Snead Island Boat Works Inc

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5225 Snead Island Rd., Palmetto, FL, Florida 34220, USA
Snead Island Boat Works Inc
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Snead Island Boat Works Inc

5225 Snead Island Rd., Palmetto, FL, Florida 34220, USA

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Glen Simmons
October 25, 2022
None , 38’ , Owner
Simple sailboat Mast install..
Got charged $980 to put my mast up today…they used 6 guys and a Crain… not the boom install, no boom vang install, no running rigging, no wiring, no pre-rigging… just the mast and the 6 connecting points! I do this around four times a year all around the country and the price is always between 400 and $600 as we all should know by now. I asked them why didn’t they just use 10 men… Run forest run!
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Stephen
January 30, 2017
Snead Island Boat Works/ Keel To Mast Marine , business , Sailboat Rigger
Flip Of A Coin Quality
Snead Island Boat Works Inc continues to profit from the reputation the old manager, Steve Austin, earned them. When you bring your boat to Snead Island Boat Works there is little chance the manager, Bill Barlow, will conduct quality control. Bill Barlow often relies solely upon the information given to him by employees. If you are looking for Bill, you can usually find him operating the travel lift, instead of checking to make sure that your boat is being taken care of. The son in law, Talmadge "Matt" Mathews, knows very little about boats and even less about managing a boat yard. Gary Alderman, while he was once the backbone of Snead Island Boat Works, has little involvement in the day to day operations of his company. Gary Alderman will usually "fix" the wrong doings at his yard on the tail end, by adjusting the billing. For the sixty to ninety dollars an hour you will spend at Snead Island Boat Works, you are much better off taking your boat elsewhere.To all future Island Packet Yachts 'Chainplate' and 'Tank' job owners, be sure you personally remove your cushions. To all past Island Packet Yachts 'Chainplate' and 'Tank' job owners, you might get itchy when you sit on your cushions, as they were not removed before fiberglass was ground (Loafers Glory, Wanderlust, among many others). Some of the employees at Snead Island Boat Works take it upon themselves to do a good job, many will do the bare minimum. Given that there is little to no quality control from management, the flip of a coin might as well determine the quality of work your boat will leave with. Be wary.
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5225 Snead Island Rd., Palmetto, FL, Florida 34220, USA
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Glen Simmons
October 25, 2022
None , 38’ , Owner
Simple sailboat Mast install..
Got charged $980 to put my mast up today…they used 6 guys and a Crain… not the boom install, no boom vang install, no running rigging, no wiring, no pre-rigging… just the mast and the 6 connecting points! I do this around four times a year all around the country and the price is always between 400 and $600 as we all should know by now. I asked them why didn’t they just use 10 men… Run forest run!
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Stephen
January 30, 2017
Snead Island Boat Works/ Keel To Mast Marine , business , Sailboat Rigger
Flip Of A Coin Quality
Snead Island Boat Works Inc continues to profit from the reputation the old manager, Steve Austin, earned them. When you bring your boat to Snead Island Boat Works there is little chance the manager, Bill Barlow, will conduct quality control. Bill Barlow often relies solely upon the information given to him by employees. If you are looking for Bill, you can usually find him operating the travel lift, instead of checking to make sure that your boat is being taken care of. The son in law, Talmadge "Matt" Mathews, knows very little about boats and even less about managing a boat yard. Gary Alderman, while he was once the backbone of Snead Island Boat Works, has little involvement in the day to day operations of his company. Gary Alderman will usually "fix" the wrong doings at his yard on the tail end, by adjusting the billing. For the sixty to ninety dollars an hour you will spend at Snead Island Boat Works, you are much better off taking your boat elsewhere.To all future Island Packet Yachts 'Chainplate' and 'Tank' job owners, be sure you personally remove your cushions. To all past Island Packet Yachts 'Chainplate' and 'Tank' job owners, you might get itchy when you sit on your cushions, as they were not removed before fiberglass was ground (Loafers Glory, Wanderlust, among many others). Some of the employees at Snead Island Boat Works take it upon themselves to do a good job, many will do the bare minimum. Given that there is little to no quality control from management, the flip of a coin might as well determine the quality of work your boat will leave with. Be wary.
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