Fall 2026 · Lake St. Clair
Winterized at your slip.
No yard line. Brad comes to the boat.
- Inboard, outboard and sterndrive
- Fuel stabilized, engine fogged, block drained or antifreezed
- Fresh water system, water heater and head
- Batteries checked or pulled
- Generator and AC raw-water side
Book your winterization date now
The $150 visit fee is credited to the job. Harbors close fast once the weather turns, so the earlier you book, the more choice you have on timing. Book with your dock neighbors and Brad will try to line you up on the same trip.
Book winterizationOr call or text 773-835-4289.
What Brad fixes
Mechanical, electrical, seasonal.
Gas & diesel engines
No-starts, overheating, rough running, fuel and cooling systems, tune-ups.
Book thisSterndrives & outboards
Bellows, gimbal bearings, impellers, lower units, trim and tilt.
Sterndrive repair · Outboard repair
Book thisMarine electrical
Dead batteries, charging, shore power, bilge pumps, lights, electronics power. Brad is a Navy Fire Controlman veteran, radar and combat systems electrical, so wiring is his comfort zone.
Book thisDiagnostics
Not sure what's wrong? The $150 visit covers about two hours on the boat and a written findings report with real readings. It's credited to the repair if you hire Brad.
Book thisWinterization & spring commissioning
Fall lay-up and spring commissioning, done at your slip. Fuel stabilized, systems drained or antifreezed, batteries handled right.
Winterization · Spring commissioning
Book thisHow it works.
Tell Brad about the boat
Online form or call or text. Boat, engine and what it's doing.
Book the $150 visit
Secure checkout, Apple Pay works. Credited to the repair.
Brad comes to you
Dock, lift or yard. Diagnosis first.
Price in writing first
Nothing past diagnosis without your OK. Anything outside scope gets photographed and quoted, never fixed on assumption.
Book a visit or pay a deposit.
Where Brad works
Detroit's east side to the St. Clair River.
Dock to dock along the water, from the Detroit River up through Lake St. Clair and its harbors.
Outside these? Text Brad. If it's reachable by road, he'll tell you straight whether he can get there.
HELM · the owner app
Your boat's whole story, in your pocket.
- Boat profile: engine, drive, hours, specs
- Photos from every visit
- Full service history
- Invoices and receipts in one place
- Water Intel: fishing conditions, water temperature and thermocline Rolling out
- Message Brad directly
Free for Wolfe & Hoover customers.
About
Brad.
Navy veteran, served as a Fire Controlman working radar and combat systems. Twenty years on boats since, including large-yacht work in Los Angeles. Now working Detroit and Lake St. Clair out of a mobile setup, coming straight to your dock, lift or yard instead of waiting on a marina schedule.
- Diagnosis before parts
- Price in writing before work starts
- Photos of anything outside the job, quoted not assumed
- Straight answers, even when the answer is "don't fix it"