Irish Boat Shop

"I know its a team effort to keep these boats in running order but I don't know everyone's name at Irish. I can only name twow Alison and Josh who have done an outstanding job this summer in getting my boat in shape to do the loop. All systems are go including engine work and lots of electronics upgrades. Thanks for a great job by the whole team."

"We stayed at the Ferry Ave Dock and it is probably the worst Marina we stayed at. On the positive side, the view of Lake Charlevoix is stunning and the dock hand was helpful and friendly. On the negative side, the Ferry Ave Dock is about a 1/4 mile from the regular Irish Marina and consequently there is virtually no service. We never saw a single employee in our three day visit (other than the dock hand who helped us in), there is no ice machine, and the bathrooms are in a trailer. If you need anything from service or the ship store it’s a very long walk to the main marina. I could live with all this had the marina told me in advance but they made no mention of it. If you are going to stay at Irish, do not stay at the Ferry Ave Dock."

"Rock Stars! We recently ran our boat up to Charlevoix from Gr. Haven. On the way up, the stainless retaining clip on the port side K-Plane broke, causing the plane to malfunction. We visited Irish / Charlevoix @ 8am Monday morning looking for help. They immediately removed the hydraulic cylinder and sent it out for rebuild and secured the plane so we could still use the boat. Thursday morning they re-installed the rebuilt plane and we were on our way, saving our vacation. Prompt, courteous, and professional; I can't say enough good about Irish Boat Shop. Thanks Irish!"

"Original repairs July 2018: Took my boat in for minor repairs to aging gasket parts and prop shaft seal in the port outboard engine. They did everything possible to overcharge. I got a quote and held them to it in the end. They would have charged me 5x the quote had I not questioned their integrity. Be very careful here. My service was mishandled from start to finish. I guess I learned the hard way why they were available and the other 5 mechanics I called were a month out. Updated review 5.2019: In October of 2018 I checked the gear lube in the repaired engine and it appeared to have water in it again. Rick from Irish Boat Shop asked me to bring it in the Spring to have it looked at. I spent the morning at Irish with Rick, Fred, and Josh. Josh found that one of the fill screws might have been compromised. The screw was replaced and hopefully we are in the clear now. I appreciate that they took the time to go over the engine with me. Although it doesn't excuse the massive overcharge, miscommunication, and part breakage on the last repair, it does make me more confident in their ability to repair, and ultimately make a bad situation better. It was a lot of extra time and stress for me but now I feel like the engine is ready for the season. Knowing who is working on my engine makes me more confident in the service too. Josh really knows, and cares, about his service. Thank you Irish Boat Shop for taking the time to make this right and for not charging me anything extra. The star rating has been updated one star since the original review."

"These guys AR such crooks they will charge you double 4 everything and the Paris UN agreement. I will probably have to hire a lawyer 2 get my boat from these con artist."