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BOATS, MOTORS, TRAILERS & MARINA RELATED PARTS

BOATS, MOTORS, TRAILERS & MARINA RELATED PARTS!

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BOATS...BOATS...BOATS! :o) Oh, and did we mention--BOATS!

We are particularly passionate about Vintage Aluminum Boats, Antique Runabout Boats, & Vintage motors, and parts & Accessories. We are a husband and wife team working out of our home in Ada, Michigan (a West Michigan N.E. suburb of Grand Rapids). We have been building our eBay business since 2002, and have loved (almost) every minute of it! We pride ourselves in presenting fully researched and honest listings. We are often mistaken for a corporation as we strive to design professional looking listing descriptions, so we like to stress that we are a Ma & Pa shop and that we work out of our home. We try to go beyond being just an average eBay seller, by providing background information, complete specifications and part applications when information is available, and details beyond just what is required. We try to take the best possible listing photos to properly represent each item and every detail of each item for our prospective buyers to peruse.

We accept PayPal (you may register a Credit Card Service as your method of payment with PayPal)---We also accept Postal Money Orders, Bank Certified Checks and CASH at local pickup.

WE SHIP DAILY. All International shipping is expedited through USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL only (so that the buyer will not incur any hidden fees or brokerage fees). All Domestic purchases are either shipped via USPS or FEDEX. WE REQUIRE THAT ALL FREIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS FREIGHT SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE & PAID BY OUR BUYERS (Though with freight items, we offers a $100 Pallet-Skid Service including delivery of your freight weight item to a local Grand Rapids, Michigan Freight Company of the Buyer's choosing (this reduces freight expenses by eliminating costly residential pickup fees). We professionally package protectively every item which we ship. WE SHIP DAILY, as it is the only part of the shipping process that we have any control over--hoping to get your item to you as quickly as possible. READ OUR eBAY FEEDBACK, PLEASE --- almost every other buyer comments on the rapid delivery time!

Most of our auctions are AS IS meaning the item is being sold in the condition shown and described and that there will be No Returns, No Exchanges, and No Refunds and No Warranty (Written, Expressed, Implied or otherwise). We kindly request that Bidders keep this in mind and bid accordingly. Most of our NEW, RETAILED SEALED AND NEW OLD STOCK ITEMS, we do accept returns. We kindly request that buyers contact us FIRST if they are unhappy with their purchase prior to leaving negative feedback, to try to resolve any issues. Some items we do offer a satisfaction guarantee or a full refund (minus a restocking a 20% fee)--ALL shipping costs are non-refundable.

Please contact us through the eBay Contact Member format. THANK YOU! We welcome all serious questions and inquiries. Keep in mind that we are not Certified Marine Technicians, by any stretch of the imagination, so we highly recommend that you direct your technical questions regarding your particular application by your Local Marine Mechanic prior to bidding for their expertise and application resources. We try to provide all specifications, part numbers, Model numbers, etc...to help you acquire proper fit for your particular application.

Another area of our marine-related niche is in the area of Aluminum boat repair. We use Pneumatically-Driven Solid Aircraft Riveting techniques on our aluminum boats— a skill, we are told, that is becoming a rare art and difficult service to come by. Another area in which we work well as a couple-- “I know when my husband calls up into the house ‘Rosie’, it means for me [Denise] to put on some work jeans, a work T-shirt, and my ear protection and go down to the garage to help rivet a boat…I operate the Rivet Gun (pneumatic driver) and Chuck positions the bucking bar from the other side on wide beam areas (that are impossible for one person to reach to both sides). We then work together to accomplish a professional riveting project…the ‘Rosie’ reference of course to the WWII ‘Rosie-the-Riveter’! :o) We recently bought out a couple of small Marina Shops (Outboard Motors, NOS and New OEM Parts, Props, Lower Units, Controls, Starters, Impellers, Parts Manuals, Etc) ~KEEP WATCHING US!

Our goal is to treat you, as part of our eBay community, in the same 5-star, respectful & honest fashion in which we appreciate being treated. Our Feedback reflects this and we hope that you will take a moment to browse through a few of them! The majority of our customer base has been filled with wonderful people, like you! Unlike many e-Bay Sellers, we actually have the privilege of meeting many of our buyers in person, due to the local pickup nature of boats and motors! Even the correspondence we share with our other buyers having items shipped to them, has been really interesting for us and serves to affirms (in our opinion) that the majority of the eBay community is truly made up of a lot of very nice, wonderful, and interesting people! We would like to thank all of our previous customers, our repeat customers, and welcome all new customers as well! ~YOU, Float Our Boats! ~