Took our 1990 Celebrity runabout with a 350 in for work. He fixed our hydraulic motor, changed all fluids, tuneup & starter, oil change, lower end I/O, yearly inspection and service. Kept in touch via phone on any additions or parts ordered. Would take boat back to him again. read more

We took our boat to be repaired. Boat was not completed when promised. After more than a week, we wanted to get our boat back. We had to get police involved. We had to pay for the boat even though it wasn't repaired. read more

Brian is a helpful expert, worked on my two stroke 97 Johnson 115 outboard, he diagnosed and sourced the correct part and had it done so fast the family was super excited to get on the water....the shop is super close to the boat launch which worked out perfect for us, 10-15 seconds in the water and our shifter was stuck in neutral, yup no forward or reverse!! Yikes.... Paddled 25-30 yards back to boat launch back on trailer, and we were back in the shop... Brian noticed how stressed the family was!!! Been there seen that! He dropped what he was doing and got me and the family back on the water... he is great person that has a wealth of knowledge about my boat and outboard, thank you again for making my family's spring break awesome read more

Express Marine - Boat Repair Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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I took my pontoon to Brian 2 years ago our upholstery was brand new he better be covering that boat up or else he's going to be paying for all new upholstery as well as 2 years of loss of use. He's taking advantage of senior citizens and I'm fed up. One excuse after another now it's an o-ring give me a break read more

I took my boat to be repaired. I was told two to three days. Excuse after excuse as to why my boat was not being worked on. I went to pick up my boat, because it was not being worked on. Brian lost his mind. He started screaming at me and calling me names. I had to get the Police involved when he would not tell me where my boat was. I found my boat sitting in a dirt lot uncovered. It was FILTHY! Now I am going to have to take Express Marine to Small Claims Court for damages, cleaning fees and loss of use. These people are NOT professional mechanics. read more

I delivered my boat to Brian at Express Marine in Lake Havasu City in April 2019. In March 2020, he said the repairs to my Mercury outboard had been completed, and I could pick up the boat. I drove to his shop the following week, put the boat in the water and quickly discovered that the engine wouldn't stay on. I took the boat back to Brian. He said the carburetor needed to be adjusted and everything would work fine. After calling several times over the course of three months, Brian said he hadn't had a chance to work on the boat, but he would get it done soon. Today, I dropped by his shop to see if he had made any progress. To my dismay, he hadn't done anything. To make matters worse, I found my boat sitting in his yard without it's cover. When I asked him why he hadn't done anything for months, he said "fuck you, take your boat and get out" Brian May have been a good mechanic in the past, but he is lost cause now. Stay away from Express Marine. Brian is a waste of time. read more

I Had to have my 2 stroke old mercury rebuilt in a week from when I brought it to Brian. He said he could do it but it would cost a little extra. So I was fine with that. When the weekend came I was at his shop at 7am to pick up the boat like he said. He said it wasn't easy to get it done so quickly but he moved a few jobs around to do so. The boat has been in the water running perfect for 3 months now with out an issue. What more could you ask for. read more

Have to say for a local company I love the customer service I get from Bryan. He cares about his customers and does everything to make things perfect. Thanks guys keep up the great work. read more

I took my 28' Bayliner to Express Marine in LHC based on a referral to determine a source of a water leak underneath my Mercruiser 7.4 MPI. When I arrived Bryan did a visual inspection by opening the hatch but nothing more. I left the boat at his shop for (3) hours before getting a call from Bryan with his diagnosis if you can call it that. He stated I need to have the motor removed to determine if it was the water pump, freeze plugs or worse a cracked engine block issue. He quoted me $1,000 to pull the engine to determine the problem and the repair cost would then be based on what he found. It cost me a $100 for just that opinion. I then took the boat to B&D Custom Marine for a second opinion. They actually got into the engine compartment while hooked up to a water flow, started the engine and determined that (2) freeze plugs had popped out. They also determined there was no problem with the water pump or hoses. They recommended that the (2) freeze plugs be replaced and see if that fixes the problem. If not, they told me the engine would need to be pulled to determine if it was the additional (2) freeze plugs not accessible or a cracked engine block. Thankfully, the (2) replacement plugs remedied the problem completely. I, fortunately, avoided a huge $1,000+ expense by not allowing EM to pull the motor eventually only to finding (2) popped freeze plugs. For just (5) hours of labor and (2) freeze plug expense at B&D Custom Marine, my problem was resolved. Don't hesitate to take your boat to B&D Custom Marine for your service needs. They are very honest and professional. read more

this guy this a thief! bought a motor and didn't run right... said he'd rebuild it.. and he never did! terrible customer service!! THIEVES! DISHONEST! beware of this shady company. read more

Over the summer I took my 2000 Tige 20i to Brian at Express Marine for service. I had experienced a knocking sound and loss of power while driving the boat down the river on the Parker Strip. Not being a motorhead I thought maybe a cylinder had gone down or something of the sort. I wanted to get the boat back quick and called around and Express Marine was able to get the boat in. At the time I asked if he was familiar with the boat and he said yes and that he'd been doing this for 35 years. I said ok i'm on my way. I dropped the boat off and after a couple days and a nice sum of money I got the boat back with the parts that he had replaced and was told the boat was good to go. Excited my wife and I got back to the river with the boat, got the kids ready and headed out. As soon as we got out there we had the same issues. Thinking maybe it had to work out we drove it a little bit and the problem persisted. So I called and told him and he said to bring it back. So as not to go on forever here he had the boat for a long time. We got it back 2 other times assured it was fixed only to find it was not. The same issue kept creeping up. In the end we paid close to $2000 to get this thing fixed. The last time my wife was up here alone and just wanted to get the boat back. We had lost the whole summer at this point. I had told him I wanted another opinion. When my wife picked up the boat she was told that she had to pay $190 to get the boat. When she asked why he said that your husband wanted a 2nd opinion so I took it to someone. Her reaction was just like mine...umm I wanted to take the boat for a 2nd opinion. I didn't ask him to do it! After realizing that my wife was upset he said that, "If you want to be upset at anyone have your husband look in the mirror. If he'd told me that he changed the batteries before it came to my shop I would have known to check them." He tried to convince my wife that the batteries were lose and knocking around causing the problem, and damage to the computer. Complete BS by the way. When i heard that i was shocked. The batteries were not lose #1, but #2 that just doesn't happen. I looked at the report from the 2nd opinion on the way to trade the boat in deciding that we just wanted a new boat anyway. The report said, suspect bad anti siphon valve. I told the dealer that and gave him the history at which he laughed. They purchased an $11 anti siphon valve and installed it. The boat ran like a charm! This Express Marine basically screwed me out of $2000 either because he took advantage of us or because he had no idea what he was doing. I held off on this review because I felt bad tarnishing someones rep but after doing a lot of thinking I wanted to warn people. Be careful! You just never know what you are getting into with these places. Mine will go to a Tige dealer NOT in Havasu from this point forward. read more