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 trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
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12/15/11 03:12 PM
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a-mac
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I've got a potential claim on my hands. The outermost seal on the prop shaft is ripped to shreds from the one thing we all love and hate... fishing line. I drained the plugs only to reveal that all of my lower unit oil was replaced with water.
I'm not sure how long that seal has been out, I just happened to spin the prop with my hand the other day and felt some roughness. I'm not sure how much damage is done internally, but I'm sure it will surpass my deductible... assuming it counts as a claim.
Any info on a straight-laced boat mechanic would be great.
thanks.
  Live2Fish~Fish2Live
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944207
12/15/11 03:15 PM
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Monte Reagan
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Take it to Lance at Fun-n-Sun Boats 817-280-0303
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944234
12/15/11 03:20 PM
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a-mac
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thanks. forgot to mention that it's a cle high output lower unit on an '89 black max (carb)
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
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12/15/11 03:31 PM
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a-mac
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looks like the rockwall marine place is getting some hype too. just saw that on the optimax post
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944304
12/15/11 03:38 PM
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2manyrangers
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Tommy and his guys at Rockwall Marine are GREAT. I would not trust anyone else in this area IMHO.
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944355
12/15/11 03:50 PM
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texasbass1
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Bear Marine in Sanger is a great mechanic as well. www.bearmarine.com
Last edited by texasbass1; 12/15/11 03:50 PM.
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944376
12/15/11 03:55 PM
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jbhall1183
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Boat Doctor on Eagle Mountain Lake. Honest, trustworthy
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944466
12/15/11 04:19 PM
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Fish Killer
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Big Sexy
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Would insurance cover something like that?
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: 2manyrangers]
#6944479
12/15/11 04:22 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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Tommy and his guys at Rockwall Marine are GREAT. I would not trust anyone else in this area IMHO. Martin Pro Outdoors is in the area and he's great as well. He has fixed many of my problems very QUICKLY and without any added costs! www.martinprooutdoors.com You are in Ft Worth, there are a few shops over there that would fix you up. I see guys praise Lance at FunNSun on here all the time. I lost my cool with Lance years ago on a problem boat I bought from Fun N Sun, but looking back on it- i dont believe he was in the wrong as there was a crack in the block that only showed intermittently.
Last edited by RonnieManning; 12/15/11 04:25 PM.
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: Monte Reagan]
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12/15/11 05:02 PM
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Mark Perry
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Take it to Lance at Fun-n-Sun Boats 817-280-0303
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944677
12/15/11 05:12 PM
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buda13
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I've had great experiences with North Texas Marine off the 820 service rd just east of hwy 156. They've had my boat twice, both times the work was excellent and the boat was ready in the time frame they said it would be. http://www.northtexasmarine.com/
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944781
12/15/11 05:34 PM
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Richard Womack
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i have had good luck with charlies outboard repair in alvarado
817-783-2822
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6944852
12/15/11 05:52 PM
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Dax Davis
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Go see Lance and the guys at fun-n-sun they will take care of you!
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6945056
12/15/11 06:52 PM
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BASSCATJB
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Rockwall Marine in Rockwall, Fun n Sun in Hurst, or Gunter Marine in FT Worth... whichever is closer. Mark Gunter has been around for ever and only works on Mercs.
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Re: trustworthy boat mechanic in Fort Worth area
[Re: a-mac]
#6945081
12/15/11 07:00 PM
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hoss1324
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bearmarine.com, Brad has been awesome with his service and 2 day turn around or sooner.
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