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About ABC Marine Services
A small, hands-on marine business built for the way people actually use their boats on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast.
Boats should be on the water, not in a queue
Anyone who owns a boat on this coast knows the pattern. Something small goes wrong on a Friday. The nearest workshop is an hour away and booked out for a fortnight. Two perfectly good weekends disappear, and by the time the boat is back the season has moved on.
ABC Marine Services was set up to break that pattern. We are mobile by design — the tools come to your boat, whether it's standing on the trailer at home, sitting at a mooring, or waiting on the slipway. Most jobs get sorted where the boat already is.
The work spans three things boat owners need most: repairs charged straightforwardly by the hour, washing that keeps salt from eating your investment, and skippers for the days you'd rather fish than steer.
Four things we don't compromise on
Simple commitments, applied to every job — big or small.
Say it straight
If a repair isn't worth doing, we'll tell you. If a part is on its way out, you'll hear it now rather than at the next breakdown.
Respect the clock
Hourly billing only works if the hours are honest. We arrive prepared, work efficiently, and bill for what was genuinely spent.
Treat it like ours
Covers on seats, care around gelcoat and electronics, and everything packed away properly when we're done.
Stay local
We're part of this coast, not passing through it. Reputation here travels fast, and we'd like ours to be a good one.
The craft we look after
Most of our work is on the kind of boats you'll find launching off this coast — trailer craft, inshore and offshore fishing boats, and family cruisers. Petrol or diesel, outboard or inboard.
- Ski boats & bowriders
- Skiboats & centre consoles
- Cabin cruisers
- RIBs & inflatables
- Deep-sea fishing craft
- Jet-driven craft
- Small commercial vessels
- Trailers & launch gear
Not sure whether yours qualifies? Send through the make and model and we'll give you a straight answer either way.
Where you'll find us
Salt Rock is base. These are the areas we regularly work in — anywhere else, just ask.
- Salt Rock
- Ballito
- Shaka's Rock
- Sheffield Beach
- Tinley Manor
- Umhlali
- Zinkwazi Beach
- Blythedale
- Westbrook
- Tongaat
- La Mercy
- Umdloti
- Umhlanga
- Durban
Let's look after your boat
One call sorts the service, the wash and the skipper for Saturday.