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Marine & Mobile Welding in Chesapeake City, Maryland
Chesapeake City is one of the closest Maryland towns to our shop. It's only about 16 miles, or roughly 30 minutes, west of Townsend along the C&D Canal. Rick serves Cecil County the same way he serves Delaware: mobile welding at your dock, barn or driveway, or drop-off at the Townsend shop for smaller parts.
Chesapeake City Bridge and the C&D Canal. Photo: Chesapeake City Bridge in 2025 by Cmfrangos, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Boats, Horses and Farms Along the Canal
Boats and marinas on the C&D Canal
With the canal and Back Creek right in town, boats are a big part of life here. We weld aluminum rails, T-tops, ladders, brackets and pontoon frames, and we repair boat trailers that have taken a beating from the water: rusted crossmembers, cracked tongues, bunk and roller brackets. Rick has done big aluminum work before, including hundreds of matching aluminum window grates for a military installation in Maryland.
See Marine Welding.
Cecil County horse farms
The countryside around Chesapeake City is horse country. We fix paddock and driveway gates, round-pen panels, feeders, stall fronts and horse-trailer floors and dividers, right on the farm.
Farms along Route 213 and Route 896
Hay and grain farms need equipment that works when the weather does. We repair hay equipment, implements, hitches, loader buckets and three-point mounts in the field, so the tractor doesn't have to make the trip.
Getting the boat ready for spring? Check our free trailer safety checklist, then send photos of anything cracked or rusted through for a free estimate.
Chesapeake City's small downtown on the south side of the canal draws visitors all summer, and local businesses there need railings, sign brackets and outdoor fixtures that stand up to the weather. Out in the county, farm and horse properties are spread out, which is why mobile service makes sense here. Rather than loading a broken gate or implement onto a trailer, call Rick and he'll bring the welder to it.
Small job? Drop it off at the shop in Townsend.
Brackets, hitches, small trailers, stove parts, lawn equipment and anything that fits in a pickup are quickest to fix at our Townsend shop. Call or text (302) 532-6240 first so Rick is there. The mobile rig is for bigger or immovable jobs: trailers, equipment, railings and gates that can't come to us.
Jobs We Do in Chesapeake City
Aluminum boat rails, T-tops and ladders
Pontoon and boat trailer repair
Dock and lift hardware
Horse farm gates and round-pen panels
Horse trailer floors and dividers
Hay and farm equipment repair
Custom aluminum and steel fabrication
Small parts at the shop in Townsend; bigger or immovable jobs on site with the mobile rig. Steel, stainless and aluminum. Rick is a certified welder, and a manufacturer chose him as its on-site repair specialist.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Weekends by appointment.
Since we often work on site, please call to confirm a drop-off time before coming by.
1210 Dexter Corner Road, Townsend, DE 19734 | (302) 532-6240 | rick@rickthewelder.com
Something Broken in Chesapeake City?
In Chesapeake City? We're about half an hour down the canal. Send a close-up and a photo from farther back, and Rick will tell you if it can be fixed and roughly what it'll cost. Free, no obligation.
Call or text Rick at (302) 532-6240. Prefer to write? Use the contact form or email rick@rickthewelder.com. Shop hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Weekends by appointment.
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RickTheWelder LLC is based in Townsend, Delaware, and serves all of New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland.
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Delaware: Middletown · Smyrna · Clayton & Kenton · Dover · Camden-Wyoming · Newark · Bear & Glasgow · New Castle · Delaware City & Port Penn · Wilmington · Hockessin & Pike Creek
Maryland: Elkton · Chesapeake City · North East
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