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If you feel inclined, would very much be in appreciation of a brief testimonial for my website, emailing is easer & can be very short & honest.

Thanks. Steven


Fiberglass Specialties Marine

http://www.fiberglass-marine.com

530-355-5367
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Large deep crack over gunwale was repaired as planned, but we decided to go after multiple gelcoat cracks, a delaminated area and hollow area since Steve's schedule opened up. After a three-day marathon, everything looks better than new and a whole lot stronger. Although dealing with some uncooperative weather, the finish was top notch and the 14 year old gelcoat was matched perfectly.

If I'm ever in need of any future repairs, I would definitely use Steve's services again.

Thank you Steven...

 

 

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Steve!

I'm SO very sorry I didn't send this to you after you worked for us last time. Please let me know if you have a yelp page you'd like me to add this too.

You are wonderful and we're so appreciative of all your incredible work!!!

Thanks again so much,


Courtney

Review from Courtney at Pacific Blue Air:

Steve is amazing. He arrived early, stayed late, charged us an extremely reasonable rate, and his work was incredible. Thrilled we found him, and we'll absolutely be using him for all our fiberglass needs from here on out.




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We had some extensive fiberglass damage to one of our aircraft. Steve did a wonderful job on the repair. He came right to the airport with his equipment and was fast and professional. His estimate and final cost  was reasonable and the work was top notch. We highly recommend him and will be using him on all our future fiberglass repair work.

 

Henry Boger

Pacific Blue Air

 

 


 

 

 

Outstanding job on my 2016 new Malibu Tournament  ski 7 wake board boat.

During our annual  vacation at lake Powel  we struck a unseen  boulder and almost sunk our new boat. The hole was basketball size and we thought un repairable.

Its was so new we overlooked  boat insurance,  Called factory in Austin TX and they recommended  Steven at fiberglass Specialties marine.

wit h in a week we were  back on the water  and absolutely perfect repair.

Watching out for the drought causing lower than ever  water levels.

Very happy, thanks Steve !  Wayne Dawson Jr.  Irvine Ca.

Here is review a bit late, sorry about that.  

I Ripped my bottom off my 2015 Dea Doo, dealer said it was destroyed  and must be replaced,  my brother in law is insurance adjuster and advised me to contact steven it was very questionable in my mind.  Now super strong and way better than even new models.  Smiles and thanks again.

  Water tanks leaked  on my 32  footer .Steve cut out made access hatches,  very knowledgeable and talent beyond talent. Saved me nearly $3000. Great new nonskid perfect engineering and solutions. Recommend  this outstanding mobile service.

Honest, trustworthy, outstanding   J.D. Parsons  Los Angles Ca.

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Thanks again and again for restoring my 1987 Eliminator it looks wet and glossy always. All chips scratches , old logos gone, now new updated beneath the clear. That clear coat  and your talent is amazing. Well worth the expense.  Most think it’s a brand new boat ! Recommending you to everyone I know, Yu’re the man !   Tim Shaw  S.F.V. Los Angles


 

Steven,  

Thank you for all your hard work getting our boat back to better than new condition last week.  

Our boat got pretty banged up while out in Havasu.  We had some damage on the bow that went clear through the gelcoat.

Steve was able to schedule us in last minute and showed up to our home early in the morning and put in a full day's work repairing   The bow of our boat.  Couldn't be more pleased with the final product.  Steve is truly skilled in his craft and was even able to color match our boat perfectly.   We would highly recommend Steve of Fiberglass-Marine to any of our boating friends an family and will definitely use him in the future as needed.

Thanks again.

Matt Jecmen and Family

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Steve repaired our 1974 10 foot Montgomery sailboat. From heavy use, our "Monty" wore down into the glass. She was chipped and crazed all over the place. Steve arrived and gave her a fabulous makeover. Now she looks beautiful again.



 

I could tell from corresponding with Steve that he knew the ins and outs of getting the work done. Before he came over, he advised us regarding required permission from our HOA. While he was at our house working, he was both focused on his work, yet sociable. He gave us tips for keeping Monty in good shape once he left.



 

If we need further fiberglass repair, I would not hesitate to contact Steve.



 



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Hey Steve,

Sorry for delay. I'm glad you reminded me.

I called Steve to do a repair on an acute damage of the bow of my nitro boat. He pulled back the damage gel-coat and determine it was a manufacture defect and poor craftsmanship. He spent the whole day with me and continuously provided me an update of his progress. He was able to match the shape and 3 different colors (which had metal flake). Also, he filled miscellaneous scratches. He noted that his repair made the damaged area stronger, and Steve guarantees his work!  I can't wait to be back on the water. 

Joe
San Diego area

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Steve,

Thanks a lot for the hull repair on my Boston Whaler last weekend.  It's rare in this day and age to get high quality work at a reasonable price and you certainly provided just that!  I also really appreciated the way you were able to talk me through the job, listen to my suggestions, and come up with the optimal way to complete the repair.  Your experience and expertise were very obvious.  Thanks again.  It feels good to get my boat safely back on the water!  



 

Nate 

 San Diego area

 

 

Steven,

Just wanted to follow up with you on the repair of our boat. We took it out on the water yesterday for the first time since the repairs and new striping. We are very pleased with the way it came out. The repairs to the to the bow and the scratches in the gelcoat where done very well and we would recommend your services to our boating friends.

 

Thanks,

Russ and Shauna Bowman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiberglass Specialties repaired two of my Sea Doo and one new Yamaha Wave Runner watercraft including a very difficult-to-match  colors of  bottoms.

Factory match was horrible but Steve matched them perfectly.

 

 When finished, I could absolutely not see the repaired areas and could not tell them from new. I highly recommend this mobile shop. Steve Koekier

Irvine California

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 Steve has worked on my Nordic 26 twice and each time the boat looked better than new when he was done. He also did more than I asked him at no additional charge. I can highly recommend his work.

Brian Watson

 Sherman Oaks Ca

 

 

Steve  just saw the Gelcoat repair on my Mastercraft  X-10  it is perfect  I cannot see where it was repaired.i would recomend you to anyone for work of this quality  thanks again  .

Barry Ceverha

Rancho Palos Varies


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We had Steve come to our home to repair our 21ft ultra open bow that we have. We crashed the boat and had split the passenger side of the bow open deck and delaminated the hull.

 Steven fiberglassed it back together for us and matched all paints and strips better then I could of ever imagined. Along with fixing the wrecked area we also had areas on the boat that needed attention with the paint/gel coat and reinforcing. He did an amazing job, other repair shops said it could not be repaired others said the deck would have to be refinished one color. Steve made it look perfect matched all the stripes and refinished the entire deck. All the fading and discoloration is gone and smooth even over the 4 shades of gray and black and white stripes to blue are beautiful and smoother and shiny.

Recommended.

Danielle Laterreur Lake Ellsinore CA.

 

 

 

Steve  I just saw the Gel coat repair on my Mastercraft  X-10  it is perfect  I cannot see where it was repaired. I would recommend you to anyone for work of this quality.

  Thanks again  Barry Ceverha

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Barry.

Came out very nice, found some more minor scratching along that edge.

Took care of everything, I had a Gatorade out of your fridge, hope you don't mind.

If you feel inclined, would very much be in appreciation of a brief testimonial for my website, emailing is easer & can be very short & honest.

Thanks. Steven
 


 

Testimonial From Bob Arthur 

 

I have a 1968 Lido 14 sailboat that has lived a very hard life. When I bought the boat I knew I wanted to restore it at some point but after taking the paint off the bottom I realized it was in worse condition than I thought.
After looking everywhere for someone that I felt I could trust to take on a job as big as this and make it come out perfect and race ready. I came across Steve. After reading all the glowing testimonials on his website I decided to give him a call. He called me back promptly and we scheduled a start time for a couple of days in the future. He arrived and gave me an estimate of what the work would cost. I felt his price was very fair and he got to work right away. He worked incredibly hard day after day to make this boat absolutely perfect. He would not settle for anything less. Now that everything is done I can say that the boat looks as good as it did when it came off the showroom floor in 1968 and I have Steve to thank for all of it. Not only did I get a boat that is absolutely beautiful and race ready I also made a new friend during the process.
I would highly recommend Steve to anyone that needs work done on their boat. His depth of knowledge and incredible craftsmanship is nothing short of amazing.

Bob Arthur

San Clemente CA


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I own a 30' Osprey that had numerous gel coat cracks, misc. holes that needed to be filled, a poor repair job on the side of the boat, and a swim step that needed to be shortened. Steve arrived and got right to work on it.

I must say I was a little concerned seeing a section of the side of my boat being ground down to bare fiberglass. He is just finishing up and it's really unbelievable. He blended everything he worked on to the point that you CANNOT see it.

He is one of the few with a lot of integrity and honesty( as well as very fair prices). I'm so glad I decided to call him to do this work, I made a friend and got my boat back to factory standards and better.

Thanks so much again Steve,

Bob Talbert  Thousand Oaks California

 

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  Steve came out to do a keel job on my 28' Howard bullet and some gel repair on my transom as well as patch some holes where I removed my windshield. He did an excellent job on all areas and found a couple more spots where the gel coat and fiberglass had been worn from the bad bunks on my trailer, he also repaired those. Every area he repaired looks great, in short I'm very pleased with the end result of his hard work. His prices are also very fair, much better than other shops I got estimates from, and some of those were charging more only for gel repair no fiberglass repair. He's a knowledgable and hard working guy.

Zac West      Long Beach Ca,

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Steven asked us for a testimonial ( good bad or indifferent) as he put it.)

To start off our weekend at the lake our two boys were fooling around and ran two brand new Sea doo’s into each other ! One sank while running and they both sustained a large amount of damage. Our boys were not hurt ( Thanks God).

After taking them to the dealer we were told by two different mechanics  at two different businesses that it destroyed the engine and the engine would need replacement. $$$$$$

With that bad news we called Steven to come to our home in Redlands Ca to repair the one that still ran to repair the fiberglass damage and scratches .

When Steven arrived he was interested and looked at the ski that the mechanics claimed was bad “Seized  engine” He asked a few questions and told my wife and I that that it just did not make any sense.  He found marks on the  drive-shaft where they had used a pipe wrench to try to turn the engine over and free it.

Steve got out his tools and pulled the spark plugs and tried but nothing.  He then did some magic and bypassed the computer then asked if we wanted to wager that water will come squirting out of each cylinder and explained he knew the cylinders were full of water and preventing the engine from turning over due to being hydraulically locked due to this.  Even Steven was somewhat doubtful since two

 Sea Doo mechanics at two completely different  dealership locations had claimed the engine destroyed and must be replaced.

Guess what ! not only did it turn over but water came out of all cylinders with great pressure.

He further pinpointed the part and I went to the dealer and purchased the part while Steven did the fiberglass and finish repairs on both skis not just one.

By the end of the day both sea doo’s were back on the tandem trailer and both running great.

We had originally offered Steven the ski with the bad motor or so we thought in partial trade to repair the other. He would not even consider it and felt we were being setup to be ripped off. He would not even take any payment for finding and fixing the ski with (bad motor) problems.

Now we have our two watercraft not only looking like new, but running like new. Saving us  big ! In a new or replacement engine and labor.

Our family is incredibly delighted and very thankful  for finding  such a honest and fair man..

Did I mention he did this all in one day 8 Am until 9 Pm.

Thanks so much for you help and we will always remember  your incredible magical work!    

We just feel terribly fortunate to have found and used Steven.  We Highly recommend Steven to all our boating friends !

Need I say more?

Take care and best wishes,  

Tanya and Ronald Shafer, Redlands Ca.

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I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/

 

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Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

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Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve. -- Thank you again for the amazing work,  but also I appreciate all the wisdom you passed to me.

I’m stoked to say “ I made a new friend today.

Drew - Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve, 

Thanks again for your services in repairing our RV with fiberglass damages. While it was a complex repair, the results, pricing and service was superb when comparing to some of our local shops. The convenience of coming to our home and making complete repair, all within one day, was phenomenal. Thanks again for your excellent service.

 

Fred Ides  Redding, CA

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Hello Steve,   

Just wanted to say thanks for all  your work and advice on our 1920s wood & fiberglass pool water slide. I'm sure pleased how it came out. To get it to that good! " Your a true craftsman"!

I really appreciate all your help & direction on the wood restoration part of the project. The "Clear penetrating epoxy sealer you recommended worked out great & saved us a lot time & money.

Having a mobile service was very beneficial for us, do to the 30ft length of our slide. Thank you for your outstanding service.

    Jeff Schuler    - Mt Shasta, CA

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In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve.
Respectfully,
Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

 

 had a great experience with Steven and his outstanding work, I hit a rock and did not know it then the hull delaminated. This peeled back the fiberglass and water began rushing in.

I was heartbroken and had thought our new 2013 240 was destroyed and way beyond repair. I called many repair shops and the factory itself the Rep. Recommended Steven (fiberglass Specialties Mobile service). In just one week our boat was as it was on the dealer floor.

We have gone on three weekend outings and everything is great. Our family all of us are so grateful for such outstanding service Steven provided with his mobile service.

Many of my friends and a couple neighbors are using him as well.

 

Thanks again ! Steven.

Dan Harrison  Irvine Ca. 

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    This guy is great ( Recommended)   

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/   

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Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve here is the feedback you asked for, sorry for the delay.

    Our boat 21 ft Daytona had been leaking on out last trip to the river. We called Steven, he was highly recommended by friends.

He inspected out hull and found where our hull had cracked through the glass on both sides over 6ft long. He cut and removed the floor and ground out the damaged fiberglass upon doing so he found that the bottom was barely held in at all. When he finished grinding there were about 1 inch X 6 ft of missing fiberglass. He repaired both sides and reinforced it better than factory or new. He also reinstalled the floor and now the boat even feels tighter and stronger when we  hit rough water. Steven did all the work at our home and he was a pleasure to deal with. He charged exactly what he estimated even though it far exceeded the amount of damage and severity he expected.

We could have had our boat sink and feel lucky it did not.

Thank you Steven

John and Rose Gavin Brentwood.  Ca.

 

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On our first outing with my new boat,  the bow-eye pulled out of the front of the boat leaving a large hole and torn fiberglass. The ride hone was very quiet and all were depressed about the damage.

During the first part of the next week I began calling boat shops, I had it looked at by a few professionals  and all said about the same thing. Not much to say, just a huge price to have repaired.

I received a return call from Steven at Fiberglass Specialties Marine, he asked me to email him some photos. After he called and asked for some of the inside and for me to look for a V-Block that should be glassed in the hull from the inside where the bow eye connects.

When I looked there was no such reinforcing block that as Steve explained would be needed and is required on most all boats 17 ft and up, he also explained that it is a structural  required member to distribute the pressures and that it prevents the bow eye from pulling  through the glass.   He told me if was not there that the manufacture had screwed up !

I asked for a price  and estimated time to fix. He shot me the estimate within minutes. I agreed and asked him to come fix it as soon as he could, He arrived from Newport Beach to my home in Thousand oaks in about 3 hours, 6PM. After filling out the paperwork he got started and was in that bow grinding for 3 hours. At the end of the next day 8PM he was done and it looked beautiful and strong. He made a V- block and fitted it perfectly and glassed it in place.  Steven provided me with super fast service and he was the only person who even knew about there needing to be an inner block to reinforce the bow eye.

He charged me exactly what he quoted and was finished almost to the hour he said it would take. I wish to recommend Steven and his mobile service. I am very happy.

Kit Braun

Woodland Hills Ca

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Subject: Fiberglass repair on my 1978 Anthony jet boat was great

 

The repairs to my 1978 Anthony jet boat were very good. The bottom of the boat was literally falling out and leaking severely. After repairs were complete the boat was again solid, water tight and I expect to get another 30 years use from it. I’d recommend using this repair service for any of your boat or personal watercraft fiberglass repair needs. Reasonable prices and exceptional results!

Jeff Leighton   Orange CA 


I recently moved to the Orange County area from Atlanta, Georgia.  During the move I was able to take my 1962 13 foot Boston Whaler with me.  I have always wanted to restore this kind of boat.  I decided to gel coat the boat my self in the garage of my home in Atlanta.  BAD IDEA!  I basically called Steve to come out and clean up my mess.  

Steve drove out the same day I called him to give me an estimate on the boat.  Upon his arrival and him spending 10 minutes looking at the boat he could not believe how many dents and imperfections were in the side of this boat.  He did tell me that if we did the work he was not sure if all of those imperfections would come out.  

We spent some time talking about what I was looking for in this boat and how I wanted to get it back in the water for my two kids.  Now, I have had other quotes that were two and three times the amount of Steve's quote.  I was shocked when he gave me his quote that included sanding the whole boat and then painting and sealing the outside.  

When we flipped the boat over to get to work Steve noticed some damage back by the transom.  Steve did not stop the project, he did not go to his truck to rewrite his quote, and he did not tell me we could not go any further.  What Steve did was brought me over to the problem to show me that he thought that I had a really bad patch that some one else did.  He was going to fix it.  Well there were three bad patches in all and Steve used his numerous years of experience to make this boat more solid then when we started.  No asking for a penny more!!

We worked all day to get the boat painted just before sunset.   All the dings and imperfections that were mentioned above.  Yeah those are gone!  I have the pictures to show before and after.  

This boat still needs work before it gets back into the water.  I know I will need more help along the way and I will without a doubt be calling Steve to help me.  

His friendly, kind, and honest work was a pleasure to see these days.  This guy did everything he said he was gong to do and more.  I still can't believe what he did to this Whaler!

Please call me for a reference if need to be.  I have the before and after pictures!

Thanks again Steve

Michael Bachman    Irvine CA.

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Fiberglass Specialties repaired two of my Sea Doo watercraft including a very difficult-to-match  colors of  bottoms.

Factory match was horrible but Steve matched them perfectly.

 

 When finished, I could absolutely not see the repaired areas and could not tell them from new. I highly recommend this mobile shop. Steve Koekier

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 Steve has worked on my Bayliner twice and each time the boat looked better than new when he was done. He also did more than I asked him at no additional charge. I can highly recommend his work.

Brian Watson

 

 

Ryan Ashton

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I contacted Steven because I had damaged the bottom of my boat all the way to the fiberglass.  On the phone I could tell he knew what he was talking about and I was impressed by his years of experience.  He went beyond my expectations.  I was impressed with his attention to detail and the time he put in to make our boat look like new.  It was not an easy fix, and now, there is no way to tell where the work was done because he matched the color of my gel coat so well.  I will use Steven again if I ever run into any needs small or large.

Ryan A.

San Clementi Ca.



 

Sorry it took so long to get this to you.



 

Thanks again

 

Michael Townsend

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I called www.Fiberglass-marine.com looking for some advice on repairing the floor in my 1994 Bayliner. Steve was more than helpful in helping me understand what was needed to be done. After consultation I was better left to let an expert handle the repair. Steve came to the house fully prepared as promised and got started. I was very happy with the quality of work and the teaching Steve provided as well. The boat is repaired and I am looking forward to getting back on the water.  Thank you Steve!

 

Very Happy Customer,

Mike

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Lopez, Manny LCDR FRC SW Site Pt Mugu, AOIC

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Steve,

    Thank you for the kind words and for the great repair on my Ski.  When you have a moment I look forward to receiving the photos.
Take care.

V/r
Manny

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the feedback you asked for sorry it took us so long.

To. Steve     Fiberglass Specialties:

I ran my boat and ski both into each other, actually I was on our new ski and turned  without looking and hit our day-curser broad side at about 50 mph ! the ski actually punched through the side of our boat and I somehow flew over and landed in the water about 35 feet on the other side. My wife at the helm of our boat went into shock thinking I was killed and stopped about 1/4  mile away. The boat was sinking with the ski stuck in the side, thank god someone saw in a boat near by and picked me up then went to our sinking boat. we offloaded our children and the other boat towed our mess to the nearest shore.

It was rocky and by the time we got into shallow water about 4 or 5 feet everything except the cabin was under water even my new ski. We had to have it lifted out be a salvage barge but the ski still very locked into the hull side they had to tow it slowly about 1/2 out at the deck hull area.

They had to cut the hull in areas to finally get the wedged ski  out of the side of our curser this was a nightmare. I could not believe the damage the nose of the ski hit a bulkhead shattering and crushing the entire nose area. Our boat had about a 3 foot hole in the side. After getting them on their trailers we cut our vacation short and headed home. that was the quietest 5 hours with hardly a word out of anyone.

I contacted some shops who said the could not be repaired that they both were totaled.  Then we heard about Steven and his mobile shop .

Sent him photos and he sounded positive about repairs.

We agreed to have him come out and start in about 3 weeks he was finished and both were like new again, he even took care of things we did not ever notice. He flushed both engines and got them running great. Oh the gas tanks had to be flushed and cleaned. Steven did it all and cost us a fraction of replacement, our insurance did not cover this so we were out of pocket.

If it had been a total loss it would have been about a 300.000 loss !

Steven fixed everything to factory specs and more for about $10.000

I am still amazed and surprised to have not been killed..    We could not be happier with Fiberglass Specialties Mobile service and Steven's unbelievable skills and knowledge.

Thanks Buddy, Your the man!  

The Clark family San Diego Ca

 

 

 

 

 


 

 From : Carry and Tom Hastings & family.

 Here is our customer feedback you asked for Steven, Carry wants you to post this on your website. Again Thank you very much !  We wish to stay in contact and further our relationship both professionally and on a personal level.

My wife is an insurance adjuster / investigator

I am a semi retired investment broker.

Four children with 9 grandchildren .

 

Steve fixed our boat a 37 foot motor sailor less than a year old, now its like new after we drifted into some rocks  at the harbor entrance, electrical problems left us un-powered . Were drifting and in 6 foot swells, panic and no time to get the sheets up. We were washed upon the huge rocks at the jetty / harbor entrance.  Causing major damage to hull and structural even broken bulkhead.

After painstaking efforts to find the most qualified & recommended company possible this is our experience and our lessons learned -

   He (Steven) had come highly recommended by several boat shops, yards, stores . 

My wife spoke with our  insurance company , yacht brokers, repair yards. You name it she really did her home work to find the best.

Apparently fiberglass Specialties Marine   name kept comming to the forefront and popping up as the finest shop to get if at all possible.  ( He is very much in demand ).

 

Turns out it is a mobile service and owned and operated by one master repairman that more knowledge, great reputation and qualifications than anyone as one claim agent explained.

My wife was right as always, the work was so perfect  and the extra ideas to make it more user friendly for our family were a blessing.

We did have to wait almost a month because he is so in demand he uses appointments only basis and got us on the waiting list ( scheduled ).

He is not easy to reach, we had to wait about 2 days for a call back, but he did return our call, he explained he was very involved and focused on the job he was on at that period..

 We had gotten other estimates from other leads such as boating friends, advertisements out of 5 estimates he was the highest ( most expensive), but most realistic finding much more damage in places others failed to even look. 

Now I can feel it was well worth the added expense   after discovering through contacts and forums that the majority of shops are not even close (  estimate to final bill / invoice total ) plus the shops have and hold your boat for hostage it takes a court battle. Not only that they say it will be dome in days to a week and shops have it for the entire season in a few cases.

Bottom line with this mobile service you are involved in watching all the steps in the process and if there is delay  its clear why . Same if the cost of Estimate changes you actually see why.

No shell games or smoke and mirrors !

We insolubly / utterly with out any remorse what so ever  / recommend him and his awesome service and feel great knowing  we “the wife”  made the right choice.

Did you know he has over 40 years in this business and the contacts are unbelievable. He actually works with the chemists  and research & development at larger companies on a first name basis.  I am  impressed in all aspects from his knowledge, commitment, ability and skill. Very rare to find  these qualities including his honesty and  integrity are second to none…Ask your  insurance adjuster about him, he is very well known as a master  or artist .

Thanks to all that recommended him and a very special thank you, Steven & your company:  Fiberglass Specialties Marine

You too will not only impressed but amazed by his expertise and VAST KNOWLEDGE. Unbelievable craftsman who take much pride in his Work  AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

 

Carry and Tom Hastings  West Las Angles California

 



 

I own a 30' Osprey that had numerous gel coat cracks, misc. holes that needed to be filled, a poor repair job on the side of the boat, and a swim step that needed to be shortened. Steve arrived and got right to work on it.

I must say I was a little concerned seeing a section of the side of my boat being ground down to bare fiberglass. He is just finishing up and it's really unbelievable. He blended everything he worked on to the point that you CANNOT see it.

He is one of the few with a lot of integrity and honesty( as well as very fair prices). I'm so glad I decided to call him to do this work, I made a friend and got my boat back to factory standards and better.

Thanks so much again Steve,

Bob Talbert  Thousand Oaks California

 

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  Steve came out to do a keel job on my 28' Howard bullet and some gel repair on my transom as well as patch some holes where I removed my windshield. He did an excellent job on all areas and found a couple more spots where the gel coat and fiberglass had been worn from the bad bunks on my trailer, he also repaired those. Every area he repaired looks great, in short I'm very pleased with the end result of his hard work. His prices are also very fair, much better than other shops I got estimates from, and some of those were charging more only for gel repair no fiberglass repair. He's a knowledgeable and hard working guy.

Zac West      Long Beach Ca,

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Steven asked us for a testimonial ( good bad or indifferent) as he put it.)

To start off our weekend at the lake our two boys were fooling around and ran two brand new Sea doo’s into each other ! One sank while running and they both sustained a large amount of damage. Our boys were not hurt ( Thanks God).

After taking them to the dealer we were told by two different mechanics  at two different businesses that it destroyed the engine and the engine would need replacement. $$$$$$

With that bad news we called Steven to come to our home in Redlands Ca to repair the one that still ran to repair the fiberglass damage and scratches .

When Steven arrived he was interested and looked at the ski that the mechanics claimed was bad “Seized  engine” He asked a few questions and told my wife and I that that it just did not make any sense.  He found marks on the  drive-shaft where they had used a pipe wrench to try to turn the engine over and free it.

Steve got out his tools and pulled the spark plugs and tried but nothing.  He then did some magic and bypassed the computer then asked if we wanted to wager that water will come squirting out of each cylinder and explained he knew the cylinders were full of water and preventing the engine from turning over due to being hydraulically locked due to this.  Even Steven was somewhat doubtful since two

 Sea Doo mechanics at two completely different  dealership locations had claimed the engine destroyed and must be replaced.

Guess what ! not only did it turn over but water came out of all cylinders with great pressure.

He further pinpointed the part and I went to the dealer and purchased the part while Steven did the fiberglass and finish repairs on both skis not just one.

By the end of the day both sea doo’s were back on the tandem trailer and both running great.

We had originally offered Steven the ski with the bad motor or so we thought in partial trade to repair the other. He would not even consider it and felt we were being setup to be ripped off. He would not even take any payment for finding and fixing the ski with (bad motor) problems.

Now we have our two watercraft not only looking like new, but running like new. Saving us  big ! In a new or replacement engine and labor.

Our family is incredibly delighted and very thankful  for finding  such a honest and fair man..

Did I mention he did this all in one day 8 Am until 9 Pm.

Thanks so much for you help and we will always remember  your incredible magical work!      

We just feel terribly fortunate to have found and used Steven.  We Highly recommend Steven to all our boating friends !

Need I say more?

Take care and best wishes,    

Tanya and Ronald Shafer, Redlands Ca.

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I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/

 

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Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

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Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve. -- Thank you again for the amazing work,  but also I appreciate all the wisdom you passed to me.

I’m stoked to say “ I made a new friend today.

Drew - Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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To: "'Steven Smith'" <smith.douglas50@yahoo.com>

Hi Steve, 

Thanks again for your services in repairing our RV with fiberglass damages. While it was a complex repair, the results, pricing and service was superb when comparing to some of our local shops. The convenience of coming to our home and making complete repair, all within one day, was phenomenal. Thanks again for your excellent service.

 

Fred Ides  Redding, CA

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Hello Steve,  

Just wanted to say thanks for all  your work and advice on our 1920s wood & fiberglass pool water slide. I'm sure pleased how it came out. To get it to that good! " Your a true craftsman"!

I really appreciate all your help & direction on the wood restoration part of the project. The "Clear penetrating epoxy sealer you recommended worked out great & saved us a lot time & money.

Having a mobile service was very beneficial for us, do to the 30ft length of our slide. Thank you for your outstanding service.

  Jeff Schuler  - Mt Shasta, CA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve.
Respectfully,
Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

 

I  had a great experience with Steven and his outstanding work, I hit a rock and did not know it then the hull delaminated. This peeled back the fiberglass and water began rushing in.

I was heartbroken and had thought our new 2013 240 was destroyed and way beyond repair. I called many repair shops and the factory itself the Rep. Recommended Steven (fiberglass Specialties Mobile service). In just one week our boat was as it was on the dealer floor.

We have gone on three weekend outings and everything is great. Our family all of us are so grateful for such outstanding service Steven provided with his mobile service.

Many of my friends and a couple neighbors are using him as well.

 

Thanks again ! Steven.

Dan Harrison  Irvine Ca.

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     This guy is great ( Recommended)   

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/  

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve here is the feedback you asked for, sorry for the delay.

  Our boat 21 ft Daytona had been leaking on out last trip to the river. We called Steven, he was highly recommended by friends.

He inspected out hull and found where our hull had cracked through the glass on both sides over 6ft long. He cut and removed the floor and ground out the damaged fiberglass upon doing so he found that the bottom was barely held in at all. When he finished grinding there were about 1 inch X 6 ft of missing fiberglass. He repaired both sides and reinforced it better than factory or new. He also reinstalled the floor and now the boat even feels tighter and stronger when we  hit rough water. Steven did all the work at our home and he was a pleasure to deal with. He charged exactly what he estimated even though it far exceeded the amount of damage and severity he expected.

We could have had our boat sink and feel lucky it did not.

Thank you Steven

John and Rose Gavin Brentwood.  Ca.

 

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On our first outing with my new boat,  the bow-eye pulled out of the front of the boat leaving a large hole and torn fiberglass. The ride hone was very quiet and all were depressed about the damage.

During the first part of the next week I began calling boat shops, I had it looked at by a few professionals  and all said about the same thing. Not much to say, just a huge price to have repaired.

I received a return call from Steven at Fiberglass Specialties Marine, he asked me to email him some photos. After he called and asked for some of the inside and for me to look for a V-Block that should be glassed in the hull from the inside where the bow eye connects.

When I looked there was no such reinforcing block that as Steve explained would be needed and is required on most all boats 17 ft and up, he also explained that it is a structural  required member to distribute the pressures and that it prevents the bow eye from pulling  through the glass.   He told me if was not there that the manufacture had screwed up !

I asked for a price  and estimated time to fix. He shot me the estimate within minutes. I agreed and asked him to come fix it as soon as he could, He arrived from Newport Beach to my home in Thousand oaks in about 3 hours, 6PM. After filling out the paperwork he got started and was in that bow grinding for 3 hours. At the end of the next day 8PM he was done and it looked beautiful and strong. He made a V- block and fitted it perfectly and glassed it in place.   Steven provided me with super fast service and he was the only person who even knew about there needing to be an inner block to reinforce the bow eye.

He charged me exactly what he quoted and was finished almost to the hour he said it would take. I wish to recommend Steven and his mobile service. I am very happy.

Kit Braun

Woodland Hills Ca

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Subject: Fiberglass repair on my 1978 Anthony jet boat was great

 

The repairs to my 1978 Anthony jet boat were very good. The bottom of the boat was literally falling out and leaking severely. After repairs were complete the boat was again solid, water tight and I expect to get another 30 years use from it. I’d recommend using this repair service for any of your boat or personal watercraft fiberglass repair needs. Reasonable prices and exceptional results!

Jeff Leighton   Orange CA


I recently moved to the Orange County area from Atlanta, Georgia.  During the move I was able to take my 1962 13 foot Boston Whaler with me.  I have always wanted to restore this kind of boat.  I decided to gel coat the boat my self in the garage of my home in Atlanta.  BAD IDEA!  I basically called Steve to come out and clean up my mess.  

Steve drove out the same day I called him to give me an estimate on the boat.  Upon his arrival and him spending 10 minutes looking at the boat he could not believe how many dents and imperfections were in the side of this boat.  He did tell me that if we did the work he was not sure if all of those imperfections would come out.  

We spent some time talking about what I was looking for in this boat and how I wanted to get it back in the water for my two kids.  Now, I have had other quotes that were two and three times the amount of Steve's quote.  I was shocked when he gave me his quote that included sanding the whole boat and then painting and sealing the outside.  

When we flipped the boat over to get to work Steve noticed some damage back by the transom.  Steve did not stop the project, he did not go to his truck to rewrite his quote, and he did not tell me we could not go any further.  What Steve did was brought me over to the problem to show me that he thought that I had a really bad patch that some one else did.  He was going to fix it.  Well there were three bad patches in all and Steve used his numerous years of experience to make this boat more solid then when we started.  No asking for a penny more!!

We worked all day to get the boat painted just before sunset.   All the dings and imperfections that were mentioned above.  Yeah those are gone!  I have the pictures to show before and after.  

This boat still needs work before it gets back into the water.  I know I will need more help along the way and I will without a doubt be calling Steve to help me.  

His friendly, kind, and honest work was a pleasure to see these days.  This guy did everything he said he was gong to do and more.  I still can't believe what he did to this Whaler!

Please call me for a reference if need to be.  I have the before and after pictures!

Thanks again Steve

Michael Bachman    Irvine CA.

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I own a 30' Osprey that had numerous gel coat cracks, misc. holes that needed to be filled, a poor repair job on the side of the boat, and a swim step that needed to be shortened. Steve arrived and got right to work on it.

I must say I was a little concerned seeing a section of the side of my boat being ground down to bare fiberglass. He is just finishing up and it's really unbelievable. He blended everything he worked on to the point that you CANNOT see it.

He is one of the few with a lot of integrity and honesty( as well as very fair prices). I'm so glad I decided to call him to do this work, I made a friend and got my boat back to factory standards and better.

Thanks so much again Steve,

Bob Talbert  Thousand Oaks California

 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

  Steve came out to do a keel job on my 28' Howard bullet and some gel repair on my transom as well as patch some holes where I removed my windshield. He did an excellent job on all areas and found a couple more spots where the gel coat and fiberglass had been worn from the bad bunks on my trailer, he also repaired those. Every area he repaired looks great, in short I'm very pleased with the end result of his hard work. His prices are also very fair, much better than other shops I got estimates from, and some of those were charging more only for gel repair no fiberglass repair. He's a knowledgable and hard working guy.

Zac West      Long Beach Ca,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steven asked us for a testimonial ( good bad or indifferent) as he put it.)

To start off our weekend at the lake our two boys were fooling around and ran two brand new Sea doo’s into each other ! One sank while running and they both sustained a large amount of damage. Our boys were not hurt ( Thanks God).

After taking them to the dealer we were told by two different mechanics  at two different businesses that it destroyed the engine and the engine would need replacement. $$$$$$

With that bad news we called Steven to come to our home in Redlands Ca to repair the one that still ran to repair the fiberglass damage and scratches .

When Steven arrived he was interested and looked at the ski that the mechanics claimed was bad “Seized  engine” He asked a few questions and told my wife and I that that it just did not make any sense.  He found marks on the  drive-shaft where they had used a pipe wrench to try to turn the engine over and free it.

Steve got out his tools and pulled the spark plugs and tried but nothing.  He then did some magic and bypassed the computer then asked if we wanted to wager that water will come squirting out of each cylinder and explained he knew the cylinders were full of water and preventing the engine from turning over due to being hydraulically locked due to this.  Even Steven was somewhat doubtful since two

 Sea Doo mechanics at two completely different  dealership locations had claimed the engine destroyed and must be replaced.

Guess what ! not only did it turn over but water came out of all cylinders with great pressure.

He further pinpointed the part and I went to the dealer and purchased the part while Steven did the fiberglass and finish repairs on both skis not just one.

By the end of the day both sea doo’s were back on the tandem trailer and both running great.

We had originally offered Steven the ski with the bad motor or so we thought in partial trade to repair the other. He would not even consider it and felt we were being setup to be ripped off. He would not even take any payment for finding and fixing the ski with (bad motor) problems.

Now we have our two watercraft not only looking like new, but running like new. Saving us  big ! In a new or replacement engine and labor.

Our family is incredibly delighted and very thankful  for finding  such a honest and fair man..

Did I mention he did this all in one day 8 Am until 9 Pm.

Thanks so much for you help and we will always remember  your incredible magical work!      

We just feel terribly fortunate to have found and used Steven.  We Highly recommend Steven to all our boating friends !

Need I say more?

Take care and best wishes,    

Tanya and Ronald Shafer, Redlands Ca.

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/

 

  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve. -- Thank you again for the amazing work,  but also I appreciate all the wisdom you passed to me.

I’m stoked to say “ I made a new friend today.

Drew - Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hi Steve, 

Thanks again for your services in repairing our RV with fiberglass damages. While it was a complex repair, the results, pricing and service was superb when comparing to some of our local shops. The convenience of coming to our home and making complete repair, all within one day, was phenomenal. Thanks again for your excellent service.

 

Fred Ides  Redding, CA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hello Steve,  

Just wanted to say thanks for all  your work and advice on our 1920s wood & fiberglass pool water slide. I'm sure pleased how it came out. To get it to that good! " Your a true craftsman"!

I really appreciate all your help & direction on the wood restoration part of the project. The "Clear penetrating epoxy sealer you recommended worked out great & saved us a lot time & money.

Having a mobile service was very beneficial for us, do to the 30ft length of our slide. Thank you for your outstanding service.

  Jeff Schuler  - Mt Shasta, CA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve.
Respectfully,
Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

 

I  had a great experience with Steven and his outstanding work, I hit a rock and did not know it then the hull delaminated. This peeled back the fiberglass and water began rushing in.

I was heartbroken and had thought our new 2013 240 was destroyed and way beyond repair. I called many repair shops and the factory itself the Rep. Recommended Steven (fiberglass Specialties Mobile service). In just one week our boat was as it was on the dealer floor.

We have gone on three weekend outings and everything is great. Our family all of us are so grateful for such outstanding service Steven provided with his mobile service.

Many of my friends and a couple neighbors are using him as well.

 

Thanks again ! Steven.

Dan Harrison  Irvine Ca.

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

     This guy is great ( Recommended)  

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/  

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hi Steve here is the feedback you asked for, sorry for the delay.

  Our boat 21 ft Daytona had been leaking on out last trip to the river. We called Steven, he was highly recommended by friends.

He inspected out hull and found where our hull had cracked through the glass on both sides over 6ft long. He cut and removed the floor and ground out the damaged fiberglass upon doing so he found that the bottom was barely held in at all. When he finished grinding there were about 1 inch X 6 ft of missing fiberglass. He repaired both sides and reinforced it better than factory or new. He also reinstalled the floor and now the boat even feels tighter and stronger when we  hit rough water. Steven did all the work at our home and he was a pleasure to deal with. He charged exactly what he estimated even though it far exceeded the amount of damage and severity he expected.

We could have had our boat sink and feel lucky it did not.

Thank you Steven

John and Rose Gavin Brentwood.  Ca.

 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

On our first outing with my new boat,  the bow-eye pulled out of the front of the boat leaving a large hole and torn fiberglass. The ride hone was very quiet and all were depressed about the damage.

During the first part of the next week I began calling boat shops, I had it looked at by a few professionals  and all said about the same thing. Not much to say, just a huge price to have repaired.

I received a return call from Steven at Fiberglass Specialties Marine, he asked me to email him some photos. After he called and asked for some of the inside and for me to look for a V-Block that should be glassed in the hull from the inside where the bow eye connects.

When I looked there was no such reinforcing block that as Steve explained would be needed and is required on most all boats 17 ft and up, he also explained that it is a structural  required member to distribute the pressures and that it prevents the bow eye from pulling  through the glass.   He told me if was not there that the manufacture had screwed up !

I asked for a price  and estimated time to fix. He shot me the estimate within minutes. I agreed and asked him to come fix it as soon as he could, He arrived from Newport Beach to my home in Thousand oaks in about 3 hours, 6PM. After filling out the paperwork he got started and was in that bow grinding for 3 hours. At the end of the next day 8PM he was done and it looked beautiful and strong. He made a V- block and fitted it perfectly and glassed it in place.   Steven provided me with super fast service and he was the only person who even knew about there needing to be an inner block to reinforce the bow eye.

He charged me exactly what he quoted and was finished almost to the hour he said it would take. I wish to recommend Steven and his mobile service. I am very happy.

Kit Braun

Woodland Hills Ca

 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Subject: Fiberglass repair on my 1978 Anthony jet boat was great

 

The repairs to my 1978 Anthony jet boat were very good. The bottom of the boat was literally falling out and leaking severely. After repairs were complete the boat was again solid, water tight and I expect to get another 30 years use from it. I’d recommend using this repair service for any of your boat or personal watercraft fiberglass repair needs. Reasonable prices and exceptional results!

Jeff Leighton   Orange CA


I recently moved to the Orange County area from Atlanta, Georgia.  During the move I was able to take my 1962 13 foot Boston Whaler with me.  I have always wanted to restore this kind of boat.  I decided to gel coat the boat my self in the garage of my home in Atlanta.  BAD IDEA!  I basically called Steve to come out and clean up my mess.  

Steve drove out the same day I called him to give me an estimate on the boat.  Upon his arrival and him spending 10 minutes looking at the boat he could not believe how many dents and imperfections were in the side of this boat.  He did tell me that if we did the work he was not sure if all of those imperfections would come out.  

We spent some time talking about what I was looking for in this boat and how I wanted to get it back in the water for my two kids.  Now, I have had other quotes that were two and three times the amount of Steve's quote.  I was shocked when he gave me his quote that included sanding the whole boat and then painting and sealing the outside.  

When we flipped the boat over to get to work Steve noticed some damage back by the transom.  Steve did not stop the project, he did not go to his truck to rewrite his quote, and he did not tell me we could not go any further.  What Steve did was brought me over to the problem to show me that he thought that I had a really bad patch that some one else did.  He was going to fix it.  Well there were three bad patches in all and Steve used his numerous years of experience to make this boat more solid then when we started.  No asking for a penny more!!

We worked all day to get the boat painted just before sunset.   All the dings and imperfections that were mentioned above.  Yeah those are gone!  I have the pictures to show before and after.  

This boat still needs work before it gets back into the water.  I know I will need more help along the way and I will without a doubt be calling Steve to help me.  

His friendly, kind, and honest work was a pleasure to see these days.  This guy did everything he said he was gong to do and more.  I still can't believe what he did to this Whaler!

Please call me for a reference if need to be.  I have the before and after pictures!

Thanks again Steve

Michael Bachman    Irvine CA.

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Here is the feedback you asked for sorry it took us so long.

To. Steve     Fiberglass Specialties:

I ran my boat and ski both into each other, actually I was on our new ski and turned  without looking and hit our day-curser broad side at about 50 mph ! the ski actually punched through the side of our boat and I somehow flew over and landed in the water about 35 feet on the other side. My wife at the helm of our boat went into shock thinking I was killed and stopped about 1/4  mile away. The boat was sinking with the ski stuck in the side, thank god someone saw in a boat near by and picked me up then went to our sinking boat. we offloaded our children and the other boat towed our mess to the nearest shore.

It was rocky and by the time we got into shallow water about 4 or 5 feet everything except the cabin was under water even my new ski. We had to have it lifted out be a salvage barge but the ski still very locked into the hull side they had to tow it slowly about 1/2 out at the deck hull area.

They had to cut the hull in areas to finally get the wedged ski  out of the side of our curser this was a nightmare. I could not believe the damage the nose of the ski hit a bulkhead shattering and crushing the entire nose area. Our boat had about a 3 foot hole in the side. After getting them on their trailers we cut our vacation short and headed home. that was the quietest 5 hours with hardly a word out of anyone.

I contacted some shops who said the could not be repaired that they both were totaled.  Then we heard about Steven and his mobile shop .

Sent him photos and he sounded positive about repairs.

We agreed to have him come out and start in about 3 weeks he was finished and both were like new again, he even took care of things we did not ever notice. He flushed both engines and got them running great. Oh the gas tanks had to be flushed and cleaned. Steven did it all and cost us a fraction of replacement, our insurance did not cover this so we were out of pocket.

If it had been a total loss it would have been about a 300.000 loss !

Steven fixed everything to factory specs and more for about $10.000

I am still amazed and surprised to have not been killed..    We could not be happier with Fiberglass Specialties Mobile service and Steven's unbelievable skills and knowledge.

Thanks Buddy, Your the man!  

The Clark family San Diego Ca

 


Here is the testimonial...



 

I contacted Steven because I had damaged the bottom of my boat all the way to the fiberglass.  On the phone I could tell he knew what he was talking about and I was impressed by his years of experience.  He went beyond my expectations.  I was impressed with his attention to detail and the time he put in to make our boat look like new.  It was not an easy fix, and now, there is no way to tell where the work was done because he matched the color of my gel coat so well.  I will use Steven again if I ever run into any needs small or large.

Ryan A.



 

Sorry it took so long to get this to you.



 

Thanks again

 

 

Steve,

    Thank you for the kind words and for the great repair on my Ski.  When you have a moment I look forward to receiving the photos.
Take care.

V/r
Manny

 

 

 

Review:

 

I called www.Fiberglass-marine.com looking for some advice on repairing the floor in my 1994 Bayliner. Steve was more than helpful in helping me understand what was needed to be done. After consultation I was better left to let an expert handle the repair. Steve came to the house fully prepared as promised and got started. I was very happy with the quality of work and the teaching Steve provided as well. The boat is repaired and I am looking forward to getting back on the water.  Thank you Steve!

 

Very Happy Customer,

Mike

 

 

Steven,

Just wanted to follow up with you on the repair of our boat. We took it out on the water yesterday for the first time since the repairs and new striping. We are very pleased with the way it came out. The repairs to the to the bow and the scratches in the gelcoat where done very well and we would recommend your services to our boating friends.

 

Thanks,

Russ and Shauna Bowman

 

Here is the testimonial...



 

I contacted Steven because I had damaged the bottom of my boat all the way to the fiberglass.  On the phone I could tell he knew what he was talking about and I was impressed by his years of experience.  He went beyond my expectations.  I was impressed with his attention to detail and the time he put in to make our boat look like new.  It was not an easy fix, and now, there is no way to tell where the work was done because he matched the color of my gel coat so well.  I will use Steven again if I ever run into any needs small or large.

Ryan A.

San Clementi Ca.



 

Sorry it took so long to get this to you.



 

Thanks again

 

 

 Fiberglass Specialties repaired two of my Sea Doo watercraft including a very difficult-to-match  colors of  bottoms.

Factory match was horrible but Steve matched them perfectly.

 

 When finished, I could absolutely not see the repaired areas and could not tell them from new. I highly recommend this mobile shop. Steve Koekier

 

 

Sorry this took so long to get this to you!

Great job Steve, My 2008 Sea –Doo and 2013 wave runner were terrific  repairs after the collision causing major damage. You sure know your stuff !

Both look and run better than we ever dreamed, will be sending you business and staying in contact.

By the way James our neighbor will be sending you excellent feedback on his  27.5  Carver  Everyone loves your  Wonderful work and great service. Well worth the wait, so glad I found you.

Thanks !  Greg Bishop    Irvine Ca 

 

 

Thanks so much for the wonderful job you did on our 1983 24 ft Campbell , It looks better than when we bought in new.  Everything you did was fantastic and your service is excellent. We  will be referring you to all our friends and calling you back on another upcoming purchase .

Thanks again. Troy and Rita Davidson   Burbank Ca. 

 

 

From: Steven Talbert United States Coast Guard

 

To Steven Smith / Fiberglass Specialties

 

I wish to recommend Steven and his Marine services, business Fiberglass Specialties.

 I used Steven exclusively on our fleet of 20 foot Spectra coast guard patrol craft located on the Parker Dam  Colorado river California U.S.C.G. Training station.

 

Steven came highly recommended from the production Manager David Chaney of Campbell boats.

 

Where Steven was used as consultant , advisor and  onsite repair Campbell boats,

 

When for example a new Campbell 32 was destroyed on the way to the L.A. boat show Trailer coming unattached and rolling down a canyon. Steven repaired the structural integrity and cosmetic. Even though it was thought to be a total loss the customer took delivery as a new and undamaged. The customer would come in almost daily, discussing progress and understanding through Steven.

 

  Later he was called in to repair a boat and the mold of the 28 foot Campbell line that did not release from the mold .

Huge parts of the mold were stuck to the (part) hull and much the hull was torn up and stuck also.

Steven with an assistant ( Campbell employee as assistant )  actually repaired and salvaged both the hull and old  in a matter of months. Both actually better than before from what I had understand. .

 

 

 

I gave Steven a chance on one of our spectra’s that received hull damage during a  night rescue on the strip

 

. I recall only one survivor out of 5 who later died after rescue and transport to the hospital. Cause:  Intoxicated, became disoriented and hitting the cliff wall at full speed  About 2 am in total darkness.

 

During   this rescue / recovery our patrol boat  was damaged.

We keep our fleet immaculate at all times without even the slightest flaw or issue of any sort.  Steven had the best reputation and his shop in Havasu City was always full bays of repeat loyal customers. His ½ acre yard was always full of boats in line or repairs, upgrades, restorations and completed boats waiting for customer pick up.

Amazingly he did over 90% of the work himself with out any helpers. He simply knows his stuff and as he put it did not have time to oversee someone to make sure everything was done correctly. Steve said it was faster  and easer to do the work himself and know it was done right.. 

 

   I was so impressed with Steven’s talents ( knowledge and expertise plus absolute  perfection  in his work  I used him exclusively  on our fleet, until the training station closed.

I had suggested the mobile aspect of incorporating into his business, since I insisted by policy that the work be done at the station when ever possible. This kept my crew on duty performing their assigned tasks and services to the waters  of  the Parker strip  & Lake Havasu.  Federal waterways.

 

I understand Steven is currently involved in his total shop being mobile.

From  my many years knowing Steven and his capabilities I would not hesitate to give him my highest regard , respect , and recommendations.

 

I heard Steven was even called in and worked with the Rutan Voyager  model 76 project

The first aircraft to fly around the world non stop – not refueling. Working with Rutan brothers at Edwards Air force base. Mojave California.  Way to go Steven !

 

Keep your chin up as will as your dreams, Take care and great to hear from you.

 

U.S.C.G. Master Chief /West coast / Retired / Steven Talbert

 

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I own a 30' Osprey that had numerous gel coat cracks, misc. holes that needed to be filled, a poor repair job on the side of the boat, and a swim step that needed to be shortened. Steve arrived and got right to work on it.

I must say I was a little concerned seeing a section of the side of my boat being ground down to bare fiberglass. He is just finishing up and it's really unbelievable. He blended everything he worked on to the point that you CANNOT see it.

He is one of the few with a lot of integrity and honesty( as well as very fair prices). I'm so glad I decided to call him to do this work, I made a friend and got my boat back to factory standards and better.

Thanks so much again Steve,

Bob Talbert  Thousand Oaks California

 

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  Steve came out to do a keel job on my 28' Howard bullet and some gel repair on my transom as well as patch some holes where I removed my windshield. He did an excellent job on all areas and found a couple more spots where the gel coat and fiberglass had been worn from the bad bunks on my trailer, he also repaired those. Every area he repaired looks great, in short I'm very pleased with the end result of his hard work. His prices are also very fair, much better than other shops I got estimates from, and some of those were charging more only for gel repair no fiberglass repair. He's a knowledgable and hard working guy.

Zac West      Long Beach Ca,

 

Steven asked us for a testimonial ( good bad or indifferent) as he put it.)

To start off our weekend at the lake our two boys were fooling around and ran two brand new Sea doo’s into each other ! One sank while running and they both sustained a large amount of damage. Our boys were not hurt ( Thanks God).

After taking them to the dealer we were told by two different mechanics  at two different businesses that it destroyed the engine and the engine would need replacement. $$$$$$

With that bad news we called Steven to come to our home in Redlands Ca to repair the one that still ran to repair the fiberglass damage and scratches .

When Steven arrived he was interested and looked at the ski that the mechanics claimed was bad “Seized  engine” He asked a few questions and told my wife and I that that it just did not make any sense.  He found marks on the  drive-shaft where they had used a pipe wrench to try to turn the engine over and free it.

Steve got out his tools and pulled the spark plugs and tried but nothing.  He then did some magic and bypassed the computer then asked if we wanted to wager that water will come squirting out of each cylinder and explained he knew the cylinders were full of water and preventing the engine from turning over due to being hydraulically locked due to this.  Even Steven was somewhat doubtful since two

 Sea Doo mechanics at two completely different  dealership locations had claimed the engine destroyed and must be replaced.

Guess what ! not only did it turn over but water came out of all cylinders with great pressure.

He further pinpointed the part and I went to the dealer and purchased the part while Steven did the fiberglass and finish repairs on both skis not just one.

By the end of the day both sea doo’s were back on the tandem trailer and both running great.

We had originally offered Steven the ski with the bad motor or so we thought in partial trade to repair the other. He would not even consider it and felt we were being setup to be ripped off. He would not even take any payment for finding and fixing the ski with (bad motor) problems.

Now we have our two watercraft not only looking like new, but running like new. Saving us  big ! In a new or replacement engine and labor.

Our family is incredibly delighted and very thankful  for finding  such a honest and fair man..

Did I mention he did this all in one day 8 Am until 9 Pm.

Thanks so much for you help and we will always remember  your incredible magical work!    

We just feel terribly fortunate to have found and used Steven.  We Highly recommend Steven to all our boating friends !

Need I say more?

Take care and best wishes,  

Tanya and Ronald Shafer, Redlands Ca.

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I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/

 

  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

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Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve. -- Thank you again for the amazing work,  but also I appreciate all the wisdom you passed to me.

I’m stoked to say “ I made a new friend today.

Drew - Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve, 

Thanks again for your services in repairing our RV with fiberglass damages. While it was a complex repair, the results, pricing and service was superb when comparing to some of our local shops. The convenience of coming to our home and making complete repair, all within one day, was phenomenal. Thanks again for your excellent service.

 

Fred Ides  Redding, CA

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Hello Steve,  

Just wanted to say thanks for all  your work and advice on our 1920s wood & fiberglass pool water slide. I'm sure pleased how it came out. To get it to that good! " Your a true craftsman"!

I really appreciate all your help & direction on the wood restoration part of the project. The "Clear penetrating epoxy sealer you recommended worked out great & saved us a lot time & money.

Having a mobile service was very beneficial for us, do to the 30ft length of our slide. Thank you for your outstanding service.

  Jeff Schuler  - Mt Shasta, CA

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In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve.
Respectfully,
Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

 

I  had a great experience with Steven and his outstanding work, I hit a rock and did not know it then the hull delaminated. This peeled back the fiberglass and water began rushing in.

I was heartbroken and had thought our new 2013 240 was destroyed and way beyond repair. I called many repair shops and the factory itself the Rep. Recommended Steven (fiberglass Specialties Mobile service). In just one week our boat was as it was on the dealer floor.

We have gone on three weekend outings and everything is great. Our family all of us are so grateful for such outstanding service Steven provided with his mobile service.

Many of my friends and a couple neighbors are using him as well.

 

Thanks again ! Steven.

Dan Harrison  Irvine Ca. 

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    This guy is great ( Recommended)   

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/  

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Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve here is the feedback you asked for, sorry for the delay.

  Our boat 21 ft Daytona had been leaking on out last trip to the river. We called Steven, he was highly recommended by friends.

He inspected out hull and found where our hull had cracked through the glass on both sides over 6ft long. He cut and removed the floor and ground out the damaged fiberglass upon doing so he found that the bottom was barely held in at all. When he finished grinding there were about 1 inch X 6 ft of missing fiberglass. He repaired both sides and reinforced it better than factory or new. He also reinstalled the floor and now the boat even feels tighter and stronger when we  hit rough water. Steven did all the work at our home and he was a pleasure to deal with. He charged exactly what he estimated even though it far exceeded the amount of damage and severity he expected.

We could have had our boat sink and feel lucky it did not.

Thank you Steven

John and Rose Gavin Brentwood.  Ca.

 

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On our first outing with my new boat,  the bow-eye pulled out of the front of the boat leaving a large hole and torn fiberglass. The ride hone was very quiet and all were depressed about the damage.

During the first part of the next week I began calling boat shops, I had it looked at by a few professionals  and all said about the same thing. Not much to say, just a huge price to have repaired.

I received a return call from Steven at Fiberglass Specialties Marine, he asked me to email him some photos. After he called and asked for some of the inside and for me to look for a V-Block that should be glassed in the hull from the inside where the bow eye connects.

When I looked there was no such reinforcing block that as Steve explained would be needed and is required on most all boats 17 ft and up, he also explained that it is a structural  required member to distribute the pressures and that it prevents the bow eye from pulling  through the glass.   He told me if was not there that the manufacture had screwed up !

I asked for a price  and estimated time to fix. He shot me the estimate within minutes. I agreed and asked him to come fix it as soon as he could, He arrived from Newport Beach to my home in Thousand oaks in about 3 hours, 6PM. After filling out the paperwork he got started and was in that bow grinding for 3 hours. At the end of the next day 8PM he was done and it looked beautiful and strong. He made a V- block and fitted it perfectly and glassed it in place.   Steven provided me with super fast service and he was the only person who even knew about there needing to be an inner block to reinforce the bow eye.

He charged me exactly what he quoted and was finished almost to the hour he said it would take. I wish to recommend Steven and his mobile service. I am very happy.

Kit Braun

Woodland Hills Ca

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Subject: Fiberglass repair on my 1978 Anthony jet boat was great

 

The repairs to my 1978 Anthony jet boat were very good. The bottom of the boat was literally falling out and leaking severely. After repairs were complete the boat was again solid, water tight and I expect to get another 30 years use from it. I’d recommend using this repair service for any of your boat or personal watercraft fiberglass repair needs. Reasonable prices and exceptional results!

Jeff Leighton   Orange CA 


I recently moved to the Orange County area from Atlanta, Georgia.  During the move I was able to take my 1962 13 foot Boston Whaler with me.  I have always wanted to restore this kind of boat.  I decided to gel coat the boat my self in the garage of my home in Atlanta.  BAD IDEA!  I basically called Steve to come out and clean up my mess.  

Steve drove out the same day I called him to give me an estimate on the boat.  Upon his arrival and him spending 10 minutes looking at the boat he could not believe how many dents and imperfections were in the side of this boat.  He did tell me that if we did the work he was not sure if all of those imperfections would come out.  

We spent some time talking about what I was looking for in this boat and how I wanted to get it back in the water for my two kids.  Now, I have had other quotes that were two and three times the amount of Steve's quote.  I was shocked when he gave me his quote that included sanding the whole boat and then painting and sealing the outside.  

When we flipped the boat over to get to work Steve noticed some damage back by the transom.  Steve did not stop the project, he did not go to his truck to rewrite his quote, and he did not tell me we could not go any further.  What Steve did was brought me over to the problem to show me that he thought that I had a really bad patch that some one else did.  He was going to fix it.  Well there were three bad patches in all and Steve used his numerous years of experience to make this boat more solid then when we started.  No asking for a penny more!!

We worked all day to get the boat painted just before sunset.   All the dings and imperfections that were mentioned above.  Yeah those are gone!  I have the pictures to show before and after.  

This boat still needs work before it gets back into the water.  I know I will need more help along the way and I will without a doubt be calling Steve to help me.  

His friendly, kind, and honest work was a pleasure to see these days.  This guy did everything he said he was gong to do and more.  I still can't believe what he did to this Whaler!

Please call me for a reference if need to be.  I have the before and after pictures!

Thanks again Steve

Michael Bachman    Irvine CA.

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 Here is the feedback you asked for sorry it took us so long.

To. Steve     Fiberglass Specialties:

I ran my boat and ski both into each other, actually I was on our new ski and turned  without looking and hit our day-curser broad side at about 50 mph ! the ski actually punched through the side of our boat and I somehow flew over and landed in the water about 35 feet on the other side. My wife at the helm of our boat went into shock thinking I was killed and stopped about 1/4  mile away. The boat was sinking with the ski stuck in the side, thank god someone saw in a boat near by and picked me up then went to our sinking boat. we offloaded our children and the other boat towed our mess to the nearest shore.

It was rocky and by the time we got into shallow water about 4 or 5 feet everything except the cabin was under water even my new ski. We had to have it lifted out be a salvage barge but the ski still very locked into the hull side they had to tow it slowly about 1/2 out at the deck hull area.

They had to cut the hull in areas to finally get the wedged ski  out of the side of our curser this was a nightmare. I could not believe the damage the nose of the ski hit a bulkhead shattering and crushing the entire nose area. Our boat had about a 3 foot hole in the side. After getting them on their trailers we cut our vacation short and headed home. that was the quietest 5 hours with hardly a word out of anyone.

I contacted some shops who said the could not be repaired that they both were totaled.  Then we heard about Steven and his mobile shop .

Sent him photos and he sounded positive about repairs.

We agreed to have him come out and start in about 3 weeks he was finished and both were like new again, he even took care of things we did not ever notice. He flushed both engines and got them running great. Oh the gas tanks had to be flushed and cleaned. Steven did it all and cost us a fraction of replacement, our insurance did not cover this so we were out of pocket.

If it had been a total loss it would have been about a 300.000 loss !

Steven fixed everything to factory specs and more for about $10.000

I am still amazed and surprised to have not been killed..    We could not be happier with Fiberglass Specialties Mobile service and Steven's unbelievable skills and knowledge.

Thanks Buddy, Your the man!  

The Clark family San Diego Ca

 

 

 

 

 


 

 From : Carry and Tom Hastings & family.

 Here is our customer feedback you asked for Steven, Carry wants you to post this on your website. Again Thank you very much !  We wish to stay in contact and further our relationship both professionally and on a personal level.

My wife is an insurance adjuster / investigator

I am a semi retired investment broker.

Four children with 9 grandchildren .

 

Steve fixed our boat a 37 foot motor sailor less than a year old, now its like new after we drifted into some rocks  at the harbor entrance, electrical problems left us un-powered . Were drifting and in 6 foot swells, panic and no time to get the sheets up. We were washed upon the huge rocks at the jetty / harbor entrance.  Causing major damage to hull and structural even broken bulkhead.

After painstaking efforts to find the most qualified & recommended company possible this is our experience and our lessons learned -

   He (Steven) had come highly recommended by several boat shops, yards, stores . 

My wife spoke with our  insurance company , yacht brokers, repair yards. You name it she really did her home work to find the best.

Apparently fiberglass Specialties Marine   name kept comming to the forefront and popping up as the finest shop to get if at all possible.  ( He is very much in demand ).

 

Turns out it is a mobile service and owned and operated by one master repairman that more knowledge, great reputation and qualifications than anyone as one claim agent explained.

My wife was right as always, the work was so perfect  and the extra ideas to make it more user friendly for our family were a blessing.

We did have to wait almost a month because he is so in demand he uses appointments only basis and got us on the waiting list ( scheduled ).

He is not easy to reach, we had to wait about 2 days for a call back, but he did return our call, he explained he was very involved and focused on the job he was on at that period..

 We had gotten other estimates from other leads such as boating friends, advertisements out of 5 estimates he was the highest ( most expensive), but most realistic finding much more damage in places others failed to even look. 

Now I can feel it was well worth the added expense   after discovering through contacts and forums that the majority of shops are not even close (  estimate to final bill / invoice total ) plus the shops have and hold your boat for hostage it takes a court battle. Not only that they say it will be dome in days to a week and shops have it for the entire season in a few cases.

Bottom line with this mobile service you are involved in watching all the steps in the process and if there is delay  its clear why . Same if the cost of Estimate changes you actually see why.

No shell games or smoke and mirrors !

We insolubly / utterly with out any remorse what so ever  / recommend him and his awesome service and feel great knowing  we “the wife”  made the right choice.

Did you know he has over 40 years in this business and the contacts are unbelievable. He actually works with the chemists  and research & development at larger companies on a first name basis.  I am  impressed in all aspects from his knowledge, commitment, ability and skill. Very rare to find  these qualities including his honesty and  integrity are second to none…Ask your  insurance adjuster about him, he is very well known as a master  or artist .

Thanks to all that recommended him and a very special thank you, Steven & your company:  Fiberglass Specialties Marine

You too will not only impressed but amazed by his expertise and VAST KNOWLEDGE. Unbelievable craftsman who take much pride in his Work  AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

 

Carry and Tom Hastings  West Las Angles California

 



 

I own a 30' Osprey that had numerous gel coat cracks, misc. holes that needed to be filled, a poor repair job on the side of the boat, and a swim step that needed to be shortened. Steve arrived and got right to work on it.

I must say I was a little concerned seeing a section of the side of my boat being ground down to bare fiberglass. He is just finishing up and it's really unbelievable. He blended everything he worked on to the point that you CANNOT see it.

He is one of the few with a lot of integrity and honesty( as well as very fair prices). I'm so glad I decided to call him to do this work, I made a friend and got my boat back to factory standards and better.

Thanks so much again Steve,

Bob Talbert  Thousand Oaks California

 

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  Steve came out to do a keel job on my 28' Howard bullet and some gel repair on my transom as well as patch some holes where I removed my windshield. He did an excellent job on all areas and found a couple more spots where the gel coat and fiberglass had been worn from the bad bunks on my trailer, he also repaired those. Every area he repaired looks great, in short I'm very pleased with the end result of his hard work. His prices are also very fair, much better than other shops I got estimates from, and some of those were charging more only for gel repair no fiberglass repair. He's a knowledgeable and hard working guy.

Zac West      Long Beach Ca,

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Steven asked us for a testimonial ( good bad or indifferent) as he put it.)

To start off our weekend at the lake our two boys were fooling around and ran two brand new Sea doo’s into each other ! One sank while running and they both sustained a large amount of damage. Our boys were not hurt ( Thanks God).

After taking them to the dealer we were told by two different mechanics  at two different businesses that it destroyed the engine and the engine would need replacement. $$$$$$

With that bad news we called Steven to come to our home in Redlands Ca to repair the one that still ran to repair the fiberglass damage and scratches .

When Steven arrived he was interested and looked at the ski that the mechanics claimed was bad “Seized  engine” He asked a few questions and told my wife and I that that it just did not make any sense.  He found marks on the  drive-shaft where they had used a pipe wrench to try to turn the engine over and free it.

Steve got out his tools and pulled the spark plugs and tried but nothing.  He then did some magic and bypassed the computer then asked if we wanted to wager that water will come squirting out of each cylinder and explained he knew the cylinders were full of water and preventing the engine from turning over due to being hydraulically locked due to this.  Even Steven was somewhat doubtful since two

 Sea Doo mechanics at two completely different  dealership locations had claimed the engine destroyed and must be replaced.

Guess what ! not only did it turn over but water came out of all cylinders with great pressure.

He further pinpointed the part and I went to the dealer and purchased the part while Steven did the fiberglass and finish repairs on both skis not just one.

By the end of the day both sea doo’s were back on the tandem trailer and both running great.

We had originally offered Steven the ski with the bad motor or so we thought in partial trade to repair the other. He would not even consider it and felt we were being setup to be ripped off. He would not even take any payment for finding and fixing the ski with (bad motor) problems.

Now we have our two watercraft not only looking like new, but running like new. Saving us  big ! In a new or replacement engine and labor.

Our family is incredibly delighted and very thankful  for finding  such a honest and fair man..

Did I mention he did this all in one day 8 Am until 9 Pm.

Thanks so much for you help and we will always remember  your incredible magical work!      

We just feel terribly fortunate to have found and used Steven.  We Highly recommend Steven to all our boating friends !

Need I say more?

Take care and best wishes,    

Tanya and Ronald Shafer, Redlands Ca.

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I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/

 

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Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

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Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve. -- Thank you again for the amazing work,  but also I appreciate all the wisdom you passed to me.

I’m stoked to say “ I made a new friend today.

Drew - Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve, 

Thanks again for your services in repairing our RV with fiberglass damages. While it was a complex repair, the results, pricing and service was superb when comparing to some of our local shops. The convenience of coming to our home and making complete repair, all within one day, was phenomenal. Thanks again for your excellent service.

 

Fred Ides  Redding, CA

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Hello Steve,  

Just wanted to say thanks for all  your work and advice on our 1920s wood & fiberglass pool water slide. I'm sure pleased how it came out. To get it to that good! " Your a true craftsman"!

I really appreciate all your help & direction on the wood restoration part of the project. The "Clear penetrating epoxy sealer you recommended worked out great & saved us a lot time & money.

Having a mobile service was very beneficial for us, do to the 30ft length of our slide. Thank you for your outstanding service.

  Jeff Schuler  - Mt Shasta, CA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve.
Respectfully,
Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

 

I  had a great experience with Steven and his outstanding work, I hit a rock and did not know it then the hull delaminated. This peeled back the fiberglass and water began rushing in.

I was heartbroken and had thought our new 2013 240 was destroyed and way beyond repair. I called many repair shops and the factory itself the Rep. Recommended Steven (fiberglass Specialties Mobile service). In just one week our boat was as it was on the dealer floor.

We have gone on three weekend outings and everything is great. Our family all of us are so grateful for such outstanding service Steven provided with his mobile service.

Many of my friends and a couple neighbors are using him as well.

 

Thanks again ! Steven.

Dan Harrison  Irvine Ca.

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     This guy is great ( Recommended)    

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/  

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

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Hi Steve here is the feedback you asked for, sorry for the delay.

  Our boat 21 ft Daytona had been leaking on out last trip to the river. We called Steven, he was highly recommended by friends.

He inspected out hull and found where our hull had cracked through the glass on both sides over 6ft long. He cut and removed the floor and ground out the damaged fiberglass upon doing so he found that the bottom was barely held in at all. When he finished grinding there were about 1 inch X 6 ft of missing fiberglass. He repaired both sides and reinforced it better than factory or new. He also reinstalled the floor and now the boat even feels tighter and stronger when we  hit rough water. Steven did all the work at our home and he was a pleasure to deal with. He charged exactly what he estimated even though it far exceeded the amount of damage and severity he expected.

We could have had our boat sink and feel lucky it did not.

Thank you Steven

John and Rose Gavin Brentwood.  Ca.

 

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On our first outing with my new boat,  the bow-eye pulled out of the front of the boat leaving a large hole and torn fiberglass. The ride hone was very quiet and all were depressed about the damage.

During the first part of the next week I began calling boat shops, I had it looked at by a few professionals  and all said about the same thing. Not much to say, just a huge price to have repaired.

I received a return call from Steven at Fiberglass Specialties Marine, he asked me to email him some photos. After he called and asked for some of the inside and for me to look for a V-Block that should be glassed in the hull from the inside where the bow eye connects.

When I looked there was no such reinforcing block that as Steve explained would be needed and is required on most all boats 17 ft and up, he also explained that it is a structural  required member to distribute the pressures and that it prevents the bow eye from pulling  through the glass.   He told me if was not there that the manufacture had screwed up !

I asked for a price  and estimated time to fix. He shot me the estimate within minutes. I agreed and asked him to come fix it as soon as he could, He arrived from Newport Beach to my home in Thousand oaks in about 3 hours, 6PM. After filling out the paperwork he got started and was in that bow grinding for 3 hours. At the end of the next day 8PM he was done and it looked beautiful and strong. He made a V- block and fitted it perfectly and glassed it in place.   Steven provided me with super fast service and he was the only person who even knew about there needing to be an inner block to reinforce the bow eye.

He charged me exactly what he quoted and was finished almost to the hour he said it would take. I wish to recommend Steven and his mobile service. I am very happy.

Kit Braun

Woodland Hills Ca

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Subject: Fiberglass repair on my 1978 Anthony jet boat was great

 

The repairs to my 1978 Anthony jet boat were very good. The bottom of the boat was literally falling out and leaking severely. After repairs were complete the boat was again solid, water tight and I expect to get another 30 years use from it. I’d recommend using this repair service for any of your boat or personal watercraft fiberglass repair needs. Reasonable prices and exceptional results!

Jeff Leighton   Orange CA


I recently moved to the Orange County area from Atlanta, Georgia.  During the move I was able to take my 1962 13 foot Boston Whaler with me.  I have always wanted to restore this kind of boat.  I decided to gel coat the boat my self in the garage of my home in Atlanta.  BAD IDEA!  I basically called Steve to come out and clean up my mess.  

Steve drove out the same day I called him to give me an estimate on the boat.  Upon his arrival and him spending 10 minutes looking at the boat he could not believe how many dents and imperfections were in the side of this boat.  He did tell me that if we did the work he was not sure if all of those imperfections would come out.  

We spent some time talking about what I was looking for in this boat and how I wanted to get it back in the water for my two kids.  Now, I have had other quotes that were two and three times the amount of Steve's quote.  I was shocked when he gave me his quote that included sanding the whole boat and then painting and sealing the outside.  

When we flipped the boat over to get to work Steve noticed some damage back by the transom.  Steve did not stop the project, he did not go to his truck to rewrite his quote, and he did not tell me we could not go any further.  What Steve did was brought me over to the problem to show me that he thought that I had a really bad patch that some one else did.  He was going to fix it.  Well there were three bad patches in all and Steve used his numerous years of experience to make this boat more solid then when we started.  No asking for a penny more!!

We worked all day to get the boat painted just before sunset.   All the dings and imperfections that were mentioned above.  Yeah those are gone!  I have the pictures to show before and after.  

This boat still needs work before it gets back into the water.  I know I will need more help along the way and I will without a doubt be calling Steve to help me.  

His friendly, kind, and honest work was a pleasure to see these days.  This guy did everything he said he was gong to do and more.  I still can't believe what he did to this Whaler!

Please call me for a reference if need to be.  I have the before and after pictures!

Thanks again Steve

Michael Bachman    Irvine CA.

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I own a 30' Osprey that had numerous gel coat cracks, misc. holes that needed to be filled, a poor repair job on the side of the boat, and a swim step that needed to be shortened. Steve arrived and got right to work on it.

I must say I was a little concerned seeing a section of the side of my boat being ground down to bare fiberglass. He is just finishing up and it's really unbelievable. He blended everything he worked on to the point that you CANNOT see it.

He is one of the few with a lot of integrity and honesty( as well as very fair prices). I'm so glad I decided to call him to do this work, I made a friend and got my boat back to factory standards and better.

Thanks so much again Steve,

Bob Talbert  Thousand Oaks California

 

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  Steve came out to do a keel job on my 28' Howard bullet and some gel repair on my transom as well as patch some holes where I removed my windshield. He did an excellent job on all areas and found a couple more spots where the gel coat and fiberglass had been worn from the bad bunks on my trailer, he also repaired those. Every area he repaired looks great, in short I'm very pleased with the end result of his hard work. His prices are also very fair, much better than other shops I got estimates from, and some of those were charging more only for gel repair no fiberglass repair. He's a knowledgable and hard working guy.

Zac West      Long Beach Ca,

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Steven asked us for a testimonial ( good bad or indifferent) as he put it.)

To start off our weekend at the lake our two boys were fooling around and ran two brand new Sea doo’s into each other ! One sank while running and they both sustained a large amount of damage. Our boys were not hurt ( Thanks God).

After taking them to the dealer we were told by two different mechanics  at two different businesses that it destroyed the engine and the engine would need replacement. $$$$$$

With that bad news we called Steven to come to our home in Redlands Ca to repair the one that still ran to repair the fiberglass damage and scratches .

When Steven arrived he was interested and looked at the ski that the mechanics claimed was bad “Seized  engine” He asked a few questions and told my wife and I that that it just did not make any sense.  He found marks on the  drive-shaft where they had used a pipe wrench to try to turn the engine over and free it.

Steve got out his tools and pulled the spark plugs and tried but nothing.  He then did some magic and bypassed the computer then asked if we wanted to wager that water will come squirting out of each cylinder and explained he knew the cylinders were full of water and preventing the engine from turning over due to being hydraulically locked due to this.  Even Steven was somewhat doubtful since two

 Sea Doo mechanics at two completely different  dealership locations had claimed the engine destroyed and must be replaced.

Guess what ! not only did it turn over but water came out of all cylinders with great pressure.

He further pinpointed the part and I went to the dealer and purchased the part while Steven did the fiberglass and finish repairs on both skis not just one.

By the end of the day both sea doo’s were back on the tandem trailer and both running great.

We had originally offered Steven the ski with the bad motor or so we thought in partial trade to repair the other. He would not even consider it and felt we were being setup to be ripped off. He would not even take any payment for finding and fixing the ski with (bad motor) problems.

Now we have our two watercraft not only looking like new, but running like new. Saving us  big ! In a new or replacement engine and labor.

Our family is incredibly delighted and very thankful  for finding  such a honest and fair man..

Did I mention he did this all in one day 8 Am until 9 Pm.

Thanks so much for you help and we will always remember  your incredible magical work!      

We just feel terribly fortunate to have found and used Steven.  We Highly recommend Steven to all our boating friends !

Need I say more?

Take care and best wishes,    

Tanya and Ronald Shafer, Redlands Ca.

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/

 

  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve. -- Thank you again for the amazing work,  but also I appreciate all the wisdom you passed to me.

I’m stoked to say “ I made a new friend today.

Drew - Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Hi Steve, 

Thanks again for your services in repairing our RV with fiberglass damages. While it was a complex repair, the results, pricing and service was superb when comparing to some of our local shops. The convenience of coming to our home and making complete repair, all within one day, was phenomenal. Thanks again for your excellent service.

 

Fred Ides  Redding, CA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hello Steve,  

Just wanted to say thanks for all  your work and advice on our 1920s wood & fiberglass pool water slide. I'm sure pleased how it came out. To get it to that good! " Your a true craftsman"!

I really appreciate all your help & direction on the wood restoration part of the project. The "Clear penetrating epoxy sealer you recommended worked out great & saved us a lot time & money.

Having a mobile service was very beneficial for us, do to the 30ft length of our slide. Thank you for your outstanding service.

  Jeff Schuler  - Mt Shasta, CA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In regards to Steve Smith of Fiberglass-Specialties Marine:
I could not have asked for such a knowledgeable, honest, fair and professional guy to repair a crack in the hull on my 1974 Southwind Jet boat. He taught me everything he did the entire way through. I would recommend his work to anyone and have full confidence that the repair will outlast the owner. He uses his 35+ years of experience and top of the line supplies to fix the issue. Not only did he repair my boat, he helped me set my trailer up to prevent further damage the trailer was causing I will be calling Steve for all of my boat repair needs. Thank You Steve.
Respectfully,
Drew Sanford

Costa Mesa Ca. 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steven.

Thanks for such a great job on my outboard engine covers! You are a true artisan. The fiberglass prep made all the difference in the world and the paint finish was as smooth as glass. And, it was all wrapped up with a great price!

 

Joe MacKrell  Irvine Ca. 

 

I  had a great experience with Steven and his outstanding work, I hit a rock and did not know it then the hull delaminated. This peeled back the fiberglass and water began rushing in.

I was heartbroken and had thought our new 2013 240 was destroyed and way beyond repair. I called many repair shops and the factory itself the Rep. Recommended Steven (fiberglass Specialties Mobile service). In just one week our boat was as it was on the dealer floor.

We have gone on three weekend outings and everything is great. Our family all of us are so grateful for such outstanding service Steven provided with his mobile service.

Many of my friends and a couple neighbors are using him as well.

 

Thanks again ! Steven.

Dan Harrison  Irvine Ca.

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

     This guy is great ( Recommended)   

I wish to highly recommend Steve and his mobile repair service. Great work and good to deal with. Can not even tell the damage was ever there and the extra tings he did at no charge. This guy knows his stuff !!! Plus the vastness in his skills and expertise blew my mind. Craig Nelson - Newport Beach His name is Steven & his web site is below.
http://fiberglass-marine.com/  

  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Steve did an excellent job on repairing my jet ski. The bottom was absolutely trashed and now it looks better than showroom floor. He fixed a ton of scratches on his own and also did a flawless fiberglass repair job where two holes use to be. Steve is truly an awesome guy and I would hire him again anytime. 

 

Dylan Ulrich,  Costa Mesa Ca. 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hi Steve here is the feedback you asked for, sorry for the delay.

  Our boat 21 ft Daytona had been leaking on out last trip to the river. We called Steven, he was highly recommended by friends.

He inspected out hull and found where our hull had cracked through the glass on both sides over 6ft long. He cut and removed the floor and ground out the damaged fiberglass upon doing so he found that the bottom was barely held in at all. When he finished grinding there were about 1 inch X 6 ft of missing fiberglass. He repaired both sides and reinforced it better than factory or new. He also reinstalled the floor and now the boat even feels tighter and stronger when we  hit rough water. Steven did all the work at our home and he was a pleasure to deal with. He charged exactly what he estimated even though it far exceeded the amount of damage and severity he expected.

We could have had our boat sink and feel lucky it did not.

Thank you Steven

John and Rose Gavin Brentwood.  Ca.

 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

On our first outing with my new boat,  the bow-eye pulled out of the front of the boat leaving a large hole and torn fiberglass. The ride hone was very quiet and all were depressed about the damage.

During the first part of the next week I began calling boat shops, I had it looked at by a few professionals  and all said about the same thing. Not much to say, just a huge price to have repaired.

I received a return call from Steven at Fiberglass Specialties Marine, he asked me to email him some photos. After he called and asked for some of the inside and for