Southwest Boat Works LLC

06/16/2026

Candice Griffin and the crownline are back in action! They brought this boat in for stiff steering. We were able to get it loose. At the point of drop off it took two hands and a ton of effort to get it moving. We separated the outdrive from the ram and the outdrive moved freely by hand. We went back to the helm and it was still unbelievably hard to turn the wheel. Look at her spin now! Enjoy guys and thank you for allowing us to keep you on the water!

06/15/2026

I've been so crazy busy, this gentleman calls me while I was watching my daughter play ball. I was able to take a minute to go over a few things over the phone. Super cool update!

06/14/2026

Pretty bad pic lol, but got in early from Dallas and had parts!!! Ran out to Steve Sells and got the module replaced in his MinnKota Ultrex foot control! He will be back at it this Tuesday night. Thank you for always trusting in me to keep ypu on the water!

06/10/2026

ANNNNDDDD we are back on the road. Made a house call to my day 1 customer. He called me and said he was in a bad spot.... boy was he! He broke a stud and the other 4 lugs backed off. Not sure how this even happens! We drove out the studs and headed over to Jimmy Barker Sr. To get all the stuff we needed! Guys if you don't know, now you know. Barkers Trailer Parts in Cache is my only go to for all my trailer needs!!! He got us fixed up with new studs and lugs. I got back over to Vince Hobbs shop this afternoon and put the skeeter trailer all back together. Vince also grabbed a new rim and will need to mount a tire for his spare, the original wheel was trashed during this incident. The skeeter trailer lives to fight another road trip.

06/09/2026

05/28/2026

I think this little Stratos will live to fight another day! We had a tremendous amount of fuel leaks. They are all going in the right direction. Waiting on a few more parts and lake test!

05/28/2026

My help in the shop the past 2 days. My daughter ZaiLea Rodriguez climbed in the Ranger and prepped the cockpit for new carpet. Typically these jobs are Fall/Winter jobs, but if anyone can remember the "Racoon" mishap?!?! 🤣 we got cleared up and got it backed into the shop to finish her out so she can go home. Precut inlay is on the way. We are ready to sign this one off.

05/28/2026

Not really happy on this one, but non the less the tracker is completely back, interior is back together and she is ready for the lake. Thanks to my helping hand on this one. We didn't get to check all the repair boxes but at the end of the day the important items were taken care of. The trailer completely been re-wired and the motor is sound. We live and learn and continue to push foward!

05/28/2026

Don Armes is set for the water. This big beautiful Nautic Star come in because he lost livescope. Digging into the problems I found that the head unit dumped all information. I replaced an ethernet cable that was damaged. I also added in SD card to both head units and fully updated them. I also added in a kill switch to the fuse block that was previously installed. We got his Active captain set up properly on his phone so he can monitor everything. Thank you for trusting in me to keep you on the water sir! Can't wait to see them pics of those slabs you are chasing!