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Case Study · Marine Services · Long Island
Case Study: Tabat Marine — from brochure site to cinematic conversion engine
Tabat Marine had a website that did what a brochure does — confirm they exist. We rebuilt it as a cinematic, drone-led experience with live Great South Bay weather, mobile-first CTAs, and a design that matches 50+ years of South Shore reputation. Full-service marine care in Blue Point, NY, client since 2025.
Cinematic redesign
Drone footage
Live weather
Mobile-first
AWS hosting
2025
Site rebuilt & launched
1972
Serving the bay since
<$50/mo
Hosting cost on AWS
Live
Weather integration
The brochure problem
The old tabatmarine.com did what most small-business sites do — it confirmed the marina existed and listed a phone number. It was functional, but it didn't match the quality of a yard that's been hauling, servicing, and storing boats on the Great South Bay since 1972. On a phone — which is how most boaters find a marina — it felt dated and gave no reason to call over the next result.
Before · Brochure
A business card on the internet
- –Static. Same few pages for years — services, phone, address.
- –No atmosphere. Nothing that shows what the yard looks and feels like from the water.
- –Desktop-first. In a market where boaters search on their phones at the dock or the ramp.
- –No conditions. Boaters check weather before they check a marina — the site offered nothing live.
After · Cinematic conversion
A site that feels like the yard
- ✓Drone hero. Full-screen aerial footage of the marina — immediate sense of place.
- ✓Live weather. Great South Bay conditions in the header — a reason to visit the site every morning.
- ✓Phone-first. Sticky Call / Request / Directions bar, tap-to-call, everything at the thumb.
- ✓One page, one flow. Services → yard → weather → map → contact. Scroll to explore, no clicks required.
What we built (v2)
A custom one-page site designed around supplied drone footage and the daily rhythms of a working marina. The v2 pass includes:
- Supplied drone footage as the full-screen hero and yard chapter.
- Shorter desktop and mobile header rails, with the live-weather line separated from navigation so the type does not overlap.
- Embedded Google Map, address, and directions link for 125 Boylan Lane, Blue Point, NY.
- Live Great South Bay conditions with a fallback reading if the weather service is unavailable.
- Service list, phone/email CTAs, mobile Call / Request / Directions bar, and the existing PHP contact mailer.
Before
tabatmarine.com (old)
After
tabatmarine.com
What makes this site work for a marina
A marina isn't a storefront — boaters don't browse, they check conditions and make a call. The site is built around that behavior: give them what they need (weather, services, directions) fast, on a phone, with a reason to reach out before they scroll past.
Live bay conditions
Temperature, wind speed, and direction pulled from a weather API with a graceful fallback — gives boaters a reason to check the site every morning.
Phone-first conversion
Sticky Call / Request / Directions bar at the thumb. Tap-to-call, tap-for-directions — designed for the person standing at the ramp.
Map & directions
Embedded Google Map with a direct "Open Directions" link — 125 Boylan Lane, Blue Point, NY finds its way to any GPS in one tap.
Service & contact
Full service list (hauling, mechanical, winterization, fiberglass/electrical), phone and email CTAs, and a PHP contact form that goes straight to the yard.
No subscription rent
Static site on AWS — fast, cheap to host, no page-builder lock-in. The same infrastructure powering the rest of our client fleet.
A marina site should feel like arriving at the yard — not reading a menu.
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