Quick answer: Harris Boat Works is a Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer in Gores Landing on Rice Lake, approximately 40 minutes northeast of Oshawa via Highway 401 east and Highway 115. We handle Mercury outboard sales, repowers, parts, and service. See installed pricing at...
Quick answer: Harris Boat Works is a Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer in Gores Landing on Rice Lake, approximately 40 minutes northeast of Oshawa via Highway 401 east and Highway 115. We handle Mercury outboard sales, repowers, parts, and service. See installed pricing at mercuryrepower.ca. For engine repairs, we only service Mercury and Mercruiser.
Mercury Dealer for Oshawa: We're Basically Durham Region
Oshawa is the closest major city to Rice Lake on the 401 corridor. At approximately 40 minutes northeast via 401 east and Highway 115, you're effectively in our service area, not reaching across it.
This isn't a case of asking you to make a meaningful sacrifice for a better dealer. It's acknowledging that Gores Landing is closer than it sounds.
Oshawa's Unique Position
Oshawa is the eastern edge of the GTA and the beginning of cottage country. A lot of Oshawa residents already drive north regularly, to cabins, to family, to the Kawarthas. Rice Lake is not an unfamiliar destination for this customer base.
If you're already boating on Rice Lake, Lake Scugog, or anywhere in the Trent-Severn system, you probably already know where we are. For those customers, "we're 40 minutes away" isn't a selling point, it's just the reality of where we sit relative to where they already spend time.
What Changes at 40 Minutes
At 40 minutes, the whole service relationship becomes practical, not just the one-time purchase:
Spring commissioning: Drop the boat off on your way past, you're practically going by anyway if you're headed to the lake.
In-season service: A mid-week run to sort out a motor issue. You're there and back before lunch.
Winterization: October drop-off, November shrinkwrap, spring pickup. The whole fall routine makes sense at this distance.
Storage: Year-round outdoor storage with shrinkwrap. For Oshawa customers whose boats are already at the lake, keeping them here is more convenient than hauling them back for the winter.
The Pricing Conversation Starts Before You Arrive
Our quote builder at mercuryrepower.ca shows installed pricing, motor, rigging, installation, in Canadian dollars, in about three minutes. Real numbers, no callback, no process to navigate. For Mercury MSRP and dealer prices side by side, see our published price list.
For Oshawa buyers who know what they want and just need a clean number, that's the difference. The pricing question is answered before you make the drive.
Mercury Platinum, Third Generation Since 1947
Platinum is the top tier in Mercury's dealer program, parts depth, warranty authorization, advanced technical training. Harris Boat Works has held it for years. Third-generation family marina, on Rice Lake since 1947. The business runs on repeat customers and referrals. Oshawa is close enough that anything short of a straight answer would come back to us fast.
What Harris Boat Works Handles for Oshawa Customers
Mercury outboard sales
Full lineup: 2.5 HP through 600 HP. FourStroke, Pro XS, Verado, SeaPro. Honest conversation about what fits your hull and application.
Repower service
Full job: motor, rigging, controls, throttle and shift cables, prop selection, installation, sea trial. For Oshawa customers, we can realistically handle your complete annual service cycle.
Mercury parts and service
Platinum-tier parts depth and warranty authorization. For engine repairs, we only service Mercury and Mercruiser.
Winter storage
Outdoor with shrinkwrap. No indoor. At 40 minutes, year-round storage here makes solid logistical sense for most Oshawa boaters.
Installed pricing online
mercuryrepower.ca, the number is there before you even pick up the phone.
You can build a live CAD quote for your repower online at Mercury Repower Centre.
Getting to Harris Boat Works from Oshawa
Route: Highway 401 east to Highway 115 north, then County Road 28 north to Gores Landing. Clean run, you're off the worst of the GTA traffic the moment you leave Oshawa east.
Approximate drive time: Around 40 minutes outside rush hour. The drive becomes distinctly rural about 20 minutes in, it's a noticeably different experience from most GTA commuting.
Address: 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON K0K 2E0
Phone: 905-342-2153
Service requests: hbw.wiki/service
Motor pricing: mercuryrepower.ca
What to Do First
- Build your quote at mercuryrepower.ca. Know the real installed price, it takes three minutes.
- Think about the full service relationship. At 40 minutes, you're close enough for commissioning, mid-season service, and winterization to all happen here. That simplifies your life.
- Submit service requests at hbw.wiki/service, faster than calling, right format, routes to the right person.
- Call or text: 905-342-2153 for questions about a specific job or purchase.
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Frequently Asked Questions, Oshawa
Is 40 minutes really what makes this worth it?
The drive is part of it, you're close enough that we're a practical option for ongoing service, not just a one-time trip. But the pricing transparency and the Platinum technical depth are what makes the relationship worth having. Both matter.
Can I see pricing without calling?
Yes. mercuryrepower.ca. Installed pricing. Three minutes.
Do you service non-Mercury motors?
No. For engine repairs, we only service Mercury and Mercruiser. Yamaha, Honda, and Suzuki are outside our scope.
I want to winterize and store my boat here, how do I get started?
Submit a request at hbw.wiki/service in September or early October. We'll get you scheduled. Storage with shrinkwrap is outdoor; no indoor option.
What if I'm in a hurry and need a part quickly?
Parts can be ordered through marinecatalogue.ca or by calling us at 905-342-2153. If you need something urgently, call, we'll tell you what we have in stock and what the timeline looks like.
Can I talk through a repower vs. new boat decision before I commit to anything?
Yes. That's exactly the kind of conversation we want to have before you've committed. Call us: 905-342-2153. We'll be honest about what the numbers look like on both sides.
The HBW Promise
You're 40 minutes away. The price is already online. The rigging conversation happens before we order. The job gets done right.
You're practically in our neighbourhood. Let's work together.
Build your quote: mercuryrepower.ca
Request service: hbw.wiki/service
Call or text: 905-342-2153
Harris Boat Works, Gores Landing on Rice Lake. Mercury Marine Platinum dealer. Mercury dealer since 1965, family marina on Rice Lake since 1947.
Where Oshawa Boaters Launch and Why Many Are Repower Candidates
Oshawa is a strong east-GTA boating town. Oshawa Harbour Marina is the main local hub, city-owned, large facility with public launch and a long recreational history. Lake Ontario shoreline here has a serious boating community with manufacturing-town roots.
The drive to Rice Lake is just 40 minutes via the 401 east and Highway 115 north, easy midweek, weekend cottage traffic the only friction. For service trips, Tuesday-Thursday mornings are ideal.
Why Oshawa is a particularly strong repower market:
- Many older fiberglass hulls in great shape. A 1990s-2000s 16-18 ft fiberglass hull with a tired Mercury or Evinrude is an ideal repower candidate. HBW handles a steady flow of these annually.
- Proximity makes it practical. 40 minutes is a reasonable drive for a multi-thousand-dollar repower investment, closer than driving back into central Toronto.
- Mercury Platinum-level depth. A repower done well lasts the rest of the boat's life. Done poorly, it gets brought back for warranty work.
Ready to price it out? Build a live CAD quote for your repower online at the Mercury Repower Centre.
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