best Evinrude shop/mechanic

[atlbimmertech]

Hello everyone looking to take in my 1998 stratos with 1998 90spl evinrude for service. having some top end (rpm) issues. anyone have top recommendations for a shop?

[crizzel]

Strickland outboards in summerville or Dalton marine in Dalton. Strickland will be cheaper an you'll have your boat back within a week if he's not packed. Do Not use moss marine or davids marine both in Calhoun!!

[Bob Smith (Porko)]

Nov 16, 2010 21:44:34 GMT -1 crizzel said:

Strickland outboards in summerville or Dalton marine in Dalton. Strickland will be cheaper an you'll have your boat back within a week if he's not packed. Do Not use moss marine or davids marine both in Calhoun!!

Strickland doesn't do overhauls from what he told me. I think he's just doing tune ups and things like that. I don't know anything about Dalton's, but I got myself one fine mercury man now! Paul Nichols and his cousin, Dale up in Soddy Daisy, TN. I'll ask around for anyone who may know an Evinrude guy.

[atlbimmertech]

thanks guys. mainly looking for some tuning work.. not so much overhaul. anyone heard anything about bay marine?? website says evinrude factory trained tech's?

[angler557]

Bay Marine has some good techs and I've used them for service work in the past.

Recently, I used Robert Drummond to rebuild my Fastrike 150. He did an excellent job and so far, I've picked up 2 mph since the rebuild. Email me if you would like his number.

[e-mail]

Brian

[IceAAA]

I've used Bay Marine as well with no problems. The staff is very polite there and they have always accomodated having my boat back when they say they will.

Andy

[crizzel]

Strickland will do it all an GUARENTEES his work. Nichols basically only does rebuilds an soups up engines. If it needs to be rebuilt Nichols is the man. Wally at Dalton marine has numerous plaques of mechanic of the yr etc etc from mercury. JMHO an everything I've had worked on