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    6 years ago

    Kurt does a great job and takes quality personally. Will be bringing my boat here for years to come.

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    Columbia Marine Center

    Columbia Marine Center

    (12 reviews)

    I bought a second boat. These guys continue to go above and beyond. They not only did their usual…read moreinspection, but also did a double check for leaks, did free installation of my battery, and took the time to teach me about my new boat. There were so boat stands that I may have needed to patch up a small crack. Owner says, "Go ahead and take them if you need them." No charge. In fact, I don't think he was even going to write down who took them. They are just nice people who trust that you will bring them back. One small note...this business is becoming very popular. Word spreads fast in the boating community. It took them two weeks to look at my boat. I gladly accept this. It means they are doing well...and they should. Thanks Jim, Travis and the rest of the team at Columbia Marine. Outstanding service.

    Gave them 5 stars when I bought the motor. I'd take them all back and give zero. I have never been…read moretreated so poorly by any business. Took my boat to them for warranty work in June. After 4 weeks I checked in, was told compression was low and they would do a leak down and send the findings to Suzuki. Same response at 5, 6, 7 and 8 weeks. Called Suzuki to get some support. All of a sudden Travis called and said we're pulling the head off I'll call you tomorrow. Same response at 9, 10, 11 and 12 weeks. Got a little testy talking to Travis asked if I needed legal assistance. Travis told Suzuki I was a difficult customer and to come get my boat. Just picked it up today, now taking to another Suzuki dealer. No boat all season not a single day with the grandkids, no fishing no fun. Do not do business with Travis he just doesn't care expect his business to fail soon.

    Your Boat Shop

    Your Boat Shop

    (6 reviews)

    I hate writing negative reviews, but our experience with Your Boat Shop was so serious and costly…read morethat I feel obligated to share it. We brought them a well maintained boat with no known transmission or drivetrain issues. They replaced our engine mounts but did not perform the alignment in the water afterward. Less than 20 operating hours later, our port transmission failed while we were underway in the middle of Puget Sound with our 3-year-old and newborn baby onboard. What followed was more than $25,000 in damage, repairs, towing, haul-out, inspections, and expert review. Multiple surveyors and marine professionals have since confirmed our findings: the failure was tied to misalignment after the engine mount work. This did not just cost us money. It took away over a year of boating with our family. We tried repeatedly to work with Your Boat Shop and hoped Dirk would take accountability, or at minimum engage in understanding what happened. Instead, Dirk declined to participate in the investigation and ignored our calls. The burden of investigating and repairing the damage fell entirely on us. This was also not an isolated concern. We had referred friends to Your Boat Shop, and their boat was also damaged after work performed there. They ultimately had to have the work corrected by CSR Marine, over $10,000 in damages. Mistakes can happen. What matters is how a business responds when they do. In our case, the response was deeply disappointing. I strongly urge other boat owners not to be fooled by the great reviews or attractive pricing. Based on our experience, I would not recommend Your Boat Shop for engine mount, alignment, shaft, transmission, or other drivetrain-related work. The risk and cost are far too high.

    I hired Your Boat Shop to replace the engine mounts on my motor vessel. Less than 20 operating…read morehours later, my port transmission (w/ 1,000 hours) failed while underway, ultimately resulting in more than $25,000 in repairs. What makes this especially concerning is that before the engine mount replacement, a pre-purchase survey and gearbox oil analysis found no evidence of transmission distress, abnormal wear metals, drivetrain vibration, or shaft-related issues. The transmission failure occurred only after Your Boat Shop performed the mount replacement. Following the failure, Harbor Marine, a ZF-authorized service facility, documented approximately 0.010" of coupling misalignment and found the port shaft seized in the cutlass bearing. An independent SAMS-accredited marine surveyor later documented extensive internal transmission damage and concluded that the transmission-to-shaft coupling was grossly out of alignment following the engine mount replacement (SAMS report attached). The surveyor's opinion was that the failure sequence was precipitated by shaft misalignment after the recent mount replacement. What concerns me most is that this was not the only alignment issue associated with this shop. During my claim investigation, I reviewed documentation from CSR Marine involving another vessel serviced by Your Boat Shop. CSR found significant engine misalignment and concluded that the shafts appeared to have been reinstalled without properly aligning the engines, requiring substantial corrective work--over $10,000. CSR images and cost to repair attached. Equally disappointing was the response after the failure. Your Boat Shop was notified and given the opportunity to participate in determining the root cause but declined to become involved. The burden of investigating the failure fell entirely on me. Although my insurance carrier could not cover the loss because the work predated my policy, they still paid for towing, haul-out, and independent expert inspections needed to determine what happened. A routine engine mount replacement was followed by documented shaft misalignment, a seized cutlass bearing, catastrophic transmission damage, and more than $25,000 in repair costs. Based on my experience, the independent findings, and the shop's unwillingness to participate in the investigation, I have no confidence in the workmanship or accountability demonstrated by Your Boat Shop or Chris Tomlinson Marine Services and would not trust either company with any work on my vessel.

    Sandbar Marine - boatrepair - Updated October 2026

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