than expected. Second time, was from flood damage on my boat from the floods of 2017. The third, well this was my problem on scarps on port side from docking in heavy wilds and a downpour on the shore station. There are 4 levels of craftsmanship, 1 the fix it guy...does a fair job.2. The craftsman...does a really good job, but is not the detail type of work. 3 master craftsman he's the one when you need fine detailed work to be done, you pay for it but you get what you pay for. Then we get to Bill, he is far and away an artesian, in his field. Bill just does not want to do the job perfectly, he's a magician with his finished product. He does what he says he will, does it on budget, and you have complete confidence that your repair will be better than factory new. I trust my boat to no one else...Thanks again Bill, for your quality work, your dedication to doing the job right, and taking pride in your finished product. Jim B.

The Fox River is gorgeous. We didn't go on a boat but it's a gorgeous site to see, with plenty on…read moreboats zipping through and even some fishermen. A hidden gem in the Crystal Lake area for sure.

Easy use. Big easy ramp. Easy pay online for boat launch. Plenty of parking for truck with boat…read moretrailer.