I've known Chad for many years, had him work on my boats and been satisfied with his work. That said, this is a review I should have posted long ago. Three years ago I contacted Chad and asked him if there was anything he could do to get more performance out of my 18 1/2ft Searay bowrider. The 175hp OMC v6 just wasn't getting th job done anymore. His suggestion was to replace eng & outdrive with a Volvo Penta v8 & outdrive. He guaranteed me much more performance. Maybe at some level I should have known, but it never occurred to me that he was replacing an aluminum V6 and a small out drive package with a monster cast iron V8 and a larger outdrive package. The difference in weight changed the boat drastically and not for the better! The boat was never designed for that kind weight in the back, and no matter how I adjusted the trim, the bow went skyward at take off, was almost impossible to get on plane, and wouldn't pull a single skier up at all. It cavitated and porpoised going around turns, having never done that before. He said he test drove it, so he had to know! In my opinion, he ruined my boat, and what bothers me the most is that with years of experience, he should have known better. He didn't have any problem taking my $8,000 though! I took the boat out once just after he did the work, was embarrassed with my family and friends, and was so disgusted, I haven't had it out since! I bought this boat new in 1986, and I love it. I'm sure it's not worth what I've already spent, but recently, I got interested again and am now looking for a more reasonable eng/outdrive package to replace the Volvo with. Obviously, I'll give someone else a chance to rip me off! read more