Harris Boat Works is 15 minutes east of Bewdley along the south shore of Rice Lake. Bewdley sits at the west end of the lake, and HBW sits in Gores Landing, mid-south shore, roughly 15 km by road. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965 and family-owned since 1947. We share your lake. Every Mercury we rig gets water-tested on Rice Lake before pickup at Gores Landing. No shipping or delivery to Bewdley. Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD depending on HP.
Last reviewed: 2026-05-24
Quick answer: Harris Boat Works is about 15 minutes east of Bewdley, on the same Rice Lake your boat already runs. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, family-owned since 1947. Every motor is rigged and water-tested on Rice Lake, then picked up in Gores Landing. No shipping. A full repower typically runs $11,000-$40,000 CAD. Build a quote at mercuryrepower.ca.
About this pickup area
Harris Boat Works is 15 minutes east of Bewdley along the south shore of Rice Lake. Bewdley sits at the west end of the lake, and HBW sits in Gores Landing, mid-south shore, roughly 15 km by road. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965 and family-owned since 1947. We share your lake. Every Mercury we rig gets water-tested on Rice Lake before pickup at Gores Landing. No shipping or delivery to Bewdley. Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD depending on HP. Travel: about 15 minutes east of Bewdley along Rice Lake. Pickup only at 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, Ontario. Sales catchment only, no mobile service, no delivery.
Key facts
- Drive time: ~15 min east along Rice Lake shore
- Distance: ~15 km by road on County Road 9
- HBW coordinates: 44.1147, -78.2564
- Family-owned since 1947, Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965
- Same lake: Rice Lake, ~30 km long, south shore
- Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD
How far is Harris Boat Works from Bewdley?
Bewdley is the west-end town on Rice Lake. We're the mid-south-shore village. Door-to-door is roughly 15 km, about 15 minutes by road depending on the season. For Bewdley boaters, this is one of the shortest drives to a Mercury Platinum repower shop anywhere, and we're on the same lake your boat already runs on.
That shared geography is the whole point. We've rigged a lot of boats for Bewdley customers since 1965. The west end of Rice Lake has its own chop pattern, its own weed lines, its own shallow shoulders. We know that water because we run boats across it.
What Mercury motors do Bewdley boaters typically repower with?
The mix on Rice Lake skews to mid-range. The most common repower we write for Bewdley customers is Mercury FourStroke 60–115 HP on a runabout or aluminum hull, $8,000–$14,000 CAD for the motor alone. Tiller boats run FourStroke 9.9–25 HP in the $2,800–$5,500 CAD range. Bassboats and faster fiberglass move to Pro XS 115–175 HP, $15,000–$22,000 CAD.
Pontoon owners loading six adults on a Rice Lake party run often ask about Pro XS V8 4.6L 175 HP with the Mercury Boost option, 25 extra horsepower on demand for 4–6 seconds, button press. It costs roughly $1,200–$1,800 CAD on top of the base motor and it's the upgrade we see most among pontoon repowers.
Where do Bewdley boaters launch?
Bewdley is on the west end of Rice Lake with public lake access in the area. We won't recommend a specific ramp, conditions and parking change, but the lake itself is the constant. Rice Lake is roughly 30 km long, shallow, weedy in mid-summer, and produces strong bass, walleye, and muskie fisheries. The west end where Bewdley sits has its own water character, and a Mercury propped right for that end of the lake will perform better.
That prop call happens during the repower quote. We're not picking a stock prop and moving on, we're pairing the motor to the hull and the lake.
How does pickup work for a Bewdley customer?
You drive 15 minutes east to Gores Landing and pick up. If your current motor still runs, you can also come by water, same lake, no trailer involved. We don't ship Mercury motors and we don't deliver to Bewdley, even though it's right next door. The motor is rigged, propped, fuel-connected, controls run, and water-tested on Rice Lake before you arrive. Most repowers wrap in 1–3 weeks once the motor lands.
For ranges by HP, see the Mercury repower cost guide. For the lake-wide picture, the Rice Lake page covers same-lake water-test detail. Financing runs 7.99% APR over $10,000 and 8.99% APR under $10,000, OAC.
What we see at HBW
We have rigged a lot of Bewdley boats over the years, and they share a pattern: mid-range power, shallow-water props, west-end Rice Lake use. Because we run the same lake, the water test is not a formality. It is the same chop and weed your boat sees every weekend.
Popular boat uses in Bewdley
- Aluminum fishing boats
- Pontoons
- Family runabouts
FAQ
- How far is Harris Boat Works from Bewdley?
- About 15 minutes east along the south shore of Rice Lake, roughly 15 km by road into Gores Landing.
- Can I bring my boat to you by water from Bewdley?
- Yes. If your current motor still runs, you can come down Rice Lake to our docks in Gores Landing for the repower drop-off. Otherwise it's a 15-minute tow east on County Road 9.
- Do you deliver Mercury motors to Bewdley?
- No. We're pickup-only at Gores Landing. We rig, water-test on Rice Lake, and you drive 15 minutes east to pick up.
- We share Rice Lake, does that change anything?
- It changes the water test. We're not testing on a strange lake. The Mercury runs on the same Rice Lake you boat on every weekend, same weeds, same wind direction, same chop patterns.
- What HP Mercury is most common for Bewdley boats?
- Bewdley boats on Rice Lake range from tiller FourStroke 9.9–25 HP on tinnies through Pro XS 175 HP on bass and pontoon rigs. Mid-range FourStroke 60–115 HP is the most common repower we write.
Visit Harris Boat Works
Harris Boat Works · 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON K0K 2E0 · Phone (905) 342-2153 · Family-owned since 1947 · Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965.
We're the repower side of the Harris Boat Works service team on Rice Lake. The same techs who write your quote are the ones who rig and water-test the motor on the lake we both run.
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