McDuffie Marine & Sporting Goods Inc. — Attraction in Lake City

my experience with McDuffies wasn't a good one, I bought a boat they had on consignment , the owner paid to have the boat serviced and tuned up and after that any repairs that were done was done at McDuffies. after having my boat there for other repairs it still wasn't running right so I decided to change the plugs in it to see if that helped only to find one of the plugs had half of it rung off when I call back the said that the mechanic remembered the plug being rung off and was going to fix it on the next visit, reminding you that the boat had been tuned up a year ago and had been in their shop for other repairs several times after that and no one said a thing , not to mention the last time the boat was in there to have $165.00 shifter cable and a $15.00 fuel filter put on it the total bill was $617.00. after looking at the bill only to find they charged $95.00 to install a fuel filter that I could have replaced myself in 5 minutes, and once I had contacted them all they could say is they were sorry about being charged the $95.00 and they would give it back but the fact is I had to take my boat some where else to gat it fixed right, and when I contacted the shop manager (John ) he said I had probably got salt water on it and it eat my plug off in a years time and all this conversation took place before the final guy found out about the mechanic leaving it like it was a year earlier but they still didn't make it right so all I can say is if you don't mind paying top prices for below average work, and paying for services that are never done then you should deal with them in their service department !! and the only reason I gave them one star is because it wouldn't let me post...

I am disappointed in McDuffie, with all of the good reviews and recommendations I thought it would be the place to get my boat serviced. Spent over $1000 on service including a new battery. come to find out after replacing the battery the switch and the battery charger no longer works. I would think that it has something to do with removing the old battery and installing new. I am not a guru but if two things around this new battery are now broke but where not broke before then I would assume it was something that Mcduffie did. After Discussing with Mcduffie, they made me feel that my boat was no longer important and they want me to do all the work to fix the problem that they caused. I guess all of the good reviews come from folks that do not have problems after service. but watch out. Once your boat is back in your possession your boat is no longer important. Thanks Mcduffie, I will have someone else fix your problem and send...

While shopping around for some upgrades to my boat, I decided to call a shop that is local to where I am staying for some installation prices. I had priced out everything I needed through another shop and just needed it installed. Well, after talking with Tanner I ended up purchasing a complete Simrad setup with a 12" Evo3, Halo radar, VHF radio, and total scan transducer. After two 50+ mile offshore trips with only the transducer requiring adjustment (this is common on these units), I can say their installation was/is perfect, even after the learning curve they had with the installation of equipment on a boat they do not sell or have experience with. If you are in the market for a boat or need some additional upgrades stop in and...