Austin Action Marine

I brought an old evinrude motor to Mike and he was able to get it running in 2 weeks, Noone else in town would even take a look at it. After that I was having some trouble with the impeller and Mike helped me replace it at no charge. A solid mechanism upfront about what is possible for repairs
Nov 3rd, 2021

Mike is very knowledgeable and trustworthy. He has helped me on multiple occasions with a variety of motor sizes. He has even helped me via phone to fix a problem at the lake. Great guy and even better mechanic.
Oct 15th, 2021

I used Mike after hitting a rock and breaking the skeg on my bass boat. After taking lower unit off and sending it out to be repaired I needed to enter a tournament. He helped me by putting the lower unit off his personal boat onto mine. I brought it back and he switched them after mine was returned and it works great. No one else would have done that and it says a lot about the character of him. Thx Mike for what you did and I will be bringing it back to you if I screw up anything else. Services: General repairs & maintenance, Engine repair
Oct 5th, 2021

Mike is a great boat mechanic, knowledgable, capable, very reasonably priced, and quick! I could not be happier and will continue to have him work on my boats for as long as his shop stays open. I'm on my 5th boat in the last 20 years, so I've met a lot of boat mechanics. They are all over the map in terms of quality and value. Mike is the best I have found in all categories. I even called him with a question while I was out on the water. After that phone call, he even called me back a couple of times with additional info he had researched. Thats going the extra mile! All of the local central Texas fishing guides bring their boats here -- in other words, people whose livelihoods depend on their boats working. Thats the best recommendation there is. Service: General repairs & maintenance
Sep 6th, 2021

This was the worst mechanic experience of my my life. After the 1st interaction I started to feel like my boat was being held prisoner by this guy. (Facts: 1)He knew i didnt have a way to haul it. 2) He knew it was a new experience for me and that i didnt know any other boat mechanics yet.) He charged me just over $1400 claiming to have replaced the timer base, did some linkage work and rebuilt the carburetor. Had a long list of things he said he had done. It sounded like he had really worked thoroughly on the motor AND PUT IN LOTS OF HRS. 2 months after this fiasco and with the problem never fixed, i found a wire grounding out on the motor (WHICH WAS THE ENTIRE PROBLEM). CLEAR AS DAY and the boat runs fine now. My question is, How could he have done so much work on my motor and NOT SEEN THAT??? How is it that I fixed the problem?? I know nothing about motors and was willing to pay a licensed professional to eliminate any risk. He told me he was the least expensive mechanic in town at $125/hr and that Everybody else charges at least $180/hr. This is where my suspicion began because EVERY OTHER MECHANIC i had spoken to by phone has said $60/hr and that they tie the inspection cost into the labor. NO other mechanic ive dealt with since gas given me that horrible feeling in my stomach that says, This guy is going to clean me out if i let him. Hiring a mechanic should not be a stressful experience. I trusted him to be fair. After not fixing the problem and charging me upwards of $1400 on the 1st visit, he seemed a little more interested in helping me find the problem and of course, not knowing where to turn, i made the mistake of taking it back to him, only this time i told him that i wasnt rich and i dont have the kind of money he has been asking me for. I asked him NOT to work on my boat until he gives me a quote for the job because of the last experience, moments later i thought, What if he just disregarded my verbal request?? I thought Id better send that in a text (because of his odd tendency to skyrocket a price), and so i did. That seemed like it just ticked him off worse, almost as if to have made it personal and he called me back immediately stating that i couldnt get my boat out of there for less than another $700 dollars mentioning replacement of two batteries (only one battery turned out to be bad) and he basically just connected a cable to one of the batteries (if there was any labor involved) I argued with him that its only one bad battery that costs roughly $125. I told him that im no longer interested in his services and that id be by to pick up my boat. I saved myself when i texted him not to do any more work without a quote (in order to get it on record). Im pretty sure that i saved my boat too because there is a yard full of at least 15 other boats tucked away there that i didnt see move in the 1 1/2 months that i had been dealing with him. But in all this, the question remains, Did he put a lien on all those other boats because his price was so high on them that they couldnt get it out?? Are these all the people who didnt Get it on record? It seemed like he was trying to run up a bill so high on me that i could never pay it and add storage fees that eventually would result in losing my boat for his personal gain. This is actually my true suspicion. He was still so personally bothered that i protected myself that he couldnt let it go without a farewell sucker-punch and STILL charged me just under $200 for having brought my boat back in. He stated, No boat is leaving here until i get paid. This leaves so many unanswered questions about him as a person that i really dont want to know. At the end of it all he had the audacity to tell me he did me a favor. I have the entire conversation recorded for safe keeping. I have since found out i have friends that have made the same mistake of taking their boat to him. Im sorry to have given him any money at all. My opinion is that Michael Peyton, Owner of Austin Action Marine, in his abuse of customers is psychopathic at best. Services: Battery inspection/service, Engine repair
Aug 1st, 2021