We come to you. Wisconsin's lakeshore — Milwaukee to Green Bay, Madison to the lake — plus rolling batch-trips down to Chicago. Engine diagnostics, marine repair, marine electronics, plumbing, electrical, custom fabrication, and full-spectrum skilled trades from a Navy veteran-led boutique crew.
Every job starts with a real conversation and ends with work you can trust. No corporate runaround. No surprise invoices.
Gas and diesel — from bass boats to sportfishers. Mobile diagnostics and repair at your slip, dock, or boatyard. Outboards, inboards, I/O, fuel systems, cooling, electrical. We work on everything.
Fish finders, depth sounders, sonar, radar, GPS, and nav systems. Install, troubleshoot, and repair — trained on Navy AEGIS combat systems, so pleasure-boat electronics are easy by comparison.
Shore power, battery banks, panel diagnostics, alternator/charging circuits, wiring runs. Systematic troubleshooting, not parts-cannon guessing.
Full diagnostic workup on gas and diesel powerplants — bass boats to twin-engine cruisers. Compression testing, fuel analysis, electronic fault tracing, OBD scanning.
Full-service residential plumbing, electrical, drywall, appliance install, deck repair, and general maintenance. We bring the same precision to your home that we bring to a boat. Wisconsin and Chicago homeowners — call us.
Broadcast sets, CNC-carved art, structural steel, custom bars and millwork. If it can be built, we've built something harder.
Proper winterization saves thousands in spring. We button up your boat the right way and commission it back when the ice breaks.
Wolfe, Hoover & Sons is a boutique crew of marine technicians and skilled tradesmen working out of Wisconsin's lakeshore. We work on boats other shops won't touch — outboards, diesels, electronics, fabrication, the whole stack. We come to your slip, your dock, your driveway. No haul-outs. No marina-shop wait. No corporate runaround.
Brad Wolfe — Founder. Eight years U.S. Navy as a Fire Controlman aboard guided missile cruisers, calibrating AEGIS combat systems and SPY-1 radar arrays in heavy seas at 0300 — where wrong tolerances cost lives. After his discharge he came home to the trades that raised him: marine diesel, outboards, marine electrical, fabrication, and the kind of broad-spectrum mechanical work that takes decades to learn. Twenty years across recording studios, sportfish tuna towers, racing keels, sailboats, lakeshore homes, and everything in between. Brad founded Wolfe, Hoover & Sons to bring that work back to the water he grew up on. He runs the company on a single principle — bespoke workmanship, every job, no exceptions — and is now building the technician crew Wisconsin's lakeshore deserves.
Evan Ames — Lead Mechanic, Wisconsin Operations. Brad and Evan met five years ago working a California avocado farm. Brad spotted something he'd never quite seen before — savant-level mechanical instincts with the kind of work ethic that doesn't quit. Evan diagnoses by sound. He rebuilds what other shops give up on. He turns hopeless engines into reliable ones. After five years working alongside Brad on every kind of mechanical problem the trades can throw at you, Evan is now Lead Mechanic for Wolfe, Hoover & Sons — running the day-to-day field operation across the Wisconsin lakeshore from Milwaukee to Green Bay. Brad is grateful every day to be back home in Wisconsin running this company with him.
Now hiring — Wolfe, Hoover & Sons is adding a third full-time field technician to the Wisconsin crew for 2026, with plans to expand to a five-tech operation by 2027. Marine diesel, outboard, and skilled-trade experience welcome. Résumé to brad@wolfeandhoovermarine.com.
AEGIS combat systems. SPY-1 radar at sea. If Brad can keep a billion-dollar cruiser operational, your boat is in good hands.
Evan diagnoses by sound. He rebuilds what other shops give up on. Wisconsin's field operation runs on his hands.
No hauling your boat. No marina shop wait. We meet you at your slip, dock, driveway, or property.
We tell you what's wrong, what it costs, and how long it takes — before we touch anything.
Wisconsin lakeshore is our home base. Chicago is our second market — we batch trips on a rolling cadence. Orange markers = ports we serve.
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Tell us what you need. We'll tell you when we can be there and what it'll cost.
When your needs go beyond the water, our partners at General Technician Group have you covered. Cars, RVs, diesel rigs, junk car buying, towing — they bring the same boutique craftsmanship to land that we bring to sea. Run by Evan, a master technician we trust completely.
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