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MarineMax Savannah

4.030 reviewsThunderbolt, GA

3518 Old Tybee Rd, Thunderbolt, GA 31410

Summary by Boatwork

Based on 30 Google reviews

MarineMax Savannah receives praise for attentive sales staff and coordinated service work, but customers report service refusals based on boat age, unfinished repair commitments, and incomplete delivery preparation.

What customers praise

  • Sales reps follow up after delivery without prompting

    He checked on us for weeks after delivery, just to make sure everything was going okay

  • Staff coordinates multi-department work for complex service

    Leo coordinated the replacement of our transducer for a depth finder. Robbie installed the transducer. George ordered the part, and Nicole

Recurring concerns

  • Refuses service on boats past 10-year threshold

    their "policy" is to "not work on any boats 10 years and older."

  • Service delays and abandonment of in-progress repairs

    they took the boat in a month ago and now they are refusing to even look at the problem

  • Delivery quality issues with incomplete assembly

    the seat wasn't even in place and the bottom wasn't even put on

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  • ★★★★★Joe Holland · 2022-12-15T17:56:57Z

    We purchased a used Sea Ray 350 SLX from Chet Porter early last summer. Chet was extremely helpful in the process .. .from the

  • ☆☆☆☆Stephanie Dimmich · 2025-04-09T17:54:52Z

    It is strongly recommended that you do not buy or service a boat at Marine Max, Savannah. If I could give Zero stars, I would. In 2014

  • ★★★★★martha moulder · 2025-09-02T12:36:15Z

    They were very helpful. we were able to look at boats we have been seeing on their website in person. They do charge a 5k deposit if you

  • ☆☆☆☆Serrenna Cole · 2025-05-29T15:24:22Z

    Always treated poorly and very poor service Picked our boat up from it breaking down over the weekend. We thought everything was good being

  • ☆☆☆☆Lance Silver · 2024-05-15T19:58:08Z

    We spent $26,000 with this company not long ago. We have barely put three hours on the new motor that they replaced as well as another

  • ★★★★★Elizabeth Long · 2024-05-17T02:21:15Z

    The crew at Marine Max Savannah were fantastic...Leo, Robbie, Nicole and George. Leo coordinated the replacement of our transducer for a

  • ★★★★★Bradley Milkwick · 2019-03-11T18:09:19Z

    Greg Davis and Marine Max/Hall Marine worked hard to make the buying experience enjoyable for us. Greg was friendly and patient throughout

  • ★★★☆☆Lori Perdue · 2018-10-17T15:06:48Z

    We bought a boat recently from them and upon picking it up noticed they gave us a used boat cover. Had to be persistent to have it

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Further reading

Boatwork, the publisher of this index, published an independent 2026 analysis of MarineMax covering the company profile, brand portfolio, buying experience, service, and how outcomes vary between individual dealerships — including the Thunderbolt, GA market.

MarineMax Review 2026 — boatwork.co