50% off standard shipping Shop online for boat parts at www.boatengine.com and receive 50% off your standard shipping when your order is $100 or more. Use coupon code HALFOFFSHIP at checkout. Hurry, offer ends soon. Check out our online parts selector where you can view your engine diagram and select the exact part you need … Read more
Outboard Motor Parts Discover the main components of your outboard motor, the different types of outboards available and what type of replacement boat parts are recommended by experienced boaters. Parts of an Outboard Motor There are three major sections of an outboard motor which are the powerhead, the midsection and the lower unit. The midsection … Read more
Changing Oil for Your Lower Unit in a Mercury Outboard Maintaining your Mercury outboard lower unit provides a peace of mind knowing that your boat’s motor will function efficiently when out for a day on the water. Mercury lower unit oil changes are an important part of maintaining an outboard motor. Changing the lower unit … Read more
US Boatworks will close on Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 for the Memorial weekend. Our employees need a much deserved rest to recover from the hectic last few weeks. Please contact us via email if you need assistance between that time. We will re-open on Tuesday, May 28th at 9:00 am to serve … Read more
Quality Installations Result In More Water Time For many boat enthusiasts there is nothing more enjoyable than sailing in a boat that they have personally restored to its former glory. In order to maximize time spent in the boat rather than out, it is necessary to consider the key elements of a restoration project and … Read more
Know Your Rights – Boat and Engine Warranties Buying a new boat or outboard motor is a big expense, and being confident that nothing will go wrong with it is important. There are so many different manufacturers out there, some better than others, and the warranties they offer with their products can differ widely. Some … Read more
Good For Kansas Boaters, Good for Kansas The proposed amendment to change the way watercraft is taxed in Kansas is a win, win if you vote yes. Currently watercraft is taxed at “other” tax rate of 30%. Since this rate is considerably higher than watercraft tax in other states, boat owners are registering their boats … Read more
We recently received the email below from a lower unit customer who was happy with our warranty service, professionalism and diagnostic capabilities. Read on: Mr. Tracy: Good afternoon. I wanted to take a quick minute to thank you and your team for the professionalism shown recently in the drive/lower unit repair on our 1992 Four Winns 200 … Read more
Our family had a rare treat this weekend, a free Sunday afternoon and beautiful weather. We packed up the kids and headed out to the Kansas City Zoo to check out the new polar bear exhibit. As luck would have it, we arrived just in time for the afternoon Polar Bear feeding. Watching the bear … Read more
Last week we sent a 48 pound package to Ireland. We usually don’t ship outside of the US and Canada but we made an exception because we were the only shop in the world that had the rare parts this man needed. We shipped this package via US Postal service and to our surprise, he … Read more
Here is a brief email from a customer who had is boat in for service: Hello again. Took the boat out last weekend and unit worked great, you guys are awesome. Now I need a water impeller kit and bilge pump. I have to check bilge to see if it is just a clogged impeller, … Read more
Here is a message we received today from a customer. We are happy to help customers find Old, NLA and obsolete parts to keep those vintage motors going. Read this positive customer review so you know what to expect from us. ________________ To whom it may concern, I ordered a lower unit from you a … Read more
Mercury Parts Express just announced that they will discoutinue their boat parts and accessory online shopping web site as of June 30, 2012. After two years the site will be scrapped. We hope to see a new product come from Mercury in the near future for online shopping but we will just have to wait and … Read more
If you haven’t checked our site in the last two weeks, you missed it. We launched our new website, www.boatengine.com, at the end of April. The new site has a cool feature that allows you to choose your boat motor manufacturer, make, model to get engine drawings with each boat part available for purchase. You can … Read more
Our shop techs bend over backwards to help customers. This week a customer who had his boat in our shop for service needed a picture of his dashboard so he could pick out a stereo for is boat. We were happy to take a picture of the dash and email it to him so he … Read more
There are many reasons to take your boat to US Boatworks for service, one of which is price. We offer one of the lowest labor rates in town for CERTIFIED Mechanics. How do we offer such a great rate? It’s our low overhead. We don’t sell new boats so we don’t pay outrageous rent for … Read more
Our 2012 Mercury boat motors are out on the show room floor and priced to sell. We still have one 2011 Mercury Outboard in stock so take advantage of its great pricing before it is gone. Also on the showroom floor are 3 used outboards. These go quick so if you are thinking about picking … Read more
Our lot is full to the brim with Kansas City area boats to winterize. Many boaters already decided to get their boats in for winterization service this year due to the cold weather in Kansas and Missouri this week. Our customers choose US Boatworks for our great rates and outstanding reputation. Each boat engine winterization … Read more
Southwest Marine in Kansas City has recently closed it’s doors after many years serving boaters. While their loyal customers may be disappointed, we do hope you will drive further down the road and give US Boatworks a try. US Boatworks has been in the boat repair business for over 27 years. Our boat repair shop … Read more
Welcome to our new blog. Find out more about our company, the products we sell, and why you should choose US Boatworks as you #1 Kansas City boat dealer.
