Our Services

  Our Mobile Services:  * Personal Boating Instruction

* Maintenance and Repairs

* Underwater Dive Services

* Transportation Services

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Boating Instruction

At First Captains, we will not only guide you through your first hours of your maiden voyage and getting you comfortable with your boat, but we can also teach you in all facets of maintaining, repairing, and how to generally care on your boat throughout the year. First Captains knows that having an experienced Captain onboard for a couple of hours of instruction, or maybe a whole day, a weekend, or as long as you need, will help both the NEW Captain and crew become more comfortable and confident with the new vessel. It goes without saying that spending time on the boat is not the issue. The issues are getting comfortable away from the dock, like getting underway and being under power, maneuvering and docking, and then being out on the open water and traveling out of your comfort zone. Perhaps you'll plan to go to another port of call for a day or an overnight stay, a weekend or a full week on your boat. First Captains is all about getting you and your crews "Feet Wet" with all aspects of this new pastime.


First Captains instructs on YOUR boat highlighting many key points such as: an over all orientation of the boat discussing features and operations, safety checks, trip planning, weather and cruise preparation, navigation and electronics, rules of the road, emergency procedures, plans to get underway. Now, 60% of the instruction time is away from the dock concentrating on: maneuvering and docking, anchoring and rafting off, fueling up and pumping out, and then finally how to efficiently ride the boat. Learning to adjust the attitude and pitch of the boat for the best fuel economy given wind and wave conditions.


Our #1 goal, is to be your instructional aid, make you comfortable and give you confidence to safely boat. Additionally, our #2 goal is to be a long term advisor for consulting on maintenance and service throughout your boating experience resulting in minimizing the expense of ownership to maximize family fun.


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Marine Services

First Captains will not only can come to you for service but now you can come to us. We are located in Frog Mortar Creek in Middle River. We are in the Parkside Marina (www.parksideboating.com) complex located on the lower level of the marina office.  We have service slips for you to come in by boat. On the premises, we have an engine shop to work on both gas, diesel engines, outboards, inboard/outboard engines and stern drives. We also have a fabrication shop to do wood refinishing, create cabinets, doors, tables, swim platforms. We'll work on fiberglass, wood, plastic and metal. In addition, First Captains has a discount marine supply store in the same location. In the store, we carry everything from batteries to life jackets, dock lines to fenders, bilge pumps, float switches to hoses and clamps. We have cleaning supplies from hoses to brushes, cleaners and waxes. Engine filters and oil, gear oil, transmission oil, power steering, and antifreeze. We also carry toilet paper, toilet treatment and conditioner. If we don't have it, we'll get it, just let us know.

Boat Maintenance & PMP Program

We are a company committed to demonstrating and teaching the novice do-it-yourselfer. First Captains understands that maintaining, installing equipment, and repairing a boat is costly, especially if you have someone else do the work for you. First Captains will aid you in almost all maintenance and repairs for a reduction in your labor rate. The customer needs only to be an active participant on the job, learn, and have most of all have fun. First Captains also sponsors a PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (PMP) This program is basically a "CONCIERGE" service for those boaters who just want to use their boat and not have to deal with maintenance and service of owning a boat.

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    From the beginning, this service provides the customer under the program a menu of service and maintenance items to be performed while a condition report of any safety, mechanical, electrical and operation deficiencies may exist on their boat. So understand while a service menu of maintenance items are being performed, an inspection of the operation of the engines, generator (if one exist) electrical, water, AC/Heat, plumbing, sanitation are checked for any problems or possible wear down to a future issue. We also check all safety items and equipment onboard to meet current requirements and regulations. A report of condition and any noted current or possible future deficiencies is generated by First Captains and presented to the owner of the boat.  

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Our Additional Services

At First Captains, we also offer additional mobile marine services, such as underwater dive services: for zinc anode replacement, propeller replacement, bottom cleaning, search and recovery. We can also provide you with transportation services, to help you move your boat by either water or by land. Whether you need the boat moved locally or to a location North or South, First Captains happy to accommodate your request. We charge by the hour or by the day

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