I had a boat crash into my boat when I was anchored Memorial day weekend and damaged my teakwood…read morepulpit to the point it needed to be replaced. I called Hector on Tuesday morning after the holiday and he met me at the marina after I got off work to give me an estimate to replace the pulpit platform. The insurance of the guy who hit me paid for the repairs. Hector took my boat in and started the repairs and sent me several in progress pictures of how it was going which I really appreciated. He really takes pride in his work and is fair and honest and did such a great job on the new pulpit and re installing my windless anchor winch it looks Awesome ! I can honestly recommend Hector to anyone he is a man of his word. He trusted me and did everything with no money up front until he was all done and I appreciate that. He is very flexible and did a few little extra things for me that I wanted like making my pulpit 6 inches longer than the original and ran a couple of extra wires for me so I can add some new lights I have been wanting to add. Hector you are the best. Scott Sanders Oakley CA

Melgoza's does fantastic major fiberglass repairs on beautiful older boats. We discovered an…read moreunknown caulking compromise, but...not to fear. The Melgoza's were really responsive. They were also patient in explaining the potentials to me, the wife without any experience of boat repairs. They explained the pros and cons of various repair options and updated us regularly as progress proceeded. We felt we were treated honestly, fairly, and with compassion as the information of the extent of compromise was a surprise to us. Yes, once we got into the job, there were surprises as to the extent of travel of moisture. However, Melgoza's kept us very informed of any new discoveries once the core could be fully examined from inside the fiberglass. They treated me very well even though my husband understood the shop terminology quicker than I did. (I have been dismissed or bullied as a woman at other repair shops). Not at Melgoza's, they let me ask many clarifying questions to ensure I was understanding. I never was made to feel stupid being out of my area of expertise. More like they would have explained things to one of their respected female family members. Upon repairing a large section of marine core, the fiberglass blended really, fantastic. So Melgoza's blends their fiberglass colors well. So, when an apparent small caulking failure turned out to have been a major core wood replacement and fiberglass repair, Melgoza's was up for the size of the job it turned into. Our beauty is back to gorgeous. We did not have a bottomless checkbook and Melgoza's kept that in mind too. We had just had a marine survey and we're looking at various items that arose from inspection. Melgoza's reviewed all the body and structure items, helping us to focus on only the major issues to avoid additional water damage. We still have our gradual, "wish list," of further work to keep our 1989 looking pristine for decades to come. Melgoza's explained the processes for items we can take care of ourselves. Melgoza's worked with our budget to review a very detailed survey. They let us know what repairs were critical today, what items we can save up for to keep our classic as pristine, and which items were simple enough to complete on our own. They are very trustworthy, fair, and most importantly do quality work with great color blending. Please read the other unpublished Reviews too!

For those looking quickly (executive summary ;-) ) - Kai Kane / Stephen is *THE BEST!* Look no…read morefurther! My wife and I are new to the area and just bought a 2000 Super Air Nautique which started having issues after a few outings. We had a *BIG* family house warming party with boating in the plans and needed to have the boat up and running. Trying to get a shop to even give a straight answer as to when it could be diagnosed was proving darned near impossible with ghosting after scheduled appointments that were missed. Called Stephen - he offered to check it out. His knowledge is vast! He even said he'd have us on the water in time for the family party. Communications were STELLAR!!! He let us know what he found, what he intended on doing, the status, sending pics, when parts were ordered, then delivered, then test drive results, etc... Yes - he test drives it! We had our boat in ship-shape (sorry - pun intended) and pulling our family on rafts and wake boards just as he promised. Actually, Stephen really went above and beyond, and then... He even contacted us durning the weekend to check up on us and see how the boat was doing!!!! Are you kidding!? What amazing service and kind attention to your customers. Again - look no further! You will never find a marine mechanic this great. Oh, and by the way, he's a really nice person!!!

Poor communication. Would only talk by text. I gave much information Said they would call Then…read moregosted me. Update, called and said he had extenuating circumstances and will call me back

So I called Chad earlier this week to do a seawater impeller service on my Mercruiser alpha one gen…read moreone. He told me that appointments weren't available till late June. He had done it last May but it had already failed as boat wasn't cycling water and was overheating. So instead I asked if he had the parts so I could do it myself. He confirmed that he did. So I drove to his shop and it took over an hour to get anyone to acknowledge me. Finally he looked up my order from last year to give me the correct parts but he didn't write down part numbers, so we had to guess based on my knowledge, $59 for gaskets and impeller. And wait need case oil to recharge, after another $45. ( He would have let me leave without it.) So glad I had to do the work my self. Last year he told me that he had to charge me an extra $200 to cut of my impeller cause it was ceased to shaft. Well upon my own discovery I was going to have to do the same thing. The ding dong that worked on it last year did not do a good job cleaning off excess material from shaft and forced it on. So here I am cutting off my impeller. Then using a sharp file cleaning up shaft. The pump housing was old and destroyed from the impeller melting down. Uh oh, the kit Chad sold did not include a pump housing. Well I'm not driving back to his shop again when I can do a little research and buy it from someone else. Called West marine and with a little coaching we were able to locate just the part I needed and a whole rebuild kit that had everything. $45 for just the housing or $65 for the whole kit. I bought the kit. So after a couple of part run trips and some patience I R and R'd my sterndrive and was back up and running. Chad your shop is a pig sty. Your stuck in the 60's as far as how you run a business and your work is minimal at best. Thank you for being to busy, so that I could see how easy it is to do this common maintenance for a boat. So my conclusion is that after $600.00 bucks spent last year they did not supply professional service. They re-used the old parts that are included in the kit.

It still sucks. Chad is a rip off. 200 bucks to remove water pump impeller. Took me les then 3…read moreminutes when I had to do it myself. What a yahoo.

Don helped me through a tough time I was having adjusting the shifting on an old OMC Cobra. I had…read morethe Side Mount shift lever changed a few years ago and ever since it just would not shift correctly. After several return trips to get it fixed without success, I had to give up on the repair shop that did the work. I then came across Curtis Boat Works and had a conversation with Don. He suggested a few things to look for that might solve the problem. His advice was right on target! It now shifts smoothly and as it should. I only wish I would have found Don sooner. Thanks again!

From the owner: Classic, antique and wooden boat repair, restoration and refinishing. Specializing in Mahogany…read moreboats, Garwood boat restoration, Hacker boat restoration, Century boat restoration, Reva boat restoration, wooden Chris Craft boat restoration and more. Serving the great state of California and well beyond with excellence for over 50 years.

We bought a Regal next door to Bridgehead from Tocci Yachts...had to have some work done with haul…read moreout...bottom paint, zincs, fishfinder install with transducer, etc. Mike handled all of our needs excellently and even gave access to our mechanic while the boat was on the ways. Mike is a long time pro having owned a prop shop in Alameda for years too. I would recommend Bridgehead to anyone needing work out of the water.

Mike is efficient and attentive and he cares about his customers…read more I have been to many marine mechanics and he is by far the best.

John is reliable, fairly priced and he's a good guy. I have known him for 35 years. You will not…read morebe sorry.

They are just full service amazing…read more If you have a ski and it needs a service, troubleshooting or upgrade, hit them up!

Great service, reasonable rates and quality work…read more On top of that, sourced a new winch for a trailer that I couldn't find. This is how a business should be run.