Marina Review for Zimmerman Marine - Holden Beach

Reviewed by: Jeanne R Warfield on Jun 20, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 5

Excellent facility. Professional staff. Fair pricing (precise estimates). Fast thorough work, done extraordinarily well; ABYC certified techs. Courteous & hospitable yard crew and management.Our unexpected transmission replacement for our 42 year old vessel brought us to this facility by tow. Sourcing a transmission for a V-drive was handled expeditiously and the labor to prep and install done at high-quality levels; no shortcuts. Awesome kudos to the team we had.
Yard Manager: Shane, Travis: our Mechanic (fantastic). We were helped with various and sundry details by Jay (Service Coordinator), Shawna (office), Steve (travel lift), Jeff (post Tow, muffler check & drain).
The whole yard crew were positively remarkable [from simple courtesies, to offering lifts to local places]. Plus, this crew showed up at 0650 to hand-line our dead-in-the-water vessel from the dock to the travel lift well in order to make a 0700 haul out against an ebbing tide. Going back in the water was done with equal care, including listening to our request to make an adjustment to fit our particular hull needs in the slings. Mechanic Travis sea trialed (ICW-tested) the equipment onboard with us, before our work order was completed. And, we have been encouraged to check in with any of the Zimmerman yards north of us if ever we have questions, an issue or a need with this work (because "we stand by our work here, until it's right."

We are highly pleased with the work we received and the way we received it.
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We stayed aboard (at dock and on the hard). Groceries (Food Lion, Walgreens) available within 1-2 miles (doable by bike; there is a taxi - no Uber). Great fresh fish off the dock in walking distance at Fish Peddler, and, Old Ferry SeafoodOther restaurants and amusements arw bikeable/taxiable along the strip mall and causeway road. Recommend taxi to Beach, (no sidewalk=bike lane)

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Bridge comment on Socastee Swing Bridge

Comment by: Jeanne R Warfield on May 23, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'

As of 10:30AM, 5-23-2024 Socastee swing bridge is FUNCTIONAL AGAIN on demand.

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Marina Review for Palm Coast Marina

Reviewed by: Jeanne R Warfield on May 20, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 4

If you're looking for an easy access marina in the Palm Coast area of FL, with a pleasant staff (thanks "Ro" and crew), decent amenities, and, an economical fee schedule, connect with Palm Coast Marina.
All around, it's a good deal!

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