American Star Marine

He did a great job. He serviced my 30 year old boat and has it running like it's new again. I recommend American Star to everyone looking for a great and honest boat repair shop. It was a great experience

This guy charge me $2000 plus to replace the carburetor on my boat, I took the boat to the lake and still wasn't working right. I took it to another mechanic in Belmont ca and they told me this guy had only spray the carburetor with black paint to make it look like the had replaced it.
I ok don't have the time or money to sue but if I could I would.

Owning a boat can be stressful, with all of the maintenance that is required to ensure a great time on the water. When I bought a 2008 Glastron GT 185, I wanted to prevent unexpected or unknown problems and mechanical issues that would cost big dollars $$$ than I anticipated.

American Star Marine has made the boat owning experience stress free. The team is knowledgeable, helpful, and willing to explain work being performed. I feel at ease knowing that they have the skills necessary to keep my boat running well every year. Thanks Jack and team!

Have used Jacques in the past for troubleshooting.

Got in touch again as I needed the bottom of my boat painted and replacement of the prop.

Jacques did a great job and ahead of schedule. Highly recommend and will use again.

If you know what you want done and are willing to pay to have it done right this is your place

WARNING DO NOT TAKE YOUR BOAT HERE..If you want your boat Micky Moused and half fast done i advise you take it elsewhere. I had my boat repaired here and was a total nightmare. The owner Jacques is did a terrible job on my boat. i caught him half fasting his work , some gaskets wernnt changed that were supposed to be, wrong torquing on nuts and bolts and chipped the paint pretty bad and didnt even have the couretsy to tell me about it or at least touch it up and all he did was give me excuse after excuse.. After multiple arguements with this guy i finally got my money back. Take your boat elsewhere.

What ever you do don't go to this guy unless you wan't a broken boat! This guy put new motor in my boat and put fuel instead of zinc in my oil! I paid him over 3 grand to mess up my electronic guage's and now i will have to spend a ton more money to fix the things he likes to break on boat's!!! He is a garbage person so take it from me and wait for another marine mechanic to fix your boat right! Don't believe other reviews he does know alot about boat's, but he is overprice and will duck your calls on caller ID! He does not care about you or your boat.

Horrible service. Not only was his work overpriced but I had to have another mechanic come work on my boat since American Star Marine only worsened the problem. The new mechanic informed me that the coolant tank/pipes were put in backwards by American Star which obviously played a huge part in worsening the issue. I'm not sure how you can be a "professional" and put a whole cooling system in backwards. Unreliable, highly recommended going elsewhere.

4 years later, American Star has come through again as we are selling our boat....only wish we knew about them sooner!

****IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BRINGING YOUR BOAT HERE, READ THIS FIRST, MY REVIEW IS A LITTLE LONG FOR A REASON****

I took my boat in to have my old outboard motor swapped with a newer used E-TEC outboard motor, which I purchased from a different party. Part of this would entail Jacque selling my old motor and a small percentage going to him for selling it (I'll return to this). Part of the work was to install a hydraulic steering kit which the price of kit was marked up almost 200%. Hydraulic fluid was spilled all over the controls, melting/damaging any rubber or plastic it came in contact with. Jacque had boasted about how good the motor would run after he would replace the spark plugs, water pump, etc... He also said he was certified to work on E-TEC motors and that he had EVINRUDE E-TEC software to program/update the EMM software. I was charged 180$ for programming, but no programming was actually done (have a printout to prove this).

As soon as almost $3,000 was charged to my credit card, he immediately parked the boat in the street unattended, and told me to hurry up and pick it up. Upon arrival I found my new prop nut had no cotter pin or keeper washer (which I provided brand new) and nut was loose. Good thing I caught this as I would have lost a brand new prop seconds into running in the water.

When I put the boat in the water at the marina where I keep it, the motor wouldn't idle and sounded like It was about to blow up. The motor ran flawlessly in a test tank before I purchased the motor and before I brought it to American star marine. Jacque was aware of how poorly it was running when he handed the boat over, and said I needed to idle the motor for 6+ hours to clear problem??? I was basically charged 3k and handed a boat over running worse than when I brought it in... Come to find he replaced the spark plugs with the wrong plugs, on top of that they were USED plugs! I replaced them with the correct spark plugs and motor ran just fine. This is when I lost all faith in this guy and started to really question his work. I pulled down the lower unit a few weeks ago to find he DIDN'T replace the water pump, which I was charged a 200% mark up on a part that wasn't replaced!!! This is a huge issue, as this could lead to catastrophic motor failure if I didn't catch this!!!

I was not given a receipt upon receiving the boat back, had to make multiple trips and requests for a receipt. I was finally given a illegible receipt months after work. Next, was Jacque selling my old motor. Jacque listed the older motor on Craigslist for $1500. A week and a half later, add is removed from Craigslist. Jacque makes no attempt to contact me. I finally get a hold of him and he makes up some story that the motor wouldn't sell, and he had donated the motor to the "boy scouts". He previously stated, he'd get my approval for what I would sell the motor for, but he did NOT get my approval for supposedly donating the motor. He then goes on to say he'll give me $300 for the donation, as that is what the "boy scouts" gave him for the old motor... His story was and still is full of holes, I have repeatedly requested for proof of the donation because I know for a certain he was lying. I have caught him in multiple lies already, and I know for a fact he sold the motor for $1500. He still hasn't provided the proof of this PHONY donation.

I really wanted to like Jacque, I really wanted him to do a good job, especially for the money I paid, but he's a hack, liar, and a thief. The work he actually did do was horrible, left the boat dirty, damaged, and was incomplete. I was handed over a boat and motor running worse than when I brought it in. No pride or craftsmanship here, Jacque has proven to cut every corner while charging top dollar.

I'm writing this review as a WARNING for those thinking of using this place. Avoid this CRIMINAL at all cost, as any other shop is better than this place. Jacque talks the talk and sells himself as a great mechanic, but nothing could be further from the truth.

NOTE: I've owned and still own multiple boats. I mostly work on my own stuff, I don't have a fork lift to swap my motor out or else I would have done it myself. Seems all the good reviews on here are people who are not experienced with boat motors or had a very simple fix. I'm also not the first to say I was charged for work that was not done.

Hi....I'm glad I got my money back. ..hear is the Short story: 1 sunny day I brought my 6 horse outbord for regular maintenance. Avter 3 times delay (2 weak) I've been told that the motor is ready. ...i paid 200 and went to my marina (koyote point) already suspicious I check all the points for service. ..none was done. .. even the spark plug was the old one (i have years of mechanical practice)
I'm going to do the service by myself
Do not go ti this people. ..do not waist your time
Wish well.