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    The Boat Shop

    5.0 (3 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    5 years ago

    Very friendly staff/owners.Knowledgeable and always provide helpful information. Their pricing is fair and less then national Marine stores.

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    Starky’s Ship Bottom Marine Center

    Starky’s Ship Bottom Marine Center

    1.5
    (31 reviews)

    my experience here was extremely below average. Before getting there, I called to see if we needed…read moreto book a spot or if we could just walk in, I also called because there was a storm coming and I wanted to see if they were still renting and the man on the phone promptly said he'd check the radar. I asked if we came within the hour would we be better off and he said " i don't know i don't control the weather". When we arrived we filled out paper work and paid (45 dollars for an hour even though the website said 20). He didn't say anything about the price until my friend asked, where he then said there's a two hour minimum (nowhere on the website does it say two hour minimum). After paying we were asking questions about which way to paddle with the given wind, to which he said "if you have to ask these questions maybe you shouldn't be doing this". Which is unbelievably rude, we are not professional kayakers. We also asked what we should do if we got stuck or wasn't able to get back, to which he said that if we listened to him and paddled out against the wind, we wouldn't, to which we asked what if we did listen to him and still got stuck, to which he replied that we wouldn't, but if we did we would be charged extra for them to come get us. My friend who was paddle boarding said that her paddle had a screw sticking out as well. All in all, completely sub par experience. Do not recommend.

    NO-Star Review I…read morewould add NEGATIVE stars if I could. A year later and this is place still the worst. A keyboard-warrior owner who can't respond to FACTS with any sort of humility or accountability. Steer clear of this place at all cost. ---- I rented a pontoon boat from Starky's in LBI for a birthday with 7 middle-schoolers, and it was by far the worst rental experience I've (we've all) ever had. The boat was completely unsafe, dilapidated, and quite frankly embarrassing for such a special occasion. Here's what we encountered: Unreliable Motor: * Constantly stalled, barely had power, extremely smoky old 2-stroke that smelled like gas the entire trip. No Ladder: * Nearly impossible for kids to get in/out of the bay safely. Yes, I know they say "no swimming," the bay was only about two feet deep where we docked during our short, miserable outing. We all just wanted to get off the wretched boat and enjoy the water for a little while--because that was the only part of the day that felt tolerable. Unsafe Design: * Exposed gas tank - no cover on housing. * Trim aluminum around decks ripped open with jagged shards and protruding screws/rivets--serious cut hazards, making it EVEN HARDER to get on and off the boat with no ladder. * Railings you couldn't touch without risk of being cut. Filthy Condition: * Moldy, green junk around bottom of seats by floor, that smelled like a stagnant lagoon. * Ripped seats "repaired" with rusty staples sticking out. * Dingy, stained, moldy life jackets. No Working Features: * Dead electronics. * Broken motor trim button. Unstable Ride: The boat listed to one side the entire day, making it unsafe to navigate even small wakes. We had to cut our trip TWO HOURS short because it was simply unsafe and miserable. The cost vs. what we received was outrageous. This was not just disappointing--it was dangerous and embarrassing to take out a group of preteens on. For the actual record: * We did not stay out the full time. We cut the trip 2 hours short, left early, and didn't come to the owner after directly because it would not have ended well based on his responses here on google, and his lack of any kind of care for the business - it's a loss I took the second i booked the boat last month. * I listened closely during the haphazard "safety class", have rented boats in the past and have experience with boats, boating and anchoring in the Barnegat Bay - and this is an experience i'll hopefully soon forget. This is simply a factual list and round up of our experience. Bottom line: I'm shocked no one was injured. This was a hazardous, dilapidated boat that should not be rented to anyone and the business should be under scrutiny by the appropriate agencies.

    The Boat Shop - boating - Updated July 2026

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