While many aspects of boat maintenance can easily be performed with some knowledge and tools in your garage, there will be occasions when you need to seek the advice of a professional. Also, it can be beneficial to bring your boat in for professional service every so often to ensure that nothing major is wrong with it. Here’s some guidance for seeking boat service.

When Should You Visit?

It’s important to know when you need boat service and when you can handle things on your own. Typically, the more basic maintenance tasks can be completed at home, but anything involving a more complicated system on your craft will likely require someone with more experience to fix it. You don’t want to overestimate your skills only to end up causing expensive damage to your vessel.

Do I Need an Appointment?

Yes. It might be possible for a local service department to accommodate you in an emergency, but typically, any boat service department will be rather busy and have a full roster of vessels to repair. Make an appointment as far in advance as possible so that you can get your craft fixed promptly and have the full attention of the mechanics when you bring the boat in.

When you’re ready to visit the Gordy’s Marine service department, contact us via email or phone to set up an appointment at one of our dealerships in Wisconsin or Illinois. We’ll be more than happy to address any issues you’re having and answer your boat maintenance questions. You can also stop by one of our dealerships in Madison or Janesville, Wisconsin, or Waukegan, Illinois, to take a look at our selection of new and used boats for sale.