Sunnyside Marina & Storage

Thanks to Hank over the busy 4^th of July he fixed my boat and had me back in the water in½ day. Even took my boat from mourning to his shop. Highly recommend his boat mechanic skills and reasonably priced.

I took a week of vacation at W. Lake Tahoe for some water skiing, tubing, and boating with my kids and their cousins. The boat ran well on day one, but on day two it started briefly and stalled. The carburetor was flooding. I asked around about shops and after being turned down a few times I was steered toward Sunnyside Boat Repair and Hank. Like all the shops Hank was super busy with boats to get ready for July 4^th, but he listened to the symptoms and said I likely had debris fouling the float needle causing the flooding. He asked if I had some mechanical skills to which I said yes. He said if I pulled the carb off and brought it to him he would bench test and clean it while he was waiting on parts for another job. Without going into too much detail Hank went to great lengths and effort to get us back on the water quickly. After the cleaning and detailed instructions /​advice the boat operated without incident the remainder of the week. I would recommend Hank (great guy) and Sunnyside Boat Repair in a heartbeat.

Hank saved my Tahoe vacation with his availability, professionalism and knowledge. Awesome service and can’t thank you enough.

Shortly after buying a «new to me» boat, it ends up breaking down on Lake Tahoe after a good week of use. I ended up calling several shops in the area of North/​West shore. Most other shops took forever to call me back or didn’t call me back at all. I was overwhelmed with the service even over the phone! Having the boat towed to Sunnyside Marina by Vessel Assist, they were waiting and ready to haul the boat out with their forklift.
Once over at the shop, the mechanic pulled my outdrive and we quickly surmised that something was not right in the gear set. He didn’t feel comfortable proceeding on investigating inside the drive and asked if I could wait until tomorrow when the main guy Hank arrived.
The next morning, I got a call from Hank who confirmed my outdrive was straight jacked up. He looked for what his costs would be to do a quick replacement and again, called me back immediately once he had the pricing. I decided to wait until I saved my pennies for the repair over the winter as its going to be $$$. Hank was extremely gracious with my decision not to proceed with the repair and also helped assist me having the outdrive picked up separate from the boat.
Hank and his team run a great operation, everyone I dealt with from the office, the shop, and even the boat lift guy were all incredibly professional. I will not hesitate to recommend them based on my experience!