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Hi. I'm Charlie Melchner, Jr. from Mahopac Marina. We've been selling and servicing boats
in the marine industry and in the community for over 40 years.
I was here one day helping a friend get his boat started and the fellow that owned the
marina at the time asked me if I wanted a job. I said no, that I was quite busy, I had
just started a small trucking company, and I walked away. I came back a couple of months
later and I was selling one of my small trucks that I had, and the fellow asked me again
if I was interested in the marina or working there, and I said no. He said to me, "I'll
tell you what. I'll buy your pickup truck if you buy my marina," and believe it or not,
that's how I got into the boat business.
I've been in the boating business, you could say, my whole life because my parents bought
the marina when I was very young. Until I was about eight years old, we lived above
the marina. I tell people that daycare for me when my mom was working and my dad was
working was a life jacket, and I was in the marina with my father.
The marina atmosphere is very family-friendly, and our staff and everybody that's here feel
like family. Our customers, generally most of them become our friends. Our specialty
is taking a brand-new person when they walk through that door and get them fitted in what's
good for them and their family, and figure out what their needs are, how often they're
going to be boating, and where they're going to be boating. From there we narrow it down
to the style of boat they like.
The great part about it is when you buy the boat, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
With us, we take the extra mile where when you come down for the first time we get you
started and running in the boat, help you get out there and do it. We walk you through
it until you're comfortable, where we can say and you can say, "I'm ready to go for
a ride with my family. I don't need anybody today, but I'm very comfortable to know that
you're at the other end of that phone just a couple minutes away if I do have a question
or I need something."
We encourage people buying a new boat from us to stay with us for a period of time as
our guest, so that we can make sure they're comfortable when they're out there, that they
know what to be prepared for.
Mahopac Marina is your one-stop shop. We do every aspect of boating, whether you have
a jet ski or a 40-footer or a 6-footer. We work on three horsepower motors, electric
motors, and we work on big 1000 horsepower engines. We work on just about everything.
We've got factory-trained technicians on all the different stuff. We have a state-of-the-art
repair facility which most people don't know exists. We warehouse a couple hundred boats
and we have the ability to work year round in a controlled environment so that your job
comes out the best it possibly can all the time.
We sell and service boats all around the country and even into Europe and Canada. We have people
that travel hours and hours and some thousands of miles just to do business with us, because
of the reputation we've put forth with how we do business. We can handle every part of
it and they can say that you come down, you put the keys in, you run and drive your boat,
and that's all you have to do. We take care of the details for you. That's probably one
of the most significant things we can say.
It's more than just boating. We create a lifestyle. We show you how you can change your life and
you can have your family be involved. We offer everything to make you feel at home and like
you're part of the family right here at the marina.
I've had some customers here for 46 years. How great is that?
It's a generational thing, and we're proud to say that when you call Mahopac Marina,
there's always a Charlie. I have a young son, Charlie, and God willing, if everything goes
right I hope that someday he'll be answering the phone and running the marina as well.
At this point, over 40 years, and I believe the best is yet to come. We're just getting
going.