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Recommend someone for drive service
I'm in Buffalo and willing to travel to Michigan, Ohio, PA, Vt, NH, etc for someone who knows bravos (Bravo 1) that can tear down, inspect, and rebuild mine.
Who are the go to shops for this? TIA, Ryan |
try performance marine Bolton landing lake George new York Jason or johny saris
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Dick Tryce AKA "mr, gadgets" on the OSO forum.
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Victory marine,
http://www.victorymarine.com/service.html You can box it up and ship. I have (3) Bravo XZ/IMCO drives built by these guys, and they have been trouble free and bullet proof. And the boats they are on are 98-112 mph boats too. Little Bill is a stand-up guy! In fact, I'm getting ready to order some -3 IMCO SC from Victory for the Spectre..... |
It's a 2 hr drive to DoubleR Performance north of Toronto. They do lots of cross border business and the weak CAN dollar gets you a nice discount. http://www.doublerperformance.com/ Phone 705-487-7575 Ask for Clint in service or Peter can get you hooked up with someone to help.
Bob |
George at All American Drive Service in MI.
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Had both mine done by Mr Gadgets on here sent then to him from the uk . Great service
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Originally Posted by vintage chromoly
(Post 4398213)
Dick Tryce AKA "mr, gadgets" on the OSO forum.
todd |
Bravos
Originally Posted by Ballistic Beak
(Post 4398203)
I'm in Buffalo and willing to travel to Michigan, Ohio, PA, Vt, NH, etc for someone who knows bravos (Bravo 1) that can tear down, inspect, and rebuild mine.
Who are the go to shops for this? TIA, Ryan |
We'd be happy to help.
www.perfmar.com www.facebook.com/teamsaris Mercury Certified, Tons of Experience, have done work for a lot of people in your area 518-644-3080 [email protected] |
Ron at jrmarine in Ohio may be worth a shout.
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Originally Posted by baronmarine
(Post 4398295)
ditto! i think he is running a 1000 ++ pro charged hp's thru his bravo or xr?
todd |
Performance Marine for sure!
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I was referred to Mr Gadgets aka Dick Tryce & after spending nearly an hour on the phone with him decided I didn't need to look any further. The fact that he's not far from me was a bonus. I'm sure there are other guys that are good but I spent my $$ with Mr Gadgets & will spend it again with him. We have a 900 HP BoostPower compound blower motor in front of an XR in a heavy 24' deep V that is NOT a trailer queen.
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George at AADS.
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Originally Posted by C1000
(Post 4398431)
How can that be? As I read these threads a Bravo drive can't handle as much as 650 HP without exploding, what gives here?
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Performance Marine for sure
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No Brainer Saris Racing in Bolton Landing.!!!
Originally Posted by Ballistic Beak
(Post 4398203)
I'm in Buffalo and willing to travel to Michigan, Ohio, PA, Vt, NH, etc for someone who knows bravos (Bravo 1) that can tear down, inspect, and rebuild mine.
Who are the go to shops for this? TIA, Ryan |
Morning i have my drive guy here on Long island NY if interested. Very talented does all and any drives. His name is Skip
Also very personal you get 1 on 1 service |
You have a Mercruiser authorized shop that specializes in all Mercruiser drives right in your backyard - Excel Marine on Grand Island. They do a great job and are very thorough. They have worked on many of my drives as well as a lot of our club (WNYOPA) member's boats. They are very experienced with Bravo's and I would definitely recommend them. Check their website out (excelmarineparts.com). They are located at 1854 Whitehaven Rd, Grand Island (716) 773-9530....
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Originally Posted by Pwraddr
(Post 4398444)
He runs a SCX.
I have hear so many good things about AADS, that I will bring them my drive and hope my gut is right. |
I have done business with George "AADS" for the past 5 years. All of my customer work goes to them as well as my built XR's. Very knowledgeable and great customer service! Highly recommend!
Originally Posted by C1000
(Post 4398646)
Ok thanks, that clears it up. I was beginning to think someone came up with a magic fix for the merc XR lol.
I have hear so many good things about AADS, that I will bring them my drive and hope my gut is right. |
Excell Marine. You will be glad you went there. I can't say enough about how they exceed all my expectations. I have had them rebuild both my black hawk drives, tuned my motor, adjusted timing, so many other things for me. Each and every time they continue to impress me.
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