Bought a pontoon boat late in the season this year but still had time to use it. I appreciate Shipwrecks staff for having the boat ready and waiting upon my arrivalto pick it up. I was on the road and on the way back to High Level within a couple of hours (an 8 hour drive)and arrived safely. I was able to use this pontoon boat for approximately 3 weeks and it was fun for me and my family during this short time.I would certainly buy a boat from Shipwreck again and certainly recommend them.

I bought a new pontoon boat this year. I have seen the reviews, and spoke very openly with the salesman about them. I left and did some more thinking and went back again. I believed my salesman to be honest and genuinely wanted to help me find the right boat. He took his time with me and my wife, answered all our questions, and we decided to purchase the boat. The pontoon is a perfect boat for my family, and we have a great time in it. Whenever I phone for assistance, I get help, or Bill gets back to me with the answer. I am very happy with the boat and the service I have received.

I bought a Four Winns H220 in 2008. I have never had any issues with the service at Shipwreck Marine. Their staff is polite and courteous. I think people tend to forget that we have 3 months of boating in Alberta and everyone wants their boat serviced in this time frame. I had to wait 3 weeks to have my quad serviced at the local Honda dealer. All my relatives have purchased from Shipwreck and all have great comments.

We purchased a boat from the Edmonton Boat Show in March 2012. The sales people were great and Brandon was very helpful. We brought our boat in for its 20 hour service. I have a 5 hour drive to Edmonton and was to be there on business for 4 days. I though it would be a great time to haul the boat and get the 20 hour service completed. I called in advanced and booked a service appointment For Thursday July 12. I dropped the boat off on Wednesday July 11. When were bought the boat we were told the services could be done in a couple days when were were in Edmonton. I stopped by shipwreck on Saturday July 14 to see if the boat was ready as I was leaving Edmonton on Sunday and they are not open on Sundays. Well the person at the services desk was the most rude person I have ever delt with. I was rudely told "what do you expect? The boat has only been here 3 days". The boat had not even been brought into the shop yet. So we drove 5 hours home without the boat. I called the following week 1 week after the boat had been dropped off and was once again delt with rudely over the phone. The boat still had not been brought into the shop. again what the hell is the purpose of an appointment. If they couldn't look at the boat for a week after I dropped it off, they should of booked me a week later. I didn't book the appointment for the boat to sit and wait. I called again on Wednesday July 18 and was rudely told they didn't know when they would be doing the services. you politely ask a couple simple questions and they answer like you've just asked the dumbest question and you're an idiot for expecting timely service. I told them not to bother with the service; I was picking the boat up as I need it for a previously booked camping trip to Cold lake. The services finally got done on Thursday July. 19 during my 5 hour drive to Edmonton. 7 days after the booked appointment. I would of been more happy if they would of been honest and told me to bring the boat in and they would service it when they got time. Once again I don't know their purpose for booking you in on a specific date.

Cold lake should of only been a 4 hour drive, but instead I had to drive 5 hours to get the boat then 3 hours to Cold lake.

To make a long story short, they lie, they are rude, and I recommend to everyone to STAY AWAY. We have already deterred a friend who will be buying a pontoon boat at the boat show in March to stay away. They have lost my business and I will find another business to service my boat. They may be the only Four Winns dealer in Alberta, but many others service MerCruiser engines.

• By:

  220LOVR

  Nemesis77
  

  "The services finally got done on Thursday Aug. 19 during my 5 hour drive to Edmonton." Today is August 16, 2012 so clearly something is wrong with your review.

• By:

  NEMESIS77

  @220LOVR
  

  nothing wrong with the review, just a simple typo. It should of said July not August. It has been corrected. Either way the service is still horrible. I will never step foot in that place again.

• By:

  NEMESIS77

  Great Service Elsewhere
  

  I booked an appointment elsewhere to get my boat winterized. Appointment was for 9:00am Friday Sept. 23. I received a call at 4:00pm that same day the boat was completed and ready for pickup. This is how an appointment should work.

• By:

  220LOVR

  Service
  

  If I wrote a bad review for everytime I had an issue with service somewhere, I would spend the rest of my life on the computer. Some people just need to grow up and realize that things happen beyond our control and not waste their lives being upset about it.

• By:

  SHIPWRECK

  Shipwreck
  

  Dear Customer,
  
  I have made several efforts to contact you and try to resolve your issues. Please contact Dan from Shipwreck at your earliest convenience.

I bought an SS190 from these guys and have no complaints so far. Dan worked very hard to get this boat in for us from Salmon Arm. Have had a couple of minor warranty claims (stickers split and bimini top cover shredded on the way home first thing) that Dan has dealt with.

I bought my boat during the 2010 season. New four winns with trailer. The trailer tires starting showing some wear the first year but nothing drastic. This year they are splitting and the treads are seperating form the tires. They have less than 2500kms on them. When I called they said there is nothing they can do I need to call the manufacturer.
Spent $30,000 on a boat and trailer, 2 years of serviceing and winterizing and there is nothing they can do over two obviously defective $100 tires? They will never see me again.

July 19

I decided to file a complaint with the better business bureau. By the way this is the first ever complaint I have filed with the BBB and the first time I have posted like this. Tells how bad the service must be. I filed my complaint with the BBB and got a response. Their response was that the tires where only warranteed for 1 yr, actually it is 2 yrs if they would have taken the time to even check. That means they are only out of warranty for a couple of months now. They also told the BBB that they offered other options for me to pursue but I chose not to look into the options. Their other options where call the manufacturer because we wont help. Unbeleivable. Terrible company to deal with once they get your cash.
Stay far far away.

• By:

  SHIPWRECK

  Shipwreck
  

  Dear Customer,
  
  I have made several efforts to contact you and try to resolve your issues. Please contact Dan from Shipwreck at your earliest convenience.

I bought a new Sylvan pontoon boat last june and from the get go i had troubles with the electrical and lighting. tach would not work, fuel gage out and one light out. I talked to dan about it and nothing was done. I spent $400.00 to find out what was wrong and they just took my bill and i have never heard from Dan again. VERY POOR SERVICE!!!!!! I am out my money and still have no tach or lights. I will not be dealing with these clowns angain.

• By:

  SKOENIG

  s koenig
  

  I have had help with my issues after writing the reveiw. when my boat is running as it should i will enter a statement.

I bought my boat back in May from Shipwreck Marine after having done some major research with other makes and distributors. When I got the price I never even questioned it. It was by far the best price out there and even came with more features than other more expensive boats. Bill took my order and Dan Kosiak made sure all went well with the purchase and follow up. Thank you Dan for the great service I have received, I have not had any problems with the boat. The rigging was set up perfect and it is a dream to cruise on. Would certainly come back again. Dave C.

I spent some time searching for a place to buy a boat and found the best bang for my money at Shipwreck. This was against advice from more then one person that I had spoken with. I have found that like any business there are good and bad but the service presented after some minor issues was fantastic and well worth the time to stop by and speak with the operations manager.

We just bought our boat from Bill and it was a wonderful experience. He got to us as soon as he could, which gave us a couple minutes to look around. He was very knowledgeable about the stock they had and armed with our uses for it, he helped us buy just the boat we wanted. After shopping around, we know that we got an excellent deal and will return there and will refer our friends there as well. Thanks Bill and Wallee for all your help.

Alan and Julie

We recently bought a new 4Winns boat here and am happy to report the service we got was awesome.Bill was very knowledgeable and thorough and any questions we had were answered.The mechanic i talked to was very helpful also.I would recommend giving them a chance.

Recently bought a Four Winns boat. Seems to run great! Deal was great, nothing unexpected in the sale.
Gas mileage is way better than expected. Everyone is loving the boat. Great trailer, much heavier than others I looked at.
Great bunch of different boats to look at as well as a host of accessories.

Couldn't be happier!

I have read through some of the reviews. They sell boats.... They obviously are very busy because they are trying to look after customers and make a living. Think about how many people are just kicking the tires.

Anyway, I'm satisfied!

SHIPWRECK MARINE , 8233 50 St NW , Edmonton, AB
category: Boats







Dealing with Ship wreck marine was in the start a little different the sales person seemed to be in a hurry with little time for small talk to him major to me even when I went to pick up my boat I had to set a appointment and only a 1/2 hr.coming from B.C.it was a 7hr drive!!!
Then we started to deal with the business manger what a differance she made us feel like someone,she was so helpfull and so pleasent and still is to talk with.
Then when I got home we had a merc.engine problem and started dealing with the manager and he was very very helpful trying to and solving the problems.
The money we saved and the help we got made dealing with shipwreck worth it as we are happily fishing and boat with our grandchildren and friends.

After driving 100kms to pick up my new boat I get told on arrival it has damage from transporting to the rub band around it and will be replaced. So wait 2 months to have it fixed with parts comming from the USA. Ok I could live with that, but its now 5 months and to have to wait this long for two decals and a table mount ring is crazy.The pricing was great but service needs a lot of work

• By:

  CHAPPY

  Follow up
  

  After writing this review Dan Koziack followed up with me and the service has been outstanding. Hats off to Shipwreck for restoring my faith in them. I would certainly buy again from them.
  

After reading some of the reviews, I was skeptical about buying a boat from Shipwreck. I shopped at every boat store to find Shipwreck's prices 20% below the competition. I couldn't resist and bought a boat. Dan went through the boat top to bottom and I was on my way a happy camper. After two weeks I received a recall notice, called Shipwreck, booked my boat in and it was ready in a couple of hours. I was very happy since as I was on vacation. I couldn't be any happier with the service.

This store had a great price compare with anywhere else, but you have to be sure you are taking a perfect boat and never need any services even it is under the warrentee. They will find a way to kick you out.Their attitute is horrible, they also charge the work under the warrantee by their way. I wish I could give them 0 star if I could.

• By:

  SHIPWRECK

  Shipwreck
  

  Dear Customer,
  
  I have made several efforts to contact you and try to resolve your issues. Please contact Dan from Shipwreck at your earliest convenience.

Great prices, until you get the wrong parts, no manuals, terrible service, and apparant lack of knowledge!! *** DO NOT BUY A BOAT OR GET SERVICE HERE *** EG. Brand new pontoon boat, no table or bimini as sold when picked up, no manuals, completely the wrong prop for a pontoon boat (gets 4200rpm instead of 5500-6000 rated WOT). Evenutally get a cheap aftermarket table (not factory) and a used bimini frame?? After complaining they seemed like they were going to remedy - only to get attitude and run around direct from the owner when I go to pick up the correct prop finally. Forget it I'll buy my own prop and be far better off! Seriously - DO NOT DEAL THERE. Advice from an Easy going guy that just had enough!
Not sure? - just check the BBB on them - wish I had before hand - they have an F

• By:	FISHERGIRL

  BBB report
  

  There is no accreditation done on this company at all so your listing of an F is false. Accreditation is voluntary and involves a fee, so not all companies are in the BBB. I tend to not put much weight to your comments since there is this blatant falsehood in it.

Great dealer, great salesman, Bill Gable had 1 issue dealt with promply. Great advice on accessories, everything they said worked out to be true. Thx Doug M.

I spent 2 of the worst years of my life trying to get my new boat fixed. The "supposed mnanger" always had a million excuses why nothing was getting done. I tried to find the owner but he was apparently living overseas. How could a business this big trest me this way? So i finally got lucky. the owner came back this summer and fired the manager. The owner got my 2 year old problem fixed in less than 2 weeks. I hope this will continue.

This company doesn't even deserve half a star. bought a new boat in June 2010 and haven't had anything but trouble. First off went to put the boat into the water and luckily we had someone there to advise us to maybe check the gear oil in the leg of motor, to our surprise there was none, secondly our fish finder didn't work it was the actual sonar, so glad that Shipwreck did there PDI (pre delivery inspection) NOT! Called and called trying to get something done, all they do is give you the run around. Had to take them to the BBB before we even got any response and even then they lied to us and the BBB. We finally got our new fish finder but only 2 months later. I will never deal there again and will not recommend anyone else to either. What bad customer service and the owner is not any better, when we spoke with him all he had to say is that he wasn't going to waste his time with us, that's nice since we only bought a $40,000 boat from them. These guys shouldn't even be in business, I really don't understand how they even could be with all the comments that are listed and the F rating they have with the BBB.

• By:

  SHIPWRECK

  Shipwreck
  

  Dear Customer,
  
  I have made several efforts to contact you and try to resolve your issues. Please contact Dan from Shipwreck at your earliest convenience.

I went to the dealer to buy a new Four Winns boat for the a price that seemed to good to be true. When I went to the dealer, I expected to get the run around but Cam explained that not only was the price correct but it also included freight and the trailer! I was treated very well from start to finish! Happy Boater.

Salespeople are ok but service has given us major grief. Anytime something goes wrong, expect a wait and nobody even cares!!!!

• By:

  SHIPWRECK

  Shipwreck
  

  Dear Customer,
  
  I have made several efforts to contact you and try to resolve your issues. Please contact Dan from Shipwreck at your earliest convenience.

I purchased a $55,0000 boat from Shipwreck Marine back in July 2009 and received exactly what I had expected...perfection. The salesman from whom I purchased the boat was direct and very informing. There was no run around and unexpected or unnecessary charges. I brought my boat in for the 20 hour service and felt I received excellent customer service. As an experienced person in the service industry I understand the pressures and stresses that the staff may undergo. I feel as though it is just as important to treat the people on the other side of the counter with a little respect as well.

This place has the worst customer service I have ever been force fed. That is the only way to describe it. After buying a brand new $40,000 boat I took it in for the first time for some minor warranty stuff. After getting the boat back in a total mess I expressed my displeasure. After a bunch of emails and a 45 minute call I was told by the senior director of operations for their 6 dealerships that if I continued being ridiculous and did not accept the type of service they provide I was not allowed to bring my boat with a total of 9 hrs on it to any one of their dealerships. The only Fourwinns dealer in western Canada. Talk about bending a guy over a barrel and giving it to them. I politly said no thanks and hung up the phone. Those jerks are not worth the scum left from the bottom of Albertas dirtiest lake. I suggest youi search long and hard for more info on Shipwreck Marine before you buy from them. They may have had the lowest price but I would pay thousands more just to be treated with a little respect. They are not worth the half a star I was forced to give them.

Update on April 9, 2010:

I have started to reconcile with the senior operations manager at Shipwreck. I will be bringing my boat back to them within the next few weeks for warranty and if that goes well. Then I will be returning for future service as well. Mar geniunly seems like he wants this to work. I think it is only fair that I post these comments here for you to see. I will report back after I have picked up my boat and hopefully I will have nothing but positive things to report.

Well I did bring my boat back a couple of times last year and the service was poor. They told me my prop had failed but wouldn't replace it under warranty. The boat had 14 hours on it. I went someplace else and bought a prop. Our boat now has 20 hours on it and we are looking to sell it. Every time I took it in it would come back with greasy handprints or shoe prints on the carpet. I will never go back there. I see there has been some recent positive reviews on here. I don't trust them. Unregistered users could be employees of the business. The only good news was that Mar the old manager has been terminated. They have a long ways to go to salvage their reputation. I have been burnt by them too many times. I see I can add photos now

• By:

  SHIPWRECK

  Shipwreck
  

  Dear Customer,
  
  I have made several efforts to contact you and try to resolve your issues. Please contact Dan from Shipwreck at your earliest convenience.