Jeff R. Ellis...

"You have the highest mark in customer service of all companies that I have dealt with. I retired from a catering company in Washington, DC. I have served from 1970, every president in the White House, State Department and every Washington embassy. I know customer service and yours is the BEST!"

Tom and Muffet Harmon...

"Attached to this E-Mail are 3 pictures of our 56 Rivanna as we passed Chicago last week. We have now traveled 3500 miles with a great boat, performing superbly in all conditions. Tell everyone at Jefferson 'HELLO.'"

Iain Morris...

"I wanted to drop you a note to let you know how much I appreciate Alans’ work with me this summer as we go through the commissioning of my new Pilothouse 57. I was concerned about the service aspects of owning this vessel and am happy to report that Alan has more than risen to the occasion! I don’t know if you get emails like this but I do think you should know that I am very happy with the contribution Alan is making to my enjoyment of the boat."

Susan and George Donovan...

"My wife and I own a 1999 4300 International Jefferson Yacht. From the first day of ownership, we have experienced nothing less than superb customer support...they stand behind their product and regardless of the time of day, provide thorough, friendly, and professional service with no second guessing. Unlike most boat builders, they do not abandon their customers. Perhaps that is so because it is a family run business with a lot of pride in their work and we were made to feel part of the family. We are very fortunate to experience the ownership of a top quality boat from a top quality company. It has been a wonderful experience and we can highly recommend the firm to any boat buyer whether they be experienced or first time buyers."

Bill Deane...

"It has been many months since my first introduction to the Jefferson Marlago at the Louisville Boat Show and subsequent test ride at the Miami Boat Show. I wanted you to know that everything from the minute we decided to make the purchase through our first few weeks of cruising has exceeded my expectations. I feel like I know almost everyone at Kentuckiana Yacht Sales and Jefferson Yachts on a first name basis. Everyone involved made the buying experience through construction and commissioning truly enjoyable. The quality and design put into this boat really shows and is proven when you are out on the ocean. Safety and integrity are apparent in this solid boat. Sometimes I get questioned about purchasing such a significant "fishing" boat when I don't even fish! As you know, our interests are primarily cruising, diving and overnighters, with fishing fourth and we outfitted the boat accordingly. The fishing will surely come, maybe even sooner than I thought. There is nothing quite as exhilarating as standing at that helm and flying across that water with such a great ride. Keep up the good work."

Mike Springer...

“Some weekends I take Outlaw 94 miles offshore marlin fishing, the next weekend I’m towing the girls on a nearby lake,” described Springer.

“The boat does everything I want. It’s seaworthy, very maneuverable, totally stable, gas is no issue, it’s dry and I can easily manage it by myself at the launch ramp.”

During the year, Springer tows his Marlago to five or six ASSC tournaments. He usually places near the top at these events held in locations such as Destin and Mexico Beach in Florida or Venice, Louisiana.

Recently, Springer powered the only Marlago in the tournament fleet of 16 vessels over to the Port Lucaya, Bahamas. On alternate days, the group fished and relaxed. Springer reported with pride that on one of the play days, Outlaw ferried 15 people over to a little island for snorkeling and picnicking.

“For my purposes the open bow with forward seating is perfect,” added Springer. “I love to go after fish, but this style also gives me lots of flexibility with my daughters. At this age, they adore sitting up front!”

Gregg Filtch...

"I had heard how they like to run, and everything that is said is true."

The gulf is nasty, trips up to 50 miles in 4-6 foot sea are the norm (we have a very bad chop in the morning out to 30 miles). Usually it is 70+- mile runs to the grounds. I like the fact that I am able to cruise 25-30+ in just about anything without beating the boat and myself. It quarters the waves very nicely and is bone dry. We have won and placed in lots of tournaments over the last 2 seasons I have had the boat.

And had a 600+lb Blue Marlin die on us on July 30th. We were unforatully not able to get away from work and be in the tournament we had planned on fishing that weekend, or we would have had a nice payday cause only few bills were caught.

Lee and Susan Pinkard...

The Marlago Cuddy is far more than versatile or that it just happens to do a lot of things, " explained Lee Pinkard. "The Marlago is multi-dimensional in that it is designed to do lots of things well."

What sold them on the boat? Doug Wilson of Discover Marine in Ft. Myers took the Pinkards out for a demo ride on shallow Charleston Harbor amidst a thunderstorm with up to 35-knot winds and a nasty, short-troughed chop. "I was amazed when Doug cranked up the engines and we were flying at 50 mph through 3-foot, choppy waves," recalled Pinkard. "The boat was stable and when Doug encouraged me to turn in tight circles, the boat responded perfectly!"

The Susan Rae II serves as a keystone to the couples' active retirement. When not fishing 40 to 60 miles offshore for grouper and reef shark, the Pinkards can be seen cruising to are beaches with their children and grandchild. Sometimes they stop at Ophelia's Restaurant for dinner and the five-star, dining crowd openly admires their sleek, multi-dimensional Marlago.

Ray and Arline Cutro...

You all know me as the guy who came to the boat shows for the last five years saying I wanted to buy a Jefferson some day. I even visited your facilities in Jeffersonville Indiana. Over those years the Jefferson Sales and Management team helped me understand more and more about the quality and reputation of Jefferson Yachts and most importantly the integrity of the people behind the product. I am now the proud owner of a 46’ 2001 Jefferson Rivanna Cockpit Motor Yacht that I am embarrassed to say I did not buy directly from Jefferson Yacht Sales only because of the limited availability of this model and options. As I went through the purchase process the Jefferson staff helped me evaluate this boat and provided advice, design drawings and background information full well knowing the purchase situation.

The level of interest and commitment that Jefferson has to satisfying the need of its customers was above my expectations and I want to thank you all for helping me during the purchase and afterwards with resolving some of the minor problems that I might add were not even your responsibility. Now for my testament of the ability of this vessel to comfortably handle what ever the Atlantic could throw at us on a twelve day trip from Scituate Ma to Clearwater Fl; the boat just took it all in stride; the spin off effects of hurricane Helena, and a fierce thunderstorm. I never felt intimated by the bad weather conditions and in good conditions it was like being on a cruise ship. This is all from the captains prospective, but if you ask the first mate what she thinks about the accommodations the answer would be “this is nicer then home”. We plan to retire in a couple of years and are looking forward to extensive travel.

Michael Scher...

I spent a lot of time researching various vessels before picking the Monticello as my new living space. I am totally convinced now that I made the right choice. The only major improvement I have made to the modified design you built for me was to add an MSD. I needed that because my marina does not operate its waste dumping pump during the winter months.

Thanks again for this great boat and please extend that thanks to the people in the shop that built it for me. If you ever need someone to talk to prospective customers about living aboard a Monticello, I will be available.