There are two timelines in every repower: 1. Motor and rigging availability 2. Physical shop time after the complete package is ready Keeping those timelines separate prevents the most common planning mistake. Your boat does not need to sit at HBW while a special-order motor...
Quick answer: A GTA repower at HBW is a customer drop-off and pickup job. Start with the boat's capacity label, build a current quote, send the hull and rigging details, then bring the boat to Gores Landing for the scheduled installation. HBW confirms the applicable shop window after reviewing the boat, parts, and current capacity. HBW does not pick up, deliver, haul, provide mobile service, arrange transport, or recommend transport providers.
There are two timelines in every repower:
- Motor and rigging availability
- Physical shop time after the complete package is ready
Keeping those timelines separate prevents the most common planning mistake. Your boat does not need to sit at HBW while a special-order motor or rigging component is still on the way.
Stage 1: Confirm What the Boat Can Safely Carry
Start with the capacity label, compliance notice, or manufacturer's documentation. Do not choose horsepower from boat length alone.
Send HBW:
- Boat make, model, year, and length
- A readable capacity-label photo
- Current motor model and serial number
- Current shaft length
- Transom photos
- Steering and control details
- Gauge and electrical-system photos
- Normal passenger and gear load
- Primary use: fishing, cruising, towing, or heavy-load operation
HBW then matches a current Mercury configuration within the boat's approved limit.
Stage 2: Build the Starting Quote
Use the Mercury pricing reference for current bare-motor prices and the repower quote builder for an installed starting point.
The final written quote can include:
- Exact Mercury motor
- Gearcase and shaft configuration
- Controls, harnesses, and gauges
- Steering components
- Propeller selection
- Removal of the old motor
- Installation labour
- Fuel-system and electrical work
- On-water test
- Warranty registration
- HST and stated exclusions
Do not budget from an old horsepower range in a blog post. Motor pricing, rigging needs, and available promotions can change.
If inspection finds transom damage, obsolete steering, unsafe fuel components, or another hidden condition, HBW confirms the added scope before proceeding.
Stage 3: Approve the Configuration and Schedule
HBW confirms the motor model, installation scope, availability, deposit terms, and expected shop window before you bring the boat.
For in-stock combinations, the installation can be scheduled once the required parts and a work bay are available. Special-order timing depends on the exact Mercury configuration and current supply.
The marina is closed December 1 through April 1. During that closure, planning and approvals can happen remotely, but no service, repower, installation, inspection, or customer access occurs on site. Physical work begins after reopening.
From the Shop: Stage 4, Customer Drop-Off
Bring the boat and trailer to 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd in Gores Landing at the confirmed time.
HBW is drop-off and pickup only. We do not provide:
- Pickup or delivery
- Boat hauling
- Mobile service
- Transport coordination
- Transport referrals
- Transport-price estimates
Customers are responsible for getting the boat to HBW and taking it home. If you cannot move the boat, solve that independently before reserving the installation slot.
At drop-off, HBW confirms the boat, motor, controls, keys, visible hull condition, and approved work order.
Stage 5: Installation and Rigging
A typical clean repower includes:
- Remove and document the old motor
- Inspect the transom and mounting area
- Install the approved Mercury motor
- Install or adapt controls, harnesses, steering, and instruments
- Inspect the fuel system and battery connections
- Select an initial propeller
- Program and verify supported Mercury systems
- Register the warranty
HBW confirms the shop window after the boat, complete installation package, current capacity, and required testing are reviewed. Complex controls, repairs, twins, structural findings, or unavailable parts can change that window. The approved work order and shop update control, not a generic promise.
Stage 6: Rice Lake Water Test
HBW's standard repower handoff includes an on-water test on Rice Lake before pickup when safe seasonal conditions allow. Any alternate acceptance plan is documented with the customer.
The test checks:
- Cold and warm starting
- Idle and shifting
- Steering and trim
- Cooling and telltale operation
- Charging voltage
- Gauge and alarm operation
- Wide-open-throttle RPM
- General handling and propeller fit under load
The goal is to catch setup issues while the boat is still at the shop. A trailer-only handoff cannot prove how the combination behaves in the water.
Stage 7: Pickup and Handoff
HBW contacts you when the boat is ready and confirms the pickup window. You return with the approved trailer arrangement, complete the handoff, and take the boat home.
The handoff covers the installed controls, gauges, break-in instructions, maintenance references, warranty registration, and any follow-up noted on the work order.
Follow the exact owner's manual for break-in and maintenance. There is no universal 20-hour warranty-service rule across every current Mercury family.
Start With the Boat, Not a Generic Price Range
Send the capacity label, current motor serial number, and rigging photos. HBW will confirm whether the project fits, build the correct Mercury configuration, and put the scope in writing.
Quote builder: mercuryrepower.ca/quote/motor-selection
Service request: hbw.wiki/service
Phone: 905-342-2153
Drop-off and pickup: 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON K0K 2E0
