Marty Babroff and Keith Walter, who are long time boating enthusiasts and boat owners, are the Founders and Principals of Essential Boat Services (EBS). EBS’s mission is to provide its clients with superior and reliable customer service. Keith and Marty, both formerly senior business executives from Detroit and NYC respectively, have been working in the Southwest Florida marina industry for several years. Realizing from their own experiences that obtaining consistent and reliable services has been a customer complaint in the boating services industry for some time, EBS was formed to “make a difference” for its customers.

Together, Keith and Marty’s boating experiences include thousands of miles traveled in the Great Lakes, the entire U.S. Atlantic Seaboard, the Florida Gulf Coast, and the Bahamas.