One of the most well-known – not to mention respected – names in PWC is GreenHulk. Whether you are an avid recreational rider, a die-hard racer, or somewhere in between, there is a good chance you have shopped for factory OEM and/or performance parts at the top-of-the-line performance hardware e-commerce store, GreenHulk PWC Performance. There is an equally good chance you have – at a minimum – browsed through the extensive information, reviews, and discussions on the GreenHulk.net forum and binged on videos the GreenHulk Garage YouTube channel.
And, slated for the 2025 summer PWC season, GreenHulk is breaking out of the Web and adding a 7,500 square foot workshop, located at 10393 Highway 182 East in Morgan City/Amelia (St. Mary Parrish) Louisiana.
GreenHulk founder Jerry Gaddis announced plans for the facility last week in a Facebook post, stating, “Big things are coming for GreenHulk! For the last 20 years we have been the number one trusted source worldwide for providing the top performance parts brands and also factory replacement parts through our online store, GreenHulkStore.com. I’m pleased to announce that we just closed on a big parcel of land and we break ground next week to build a 7,500 square foot workshop, where we will offer performance upgrades, repairs and maintenance on personal watercraft. We have enjoyed serving our clients worldwide over the last two decades, we now look forward to serving our local community.”
He added that the facility would also offer performance tunes for ATV’s and outboard motors.
Jerry launched the GreenHulk brand more than 20 years ago, named for a new 2004 Sea-Doo RXP. According to company lore, The apple-green two-seater caught the attention of his two small boys. From the moment Jerry brought the ski home, the two referred to it as the “green Hulk” after the temperamental gamma-radioactive superhero. (You can read more about the founding of GreenHulk and Jerry Gaddis’ story here.)
One of those two boys who christened the RXP “Green Hulk” was Greg Gaddis – and Greg has grown with, and become a part of, the GreenHulk legacy over the past 20 years, and is part of the driving force behind this move from online to brick-and-mortar (or timber, or steel, or whatever the case may be).
Gaddis spoke with The Watercraft Journal last night as we dug for more information about the new facility, and he said that this is a project that has been in the planning stages for several years.
“The shop has been a goal of mine for what feels like forever. Discussions about actually opening one started getting serious roughly 4 years ago,” Greg said, adding, “The demand for work to be done has grown exponentially each year and I’ve reached a point where I can no longer efficiently operate out of my two-car garage.”
He stressed that GreenHulk’s online presence will continue, saying, “The online store will continue to operate the way it has over the last 20 years (and) will continue to be the number one source for PWC performance and replacement parts, with 7-days-a-week tech support.”
Greg said his father has been very supportive of the workshop project, stating, “None of this would have happened without his (Jerry Gaddis’) dedication to GreenHulk.”
The workshop – which will officially be dubbed the GreenHulk Garage – will offer a variety of PWC services, Greg stated.
“My main goal for the new facility will be to offer turn-key performance packages. I will be offering packages ranging from simple bolt on parts to full-blown race skis,” he said. “Almost everyone wants some form of performance gain out of their skis but not everyone has the know-how, tools, and experience to do so in a reliable fashion. We will be serving the community as a place where individuals can drop off their skis with a specific goal in mind and have comfort in knowing that the job will be done the right way.”
He added that, in addition to the performance packages that the GreenHulk Garage will be offering, maintenance, repair work, and even engine builds will be done in the new facility.
At some point this week, Greg said he would be launching an extension of the GreenHulk websites and adding greenhulkgarage.com to the list.
“This will serve as a place to see some of the more simple packages that I will be offering and the parts in each package,” he said, adding, “Nothing is out of the question here, so if anyone wants something more than what I will have listed on the website, don’t hesitate to reach out.”
Although Greg will be front-and-center at GreenHulk Garage, he said the amount of work they foresee coming into the new facility will be more than he can handle alone.
“As much as I wish I could do it all alone, I simply can’t. I will have no choice but to hire employees to help with everything that will be offered,” he told WCJ. “We will be starting small and each person that I take on will be fully trained by myself. I am very particular about how things are done and anyone that I hire will have to hold the same standards to any work being done.”
Stay tuned to The Watercraft Journal for updates, construction photos and progress reports on the opening of The Greenhulk Garage.
