Harris Boat Works has been Rice Lake’s Mercury repower specialist for three generations. Family-owned in Gores Landing since 1947, Mercury dealer since 1965, with every installed repower lake-tested on Rice Lake before you take it home.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-02
Quick answer: Harris Boat Works is the Mercury repower shop on Rice Lake, in Gores Landing on the south shore. We're a Mercury Platinum Dealer, family-owned since 1947. Every motor we rig is water-tested on Rice Lake itself 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 has been Rice Lake’s Mercury repower specialist for three generations. Family-owned in Gores Landing since 1947, Mercury dealer since 1965, with every installed repower lake-tested on Rice Lake before you take it home. Travel: local, south shore of Rice Lake. Pickup only at 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, Ontario. Sales catchment only, no mobile service, no delivery.
Key facts
- Lake: Rice Lake, roughly 30 km long, south shore
- HBW coordinates: 44.1147, -78.2564
- Distance from HBW to the lake: 0 km, we're on it
- Family-owned since 1947, Mercury Platinum Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965
- Typical full repower: $11,000–$40,000 CAD
- Ice-out on Rice Lake: typically mid-April
Why does a Rice Lake repower stay local?
Rice Lake is our water. The shop, the dock, the test runs, all on the same lake your boat will end up on. When we propose a Mercury for a Rice Lake hull, we're not guessing how it'll behave in mid-summer weeds or how it'll hold trim through a chop off Sandy Bay. We've rigged hundreds of boats for this exact lake since 1965, and we still test every motor here before we hand it over.
That changes the conversation. We can talk about prop pitch the way someone talks about their own driveway. We know where the shallows pull boats off plane, where pad-bottom hulls behave differently than deep-V hulls, and how a pontoon with a Mercury Boost upgrade actually runs once the cottage crowd is on board. That kind of detail is hard to fake from another county.
What HP Mercury is most common on Rice Lake?
Rice Lake is shallow and weedy in summer, so mid-range FourStroke 60-115 HP and Pro XS 115-175 HP are the most common repowers we quote. For an honest head-to-head on the most-requested mid-range, see our [90 HP Mercury motor vs 75 and 115](/blog/mercury-75-vs-90-vs-115-comparison) comparison. Prop selection matters more than raw horsepower here. A Pro XS V8 4.6L 175 HP with the Boost button is the upgrade pontoon owners ask about the most, that 25 extra HP for 4-6 seconds is the difference between getting up cleanly with six adults onboard and not.
For aluminum tinnies and 16-footers running Bewdley to Roseneath, a tiller FourStroke 9.9-25 HP is the usual repower in the $2,800-$5,500 CAD range. For bass boats and bigger fiberglass rigs, we are usually quoting big-block FourStroke 115-200 HP in the $14,000-$24,000 CAD range. If you are weighing Verado against the FourStroke or Pro XS families, the [Mercury Verado vs FourStroke vs Pro XS comparison](/blog/fourstroke-vs-pro-xs) lays out where each one earns its price. Looking at the small electric end of the lineup? Read the [Mercury Avator 7.5e review and price](/blog/mercury-avator-7-5e-review). Francophone visitors: [version française](/fr).
How does a Rice Lake repower actually run?
Start with a quote, call (905) 342-2153 or use the Mercury repower quote builder. We confirm HP, shaft length, controls (mechanical or digital), prop, and a rigging timeline. Deposit is $200 for portable HP, $500 for mid-range, $1,000 for big-block or Pro XS.
When the motor arrives, we install, connect the fuel system, rig controls and cables, pick the prop, and water-test on Rice Lake. Most jobs wrap in 1–3 weeks. You drive to Gores Landing for pickup. We don't ship Mercury motors and we don't deliver to cottages or other marinas. The water test is the final check, and we want the same techs who built the quote to be the ones running the boat off our dock.
Where do Rice Lake boaters launch?
Rice Lake boaters launch from public access points around the shoreline, private docks, cottage lifts, and seasonal marina slips. The lake stretches about 30 km east to west, and use changes a lot between the west end near Bewdley, the south shore where we are, and the Trent-side near Hastings on the northeast end. We don't pretend there's one universal ramp.
The practical part: your repower still finishes in Gores Landing. We test on Rice Lake, confirm rigging and prop behavior, and hand the boat back here. If you launch from another part of the lake, you pick up at the shop first, then tow or run to your usual spot. Curious about cost before booking? The Mercury repower cost guide has ranges by HP and rigging scope.
What we see at HBW
Rice Lake is our home water. We run boats across it every week, we know its weed lines and shallow shoulders, and it is the lake every Mercury we rig gets water-tested on. When we prop a boat, we are propping it for water we actually know.
Popular boat uses in Rice Lake
- Aluminum fishing boats (14–18 ft)
- Bass boats
- Walkaround cuddy and small fibreglass
- Pontoons
FAQ
- Where is Harris Boat Works located?
- Harris Boat Works is at 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON K0K 2E0, on the south shore of Rice Lake. We are a Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer, family-owned since 1947 and an authorized Mercury dealer since 1965. Pickup only, no shipping.
- Is Harris Boat Works on Rice Lake?
- Yes. We are at 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON, on the south shore of Rice Lake, the closest Mercury Marine Platinum Dealer to the lake, family-owned since 1947 and an authorized Mercury dealer since 1965.
- Can I get a Mercury repower quote in CAD before driving here?
- Yes. Build a complete itemized Mercury repower quote at /quote/motor-selection, motor, controls, propeller, install, financing, and trade-in credit. The price you see is the price you pay.
- Do you ship or deliver outboards?
- No. Pickup only at Gores Landing with photo ID. We do not ship motors and we do not deliver, strict industry-wide fraud-prevention policy.
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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