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Financing a boat building acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most boat building acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $872K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
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- 1.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →
- 2.8 loans · $4M · Lafayette, LAFull record →
- 3.138 loans · $276M · Sioux Falls, SDFull record →
- 4.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
7+ funded boat building deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Bluewater Boat Holdings, LLC in Fort Pierce, FL — $2.4M (2023) · purchase · Byline Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 11 days
- Approved
- 10/27/2022
- First disbursed
- 11/7/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 21
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $262K
- Est. cash at closing
- $361K
- Monthly payment
- $19,003
- Annual debt service
- $228K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $285K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Byline Bank · Lender record →
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- Graczyk Holdings LLC in Chesterfield, MI — $1.7M (2022) · purchase · Pathward National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% variable
- Term
- 105 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.3M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 1/6/2022
- First disbursed
- 1/27/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (2/29/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 67
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.9M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $192K
- Est. cash at closing
- $264K
- Monthly payment
- $20,585
- Annual debt service
- $247K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $309K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Pathward National Association · Lender record →
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- Gator Jet Boats, LLC in Cuba, MO — $325K (2022) · purchase · Farmers and Merchants Bank of St. Clair
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 4.5% fixed
- Term
- 240 mo (20 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $163K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 4/18/2022
- First disbursed
- 4/26/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $361K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $36K
- Est. cash at closing
- $48K
- Monthly payment
- $2,056
- Annual debt service
- $25K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $31K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Farmers and Merchants Bank of St. Clair
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- BT Marine Group LLC in Bradenton, FL — $2.3M (2021) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.65% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.0M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 22 days
- Approved
- 8/16/2021
- First disbursed
- 9/7/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 15
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $252K
- Est. cash at closing
- $348K
- Monthly payment
- $24,805
- Annual debt service
- $298K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $372K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Live Oak Banking Company · Lender record →
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- Defiance Boats LLC in Four Oaks, NC — $2.0M (2021) · purchase · Fund-Ex Solutions Group, LLC
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.8M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 43 days
- Approved
- 7/29/2021
- First disbursed
- 9/10/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (1/31/2023)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 32
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.3M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $226K
- Est. cash at closing
- $311K
- Monthly payment
- $13,079
- Annual debt service
- $157K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $196K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Fund-Ex Solutions Group, LLC
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- Freedom Boats USA, LLC in Port Lavaca, TX — $307K (2021) · purchase · Home Bank, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $276K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 14 days
- Approved
- 4/16/2021
- First disbursed
- 4/30/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 7
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $341K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $34K
- Est. cash at closing
- $46K
- Monthly payment
- $3,296
- Annual debt service
- $40K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $49K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Home Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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- BT Marine Group LLC in Bradenton, FL — $250K (2021) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $188K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 15 days
- Approved
- 8/16/2021
- First disbursed
- 8/31/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 15
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Boat Building
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $278K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $28K
- Est. cash at closing
- $37K
- Monthly payment
- $2,682
- Annual debt service
- $32K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $40K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Live Oak Banking Company · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to boat building businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a boat building acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. Live Oak Banking Company funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $872K typical loan
- 6 lenders fund the industry
- 15 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.