Pirates Cove Marina is a Full-Service Marina and Repair Facility

 Anchor for the day, week, month, or season. We are the closest full service facility to the junction of the Erie and Oswego Canals;
staffed to perform all types of repair, installation, fabrication, and restoration with fiberglass, wood, steel & aluminum.
We service gas and diesel engines, drive systems, power plants, electronics & underwater gear.  A safe, easy, and advantageous place to change or join your crew!
 And we’re really nice people!

 

5

Generations

60+

Years of Service

100

Dock Slips

Captain Paul White

Current Owner of Pirates Cove Marina

Captain Paul White, current owner of Pirates Cove Marina, grew up in a boating family and started working at the marina when he was just 13 years old.  He was always taking things apart (and putting them back together !!) to see what made them “run” and was a constant shadow behind the marina’s mechanic, OJ Colbert. Paul admired OJ’s intelligence and passion for all things marine, and was driven by a compelling desire to acquire the knowledge and expertise to become a master marine mechanic. Over the years, he trained in fiberglass repair and construction, marine wiring and electrical, gas and diesel fuel and injection processes, and attained a plethora of marine related certifications.

Gaining the vast knowledge necessary to fulfill his dream of owning a marina proved both challenging and rewarding. He has had extensive experience with Crusader, Mercruiser, Volvo, Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit and OMC engines; Onan, Kohler, and Westerbeke generators, has judged competitions in Marine engine repair, and echoing his mentor, trained many excellent mechanics.

Paul has successfully restored antique boats for competition and has a vast knowledge of classic and antique watercraft, maintaining a treasure trove of marine engine parts and hardware. Looking for parts and pieces for a restoration? Check with Captain Paul!

In 1977,  Paul purchased his love and passion and today Pirates Cove Marina is a reflection of his life; a haven for boaters, an oasis of calm in a fast-paced world of stress, and a ‘sandbox’ for boaters and their toys.

Little Known Facts

  • Pirates Cove Marina has the unique distinction of always having been run by one-eyed mariners! Now on its third unique ownership since the Cove was dug in the 1960’s, each of the marina’s “Captains” have been “optically challenged”!
  • Our unique docks ‘sing’ when the wind blows!! Our singular pilings function like organ pipes resulting in a melody that echoes the legendary Siren’s Song of the sea.
  • Pirates Cove cares about our little sprogs (pirates-on-training)! If you have unexpected guests with children, Pirates Cove will lend you lifejackets to keep the sprogs safe. FREE. Keeping our present and future boaters safe is a priority!
  • Pirates Cove is the only marina we are aware of that has a Customer Loyalty Program in place… dock and store for 15 years and your rates are permanently frozen to ensure peace of mind during your retirement years! We are proud to say that Pirates Cove has hosted generations of families.
  • Paul’s grandfather was an operating engineer on the New York State Canal until his retirement. Now that Paul is a grampa too, that constitutes five generations on this New York Canal… thus far…
  • The official Pirates Cove Marina logo (the Pirate with a spyglass) is Paul’s silhouette when he was younger… complete with moustache.

Pirates Cove has been voted as your “First Choice Marina” by Active Captain participants.

We are honored to have this designation!

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