Harris Boat Works is a family-owned Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer on Rice Lake, Ontario. Founded in 1947 and selling Mercury since 1965, we are repower and outboard specialists serving Ontario boaters.
Short answer
Harris Boat Works is a family-owned Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer on Rice Lake in Gores Landing, Ontario. Founded in 1947 by George Harris, a Mercury dealer continuously since 1965, run by Jay Harris as the third generation since 2015.
History
George Harris opened Harris Boat Works in 1947 as a small marine service operation on the south shore of Rice Lake.
Mercury became our outboard brand in 1965 and has been the only outboard line we sell ever since.
Jim Harris ran the business from 1978 until his passing in 2015.
Jay Harris took over in 2015 as the third generation, representing the same family running the same dock on the same lake.
Credentials
- Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer (highest tier in the Mercury dealer recognition program)
- Family-owned and operated since 1947
- Mercury dealer continuously since 1965 (60+ years)
- Service technicians certified on the full Mercury lineup
- Authorized Legend Boats and Uttern Boats dealer
Location and service area
5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON K0K 2E0, on the south shore of Rice Lake. We serve Mercury repower customers across Northumberland County, Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, the GTA, and Durham Region. Pickup at Gores Landing, no delivery.
Family-owned since 1947, Mercury dealer since 1965, Mercury Platinum Dealer.