I had an outstanding experience with Vic's Mobile Marine. I inherited a 20+ year-old boat from my parents and have been restoring it as a tribute to them. Unfortunately, the motor failed last summer, and I needed guidance on the best path forward. Vic took the time to walk me through all of my options, including repairing the existing motor versus replacing it. His knowledge, honesty, and patience made the decision easy. What started as a motor replacement turned into a much larger project. In addition to installing a new outboard, Vic and his team upgraded the steering system, controls, ignition, and other related components to ensure everything worked together properly and safely. Their expertise and attention to detail gave me confidence that the boat was being done right, not just patched together. What impressed me most was the transparency. Vic provided a detailed quote up front, explained all costs clearly, and there were absolutely no surprise charges. The entire team was friendly, professional, and great to work with. Once all the parts arrived, the installation was completed quickly, and the boat was ready for pickup. The team also gave me a thorough walkthrough of the new motor and control systems and answered all my questions. The quality of the work was excellent, the pricing was fair, and the customer service reminded me of the way businesses used to operate. I have another family boat that needs restoration, and I'll be bringing it straight to Vic and his team. Highly recommend Vic's Mobile Marine to anyone looking for honest advice, quality work, and exceptional service. read more

Vic's Mobile Marine - Boat Repair Near Me - Bella Vista, California

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I have dealt with these people twice now on my 1989 Bluewater Boat they've been extremely helpful in both cases finding hard to get parts having in stock parts that nobody else does brand new top quality, very helpful very honest. I would not hesitate to do business with them again. read more

Super friendly and knowledgeable service. Dan was really helpful, spending time with us explaining what was going on with our patio boat motor. Prices reasonable read more

We've had the pleasure of having our boat serviced by the team at Vic's Mobile Marine for the past five years, and we feel truly fortunate to have such a competent and reliable service center right here in Shasta County. While I'm sure there are many other great service providers out there, I have to say Vic's stands out for their kindness, expertise, and consistently top-notch workmanship. - Thanks Davis Family read more

I highly recommend Vic's. I have taken my boat in for service and maintenance. Their advice is fair and honest, it doesn't feel like they would sell you something you don't absolutely need. Today I went in for a part and they took the time to explain how to install it and other possible issues. I had been diagnosing all day and the part they sold me made the boat fire up right away. Can't recommend them enough. Book early because they fill up during the summer. read more

Thought I just lost a coupler. Took my boat in an I had lost my motor mounts they pulled the out drive an motor I did the fiberglass work myself which took longer than planned and brought it back they had it done in no time, very great reliable business I highly recommend them read more

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Can't say enough good things about Vic and his boat service. Vic was on time, very professional, took the time to explain some things about our boat and motor, did a very thorough job at a fair price. Definitely recommend Vic to anybody needing boat service. read more

Very friendly service great prices and fast repair was done in a good cash discount nice place I'd send all my boating bro's there and my dad also A1service read more

It has been many, many years since I have been so totally pleased with the services I've received from ANY MECHANIC.... The 'entire staff' from Nicole at the front desk to the extremely proficient technicians, and of course Vic, could not have made my experience any better. Polite and courteous... Professional, friendly and knowledgeable. I was fully informed, at every step and was very pleased at the speed, quality and overall VALUE of the repairs to my 'ship' and 'motors'. I cannot recommend Vic's any more strongly. No wonder there's a waiting list to get in. Thank you to the entire crew. Sincerely, Eric Measles read more

This guy is a crook! After spending $6,000 on my boat I took it out to the lake and blew a rod through the oil pan in less then 5 minutes. After admitting the cause of this was due to their work or lack off he refused to own up and replace my engine. Months later after fighting with theese guys I finally paid for a new engine only to pick it up and find out it was about to do the exact same thing again needless to say the interior was destroyed from the working on it and being careless And leaving it out in the sun uncovered. Carpet was ripped and grease stains all over the white interior. I would defiantly recommend looking elsewhere for a boat mechanic read more

I brought my boat to Vic because my small kicker motor kept dying while trying to troll at low rpms. I explained in detail that every time I touched the tiller handle to adjust speed or even direction, it would die. Vic's diagnosis was that all the internal and external fuel lines were rotten and needed to be replaced, new fuel pump, carb rebuild, etc. The estimate was $570 or so. I told him to go ahead if that is what it needed. Then he called me back to appologize that he left out a part and the estimate went up to over $600. I agreed. After several days he called to say that he forgot to order a fuel pump and the repair would be delayed. He had my boat for about a week and when I picked it up the bill was $770. I paid it without saying a word, finally glad at the prospect of having a reliable motor to fish with. After the repair work, I put my boat in the water for the first time Sunday. The motor started hard and would not keep running. I had the same exact propblem I had prior to taking it to Vic and spending $770. As you could imagine, I was not pleased. I dropped the boat off first thing Monday morning, but Vic wasn't there. An hour later he called and said he had found the problem. It was a short in the kill switch and he asked me to come back to his shop. So I went back and he quickly demostrated the problem. I expressed my frustration with the fact that I had spent all this money and still had the same problem. I asked why he had not checked this possibility in the first place. I was NOT insisting on my money back for the work he had done. He could have taken the high road in the interest of keeping a long time customer. He could have said, "hey, my bad for missing it, let me take care of that for you". Instead, this is what occured: He asked , "do you want it fixed or not?" My response, "of course, that's why I brought it to you in the first place". He says, "do you expect me to pay for the repairs?" I said, "of course, I've already paid you alot of money and the motor is still doing the same as when I brought it here". He says, "that isn't going to happen, and with that attitude, I am going to charge you a diagnostic fee as well". That is when things got heated. I told him that now I was pissed and that I would be taking my boat elsewhere. He said, "if you try taking that boat without paying me for my diagnosis, I am calling the police". I told him he better call the police then, because I was taking my boat and if that is what he intended to do, the next call would be my attorney. By the time I went around the building and returned with my truck, he was standing in the bay with his head down. He walked out, said he was not calling the police because it wasn't worth his trouble, moved his forklift out of the way and started to motion me back in an attempt to help me hook up my boat. By then, I was done and told him I didn't need his help. I hooked up and drove away. The shame of it is, this should never have escalated to where it did. And, he had previously given me a price on installing an expensive auto-pilot system for that motor. If he had just handled this situation in a professional manner and made sure the motor was fixed, I was going to spend alot more money with him, now and in the future. Now that I know what the problem is, I called another shop and asked how much it would be to repair the faulty kill switch. $40 for the part and an hour of labor. read more

I've had nothing but First Class service when using Vic's Mobile Marine in the past. They have always been very fair and professional. So much so that I am taking my 25' Pontoon Boat to them next week for it's annual service. read more

I have known vic for almost 3 years and in this time I have seen many boats come and go through his shop, and what I can say is he is not quick to temper or to lay blame on anyone for a problem with a boat. Vic's Mobile Marine was started in a small garage with one man working from morning tell most of the time after dark. Vic is a marine corps veteran and an honorable man that will give you nothing but the truth about what needs or does not need to be done with your boat, I have seen on many occasions vic eat the cost of a repair from somthing he had made a mistake on or in many cases not charged a diagnostic fee if the first repair was not successful. Vic and his crew personally water test all the boats that come out of there shop to check and duble check the work that they do. All work done by Vic and his crew always warrant the work done on customers boats. With no doubt In my mind if you use Vic's mobile marine you will not leave disappointed. read more