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    J Kimberly Service

    5.0 (1 review)

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    13 years ago

    Worked on my boat and gave a newbie like me a lot of friendly advice. They did great work and I would trust them again.

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    Alaska Vessel and Vehicle Repair

    Alaska Vessel and Vehicle Repair

    (2 reviews)

    Larry, the owner was fantastic. Took my 1986 Volvo Penta inboard/ out drive in, diagnosed my issues…read moreand went above and beyond to repair them. Additionally, he found worn/ rusted parts internally and replaced them, even throwing in a few parts for free that he had around his shop. He even took the time to instruct and visually show me steps to maintain and winterize/ launch for fall and spring. On top of that, he gifted me an original instruction book for my boat and a tub of eco friendly heavy duty hand cleaner. He's been in business for 40+ years and has invaluable knowledge of these older boats. Other shops in town go to him for knowledge. Re: the 1 star review. 40+ years for specialized technical knowledge is not free. Yes, lawyers, doctors, professors all get paid for their knowledge and so do highly specialized technical mechanics. If you didn't want to spend money, you shouldn't have bought a "boat." Shame on you for expecting free knowledge and service AND 1 starring the business. It's not the businesses fault that you don't want to pay for its services.

    BEWARE: The owner has attorney hourly rates and charges as if he is an attorney as well. He…read moreliterally charges for 2 less than 5 minute conversations, as well as embellishing and rounding WAY up the amount of time it took to just "look" at how our boat started up. He charged us $400 for less than 15 mins work and the 2 less than 5 minute conversations. You will get ripped off if you take your boat to him. It is very unfortunate that he is the only person locally that works on older boats. Our boat still isn't usable/fixed, yet we are now an additional $400 out. Not ok and not good business.

    J Kimberly Service - boatrepair - Updated May 2026

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