who is happy with there mechanics place here

[stevedemon]

Hi all
ok we have seen a lot of you fisho's guy's and girl's alike with a bad rap on the mechanic's you have dealt with

So lets give the good guys a little bit of free advertising if that is alright with Ausfish after all word of mouth is better than advertising

ok i'll start have been dealing with these guys now for 11yrs and never had problems with them or my motors they are always up for a joke or help you anyway they can, and you do not need the gold Cheque book or second mortgage just to service your boat and they do log books services for most makes and models


Southside Outboard Wreckers and Mechanical Service at Bethania Sth near Beenleigh Contact Ph No 3805-8595 talk to Mark or Shane

hay have seen a lot of bad mechanic's maybe we should just give the good guys a plug once in a while to

just a thought all give Credit due to where Credit is due

this way we have our own phone book for Marine mechanic's and services

Cheers
Steve

[Homer_Jay]

Great Idea to have a list of reputable people to deal with... unfortunatly this might be a VERY short thread

[pegasus]

Fisher boats Bribie- great service and down earth advice-good price. my outbaord is a suzi for which they are agents but I reckon they d do the lot

[marlinqld]

havent had the need for a mechanic........yet.

75hp Mariner is due for yearly service in 2 weeks, so this thread will interest me.

Though i have heard great things about the guys at Mr T's Capalaba.

Mike

[finga64]

Rod at Sailfish near Ballina

[lippa]

ausfish member-flotsom. slow, gets drunk, did i mention slow???? but does a trick job!! stay away from spanaird king!!! (i hear he's a bit dodgy)!!!!

sorry gary!!! lol had to do it!!!!!

cheers

lippa

[poor_mans_barra]

Once again just my 2 cents worth.
Discussions like this just go to show that finding the support and help of a good dealer should take precidence over saving $5 by going to someone else based soley on price. True value comes over the lifetime you have the product not purely purchase price. No one remembers what it cost when its working but remember every cent they spent when its playing up again and again.

Keep the change

PMB

[CamH]

North Coast Boating at Mooloolaba have been good to me and never had a problem with their boat/motor services.

[Poseidon]

As Homer said, it will be interesting to see how long this list gets.

It would be good to know what brands Col at Bribie services as judging by his boats it should be worth a trip for outboard services as well.

Regards Cameron.

[foggy]

I use River City marine at Newstead. Great service and in and out as promised same day. Checked everything and repacked wheel bearings included in price. 100hr service was about $280 from memory.

Foggy

[dnej]

Yatala Yamaha,just ask Webby. Great guys to do business with.No BS here.Its right or its right.
You are right though, you dont hear about the good guys,only the bad ones.
I bought from Y Y,and then thought, I had never heard of these guys before.
Now I know why.I highly recommend them.
Fixed my brothers Mariner this week. so its not just Yammies.
David

[charleville]

I have no doubt that their servicing prices are not cheap but after five years, I continue to be very happy with the servicing that my boat/motor receives from Springwood Marine.

Again, to put the pricing bit in perspective, I never quibble about the price of servicing of something that I rely on to get me home in sometimes dark, wet, cold, violently terrible conditions (eg http://www.ausfish.com.au/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1156776780 )

What I like about Springwood Marine is that I feel that they have my best interests at heart, no different to the doctor and dentist that I choose to use. Neither are cheap but they take a professional interest in my long term well-being and so, I believe, does the culture at Springwood Marine. In a professional relationship, the money part is there but off to the side for admin people to concern themselves with and although it is an intrinsic part of the relationship it is nevertheless subordinate to the professional care aspects.

Once, when my prop suffered a ding, they knocked it back into shape at no cost. I did not ask them to do that; they just did it. I brought the prop into them expecting them to send it away for repair but they fixed it themselves on the spot. That is what a relationship is about in my book.

[gawby]

Dave and Clint at White Water Marine, Labradore on the Gold Coast does it for me.
No Bull and a good job.
07-55377752
Graeme

[Figjamm]

Dave and Clint at White Water Marine, Labrador[s]e[/s] on the Gold Coast does it for me.
No Bull and a good job.
07-55377752
Graeme

Jeez Graeme, you beat me to it!

Whitewater Marine gets our vote

[dave22]

I'm not for bagging a place, especially one that advertises on Ausfish, but people stay right away from Springwood Marine, they are incompitent idiots, and thats putting it mildly.