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Hi! We're Joel and Elizabeth Pettit! We're so glad you're looking for a company to take care of all your marine winterizing needs!
We're a Minnesota-born and raised couple with three children and a strong conviction of integrity in everything we do. We believe in serving and teaching our children to serve and be self-reliant. Joel winterized his first boat when he was eleven, during the 1991 Halloween Blizzard. At age seventeen, he rebuilt the engine on his truck after his mechanic told him it had weak compression. The rebuilt engine performed exactly no better - the problem was a plugged catalytic converter. Since then, Joel has performed 100% of his automotive diagnostic and repair himself. In 2019, he was nominated for an MSRA Custom Car of the Year award for restoring an International Harvester pickup from the frame up. |
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Joel, a boat enthusiast who grew up spending his summers on the Mississippi and St. Croix, met and married Elizabeth, and the two of them spent their honeymoon camping along the Mississippi. During the trip, they experienced mechanical failures in not one but two borrowed boats. Because of this, Joel started to learn how to repair and prevent marine engine failures... and they invested in their first boat. She was a 1980 Formula cuddy cruiser that operated seamlessly for the duration of their ownership (except for the sandbar incident on Lake Pepin...)
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Now Joel has over 20 years experience in marine motor repair and 10 years of specialization in winterizing boats. He has a range of skills ranging from the simple to the highly specialized, including:
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