Gold Coast Boating Centre

“Dealt with Ben Dunne. Found him very knowledgable and patient to deal with. Highly recommend.”

“After spending a bit of time on the water with the boat that i was sold had to do some adjustments couldnt get the boat out on plane one day”

“Great service and great knowledge.. Would highly recommend these guys to anyone looking to repower a boat. I'm Absolutely stoked. Thanks to all the guys down there. 👍”

“The team at the gold coast boating centre were excellent to deal with from the start to receiving my boat.Their experience and knowledge of boats and some of my ideas the Formosa was fitted out exactly to meet all my request. I now have a great offshore fishing boat that has meet all my expectations.The fishing and recreational time with my family and friends is priceless.”

“I bought a brand‑new boat from Gold Coast Boating Centre — a purchase of over $200k — and honestly the whole experience has been disappointing from day one. When I picked it up, all the manuals and info were just thrown into a cardboard box. I even had to go and buy engine supports myself just so I could drive it home safely. The boat also had marks on the hull and the cabin door straight out of the showroom. After only two outings I had to take it back because the trailer winch post was loose, the transducer was loose and hanging down, the windscreen wiper didn’t work, the sounder was getting interference from the lights, and the rocket launcher wouldn’t lock in. Not exactly what you expect from a brand‑new setup, let alone one in this price range. A month later I was back again because the Garmin Kraken trolling motor prop fell off during use and the trim tab anode was missing. Their response was basically, “Well, they were there when the boat was here, so it must be something you did.” No accountability at all. Then the trolling motor itself was replaced by Garmin due to a software issue. GCBC installed the new one… and that one fell off on its second use. Their explanation? That we must have removed the R‑clip. Again, straight to blaming us instead of even considering that something might have been installed incorrectly. We have a full email trail of every issue and response, so everything here is documented. When you spend over $200k on a new boat, you expect reliability”