Poor service through their negative attitude and lack of communication…read more For the most part they were rude, moody and petulant. Skookum was very poor at communicating. They left you in the dark. They disliked dealing with the client. You are an annoyance to them. The co-owner/mechanic is knowledgeable, experienced and competent. The work he did was good. He performed the major repairs. However, their only other mechanic? who was left to finish off the repairs did not complete the jobs and his work was left uninspected and unrectified. I had to correct his work and complete the works myself. At $175/hour! Not impressed! They claim it was from a lack of time. False. Time was not the issue, they just didn't care about completing the work, and correctly, needed done to comply with survey. After long a month of waiting, I just left. This was a frustrating, unpleasant, and expensive experience.

Highly recommended! They retrieved glasses from the murky bottom of False Creek! Great sense of…read morehumour and heart! Thank you!

ISO accomodation on live aboard boat or house…read more Will do maintenance work in exchange for rental fee. Contact me at 403.404.5306 James

I like to do most of my own boat repairs, but for major stuff I want to do it somewhere I can…read moretrust. A place where I can get a great exchange rate north of the border, have great value on parts and certified help when needed. Last time it was across from downtown Vancouver at the Creek's Boatyard. I needed some prop work, a weld done, tuning and major rigging work done. With no fuss or hassles they bounced right on it. They gave me a quote for the work and (no surprises) met their price and they did the work rather quickly. I keep my boat in La Conner, but when I have serious work to do, I will go up to Vancouver's Creek Marina & Boatyard. It's well worth the trip. Good people are found there.

What a happy surprise! The manager of this establishment decided to terminate his relationship…read morewith that irascible employee who was an utter misery to deal with. I was in the process of rebuilding my Yanmar fuel injectors, and dropped by for some parts...with great trepidation after all my other negative experiences here. What a welcome change! I had my parts, and was out the door back to my boat, within a few minutes. Their mechanics are the best on the west coast, and barring any changes to the counter staff, the service counter is now staffed by very knowledgeable, and kindly people. Really first rate!

We used Stem to Stern to investigate a fault on our engine. They came faster than other companies…read morein Vancouver. Their technician was very courteous and found the fault. He repaired it for less than quoted by other companies. They went beyond and offered great service. We will use them again.

Very knowledgeable: I had a problem with my 30-year-old Espar forced air heater (originally…read moresupplied by Roton Industries, a company now owned by PYS) - my guess was an intermittent thermostat malfunction - which Jake at PYS quickly confirmed was the likely problem. Super service: As my Espar unit was so old, replacement parts were going to be a problem ... Jake had the answer here as well: PYS stocks old inventory/used (from another job). Best of all, as there was no warranty and I was able to pick-up the 'used' thermostat at PYS, they supplied the part for free. Now that is old-school customer service. Very much appreciated; I can recommend PYS (and Jake) extremely highly.

Excellent and professional. Delivered exactly what I wanted, in perfect timing and I learned a lot…read morefrom them. The next encounter was just as awesome.

My car looks like it was when I first bought it. Brings the vibrancy of the paint colour out…read more Fast service. Would recommend

From the owner: Automotive Scratch Repair and Paint Refinishing and Ceramic Coating.read more

Great selection of life jackets, boots and tons of boat parts. I get all my stainless steel screws…read moreand bolts here, including metric stainless bolts! Also a huge selection of sailing gear!

I have never had a harder time trying to spend $6100 in my life. I won't get into the details,…read moresuffice to say the same stuff as most other reviewers: unmotivated and unknowledgeable staff. Like others have said, I want to support local businesses, but this place is an op. Avoid.