West Coast Offshore Unlimited Inc

Save yourself hundreds of dollars. These people are like slimy salesmen. First of all, they pay Unilocal for «advertisement» wink wink. So ALL of their bad reviews and I do mean EVERY SINGLE BAD REVIEW gets bumped down to an unrecommended list eventually. You don’t see these reviews when you tap the review link… Makes senses huh? So very soon my review will be moved as well. There’s your first example of their dishonest behavior.
We dropped off our boat for a tune up ONLY. We had to call them for a pick time twice over 4 days. They delayed us saying there’s a problem with the carburetor. My fiancé finally goes in after getting the classless woman’s condescending attitude on the phone (second call) who can’t give us any explanation or ETA… They had taken apart the carburetor!?! Without our consent… Kevin says the carb. is missing a plug that can’t be ordered so will have to replace the entire carburetor (400 – 500 $)
Get outta here!
Fortunately my fiancé took a picture of this so-​called missing plug area and then waited for them to put it back together. When he went to pay for the tuneup they wanted to charge another $ 160 for taking apart the carb. The work they never asked if we’d like them to do. After much debate, he paid only the agreed work and took the boat.
He took it to another shop for a once over. The new mechanic said there was nothing wrong, started it up and let it run with no issues. When my fiancé showed the mechanic the picture of this so-​called missing plug area, he told him there was NO plug there in the first place and that it is an over fill valve. They just prey on people they assume know very little about their boats. This was a condensed, concise review… This place was absolutely horrible to deal with.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR BOAT HERE! All that I ASKED for and signed a contract for was a basic service (oil change, spark plugs, ect. ect.). The boat was running Tuesday when I brought it in even though a week prior I had to give it a couple extra pulls to start it. When I dropped it off management told me they would most likely have the service done Thursday. Thursday comes around and it is 2 hours before closing time and I haven’t been updated at all about the boat. I call them and get a rude lady that tells me that they have done the service that I asked for but the boat NOW DOESN’T run and they have the carburetor apart on the table looking at it. I ask to speak to a shop mechanic to try to get a better understanding of why they are looking at the carb and what is going on but she says that they are too busy to talk to me right now. So I told her I would call tomorrow to see what is going on. I called first thing the next day and was told that since it NOW doesn’t run they are looking at it and think it is the carburetor so they are washing it. Additional Pricing or service fees were not brought up or discussed prior to pulling apart the carburetor and starting to «look at it» so I assumed that since it now doesn’t run they would look at it and give me a price quote. After not hearing from them for the rest of the day I went in because I wanted to see what was going on after getting a tip from a co-​worker that Kevin (the manager) has scammed people before. He showed me the carburetor and tried to tell me someone was sabotaging the carb and had taken a part out of it. He showed me an empty hole that a «plug» was forced out of but, little did I know it was actually where the overflow for the carb comes out of. He tried to say that since they (coincidentally) don’t make the part it would be $ 500 to replace the whole carb, labor not included. I didn’t believe him and told him I wanted my boat back. I went to pay for the service that I agreed and CONTRACTED to him but was charged more for when they pulled apart the carb and looked at it without me knowing first. After getting into an argument with him, Kevin agreed to drop the additional charges.
I took my boat to Boatmasters in Livermore where they have not found any problem with it and were able to get it to start up every time on the first pull and keep it running for 15 min while they supervised the engine. They said there is no problem with the engine and that it runs quite well.
Kevin is a scam and will try to take more of your money for so called «problems». If you don’t believe me read all of his reviews that are on Unilocal at the bottom of the home page. It will say «17 reviews that are not currently recommended».

Been bringing my boats here to Kevin for 10 years plus. Always great service and the work done as specified. Kevin won’t cut corners to do a job. He will do it right or not do it at all. That’s what I want in a boat mechanic. I don’t want to have a weekend trip on the water cut short because of a mechanic taking short cuts.
I’ve referred several of my boating friend to him as well and they all have been happy with his service.
Great family run business. Thanks Kevin and Fred (lead mechanic) for all you help.

Took my boat to 3 different boat places and no one could figure out my boat. Kevin was able to fix and help me upgrade to the proper components to make my boat fast and safe! This is the only place to bring your boat in the Bay Area !

I highly recommend this establishment for all your boat customizing and repair needs after my recent experiences with them. The owner and his staff are knowledgeable, friendly and do an exceptional job. I’ve had a custom swim platform put on, a major hull repair done and, most recently, gel coat for which the color matching was impeccable. I’m very impressed, can’t imagine going anywhere else with my boat now and had to Unilocal about them. They do a great job.

Kevin is very friendly and accommodating. They did a great job refinishing and balancing my sailboat prop.

This place is amazing! Nice family ran business who knows the business from front to back. I purchased a 93 Bass Tracker Pro17 with a 40hp outboard on Craigslist about two years ago and motor had never ran the way it had supposed to since the day I got it. After much frustration, a crap load of time, and a ridiculous amount of wasted money using other shops, I found West Coast Offshore Unlimited! Kevin and his mechanics figured out the problem, kept in communication with me on a regular basis, fixed the problem before promised, and then explained everthing in detail on what they did to the motor when I picked the boat up. If you don’t like to be frustrated, waste time and money, then DO NOT take your boat anywhere other than West Coast Offshore Unlimited. My boat has probably never ran this good since 1993! Thank you again to everyone at West Coast Offshore Unlimited.

So ive ownd a jetskis for about 6yrs now ive always took them to another shop near by i would take my ski in like to put a new starter in & it would take 3 weeks just to get the job done when its summertime i kinda want my toys back fast so i can go play my toys my toys where breacking down even after they fixed them i could go into a big story of what happen when i bought a boat & they did work on it im just not happy wit there work but let me tell u this i stop takin my toys there i found west coast off shore when i started talkin to kevin & tellin him wats goin wit all my toys he said bring them in ill take a look at them so i bring my first ski in to get fixd kevin actually told me somthings the other shop didnt tell me so thats a five star in my book i pay good money for my toys i wana know everything kevin is a family man so he knows how it is when money is tight iam so grateful that he works with me thanks kevin i will never bring my toys to another shop again West Cost off Shore is my shop of choice also his sister michele is a beautiful person to talk to and is very helpful, cant wait till this summer so i can ride my toys ((thanks West Coast Off Shore)). If your looking for a good place to bring your toys and want them fixed right with exclent service then bring them to West Coast Off Shore Unlimited all i can say is there awsome thanks kevin, michele, fred and the rest of the shop job well done im a happy camper

Kevin knows what the heck he is doing! We are a lifer and will always bring our watercraft here. After dealing with Mineko and their B.S. working with Kevin has been a breeze! He even did a house call because our boat was untowable. I was so grateful, and he was able to et us back on the road in two days and on our way to our camping trip! HUGE THANK YOU!

This is the first boat I’ve purchased since moving from Michigan to California. This was also my first time visiting the place and they did me a real favor when inspecting a boat I was going to purchase and noticed a cylinder on the outboard was bad. They helped identify how it happened by speaking with the owner and even helped me find a better outboard to replace it with. After all of this they installed a depth finder for me, installed a new trailer wheel jack and noticed the boat needed steering fluid. Overall a great experience. I will continue taking my boat back for tune ups and inspections as long as I have it.

I don’t own a boat and don’t plan on buying a boat. A friend of mine took his boat and trailer to West Coast Offshore to have some work done on the trailer and hitch.
I was looking for someone to fabricate a hitch connector for my RV. After visiting a couple places it was getting frustrating trying to explain what I wanted and make them understand the big picture.
Kevin took a look at my project and came up with a brilliant solution, using a few pieces that I had some parts he had and doing a fantastic job of welding he gave me exactly what I wanted no one else even had a clue.
I don’t think he advertises it but if you’re needing work on a hitch, trailer etc. this may the place for you.

Our boat was at another shop in the area to have its yearly check up, The owner of the other company was very rude and yelling at another customer. Which made me feel uncomfortable so we grabbed our boat got on the 880 freeway and to our surprise found West Coast Offshore Unlimited on the side of the freeway. Got off at the next exit and went straight over there. Was very glad to see that they are family owned. Very helpful even the girls knew what they were talking about… We tell all of our friends and family members what a great job they did. Not to mention they will go out of their way to make you feel welcome. The price is right and your not getting screwed! I highly recommend that you try them.