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Financing a scenic and sightseeing transportation, water acquisition in California
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most scenic and sightseeing transportation, water acquisitions in California, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in scenic and sightseeing transportation, water · California
Ranked by funded scenic and sightseeing transportation, water acquisitions in California. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.78 loans · $79M · New Orleans, LAFull record →
4+ funded Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water in California 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.
- FOR THE LOVE OF SAILING, LLC in Emeryville, CA — $519K (2025) · purchase · Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $389K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 13 days
- Approved
- 1/10/2025
- First disbursed
- 1/23/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $577K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $58K
- Est. cash at closing
- $77K
- Monthly payment
- $7,003
- Annual debt service
- $84K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $105K
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 Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company · Lender record →
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- For the Love of Sailing LLC in Emeryville, CA — $613K (2024) · purchase · Blue Ridge Bank National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $459K (75%)
- Approved
- 12/31/2023
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $681K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $68K
- Est. cash at closing
- $91K
- Monthly payment
- $8,524
- Annual debt service
- $102K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $128K
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 Blue Ridge Bank National Association
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- Paradiso Charters Inc. in Newport Beach, CA — $2.2M (2023) · purchase · First Internet Bank of Indiana
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 180 mo (15 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.7M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 3 days
- Approved
- 3/31/2023
- First disbursed
- 4/3/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 10
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $250K
- Est. cash at closing
- $344K
- Monthly payment
- $24,860
- Annual debt service
- $298K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $373K
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 First Internet Bank of Indiana · Lender record →
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- Casey's Central Coast Charter, Inc. in Morro Bay, CA — $602K (2023) · purchase · Citizens Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $452K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 11/7/2022
- First disbursed
- 11/16/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $669K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $67K
- Est. cash at closing
- $89K
- Monthly payment
- $7,626
- Annual debt service
- $92K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $114K
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 Citizens Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to scenic and sightseeing transportation, water businesses with a California project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a scenic and sightseeing transportation, water acquisition in California with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded California deals. Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $389K typical loan
- 4 lenders active in California
- 4+ funded California deals
- 9 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.