Reliable Marine Services

Guys rocked. They were out at the house in my time of need. Knocked it out of the park. Starter replacement, full engine and outdrive service, the boat has never ran so good. Have become my main mechanic service techs. The 496 mag has never run this good. Appreciate the work guys!!

I Purchased a boat off Craigslist that I couldn’t get running right for a month trying to do it myself. Called Rick and he fixed the issue and had me on the water the next day with no issues. Will be using him again for sure!

I am a US Marine Veteran who was treated terrible for not having enough money upfront. My boat keys were kept for ransom and job wasn’t completed until I had the remainder balance of $1,016.25 even though I had made a $820 cash deposit and had a come to an agreement with RICK about paying the rest when my military pension would come in a week and a half… I was called a liar when I paid him the remainder balance and my wife was next to me! I’ve used RICK and MITCH “reliable marine services” and I’ve always paid in full CASH and it’s always been $400+ and that’s even for bilge pump replacement labor (parts not included) This time I had contacted them to inspect my boat because my port side engine would spill out coolant from the heat exchanger cap. They came out and advise me to change out water pumps, thermostats, Rizors and Manifolds. I was informed that it would take six hours for this job and so I immediately did my calculations based on my budget and ordered all the parts necessary informed by RICK. ($1,833 in parts cost) Parts arrived and unfortunately that was not the case because it took 4 days for this to be completed! Manifolds luckily came out easily within five minutes except for one bolt on starboard right manifold that was rusted on. I would figure since they call them selfs “professionals” they would have all tools at hand but that wasn’t the case. I was sent out to the hardware store to buy a electrical cord and other items that he requested. At one point RICK got irate and started yelling at me telling me that he had a buy $300 tools to drill out the bit head. I responded to him by telling him that wasn’t my problem and that it sounds WEAK for the “Master technician” to tell his clients that and that’s why you get paid $125 per hour. A leak was Found on the starboard left riser gasket so manifold had to be drained out and oil change due to entering pistons.. After 4 Stressful days, job was completed and I had Cough up $1016.25 extra and I was treated horrible. Unfortunately I will no longer use or refer them to anyone. I’ve requested my invoice to emailed to me but yet have revived it. I now question if they are even a licensed marine technicians as they say in their adds… total for this service: ***$1,836.25*** Total in parts for this job: ***$1,962.00*** Grand total: ***$3,798.25*** My observations and report: I’ve figured out Rick’s strategy and it’s to slow down the work flow and run the clock as much as possible Because he has to pay MITCH and himself otherwise RICK gets Underpaid so their jobs have to always be double for both of them to get paid. You would figure that two men would get the job done faster but that’s not the case at all! MITCH is a good worker but RICK Slows him down or creates hassle elsewhere for them to run the clock longer. Very disappointing to have come to this realization.

Ive used Rick and his son twice now. Once when I bought my first boat to do a tune up as a well as tought me about the basics of the motor and what he was doing. I recently used him to to pull the motor from my boat and reinstall it. He was able to do this in my backyard and was timely about all his work. Him and his son did good work and my boat ran well the following weekend at my bachelor party. He came in clutch in a pinch and im very thankful for their service!

Called these guys on a Saturday, called me back within an hour - more than help full... explaining issue,.. trying to trouble shoot over the phone. We scheduled an appointment to come to me at Lake San Marcos, showed up on time - 1.5 hours later i was up and running - these guys are reliable and help full. you can use them at anytime they get my 5 starts - thanx guys !!