Outboard Motor Repair near St. Paul

Anyone have any recommendations for outboard repair near St. Paul? I’m up in Mahtomedi, so if it’s near the NE suburbs then even better!

I have an 89′ Evinrude 25hp that needs some servicing. It was stored at the in-laws farm and mice made a nice nest inside the case. I’m gonna take an air compressor to it to clean it out real good and get a better look, but at the very least they chewed through a few wires :(.

Anyone have any experience working on these things, if it’s just a few wires needing replacing does that sound like a pretty quick job?

Thanks for any help.

My buddy ben is one of the best around With johnson,evinrude and Chrysler outboards! He is in oak grove near ANoka.763-226-9165 Very reasonable prices and the older the better.

Thanks for the rec, I’ll give him a call. Oak Grove’s a bit far but I’m not unwilling to drive a bit for good service.

Maplewood Marin . Those old boys know small and older outboards.

A guy working on the side might be a good route for that older motor, but if you decide you want to work with a dealer I’ve had great service at Hannay’s in NE Mpls.

suzuki wrote:

Maplewood Marin . Those old boys know small and older outboards.

I’ll 2nd that recommendation.

-J.

Jon Jordan wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>suzuki wrote:</div>
Maplewood Marin . Those old boys know small and older outboards.

I’ll 2nd that recommendation.

They won’t be around much longer. Shutting it down and retiring.

-J.

Jon Jordan wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>suzuki wrote:</div>
Maplewood Marin . Those old boys know small and older outboards.

I’ll 2nd that recommendation.

-J.

I’ll 3rd that recommendation

Thanks for the recs, I’ll call Maplewood Marine today, that’s nice and close to my house.

THat sucks Phil. My 70 crapped out yesterday.

SJ Hansen in Northfield is my closest reccomendation to you.

Your going to find that everyone is booked!!
I found lower unit oil leaking out my prop yesterday morning. Drove immediatley to my mechanic who’s got boats coming out his ears! He couldn’t even give me a date. Well, since i do spend some money there he drop called me this morning and told me to bring it in. Hopefully i get it back and repaired and have some money left for beer at the end of the day today

PHil,
I have a 25HP that you can drive down to owatonna and borrow too. Great runner. Pull start. I’d trust you with it.

I’ve been using Mike Borchard in Owatonna recently, but have had excellent service from SJ in Northfield too. Both people you can trust.

Thanks for the offer Andy. I’m not in a gigantic hurry for it, but my wife seems to be :). Northfield might be a bit far, but I’ll keep those guys in mind.

I called Maplewood marine and honestly the guy who I talked to was quite rude. Not sure if I’m going to take it there. I am going to continue calling around.

Well offer’s there; yours to use….But if the wife is onboard and antsy i might have to charge you

Motor has been sitting in my living room for two years. It’ll run.

Sounds like you treat your motors right fishblood!

philtickelson wrote:

Thanks for the offer Andy. I’m not in a gigantic hurry for it, but my wife seems to be :). Northfield might be a bit far, but I’ll keep those guys in mind.

I called Maplewood marine and honestly the guy who I talked to was quite rude. Not sure if I’m going to take it there. I am going to continue calling around.

Doesn’t surprise me. Took me years to like them a little.

I ended up taking the motor to catnip’s buddy Ben last night. Awesome dude, thanks for the recommendation catnip, he looks like a total pro when it comes to those motors.

Your welcome Phil. Glad I could help out. He definitely knows his stuff, he has been working on outboards since he was 12 I think.

philtickelson wrote:

I ended up taking the motor to catnip’s buddy Ben last night. Awesome dude, thanks for the recommendation catnip, he looks like a total pro when it comes to those motors.

Glad to hear you found an opening Logan.

I got my 70 back yesterday. Mike Borchard got a nice tip!

I have used SJ Hansen in Northfield many times over the years for my older motors and always been satisfied with his work and honest opinion if something was worth fixing or not which is a consideration on some older units.

Mwal