Testimonials

My wife and I had the opportunity to work with Capt. Steve Snyder from Manatee and briefly, the amount of time, the professionalism and care taken to guide us through our first boat purchase was exceptional. Having someone like Steve working with us through the process benefitted us two ways – it was a true learning experience and just overall enjoyable.

Let me take it all the way back – after multiple attempts trying to contact brokers and owners on my own – Steve was the ONLY person who not only responded, but responded promptly (the next day). He asked all the pertinent questions after hearing our “wants” and ultimately presented a boat that checked all the boxes for us. Since this was our first purchase – Steve took the time to not only educate us on the process but answered every “how” and “why” there was. At no time did he ever pressure or push us to make a decision – he always made sure we were comfortable with every move made.

Our survey and sea trial was also an enjoyable learning experience – thank you Darren Grant (Grant Marine International and Jonathan Yeater (Suncoast Marine – Surveying and Consulting). With the knowledge and professionalism exhibited by all of these individuals, my wife and I are the proud owners of a 1998 SeaReay 310 Sundancer.

Thank you Steve, thank you Manatee Pocket Yacht Sales!

-K. J. Frazier, Cutler Bay, FL

I wanted to thank both you and Lee for a relatively seamless sale of our Mako 284 in October 2020. We truly loved that boat, but just were not using it enough to keep it.

The listing effort was easy and Lee took many photos of every aspect of the boat for the listing. Since the first potential buyer that was shown the boat made an offer and ultimately bought it demonstrated that the listing and showing were first quality. Additionally the closing was effortless because Lee had all the paperwork completed needing only buyer/seller signatures.

We have bought and sold boats previously and working through your company made the transaction much easier. Again, thanks for your quality support.

-Barry Douglass

My wife and I listed our 19′ Sea Ray bow rider with Tom Whittington at Manatee Pocket Yacht Sales in April during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown. We didn’t expect much in terms of available buyers because of the health crisis but Tom told us otherwise and he was right!

Tom kept us informed about each potential buyer and what progress he was making on a regular basis. We were pleasantly surprised that Tom found the right buyers and the boat was sold just before the 4th of July.

Having had a negative experience in the past with boat sales people, it was wonderful to work with someone like Tom. He communicated with us frequently, was always pleasant and sincere, and was very familiar with our boat which we’re sure made prospective buyers feel comfortable. Tom took care of everything, handled all the paperwork and made the actual transaction so easy, all we had to do was pick up the check!

We would highly recommend Tom and Manatee Pocket Yacht Sales to anyone looking to buy or sell a boat.

-James Jaffer, New York