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Financing a boat building acquisition in Florida
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most boat building acquisitions in Florida, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance boat building in Florida
$2.27M
Typical loan
range $250K–$2.36M
$2.52M
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$347,616
Cash to close
$252,222 down + fees
$29,373/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$405,347/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
15 days
Typical time to fund
2
Lenders competing
more = leverage
6.47%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active in boat building · Florida
Ranked by funded boat building acquisitions in Florida. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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3+ funded Boat Building in Florida 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.
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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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- 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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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to boat building businesses with a Florida project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a boat building acquisition in Florida with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Florida deals. CapBench is not a lender.
- $872K typical loan
- 2 lenders active in Florida
- 3+ funded Florida deals
- 15 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.