ATL Marine

I brought 2 boats here for bellow replacements and thought all was well, unfortunately as soon as my 1998 tahoe boat was given back we found outdrive bolts loose and water leaking out of seal between out drive and housing. (Photos below) the ecm on the manifold was also unplugged which was an easy fix however the boat was full of grease stains from their work boots as well, we tightened up the outdrive bolts and make sure no more water was leaking out when running on a water hose, ran the boat at braunig lake and the boat was leaking more water thru the bellows than before i gave them the benefit of the doubt and called chris up and he seemed apologetic about everything he fixed that boat no questions asked, HOWEVER my 2003 bayliner didn’t take but 1 day trip before it was leaking more water than ever. With the boat on the trailer i saw the exhaust bellow all cracked up like it had never been touched and the shifter bellow torn just like before. I called chris up and he seemed reluctant to warranty the repairs. After taking the boat back to him he said we had hit something as a technician at a dealership myself i know what dry rotted rubber looks like this was no hit plus no impact marks on the outdrive. After going back and forth with chris he agreed to warranty his labor but told me the dry rotted rubber looks and cracking is due to low quality parts he asked if I wanted to but more premium bellows than before for $320 as well as a shift cable for $150 or so I was livid as these were not options given to me beforehand i told chris i was picking it up. When i came in to pick it up nobody even came outside. I grabbed the bayliner And took it straight to a shop on the northside of San Antonio who said it doesn’t even look like they replaced anything except the shifter bellow. I spent almost a thousand for the bellow job alone here. The shop i took it to quoted me $766.43 FOR EVERYTHING including a shift cable and gimble bearing mind you this is a mercruiser DEALERSHIP i was ripped off my ATL and wouldn’t recommend this shop to my worst enemy. Very crooked people there. If i could give 0 stars i would

Took my boat in for repair and can’t say enough about the excellent work done by Chris. I have a Majek that had been sitting for a couple years and Chris & I went over several issues and kept me informed every step of the way. Chris also pointed out several things that had deteriorated from just sitting for a long period. Chris saved me money by troubleshooting and repairing before replacing parts. My boat is running the best it ever has and can’t thank him enough. You won’t find a better marine repair service anywhere . My boat was done in a couple days just like Chris told me. Excellent service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I took my boat i just bought here due to being local and priced reasonable and i have had work done there once on another boat and they got it fixed up but thats not the case this time. They were about a week or less out on work so it would be quick getting in so i dropped it off and about a week and half later i got a call from Allen with the most major items priced to get repaired. I had to cut back a little but told them to repair my motor needing a steering pivot arm and to fix the chips on the outside of the entire boat and fix the trailer which i was able to get the axle from the manufacturer quicker than getting one built. I dropped the axle off after it came in about a week later and they were just about finished with the glass work then it took a bit to get it back in the shop to the engine mechanic since he was working on another job a head of mine which is understandable. Well they got to mine finally and tore the motor done and replaced the corroded part but then had hell getting it to run again. The boat ran great before i took here, i know the previous owner and they used this boat all the time and i made sure it ran good before i bought it although due to some trailer issues i was unable to run it on the water. Well Allen called and they needed a air regulator rebuild kit cause the diaphragm had a hole in it. I told them to fix it, the got the parts in and finally had it running right. I picked it up and got it loaded up to go to the lake that weekend just to find out it wouldnt run. It died on me trying to take off then wouldnt start so i had to use the trolling motor to get back to the doc. I tried to check for any obvious problems but couldnt find anything but the motor wouldnt hard rev over 3200 rpms and pop and sputter and blow all kinds of smoke if you were easy on it you could get it up to 4200 rpms and the alarm would sound. I dropped it back off the Monday after the weekend telling them this and a few days later Allen called saying i had a code for oil level low and an air sensor again i told them to fix the boat. The parts came in and i called to check and the motor still wouldnt run right so after a few days Allen called said i needed fuel pumps and gave me a price and some part numbers to see if i could find some better prices but after a quick look around i called him back and said to get them coming being the dealers were higher and i didnt want to get some cheap junk pumps. He ordered them the next day and got them overnight but several people were out that day so it didnt get worked on till the next week where once again it still would not run right. Several days later he called and told me the air regulator which they rebuilt last time had a tamper plug removed and the factory adjustment screw was jammed in so hard it wouldnt back out and this killed my fuel pumps and must have been done by the the previous owner but this guy has never had the boat worked on nor the person he had bought the boat from which was his buddy that bought the boat originally. When Allen called about the fuel pumps i asked him about changing the water pump since this boat hasnt been serviced much i had a feeling this would be my next issue he gave me a quick price and i said its cool do it but they didnt nor service the lower unit as i found out. Well they changed the air regulator housing with a used one and the boat then ran fine and they were going to charge me for it and said the new one was like 345ish dollars and i was like thats what you charged me for the first time and he said they should have changed that cause they just used a diaphragm not the entire kit. He said he would adjust the price on this ticket and not charge me for the used one. When i went to pick up the boat i showed them a picture of the fuel rail area that isnt 100% showing the air regulator but i can tell and numerous mechanics at the automotive dealer i work at can tell the tamper plug is still there. You can also tell there is drag marks now where this plug was removed an not there before. They disagreed with me!!

I live in San Antonio and all the boat shops over here have a wait time of a few weeks at least. I had an upcoming trip in 2 weeks and wanted the boat to be ready, after searching on Google for a decent boat shop, I came across M&S Motors in Floresville, read all the excellent reviews and decided that's the shop I was going with.  Allen and his guys laid there hands on my old Johnson 25hp and had it back to me in a week. Running excellent! They went over and beyond on my motor and I really appreciate it. This is the only place I will take my boat to get serviced. Some of the things they checked were the combustion of the cylinders, fixed the timing issue, added a fuel filter as well as fixing and mounting my kill switch. Since then I have taken my skiff to Braunig Lake and to the coast (ran some fresh water thru the motor when I got back as well as running it dry). Motor starts right up every time. Allen and shop, thank you for getting me out on the water.

Chris & Adam were great to work with. They went above and beyond to find a solution and fix the problems with a 20+ year old quad. Two very respectful & kind gentlemen.