Dakota Marine & Motorsport

Above and beyond! five stars is simply not enough. First off I can't believe they actually answered the phone. Everyone else I called seem to be too busy for my business. They got me in right away, told me exactly what was wrong and what needed to be done, kept me updated and finished in a timely manner. I would highly recommend taking your boat and trailer here for maintenance and repairs! Thank you Dakota Marine

My 2 stroke 150hp VMax has never ran better. I appreciate how you kept me updated throughout the entire process. I highly recommend! Thank you for the great service.

One year ago, and 9 days, we spent over $2500 with Dakota Marine. The majority of the bill was for the replacement of the tilt/trim motor on our boat. I told them I was selling the boat to my son and wanted it done. My son took the boat out a total of 4 times this year. His last trip was to Canada which took place the last 2 weeks of August. While up there the trim motor started failing again. He took it into Dakota marine literally 9 days beyond the one year mark. They just told him his year was up so he would have to pay for a new motor plus labor. No coverage. Additionally, they told my son it was a USED motor which was never disclosed when I had it replaced last year. Communication is everything, the timing of everything is unfortunate, but not one attempt to make some sort of effort to back their work. Additionally, it would have been nice to know we were being charged full retail for a used part. Bush league to say the least. I would go elsewhere where they are more honest with what they are doing. We will be going elsewhere. Response to Dakota Marine..... We were NEVER told used, and obviously not refurbished parts, were being installed. We never would have agreed to a $2k charge for a junkyard part. If you read the response by the owner "they recalled discussing" which never happened. What's in writing is all that matters. Both parties can recall whatever the want. He also mentioned "we were trying to get you back on the water quick" which makes no sense as the boat was originally brought in at the end of the season. We wanted it fixed properly as we were selling it and wanted it to work for the new owner. After paying for it the paperwork didn't disclose anything about used or refurbished parts. Turns out we got a part that was laying on the floor after being removed from another boat that was clearly having the same problems. The owner finally agreed to send the junk part in to be refurbished on his dime, and we agreed to pay for the install. We are not