Zimmerman Marine Assumes Operation of Deaton’s Yacht Service

Zimmerman Marine, an employee-owned company with headquarters in Mathews, Virginia will open a new location this summer in Oriental, North Carolina. ZMI and Deaton’s Yacht Service have reached an agreement which enables ZMI to assume operations of the Deaton’s facility.

“Over four decades, the Deaton family built up a first-class facility, developed a talented team of technicians, and earned an excellent reputation. We share their values with respect to customers and employees and look forward to building on their success. Oriental fits perfectly into our current locations, filling a critical gap between our Southport yard and our Chesapeake Bay yards,” commented ZMI president Steve Zimmerman.

John Deaton, owner of Deaton Yacht Services added, “We know that Zimmerman Marine will take good care of our employees and customers and those were our primary concerns. The more we learned about ZMI the more comfortable we felt about the transfer, and this move will ensure that the property continues as a working boatyard.”

After the transition, Zimmerman Marine, now in its 40th year, will have seven service yards in the mid-Atlantic region. In addition to Oriental, ZMI has service yards at Herrington Harbor in Deale Maryland, in Deltaville and Mathews Virginia, Southport and Holden Beach North Carolina, and Charleston South Carolina.