American Boats Direct

We brought a boat from here that they were selling on behalf of their friend and had to spend $1300 on the motor a week after buying it. We had been told and it was advertised on trade me as being fully serviced. (As per a screenshot I have of their website and text messages). They said they didnt have a paper copy of it. As they are a boat shop I trusted them. As soon as we brought it we thought we should take it to our local boat shop to get serviced anyway. They found out that the thermostat missing, which was odd considering it had been freshly serviced. We took it out on the water that weekend and the overheating alarm went off and we had to get towed back into shore to avoid any damage. We took it back to our boat shop and after a while of investigating found the cooling passages in the motor were full of salt and bad corrosion, which was blocking the thermostat and had corroded the head gasket. We also had to fix the motor tilt as it keep being temperamental and at times would not move and the impeller was due for replacement. Overall, very disappointed as if the motor was serviced correctly they would have noted the thermostat was missing and that the passages were blocked therefore saving us the stress, time and money. I tried to let Americans Boat Direct know but there were not sympathetic at all. Would not deal with again.
Jan 11th, 2023

If you want to buy a quality clean boat,this is the place,good sales guys very helpful,my next boat is never shop around I will go directly to these guys
May 18th, 2022

May 1st, 2022

Great selection and prices. Staff pleasure to deal with
Dec 21st, 2020

Great customer service, Nigel went out of his way to help me with my query. Communication was prompt and friendly. Highly recommended.
Jul 6th, 2020