Boats Plus, The Boat Store

Chuck’s demeanor can be a little ruff around the edges. Once you get past that, he and his staff are knowledgeable and very helpful. I have only been taking my boat here for approx. three years for service and have found them to honest and have never felt that I have been overcharged. Two years ago my boat capsized down in Dana Point just outside of the harbor. It was my fault for taking a small lake boat out in the ocean right after a big storm. I was a new boater and it was a very dumb thing to do. I got my boat over to Chuck the same day and he had his guys flush the sea water out of my motor and then hooked it up to their ignition system since all my electrical equipment was fried. They got my 1984 Mercury 50hp outboard started and ran gas through it for about an hour. Since my old 1962 Glaspar boat and motor are only worth about $ 1000.00, I needed to save money, and asked what else I could fix by myself. Chuck told me what I needed to do and I did the rest of the work like rebuilding/​replacing the starter, choke, throttle and electrical system. To this day my motor has run like a champ with just the regular yearly service. I need to replace my old rusted out trailer this year and Chuck has already found me a used one that he well fit to my boat and at a reasonable price.

I’ve been taking my 2002 Honda 130hp pontoon to chuck for 3 normal service repairs, 6 years now. Just picked her up for the season last week! Anyways, these guys are great! Old school, and I love that. They do a great job of giving you info and readiness of your boat that most places don’t do. Be ready. They’re not cheap, but, good service isn’t.

Used this business for the first time. Took boat in on Thursday, picked up on Friday. Stopped by to see how the job was coming along on Friday morning and talked to both mechanics; both were very knowledgeable and willing to talk to me.

Been trying to get an appointment with chuck BUT I get the feeling he don’t want my business. He tells me call him sat so I can bring it in but when I call hes not there. Called him again on Mon he says call at 10 am on thurs day so he can get me in. He has me on the phone now why not make the appointment? So I call thur, like instructed, this time Dennis answers the phone, «Chucks not here, give me your number I will call you back» NUTHING. I went there once and the folks were less than friendly to me yet I see all these reviews of what a great bunch of guys they are. One even got smart with me when I asked a question. Right in front of Chuck. I have never done anything to irritate these folks. All they know about me is I’m NOT WHITE. I really hope that’s not the reason. They have ALL my info. If I’m wrong they have the power to make things right. Its as easy as a phone call.

I went to Chuck because of his Unilocal reviews. He chided me for neglecting my scheduled services but I was guilty for sure. After doing what I should have done. I went to pick up and teased him about leaving the boat as I was doing a construction project that took up my boat parking he offered to keep it. Wow. Thanks Chuck it was wort the 35 mile drive!

Chuck was very helpful and knowledgeable over the phone. He said he had the right parts for me even if he had to break up a set to help me. I don’t know what happened between the time i talked to him and the hour it took to get to his shop but when i got there all of a sudden he didn’t have what i needed nor did he even try to look for the parts. i guess the color of my skin wasn’t the right color at least thats how he made me feel. Take it the way you want but thats my review.

Love Boats Plus! Chuck has been working on our boat for years, and it always comes back ready for a weekend on the water. We chunked our prop last time we were out and we took it to another place, but they messed it up. Ruined our vacation! So now we know Boats Plus is the place for our boat.

Ok So i can at least guarantee the three reviews under me are fake. The profile only has one review and it was the day they were created so they were made to only look good and Dennis N. works at boats plus! Biased lie review.
I took my boat in a couple months ago to get a fuel tank replaced and they replaced the tank and installed my bow light and didnt care to check either. My front bow light still does not turn on because they didnt bother to check and my fuel gauge was working before i took it in and what i get it back it didnt work.
I take my boat in later to have them fix the fuel gauge and they do but charge me $ 100 in labor for something they should have checked before they gave it back to me. How could they not check and that? Its part of installing a new fuel sender and they charge me?
They were always trying to rip me off everytime i was in there.
I even had a neighbor tell me a story that they had the water impeller replaced there and went out to the colorado river and boat started over heating due to the water impeller never being replaced. Ill never set foot in the place ever again. Everything is disorganized and dirty.
Please save your money and go somewhere else.

Chuck was very helpful in answering all of our questions! Staff was great. Service was completed in a timely matter! Boats Plus helped us have a great summer!

I will only take my boat to Boat Plus. My boat is strictly housed and used in Big Bear Lake, CA, but I choose to bring it down the mountain to La Habra for service and repairs at «Boats Plus». The owner Chuck is very knowledgeable with everything to do with boats. His mechanics are very clean and take great pride in their work. I am very picky and always look for faults, but these guys are great. Don’t be fooled by other boat repair shops and their promises. Chuck (the owner) stands behind his work. Give him a call and see for yourself or checkout his website —
. Chuck has helpful videos and tips for all boat owners.

I took my boat in for yearly service a month ago and was a little worried because I had never been there before and didn t see lots of reviews of the place. I talked to the mechanics and they gave me great advise on how to prevent issues from occuring in the future. It’s never cheap to get work done on a boat but trusting the shop is what I was looking for and I think I found one. Thanks for the great work Chuck!

Boats plus is great! I have been going here for a few years now and they are the only ones that I will allow to touch my boat. I do most of the work on my boat, but I take the real difficult problems to them, which they always solve properly, not like many of the Mickey mouse so called marine mechanics that I have encountered elsewhere. They will also go out of their way, sometimes at their own expense, to help you as best as they can. In this economy, you rarely see this behavior in a business and you appreciate it when you do. They have been in the boat business a long time and understand all the systems on the boat. As an example their mechanics are one of the few out there that know how to work on some of the older and difficult drive units, such as my obsolete OMC stringer. Chuck, the owner, is always happy to help you find difficult parts and the great thing is, in contrast to the internet or less experienced boat shops, he will get you the right part the first time around. Anyway, I don’t write reviews often, but these guys have helped me out to the point where my boating experience has been much more affordable and enjoyable. If you want excellent service and sound advice at the right price, then check them out.

i went here the day i got my new boat to get the electronics installed (gps fishfinder combo) they said it would be between 3 – 500 to install it. well when all was said and done i paid 325 and they did a professional job routing the wires through the t-​top i tipped the mechanic 20 also. i havent taken my boat there for regular maintence because they are not a authorized yamaha dealer when the warrenty is up i will be back there for service