Quick answer: Scarano Marine is an authorized MAN and John Deere Marine engine dealer serving Fort Lauderdale, FL with mobile, dockside engine service — repairs, warranty work, repowers, and scheduled maintenance, performed at your vessel’s slip or boatyard.
Fort Lauderdale Location Details
- Address: 1218 SW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
- Phone: (954) 763-9804
- After hours: Our call menu lets you transfer directly to the 24/7 emergency line or leave a message. See emergency marine diesel service for what to have ready when you call.
Engine service is performed dockside, wherever your vessel is docked. We do not require vessels to come to a facility for engine work.
Areas We Serve in Broward County
Our Fort Lauderdale technicians work dockside across the county’s marinas, boatyards, and private docks:
- Marina Mile & State Road 84: Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center (approved vendor, fully credentialed), Bradford Marine, Roscioli Marine, Universal Marine Center, Cable Marine, Rolly Marine, and Marina Mile Yachting Center
- Intracoastal & 17th Street: Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Pier 66, Lauderdale Marina, Hall of Fame Marina, Sunrise Harbor Marina, and Port 32 Marina
- Las Olas & the New River: Las Olas Marina, Marina Bay, Boathouse Yacht Marina, Yacht Haven, and residential and commercial docks along the full New River corridor
- Private docks: Las Olas Isles, Seven Isles, Harbor Beach, Sunrise Key, Coral Ridge, Shady Banks, and Riverland
- Dania Beach & Port Everglades: Derecktor Shipyards (credentialed vendor for major refits), Seahaven Marina, Harbour Towne Marina, MarineMax, and the Dania Cut, plus commercial and private vessels at Port Everglades
Lauderdale Marine Center and Derecktor both require contractors to complete vendor credentialing — insurance, documentation, and compliance — before working on a vessel. Scarano Marine holds current approved-vendor status at both, so our technicians go straight to your boat instead of waiting at the gate. For the full picture of our dockside coverage, see our guide to mobile marine diesel service in Fort Lauderdale, or read what to look for in a Fort Lauderdale marine diesel mechanic.
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. About 90% of our technician hours across both locations go toward MAN engines specifically, with John Deere Marine work making up much of the rest, and our team is trained to catch problems by feel and sound before an instrument confirms them.
Services From Our Fort Lauderdale Team
- MAN and John Deere Marine warranty service and repair
- Scheduled maintenance and sea trials
- Engine repairs and repowers, including cross-brand repowers
- Dockside diagnostics and troubleshooting with MAN and John Deere factory software
- Pre-purchase engine surveys — a full factory-level assessment of the engines before you buy, including diagnostics, fault history, and maintenance record review
- Insurance engine surveys and failure analysis for marine insurance claims
- Engine surveys and maintenance documentation for classification society requirements (ABS, Lloyd’s Register, and others)
- Second opinions on diagnoses and repair quotes
- 24/7 emergency service
- Yacht management and fleet service for multi-vessel owners and management companies
- Genuine parts sourcing and installation
Milestone Maintenance: M1–M6, 400-Hour, 1,000-Hour and 2,000-Hour Services
MAN’s factory maintenance schedule isn’t a suggestion — it’s the blueprint the warranty is written against. Our Fort Lauderdale team performs the full milestone sequence dockside: 400-hour mid-tier services, full 1,000-hour services including cooling system teardown, heat exchanger and intercooler cleaning, valve clearance adjustments, and fuel system service, and 2,000-hour major overhauls. Every milestone service is completed strictly to the manufacturer’s specification, closed out with factory diagnostics, and documented rigorously — valve tolerances, cooling pressure tests, and fault history included.
That documentation discipline matters more than most owners realize. If a major failure ever puts your maintenance history in front of a warranty adjudicator or insurance surveyor, a service record built to factory blueprint leaves nothing to dispute. It’s why warranty-conscious captains and commercial operators keep coming back.
Real Work, Real Engines
Our Fort Lauderdale team recently ran a sea trial on a 55′ Azimut with twin MAN i6-850s, logging fuel burn across the full range — from roughly 5–7 gph trolling up to the low 40s gph per engine at wide-open throttle. That kind of data helps an owner actually plan a trip, not just guess at range.
On a 44′ Riva out of the Fort Lauderdale/Dania Beach area, a cracked coolant-cooled turbocharger housing on a MAN R6-800 first showed up as a coolant expansion tank pressure alarm — a subtle early signal that’s easy to miss unless you know exactly what you’re looking at. Catching it early is what keeps a warning light from becoming a stranded vessel. Read the full write-up of that job and more in our engine case studies, or see what owners say in our customer reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Scarano Marine work on vessels at marinas and boatyards in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. All engine service is mobile and dockside — our team comes to your vessel at its marina, boatyard, or slip anywhere in the Fort Lauderdale area.
Is Scarano Marine an approved vendor at Lauderdale Marine Center?
Yes. Scarano Marine is a fully credentialed approved vendor at Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center, and also at Derecktor Shipyards in Dania Beach, so our technicians can reach your vessel at either yard without access delays.
What size vessels does Scarano Marine service in Fort Lauderdale?
Our Fort Lauderdale team services everything from express cruisers and sportfish in the 40-foot range to motoryachts and superyachts of 200 feet and beyond, including twin and multi-engine configurations, generators, and commercial vessels.
Is there 24/7 emergency engine service in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Scarano Marine maintains a 24/7 emergency line. Outside regular business hours, our call menu lets you transfer directly to the emergency line or leave a message.
What areas does the Fort Lauderdale location serve?
The Fort Lauderdale team covers Fort Lauderdale — including Marina Mile and the State Road 84 boatyard corridor, the New River, the 17th Street and Intracoastal marinas, and Port Everglades — along with Dania Beach, Pompano Beach, and the surrounding marinas and boatyards, with mobile service extending throughout South Florida.
Does Scarano Marine do pre-purchase and insurance engine surveys in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Our technicians perform pre-purchase engine surveys, insurance engine surveys, and failure analysis on MAN and John Deere marine diesels, plus engine surveys and maintenance documentation for classification society requirements. Every survey uses factory diagnostic software and includes a written report.
Does Scarano Marine perform MAN 1,000-hour services dockside in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Our technicians perform complete MAN 1,000-hour services dockside at your slip or boatyard — including heat exchanger and intercooler cleaning, valve clearance adjustment, fuel system service, and factory diagnostic close-out — with full documentation of tolerances and pressure tests.
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