Quick answer: Scarano Marine provides mobile, dockside MAN and John Deere Marine engine service throughout the Bahamas and Caribbean — warranty repair, maintenance, repowers, and genuine parts, dispatched from our Miami and Fort Lauderdale locations.
International Mobile Service
Distance doesn’t change how we work. Our technicians travel to your vessel — whether it’s on a mooring in Nassau, at a marina in St. Maarten, or hauled out in Barbados — and bring the same factory-trained diagnostic approach we use in South Florida. As an authorized MAN and John Deere Marine dealer, we can also perform warranty-covered repairs on vessels based outside the United States.
That authorization matters more offshore than it does at home. A vessel in the islands often has no certified option nearby, and work performed by an unauthorized shop can compromise factory warranty coverage at exactly the moment it’s most expensive to lose. We book travel quickly and bring the parts with us, which is usually the difference between a vessel waiting days and waiting weeks.
Genuine Parts, Shipped
Our Miami location’s online store ships genuine MAN and John Deere Marine parts directly to the Bahamas and Caribbean, so a vessel doesn’t have to wait on a part sourced from somewhere with no relationship to the manufacturer. Where a technician is travelling to the vessel, parts are identified and coordinated through Miami before the trip — which is why the engine model and serial number are the first things we ask for.
Authorized Dealer, Factory-Trained Team
Scarano Marine was founded in 2007 by Adolfo Scarano, a marine engineer and former Merchant Navy chief engineer with 20 years at an MTU distributor and factory certifications from MTU headquarters in Friedrichshafen and Detroit Diesel headquarters in Michigan. Our multinational team is MAN factory certified or marine technical school trained, and technicians are taught to catch problems by feel and sound — often before an instrument confirms them.
Real Work in the Region
A commercial tugboat in the Bahamas — Detroit Diesel to MAN I6 repower. The vessel was running an aging Detroit Diesel, a discontinued platform with a shrinking support network. Our team replaced it with a MAN I6 (D2676), which moved the boat from an engine nobody was going to support long-term to one backed by an authorized dealer network — a consideration that matters considerably more for a working vessel in the islands than it does for a boat that can reach a Florida yard in an afternoon.
A 67′ Steeler in St. Maarten — raw water pump under MAN warranty. We replaced a raw water pump on an i6-850 under factory warranty, getting the vessel back on schedule without the owner absorbing a cost the warranty was designed to cover. Warranty work only proceeds that way when an authorized dealer performs and documents it; the same repair by an unauthorized shop is a bill the owner pays.
Fuel condition in the tropics. South Florida and Caribbean diesel present a specific set of risks — water ingestion, microbial growth, and heat degradation chief among them. We diagnose these conditions dockside, without pulling a vessel out of the water or off its mooring.
When a Vessel Is Stranded
A breakdown in the islands is a different problem from a breakdown in Miami — local help may not be certified on your engines, the parts aren’t on the island, and every day the vessel sits is costing money. Our emergency marine diesel service page covers what to have ready before you call, including the engine model and serial number, which we need to identify the right parts before anyone boards a flight.
Before committing to a major repair quoted by a shop abroad, it’s worth getting a second opinion — our case studies show what a misdiagnosis actually costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Scarano Marine travel to the Bahamas and Caribbean for engine service?
Yes. Scarano Marine’s technicians travel to the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean to perform dockside MAN and John Deere Marine engine service — from routine maintenance to warranty repair and full repowers.
Can Scarano Marine perform MAN or John Deere warranty work outside the United States?
Yes. As an authorized MAN and John Deere Marine dealer, Scarano Marine can perform warranty-covered repairs on vessels located in the Bahamas and Caribbean.
Does Scarano Marine ship genuine parts to the Bahamas and Caribbean?
Yes. Our Miami location’s online store ships genuine MAN and John Deere Marine parts directly to the Bahamas and Caribbean.
Has Scarano Marine done repower work in the Bahamas?
Yes. Scarano Marine completed a repower of a commercial tugboat in the Bahamas, replacing a Detroit Diesel with a MAN I6 (D2676) engine.
Can fuel contamination issues in the Caribbean be diagnosed dockside?
Yes. Our technicians diagnose and address fuel-related issues such as water ingestion and microbial contamination dockside, without requiring the vessel to be hauled or relocated.
How quickly can a technician reach a vessel in the islands?
It depends on the destination, flight availability and what parts the job needs. We don’t publish a guaranteed response time, because it isn’t one we could honestly hold to. Call and tell us where the vessel is and what it’s doing, and we’ll give you a straight answer — including whether flying a technician to you is the right move at all.
Dispatched From
Miami, FL ·
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Also Serving
Palm Beach, Jupiter & Stuart ·
Florida Keys ·
Central & South America ·
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