Run your boat and your marine business hands-free. Your AI digital assistant handles the logging, estimates, invoices, and books — replacing QuickBooks and saving you hours every week. Free to start. No credit card.
Just talk. First Mate handles the rest.
Hands-free logging, maintenance lookups, estimates, invoices, social posting — just talk. No typing, no menus.
Pick your account type and Captain May I gives you exactly the tools you need — nothing you don't.
Log trips, track maintenance, store documents, and build a verified vessel history — hands-free with your AI First Mate.
Estimates, invoices, jobs, scheduling, payments and full books in one app — fire QuickBooks.
Trips, bookings, deposits, crew and charter P&L — backed by the same complete accounting.
Listings, boats-for-sale and a broker pipeline, with full financials built in.
Don't have time to learn new software? We'll do the heavy lifting. Import your clients, build your service catalog, configure your templates, and set up your marketplace listing — all free, all hands-on.
From the first estimate to year-end taxes, Captain May I is a complete accounting system — built for marine businesses, not a generic one bolted on.
Quote, bill, and collect with payment links — the whole money cycle in one flow.
A real, customizable CoA — categorize every dollar the way your accountant wants it.
True financial statements, not just a revenue list. Know exactly where you stand.
Import statements and reconcile so your books always match the bank.
Track contractor pay and generate 1099s at year-end — no spreadsheets.
Taxable vs. exempt, collected vs. owed — ready for filing.
Snap a receipt; AI reads the vendor, amount, and category for you.
Bring your history in and hand clean data to your accountant any time.
QuickBooks and Invoice2Go stop at invoicing and books. Captain May I is the Complete Marine Platform — your books and your operations, in one place. Switch once, run everything.
Pick your business type below. Every business plan replaces QuickBooks — and every account includes a boat. Start free; paid plans come with a 30-day trial, no credit card required.
Every account includes a boat. Every business plan adds the same complete money layer — your business type just adds its operations.
| Boat features | Free | Pro & all business plans |
|---|---|---|
| Captain’s log | Basic | Full + AI |
| Voice-to-text logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maintenance | Reminders | Scheduling + AI |
| AI log scanning | — | Unlimited |
| Vessel scan | — | ✓ |
| Documents & photo gallery | — | ✓ |
| Credential tracker + sea time | — | ✓ |
| First Mate AI assistant | — | ✓ |
| Expense tracking | Basic | Enhanced + charts |
| Request work from pros | ✓ | ✓ |
| Financial features | Base — $49 | Plus — $79 |
|---|---|---|
| Estimates, invoices & payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expenses + receipt scan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited clients & their boats | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chart of Accounts | ✓ | ✓ |
| P&L + Balance Sheet | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales tax & 1099 reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bank reconciliation | ✓ | ✓ |
| QuickBooks import / export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email & SMS CRM · First Mate AI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payroll runs | — | ✓ |
| A/P bill management | — | ✓ |
| Budgets & job / project profitability | — | ✓ |
| Advanced reporting | — | ✓ |
| Owner statements + management plans | — | ✓ |
| Custom website + domain | — | ✓ |
| Reviews & reputation | — | ✓ |
| Users / storage | 3 · 5GB | 10 · 10GB |
| Operations | Service | Charter | Fleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs, work orders & scheduling | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Job scheduling | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Dispatch + live tech GPS tracking | Plus | — | ✓ |
| Trips, bookings & deposits | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Crew, trip assignments & charter P&L | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charter agreements (e-sign) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-vessel / boat management | — | — | ✓ |
When you manage your boat on Captain May I™, your service records, sea time logs, and crew credentials become selling points. Buyers trust boats with documented histories.
Every oil change, impeller, and haul-out tracked and verifiable. Your maintenance history lives on the platform, not in a shoebox.
Buyers see real maintenance history, not just your word for it. Build trust with a verifiable digital record of every service event.
Boats with complete records sell faster and for more. Give buyers the transparency they need to make a decision without second-guessing.
Every business gets a free marketplace listing. Upgrade to unlock a fully customizable, mobile-friendly website with your own branding — even your own domain.
Get found by boat owners searching by location and specialty
FreeBuild your catalog — services appear as clickable cards on your site
BusinessBrand colors, fonts, hero image, gallery, contact form — no coding
Business PlusConnect www.yourbusiness.com with free SSL
Pick one color and a font mood — a full palette and theme are generated automatically. Choose from Clean, Classic, Warm, or Bold.
Showcase up to 20 photos with a beautiful lightbox gallery. Upload new shots or pull from your existing boat & job photos.
Your catalog items with “Show on Website” appear as clickable service cards — always in sync, no duplicate data entry.
Visitors submit inquiries directly from your site. Leads appear in your dashboard — no third-party form tools needed.
Every website is fully responsive with a hamburger menu, optimized gallery, and touch-friendly navigation.
Connect your own domain — we handle DNS verification, Apache vhost setup, and Let’s Encrypt SSL automatically.
Sign up in 60 seconds. Boat owners get a full Pro trial. Service & charter businesses get a full 30-day trial of their plan. When the trial ends, keep using Captain May I™ on the Free plan — no surprise charges, ever.
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AI Social Sharing & Scheduler
Generate scroll-stopping social posts in seconds — powered by AI that knows your boat, your business, and your audience.
Boat Owners & Loggers
Turn your adventures into share-worthy posts. AI transforms your trip logs, catches, and sunset cruises into engaging content for Instagram and Facebook.
Marine Influencers
Build your following with consistent, on-brand content. Schedule a week of posts in minutes — AI handles the captions, you add the photos.
Marine Businesses
Showcase your work, promote your services, and stay visible — without hiring a social media manager. Just say “post it” and First Mate handles the rest.