Dealer recommendations?

  • steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    April 10, 2011 at 8:12 pm #1213160

    I am pretty sure I have my c liner sold and looking at Alumacraft. Any good dealer recommendations in the Metro or west central Wisconsin?

    mikeraiche
    Arkansaw Wi
    Posts: 90
    April 10, 2011 at 8:39 pm #955702

    I had really good luck with S&M Marine in oronoco, mn!

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    April 10, 2011 at 8:40 pm #955703

    If you are willing to take a short drive, I have to say Spellman’s in Oshkosh is the best I have ever dealt with. They give you a fair price, and they treat you the way you wanted to be treated, like you are their only customer. Tim Doberstein, the owner, is fantastic to work with. He’s always honest and does his best to make sure you are happy, both during the sale and after. The few times I’ve needed service, they do their best to make sure they can fix it while I wait as I live 90 minutes away.

    For example, the starter went out on my e-tec last November. I called Tim on Monday and asked him if there was any way to get a new starter installed by Friday as I had a guide trip on Saturday. He called around all over to find a starter and had one overnighted from Dallas just so he could make sure my boat was ready to roll by Friday.

    Even if I lived 3 hours from Oshkosh, I would probably still go to Tim for my next boat.

    huntfishhastings
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 282
    April 10, 2011 at 8:41 pm #955705

    2nd on Lacannes, stay away from Dans. Bought my boat at dans,worst experience ever. The rigging was worse than the experience.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    April 10, 2011 at 9:34 pm #955712

    x3 on Lacannes!

    -J.

    gregory
    Red wing,mn
    Posts: 1628
    April 10, 2011 at 9:38 pm #955713

    I wouldn’t look past Baycity Hardware and Marine, great prices on new and service that can’t be beat . just a short drive from Hudson

    skeeter20
    Winnie/Grand Rapids,MN
    Posts: 902
    April 10, 2011 at 9:47 pm #955716

    Stubs Marine in Alexandria!!! Top 10 Alumacraft and top 100 for Yamaha dealers in the US. Talk to Rocky(owner) or Bruce.

    Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    April 10, 2011 at 10:06 pm #955722

    Dans Southside Marine.

    Bloomington MN

    superstar
    Breezy Point, MN
    Posts: 207
    April 10, 2011 at 10:41 pm #955735

    Lacannes

    The service I received was above and beyond.

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    April 10, 2011 at 11:00 pm #955739

    If you are going Alumacraft I would go with Warners Dock in New Richmond. I have heard very good things about them from more than one person. Get a hold of Turk I know he has had 1st hand experience with Warners.

    joeyno5
    Rochester MN.
    Posts: 486
    April 10, 2011 at 11:18 pm #955750

    LaCannes is gonna be a tough one to beat on service, price, and rigging. Service after the sale is always one of my deciding factors when buying my fishing equipment.

    andys
    kasson
    Posts: 120
    April 11, 2011 at 12:11 am #955771

    Lacannes all the way,great service and good deals.

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    April 11, 2011 at 3:13 am #955805

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    I wouldn’t look past Baycity Hardware and Marine, great prices on new and service that can’t be beat . just a short drive from Hudson

    Bay City Hardware all they way!!! Some of the best prices I have found. They will mach anyone’s prices from what I hear. Plus the mechanic Dan is AWESOME he knows his stuff it’s a small town dealer, and they treat all their customers with that same small town friendliness.

    AllenW
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 2895
    April 11, 2011 at 11:59 am #955846

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    Lacannes all the way,great service and good deals.

    Same here, even with the problem I had with my alumacrft, they went out of their way to help, and each time I go in for service or to buy something they have done a great job.

    Al

    docfrigo
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 1564
    April 11, 2011 at 6:24 pm #956042

    Once you get a price, shoot a call to Warner’s, Bay City or Stark’s down in Prairie du chien-any of those places would be great, if they have something on the lot, they may want to move it. Bay City probably has the BEST mechanic in Danny.

    magnum165
    Baldwin, WI
    Posts: 211
    April 12, 2011 at 10:23 pm #956504

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    If you are going Alumacraft I would go with Warners Dock in New Richmond. I have heard very good things about them from more than one person. Get a hold of Turk I know he has had 1st hand experience with Warners.

    I agree. I have done a fair amount of bussiness with Warners and I have nothing but good things to say.

    nord
    Posts: 738
    April 14, 2011 at 3:34 pm #957163

    Cory at LaCannes. He was great to deal with and the price on my 175 Navigator was even better. He was always ready to help me out with any problem.

    wes_bergemann
    Crystal, MN
    Posts: 458
    April 14, 2011 at 4:40 pm #957193

    Sent you a PM on one to avoid……just to confirm for others curiosity sake, no one has posted a recommendation for this particular dealer and doubt that they will.

    fisherman-j
    Northern MN
    Posts: 323
    April 22, 2011 at 3:06 pm #959728

    +1 for Warner’s Dock. Nate’s a good guy.

    Whirly01
    Posts: 36
    April 22, 2011 at 8:44 pm #959838

    LaCanne’s all the way. 2 years ago I shopped all around, but bought from LaCanne’s because you can trust those guys. Any boat you buy is going to have little stuff you need follow-up on and they were very responsive.

    smithkeith
    Waterloo, Iowa
    Posts: 889
    April 28, 2011 at 12:17 pm #961478

    I drove 175 miles to buy from LaCannes. Family owned and great to deal with.

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    April 29, 2011 at 11:34 am #961820

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    Sent you a PM on one to avoid……just to confirm for others curiosity sake, no one has posted a recommendation for this particular dealer and doubt that they will.


    I did that exact same thing, wondering if it was the same dealer

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    May 1, 2011 at 5:34 pm #962303

    Nope. I won’t go to either

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