Harris Boat Works is 25–30 minutes from Hastings, around the Rice Lake shoreline to Gores Landing, ON. Distance is roughly 30 km by road. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965 and family-owned since 1947. Hastings sits at the northeast end of Rice Lake, where the Trent-Severn Waterway runs north, many Hastings boaters run the Trent system. We rig, install, and water-test on Rice Lake before pickup at Gores Landing. No shipping. Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD depending on HP.
Last reviewed: 2026-05-24
Quick answer: Harris Boat Works is 25 to 30 minutes from Hastings, around Rice Lake to Gores Landing. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, family-owned since 1947, and we work with a lot of Trent-Severn boaters. Every motor is water-tested on Rice Lake before pickup. 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 25–30 minutes from Hastings, around the Rice Lake shoreline to Gores Landing, ON. Distance is roughly 30 km by road. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965 and family-owned since 1947. Hastings sits at the northeast end of Rice Lake, where the Trent-Severn Waterway runs north, many Hastings boaters run the Trent system. We rig, install, and water-test on Rice Lake before pickup at Gores Landing. No shipping. Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD depending on HP. Travel: about 25–30 minutes around Rice Lake from Hastings. Pickup only at 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, Ontario. Sales catchment only, no mobile service, no delivery.
Key facts
- Drive time: ~25–30 min around Rice Lake
- Distance: ~30 km by road
- HBW coordinates: 44.1147, -78.2564
- Family-owned since 1947, Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965
- Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD
- Waterway: Trent-Severn runs north out of Hastings
How far is Harris Boat Works from Hastings?
Hastings sits at the northeast end of Rice Lake, where the Trent-Severn Waterway leaves the lake and runs north. The drive from Hastings around to Gores Landing on the south shore is roughly 30 km and takes 25–30 minutes. By water it's a different story, boaters running south across Rice Lake reach our dock in much less time, but the road route is the one most repower customers use when the boat is on a trailer.
The Hastings customer profile leans toward Trent-system boaters. People who run the lift locks, who move between Rice Lake and the lakes north of it, who put serious annual hours on a motor. That use pattern shapes the repower conversation, durability, fuel range, and torque profile matter more than top-end numbers.
What Mercury motors do Hastings boaters typically repower with?
Hastings boats running the Trent often repower with Mercury FourStroke 115–150 HP, $12,000–$18,000 CAD for the motor alone. Heavier hulls and pontoons commonly move to Pro XS V8 4.6L 175–225 HP, $18,000–$28,000 CAD. The Mercury Boost option, 25 extra horsepower on demand for 4–6 seconds, is popular on pontoons that carry load through the Trent's narrow channels and lift lock approaches.
For smaller utility boats and tinnies, tiller FourStroke 9.9–25 HP at $2,800–$5,500 CAD is the typical repower. For boats that put long hours on the water (Trent system, lakes north of it) current Mercury FourStrokes are quieter, more fuel-efficient, and come with the current Mercury Limited Warranty. We confirm the warranty offer at quote.
Where do Hastings boaters launch?
Hastings sits right on the Trent-Severn Waterway at the northeast tip of Rice Lake. Public access in the area lets boaters drop into either Rice Lake itself or run north into the Trent system. We won't recommend a specific ramp, conditions and fees change, and the Trent-Severn Waterway is the right source for lock schedules and waterway updates.
What matters for the repower is that we water-test on Rice Lake before you take the motor home. That's the same body of water Hastings boaters launch into when they want lake fishing rather than Trent runs, so the trial conditions are realistic, busy summer water, weed pockets, mid-lake chop.
How does pickup work for Hastings customers?
You drive around to Gores Landing, 25–30 minutes, and pick up. We don't ship Mercury motors and we don't deliver to Hastings or to cottages along the Trent. 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.
Financing runs 7.99% APR over $10,000 and 8.99% APR under $10,000, OAC. Deposits are $200 for portable, $500 for mid-range, $1,000 for big-block, Pro XS, or special-order Verado. For ranges by HP, see the Mercury repower cost guide.
What we see at HBW
Hastings boats that come through our shop are usually Trent-system workers. Real annual hours, lift-lock runs, load. For that kind of use we steer the conversation toward torque and fuel range over top-end numbers, because that is what holds up over a long season.
Popular boat uses in Hastings
- Aluminum fishing boats
- Pontoons
- Family runabouts
FAQ
- How far is Harris Boat Works from Hastings?
- About 25–30 minutes by road around Rice Lake, roughly 30 km, to Gores Landing on the south shore.
- Can I bring my boat to you by water from Hastings?
- Yes. If the old motor still runs, you can come down the Trent-Severn into Rice Lake and run to our docks in Gores Landing, typically much faster than the road route.
- Do you deliver Mercury motors to Hastings?
- No. We're pickup-only at Gores Landing. We rig and water-test on Rice Lake, then you drive around to pick up.
- Do you serve Trent-Severn Waterway boaters from Hastings?
- Yes. The Trent runs north out of Hastings, and many of our Hastings customers use the Trent system regularly. The repower process is the same, install, water test on Rice Lake, pickup at Gores Landing.
- What HP Mercury is common for Hastings and Trent-system boats?
- Hastings boats running the Trent often repower with Mercury FourStroke 115–150 HP or Pro XS V8 175–225 HP. The Mercury Boost option for an extra 25 HP on demand is common on heavier pontoons working through lift locks.
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 Harris Boat Works, a family marina in Gores Landing serving boaters since 1947. The same techs who write your quote are the ones who rig and water-test the motor on Rice Lake.
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