Sun Coast Marine Surveying & Consulting

03/10/2026

An important factor in running a company is staying vigilant about how your competitors are doing. The best gauge of whether your company is on track is revenue, earnings, and consumer confidence or opinion. You can have high market pe*******on but a very poor consumer rating, and although you are generating revenue, it won’t be sustainable in the long term. As your reputation catches up to you, your revenue will decline.

We have always cared about both in our company. Getting consumers to leave reviews is difficult; the conversion rate from requesting a review to actually receiving one is rather low. But if you don’t ask for a review, you will not get one. There is also the risk of exposing poor quality in your firm's mission. If any of your employees are not performing as expected in the field, it will come to light when you request a review. If the customer is unhappy with your company, they are more likely to leave a negative review.

We always strive to improve. As I do a quick search of some of our competitors in the Florida market, where we are dominant, I compared two companies, one of which is probably our closest competitor in size. Google is where reviews matter most, since it is the largest search engine. Our closest competitor has 24 Google reviews with a 4.8 out of 5.0 rating, and another has 100 Google reviews with a 4.9 out of 5.0 rating. Of the 100 reviews, only 4 have been in the last 2 years. Now I commend the reviews, but we watch this carefully. Reviews are the consumer's window into your company.

Sun Coast Marine Surveying, as of this morning, has 651 reviews with a 4.9 rating. That is 5.3 times greater than the combined number of the two of our competitors. This by no means suggests these competitors are not competent companies; they are. But when we say that Sun Coast Marine Surveying is the largest and number one-rated company in our industry, we are stating a fact.

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10/04/2025

Always great to wake up and see review numbers 617 and 618 on Google for our company. We are fortunate to have the best team of surveyors in the business, which helps keep Sun Coast Marine Surveying the largest and highest-rated marine survey company in the industry.

Our company alone has twice as many Google reviews as every company in Florida combined, times two.

08/25/2025

Nothing like starting your Monday with (5) five-star reviews from your customers. One of the customers I spoke to decided to hire another company because they were cheaper. She called us back, requesting we get involved in running diagnostics scans on the outboards because the company she hired didn't do that. I spent some time talking with her and explained why we are not the cheapest in the business, and suggested she do some due diligence comparing our company and the one she initially hired. While we were talking, she was investigating. She signed up with us. I knew this was a Jonathan Yeater mission. If you want to leave a lasting impression, no matter how big or small, that is the way to do it.

Jonathan Yeater and the whole team get a hat tip this morning for being the best in the business. That is why we are the number 1 rated marine survey company in the country with an A+ BBB rating and membership. We are the only marine survey company with those credentials and more reviews than everyone else combined.

06/25/2025

One of my favorite boats to sea trial a Cigarette 39 GTS with triple 350 Verado engines. These are such a class act performance center console.

06/16/2025

Nothing beats waking up to glowing reviews and seeing your team’s hard work pay off. A well-earned celebration for Dylan Stephens, too—landing that 600th review for our comopany on Father's Day is a memorable win. Sun Coast Marine Surveying is setting the standard in the industry, and our team’s dedication is clearly recognized. Here’s to many more 5-star mornings ahead!

04/01/2025

Review number 584 on Google alone. We are the number one rated and largest volume marine survey company in the industry, with the best engineers in the business. We have more reviews than every other company in Florida combined.

There is Sun Coast Marine Surveying, then the B Team. If you want it from the best in the business, there are no other options.

12/14/2024

It always makes my day when I am in my office on a Saturday morning and we get a glowing review. Reviews are the lifeline of our business.

We don't post any silly videos with barking seals and juggling monkies, just professional marine SAMS surveyors who are trained, insured, and get it done.

This is why we are the industry's number-one-rated marine survey company.

12/04/2024

What a fantastic experience to spend the day onboard this Steeler Dutch American 53 on hull number one, built with this quad V-12 600 HP configuration. I had the pleasure of having the owner of Steelers Yachts and two people from the factory who flew to Florida for the day.

Iconic Marine Group sells these yachts, and Daniel Ribiero in the Miami Beach Marina office is the expert on them.

It is truly a first-class aluminum yacht. Although expensive, the quality of the build and attention to detail were among the best I have ever seen. If you want the best, it doesn't come cheap.

I got to poke her and examine her in the water and out. We ran some sea trials, and everything about this vessel was magnificent.

11/25/2024

Great Pershing X8 for a previous client. When your a legitimate business with a great reputation, SAMS accreditation and insurance you get the $6M yachts.

Remember, there is a reason we are the largest and number 1 rated marine survey company in the industry. Not because we post d***y videos and get a lot of FB likes but because we are the best.

11/25/2024