Chesapeake Dockside Services

02/25/2026

It's been an economically different 2025-2026 winter for my company Chesapeake Dockside Services which apparently wasn't limited to just us. It seems two peer businesses didn't survive and just closed their doors.

I'm happy to say we weathered the storm, so Chesapeake Dockside Services stands strong and available. We're currently plowing through our winter projects while gearing up for the Spring-Summer rush!

If you or someone you know was impacted by this shutdown, feel free to give me a call at 410-268-6977.

11/18/2025

That was a tough Government Shutdown for Everyone So We’re Discounting our Winterizing Service for the rest of 2025!
Submit a Workorder to see our Discounted Rate to help keep everyone afloat and prepared for the winter!

Check out our Home Page to submit your Winterizing Request!
New Clients:
https://www.chesapeakedockside.com/work-order
Established Clients:
https://www.chesapeakedockside.com/work-order-1

Submit Work Order to Request Service

09/12/2025

We are always working to improve our employees' offerings and benefits!

Our team now has a 401K plan with 5% matching and are working on adding traditional insurances to include medical, dental, vision and disability.

Chesapeake Dockside Service has always been a great place to work and one of our attributes has been to take care of our employees as best we can!

If you're in the industry and are interested in working for us look us up in Indeed or send your resume to [email protected]

04/04/2025

Finishing a long-term project of refurbishing a Luhrs for a client. Project involved a complete:
- DC rewire with 3000W Inverter charger
- AC wiring refresh and repair
- Replaced Genset
- Replaced water tanks
- Replaced both shaft and props
- Repaired failing exhaust muffler connections
- Removed rudders and repacked all seals
- Upgraded all electronics with open array radar and new plotters
- Removed and re-installed all helm instruments into new helm
- Replaced all Thru-hulls and hoses

And much More!

We've also doubled the size of our technician team so with this project finishing we're ready to work on your boat.

We look forward to hearing the boaters out there getting ready for the summer!

04/04/2025

Its Springtime and we're ready for the new boating season! We've just completed a springtime hiring spree to bring in three electrical and mechanical technicians and one south River Cat-South Marine Level II graduate to be an intern for us.

This will fill our shop and crew to provide more timely service and responsive as the summer crush of work approaches.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

04/10/2023

We had an exciting array of winter projects this year including this magnificent personal mega-yacht. This 196 foot Italian beauty needed some and care on one of its two 260 KVA generators and its horn/warning control panel. We were fortunate to be able to make an on the spot repair to the generator to prevent a complete tear-down/repair to one of its main power-lines.

The horn warning was a "simple" panel replacement that ended up requiring us to break out a cutting tool to make a larger cut in the bridge - all under the watchful eye of the Captain.

Ultimately, we were tasked with few more "while your here" tasks which we were able to take care of resulting in another happy client.

02/22/2023

We were contacted by the ship’s captain to work on this custom 88’ historical reproduction of The Dove. The “Maryland Dove” ship design is a reproduction based on the original Dove, a 17th century trading ship that sailed to the Maryland colony with Ark in 1634. It was completed in 2022 and is Historic St. Mary’s City’s floating ambassador and one of its most popular exhibits.

During their maiden voyage from St. Mary’s City to Annapolis the foundation discovered they were unable to track the vessel’s progress via AIS so they contacted us to troubleshoot and rectify the system. After some analysis we confirmed the powered antenna switch was wired incorrectly and the AIS’ GPS antenna was installed in an area where it could not receive GPS signals. Once we corrected the wiring and re-located the GPS antenna the system work perfectly and the Maryland Dove was back online giving tours.

You have to love Annapolis, you never know what beautiful yacht you’ll get to see next! To Learn More about the Maryland Dove check out their website at The Maryland Dove

02/13/2023

Here's Brandon sharing another exciting day at work!

The excellent work and expertise you provide exemplify who we are and continue to set the highest quality of service provided in our industry.

Happy Two Year Work Anniversary Brandon!

01/31/2023

We were contacted to work on this 100' 1929 Alden Schooner to fix the starboard engine. After a little troubleshooting we were able to rebuild the engine's failed fuel filter housing. Once put back together the vessel was able to resume is travels. It was an honor to be entrusted with and work on this nearly 100 year old beautiful yacht!

01/17/2023

This is a good example of the work we've done for our clients. This is a before and after picture of a client's 1985 custom Dillon 47' sailboat. After years of cruising and upgrading it was time to roll-up our sleeves and clean-up and redo a lot of the wiring. The following pictures are Before and After the work was done.

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas from our family to yours and wishing you all a Happy New Year!

11/30/2022

This is what Thanksgiving at Chesapeake Dockside Services looks like! We hope everyone had a full and safe Thanksgiving🦃🦀 We are grateful for all of our business and every individual who makes CDS what it is today! What were you thankful for this year?