About Us

  Captain's Choice Marine, founded in 1983 as an outboard motor repair shop by Alan Giddens at the age of 19, has become the Midlands' premier powerboat dealership. Easily accessible by both land and water, Captain's Choice is located on U.S. Highway 378, just 11 miles west of Lexington, S.C. on the shores of beautiful Lake Murray. Captain's Choice is owned and operated by Alan and his wife Melanie, along with their staff of seasoned veterans, and has never lost sight of their roots in quality service. Captain's Choice strives to maintain 100% satisfaction with every customer. Our overall CSI scores are some of the highest in the country. This is not something we take for granted. We take great pride in our reputation for reliable, outstanding service. 

The mission of Captain's Choice Marine is to provide the ultimate family-oriented boating lifestyle. We are dedicated to delivering hassle-free boat ownership to our customers, and to creating the ultimate work experience for our staff. Our team members are focused on serving each and every customer with honesty, integrity and a caring attitude.
 
Captain's Choice Marine accomplishes this mission by offering some of the highest quality products in the industry; Chaparral, Bennington and Yamaha...names that boaters have come to know and trust. We provide unprecedented customer service in order to achieve 100% customer satisfaction. We strive to treat each customer as a member of the Captain's Choice Marine family, hoping to develop a life-long relationship. As both a dealer and customer to the manufacturers of these products, we continually offer updated information and encourage feedback from our customers to help improve the products and services we provide.


The Brands We Sell
CHAPARRAL - Sportboats, Deckboats, Sportdecks, Cruisers

Captain's Choice is proud to have been associated with this great company for the past 12 years. We stock the full line of Chaparral Powerboats from 18-35 feet, and are sure to have a model that fits your lifestyle and budget. We encourage you to peel back the gelcoat, pull back the vinyl and compare us to the competition. You too will see why Chaparral is one of the most trusted names in boating and the most awarded brand of powerboats on the water, with twenty-eight awards for product excellence and nine Boat of the Year trophies. Chaparral has run away with Powerboat Magazine's Awards for Product Excellence in a wide variety of categories; performance, value, workmanship, styling and new product innovation. Chaparral boats and Captain's Choice Marine...a winning combination.





Yamaha Sportboats -Jet Propelled Sport Boats
Quality and reliability are what you have come to expect out of the products you find at Captain's Choice Marine, and that's why we are excited to offer you these new Yamaha Jet propelled boats.  For over half a century now, Yamaha has earned a reputation for quality, reliability and craftsmanship amongst boaters and these new Yamaha Sport Boats are no exception.  They have advantages ranging from better fuel economy, and less maintenance cost, to huge interior layouts and unrivaled performance.  Come in today and let us show you this new affordable and exciting way to get on the water!




 



Bennington - Like No Other Pontoon

Bennington, a name that goes hand in hand with quality, luxury and satisfied customers.  These are the very characteristics we strive to provide to our customers with in the boat lines we carry at Captain's Choice.  We are proud to have been associated with this company from their start back in 1997 when we took delivery of Bennington's very first product pontoon.  Bennington offers countless innovations matched with timeless style.  If you take a close look you'll find out how this company has earned its reputation with attention to detail and design that has set them apart for over a decade.  But perhaps the most important quality of Bennington is their dedication to our customers.  Bennington has won more awards for customer satisfaction since 1997 than any other pontoon manufacture. We at Captain's Choice are proud to be partnered with Bennington and proud to offer this unmatched product to our customers.
 





Yamaha - Reliability starts here.
It's the most trusted name in outboards. Just look around the docks at the coast, where boaters depend on their outboards to bring them back in from a hundred miles offshore, and you'll see that they all trust one name - Yamaha.  Perhaps you need a  a stingy-on-gas 60hp four stroke...or maybe you want a F350 on the back of a Bennington ESP Pontoon. Whatever your speed, you can trust Yamaha and Captain's Choice to keep you moving on the water. Due to our commitment to total customer satisfaction, Captain's Choice is a Yamaha Five Star Certified Dealer.