Mark is an acquired taste for sure, but let me tell you, as soon as we got through the no BS outer shell, working with him for the past 6 months has has been one of the best experiences we've had with a major purchase. I'm not an easy customer to deal with, I'm needy, I want to know every little detail about everything, and I had an unending list of questions. Mark never once gave me a reason to think that my questions were unimportant and was always willing to spend the extra time to make sure I understood the "why", not just the "because this is how it is" of an answer. I'll say this, if you're the type of person who prefers dealing with scummy used car salesmen, go find another dealership. If, on the other hand, you respect straight answers and can appreciate knowledgeable assistance from someone who's ultimately there to make sure you get the *right* thing, give these guys a try, in the long run, you'll be happy you did. read more

Had a negative experience from beginning to end on a failed transaction. Selected a boat to purchase and while check was in transit Semper sold the boat to someone else. Then kept my deposit!! Buyers beware! read more

We called a few years ago wanting information on a Sanger boat. The guys was so rude with having me "a female" asking so many questions that he actually accused me Of being another boat company trying to get pricing and straight up hung up on me. I tried to call multiple times and he kept hanging up on me. My husband and I were so furious we drove 4 hours north to buy our boat and said us and our firefighter friends would never return. Semper advertises on Tige website that they are a Tige dealership. So I called them to ask about what size gas cap I needed for a replacement. He told me my boat was wayyyyyyy to old for him to know (2007) and kept emphasizing repeatedly it was way to old and he didnt know. Im sorry but typically "dealerships" have parts catalogs and are able to tell you such things. But this guys is clearly an arrogant tool that only has time to make "big" money. Horrible service!!!!! When I do decide to upgrade my boat it certainly will not be here! read more

No customer service what so ever... No communication... All they care about is $$$ Was considering buying a boat from them but after serving my boat there realize service is horrible... Will not recommend this place to anyone. read more

A few years back I put a $1000 deposit down on a boat, seen at the Sacramento boat show. Turns out "Mark" fired the sales guy and sold the boat out from underneath me. When I was working in town, I let him know I would like to collect my deposit. He stated very arrogantly, insinuating that I never had an intention of buying the boat, "come down and I will consider giving you your deposit back". Needless to say I showed up within a half hour of his request and got screamed at while stuffing his face with his burrito. Nor did he follow through and give me my deposit back ever... Dodged phone calls and everything, goes he needed the money more than me! read more

THIEF!! Over 2 years ago my husband and I were planning on buying a boat from this company, we put down a $4000 deposit for them to hold a boat for us for 1 week, within that week we found out we were expecting! When we decided not to buy the boat after all, we told the owner and he called my husband a liar, demanded a sonogram picture, and still to this day will not give us all our money back! He still owes us $1000!! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!! read more

I would have to agree with Kevin G. - I am also surprised by the positive reviews, but the truth be told - I have never spoken to a more arrogant, rude person than "Mark". After a few phone calls I quickly determined that I would not be spending my money at Semper Speed & Marine. When asking about the possibility of a warranty on a fairly new "used" boat, he could not answer my questions nor was he going to even try. When I mentioned that I had priced this particular boat on the Nada Guides and his price was much higher, he didn't mention that I might want to come and see it, or anything else, just "well it must not be the boat for you". Well that is correct, good luck Mark in your future, with business practices like that you might find yourself in a trouble - what goes around comes around. read more

This review is about service. I have had my boat into Semper Speed and Marine three times now--one time just for service and everything went fine. The second time was for an issue with my boat losing power. They changed my batteries, wiring, and ran up a nice tidy bill in the process but never addressed the question as to why it would lose power out on the water. After getting towed in on the next lake trip, they finally checked the alternator--which I had asked about previously--and changed it. They said everything was now great. The season being over, I stored my boat away and two days ago charged my batteries back up and my boat won't even turn over. All Semper says is "well, it worked when we left it." Asking what they could do, they said, "we can't give you a timeline as to when we can get to you. Our priority is for new boat sales. When someone gets a new boat, we drop everything else to take them first." Well, I hope I have freed up your schedule to keep on selling boys because I won't ever go back. You already have a bunch of my money. And my boat still doesn't run... Mark, I am glad you found time to respond to this review. When I tried to get you on the phone, they said you refused to talk to me or call me back. I much rather would have preferred to work through this with you in the first place and saved all this hassle. read more

I have to agree with Kevin and Mrs C. Mark is dishonest. I bought a boat from him in 2013. He never mentioned that it was salvaged and i didn't find out until the gel coat started bubbling up. I had it fixed and since I am extremely handy i was able to fix the damage with minor help. I thought something was fishy when i asked Mark if the boat was from Oregon since the registration was different and he said no. He lied, it was from Oregon and there was some damage to the vessel. Our family has made the best of this situation and have made the boat into perfect craft. I would of not written this if he had just been honest and not sold us the boat for a profit. Mark is out to take people period. I believe the new boats he sells are great but they cost big $$$$. His used boat department.... watch out. To sum it up... if you have tons of cash to give away to a dishonest boat salesman go see Mark. One other thing.... if you plan to finance the boat... Check around with your bank or another lender.. you will find the % drop by 10% like it did for us. Like I said luckily we made the best of it. read more

Went down to Semper Marine to look at the Suprme v226 that was listed in Craigslist. Had a time and date scheduled to meet with Mark Semper to look at the boat , discuss options and details. First impressions mean a lot, especially to a buyer. First he kept me waiting, Second thing -Mark was complaining about someone scratching up his Supreme v226 trailer, Third thing- not having my trade-in he just walked away and helped someone else. I left after that...... Anyway, I got a call from a woman at Semper Marine about still wanting to purchase the Supreme. I told her what happened and she said, I will call you right back. Never did get a call back. If this is how Mark and Semper Marine Staff treat their customers, I don't know how their still in business. Also, in the add on Craigslist says,This 2013 Supreme V226 features a one-of-a-kind gray flake gel coat that won't be found on any other boat and INSANE BLOWOUT PRICE! - $63995 . Found the same boat- with the same options and color schemes only 220.49 miles away or 4 hours 4min.away for $61,500.00. All I know is, BIG PRICE DIFFERENCE!!! So, please call and do your research on boat dealerships before making your decision on purchasing a new or used boat. read more

Bought a boat a couple months ago from Mark and his team. Fair price great boat awesome help in financing process and quick paperwork. Dan thoroughly explained the inspector and outs of my boat. I will hopefully be buying a new boat also from mark and team in a few years. read more

Thanks, Mark, for going the extra mile on the build!! Very happy with the service and boat purchased here.

Worst buying experience of my life. Owner acts like your best friend until he gets your deposit. Then you're basically screwed and you're at his mercy. First, ordered a 2014 and the owner, Mark, produced a 2013..But he told us it's "just a number". I guess that's suppose to be ok when you spend 65,000 on a boat. Next, we were promised a set interest rate, but that significantly went up when we showed up to sign docs. Luckily the bank caught Semper's mistake and lowed the rate an entire point. I have never dealt with a "businessman" that was so rude and, excuse my language, straight up ASS@#&*!.. Shame on you if you do business here. read more

We took our pontoon boat to be repaired at Semper Marine and Dan Bradford, the Service Manager, was awesome! They had to replace the side skirt, detail the boat, buff out a ding on the back left step. Dan was responsive and helpful. The boat turned out better than we expected! We would definitely recommend them for repairs. read more

bad news stay away bought a scarab boat here and had some serious problems. steering system does not work correctly and has a major leak. safety issue!!! trim tab line leaking, other loose items on boat hour gage and speedometer inoperative. tried to talk with the owner and could not get anywhere. save your money!!!! beware!!!! read more

The hubby surprised our fam with a new 2016 Sanger Surf from Semper over the holiday. We had a 12 year old Sanger that we traded in with them for an extremely great price. We were super happy with the salesperson, Mark. He was knowledgeable in his profession and when I met him later he was really friendly. He probably spent 20 minutes chatting with us about kids, boats, and other outdoor sports. When I read other reviews, I was shocked that they had said such negative comments about Mark. I also read under one review that Semper only has one salesperson? I can see how this might be an issue if there is more than one customer on the floor. (Or maybe the guy just had a stresser day? I mean, don't we all have bad ones?) Either way, sales is sales. A company must always go above and beyond to make (or keep) customers happy. I was glad to see Semper's professional responses to the 1-star ratings. Seems like they're trying to get quality customer service back to the people. Hopefully, Semper will continue to get great reviews like the great experience we had. Happy boating, y'all!!! read more

Mark, Terry, and the whole Semper Speed and Marine team are amazing! We just bought a new Tige R20 and the service received was nothing short of amazing. The team took the time over the phone to discuss the right boat for us and worked with us on the showroom floor late in the day and into closing to get us on the road with our brand new boat. We felt like family and were treated with the best customer service that I have received in a long time. I am in a sales role and I can say that Mark really went above and beyond for us on more than one occasion. Thank you Mark and the whole team for such a great buying experience. We will most certainly be back in the future for another purchase from Mark at Semper Speed and Marine!!!! read more

This is the go-to place for anything Sanger Boats. They always deliver the right replacement parts I need or can get it from the manufacturer. Non of the Sanger dealers that are anywhere relatively or not relatively close to me have the resources or expertise on Sanger's then Semper. A few months back my ballast elbow snapped (a common problem according to some forums), After striking out with other Sanger dealers, I called Semper. They had some in stock and shipped them to me asap. I will be contacting them again. Thanks! read more

Purchased a used boat from Semper Speed and Marine, and have had nothing but problems with the boat. Have asked for help in fixing the problems, and continue to get the run around. No bilge pump was in the boat, almost sank the boat on the first time out. They shipped the boat without ballast bags in it, and then asked that I install them myself. Because there was no bilge pump, the engine compartment filled up with water and sprayed water on the perfect pass, which is now not working. The only thing I keep hearing from them is to "Send in the boat to us", but I live out of state. This is totally inconvenient, I keep getting blamed for the problems, and no one wants to accept responsibility for what is occurring. I am a business owner, and if I ran my business like this business, I wouldn't be in business very long. read more

Called to get a quote on engine timing for my boat. Was told they were really busy and couldn't talk right now. Took my number and never called me back.....guess they don't need customers. read more

I brought my MB Sport B52 to Semper Speed & Marine with a lot of questions and repairs needed. Although they don't sell MB Sport boats, they were more than knowledgeable when it came to the repairs and questions I had. They fixed everything I asked and they also pointed out a few problems I definitely would of found out about down the line. I thank them for caring that little bit extra. They also were more than willing to work around my schedule, which helped me out a lot. So they had my boat running great, looking great, and everything working perfectly. I was impressed with there professionalism and how friendly they were to me. So I had to test there skills a bit. I asked If they do custom jobs on boats. They promptly replied, WE CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT. So I wanted trim tabs (Surf Tabs) installed on my boat but they wouldn't fit my boat. They took about a day to come up with a solution for me. They ran it by me and I was impressed. It was a lot of work to get those tabs where they are now. They did an AMAZING job, like that was the way the boat was supposed to be out of the factory. They had to fiberglass on the mounts for the tabs and the hydraulic lifts so they could be mounted. They did an amazing job hiding the hydraulic lines internally in the boat. It really looks slick. Everything was perfectly symmetrical and the pant was perfectly matched. I am more than stoked. They were also very fair with me about the price. They even took off some of the hours of labor to help me out on the balance. Thank you Semper Speed & Marine you guys rock. If I need anything for my boat I know where to go. :) read more

I just bought a boat from Semper Speed and it was a wonderful experience. Mark the owner is very knowledgeable about his vast inventory and doesn't pressure you. I originally went to another dealer and built a entry level boat whose price quickly escalated to more than I wanted to pay so I went looking around. When I walked into Semper I was impressed but thought I could never afford the quality boats he sells. I was wrong. I showed me a boat that had way more quality and all the features I wanted. Even the trailer was awesome. It even came in at under the lesser boat I was originally looking at. I'm so excited about my purchase and would recommend them to anyone. At least take a look at Semper Speed before you pull the trigger on anything else. read more

Great communication, always gets me up and running at a fair price.

very bad customer service went in today looking to buy a boat. starcraft 2000 talk to some guy named dave or david. mark the owner was not in but that ain't the issue. the issue was that i called back told dave i was going in to buy the boat and pay cash yes cash over 30,000.00 dollars. once i got there he was on the phone once he get off he came up to me and said ohh that boat just sold to the people that just walked out who wrote a check for it. that pissed me off when i had called him and told him i was going back in for it and it took a thirty minute drive from home people shouldn't do business with this company they don't know how to satisfy the customer or show customer loyalty this semper boat company doesn't care how they conduct their business read more

Bought a boat from Semper, biggest mistake of my life. Bought a Montery as my first boat, like the other guy was impressed by the knowledge and selection. Put my deposit down and picked up the boat a couple months later. Came to find out he prorated the warranty to the date I put the deposit down costing me time on the warranty. After driving off the lot the real problems started. Had problems with the motor, depth finder and radio. Never did get the premium stereo I ordered and paid for. Canvas cover I ordered with the boat purchase took three months to get delivered and then it was a cheap "custom" cover that was not sunbrella material and didn't last two seasons in my driveway. Buyer beware and don't count on something even if it is in writing! read more

Lost a boat sale. Was looking to buy a new sanger for 2013 season. Liked semper because of the selection of sangers is pretty big compared to all other dealers in ca. That is the only thing that they have going for them. When I called to inquire about a couple boats and to ask a couple questions. The guy I talked to seemed to not care to talk about it. Very short answers and very rude. My bad that I'm asking questions before I spent $60k on a boat. I tried to call a total of 3 times over a 5 month period and got the same rude and short person on the phone. I really don't care if the guy gets a lot of tire kickers. It's your job. Do it like you card about it. If not go work at the DMV and be a miserable person there. Semper lost my business to sporting edge marine in Antioch. Mike was helpful and informative of all my question. Had 3 phone conversations with him all were 30 mins and were not rushed. read more