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November 2023 by Barry Bernstein
Large company with numerous locations. Boat sales, boat repair, and boat storage. They have large cranes to lift your boat in and out of Lake Michigan, with well trained staff. They are courteous and professional.
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November 2023 by Liz Hjelmeseth
Great place to eat! Fabulous fresh foods!
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September 2023 by George Smart
Had boat transported from Florida. Feel like we landed in best place possible. Have dealt with service manager Phil, mechanic Adam and guys in the yard. All knowledgeable and helpful. Service manager Phil returns phone calls and emails promptly, just don’t find this kind of service anywhere. Quality of workmanship is amazing.
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September 2023 by Philip Gersdorf
Stay away! Place is a monopoly and WAY too expensive. They won't let any other service businesses in their yard to help you out. It's Skipper Buds or no one. Had a company come out to buff out my gel coat, and they got kicked out of the yard. What a money making racket! AVOID!
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June 2023 by Steve Tamburello
All the guys are great they'll help you anyway they can.
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March 2023 by peter lally
Be CAREFUL. I bought a boat they had on consignment. I did not realize they do no due diligence on consigned boats. You get the boat "as is" but you are led to believe the boat is ready to go. They took the boat out before I was to pick it up and told me one of the stern drives was shot and it will cost $8-11,000 to repair. Too bad for me, it took the entire summer to repair. No remorse,just tough luck for me. RIPOFF!
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March 2023 by Elliot H.
If you're looking for a place to store your boat, Skipperbud's is not the place for you - unless you want it to be "worked on" by passing strangers who feel like taking a few things, like your outboard. And don't bother trying to get any help from Skipperbud's, because their only advice is to "call your insurance."If you're looking to spend over $1300 (27ft sailboat) for a publicly accessible parking lot to put your boat in - one where strangers can have a field day with your boat - then by all means, give these folks a ring!Their so-called "yard" is more like a free-for-all, with no access control or security whatsoever. Anyone can drive right up, 24/7. If you can get into the park, you can go right up to any boat. Even the small fenced-in area where they launch boats is usually unlocked, making it easy for anyone to come in and help themselves to your property. For outdoor storage they spread boats across multiple locations, including parking lots and areas with broken fences, no lights, no security cameras, no staff - because what could possibly go wrong?To make matters worse, Skipperbud's has recently changed ownership, losing the small feel and independence that made it appealing in the first place. Now, reps have no autonomy and follow fixed policies, making you feel like nothing more than a number.At the end of the day, you're better off taking your boat and your money elsewhere. For the exorbitant fees they charge for this "storage", you can find much better options with actual security and access control - and you won't have to worry about strangers helping themselves to your vessel.
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October 2022 by Mark Galer
If you have an extra $500,000 to $2,000,000 burning in your pocket, you can buy a nice boat here.
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October 2022 by Ramona Haegele
Great boat storeat North Point Marina!! If anything ever goes wrong with your boat they can fix it!!
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October 2022 by Mike Bentley
Super nice people, lots of great boats.
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October 2022 by Fred Nawrot
A little pricy but after that it fine place
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October 2022 by Amanda Craven
Wow what a great experience we had buying a boat from here! Got a great deal on our dream boat. All staff was helpful and courteous especially Tim Allen was extremely helpful throughout the process and even helped us get everything ready to haul to Pennsylvania. Thank you again!!!
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October 2022 by Janet Thornton
Love this place? Relaxing, Great food!My friends n I have visited multiple times since we found it last year. Clean. Good wait staff! Telling all my friends ❤️❤️
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October 2021 by N2Fish Angler
Great place to launch a boat and has a nice fish cleaning facility.
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October 2021 by Slawomir Platta
I tried buying a 260 Sundancer "Perky" (VIN# SERV1469H718). it is a 2018 boat. The agent (Brett) told me the price is $106,000, I offered the same amount as the asking price. He told me that next offer was lower than mine. Guess what - apparently "overnight" the boat sold for the lesser offer and he is already in possession of the new sales contract. I am looking to speak with the owner of "Perky" as it smells fishy that a lower bid is accepted over higher one!!!! I just wonder if the owner even knew about my offer to begin with?I read all these "great" reviews here and do not believe they are real.It does not sound like an honest place to make transactions or sell or buy a boat. Stay away.0/21 @ 9:27am - just received a threatening call from Brett the salesperson, questioning why I dared to report him and this transaction to the management of Skipperbuds. His tone was rude and accusatory. No apologies for what happened. Told him I am contacting the seller to verify how this transaction went down.Very unprofessional, very rude!!!!!!!!!!!
