NY Finger Lake Boat Tour Charters. Turnkey. NO Boat Experience Needed.

Corning, NY

Seller Financing Available

Asking Price:	$148,000
Gross Revenue:	$66,500
Established Year:	2015

Cash Flow:	$59,700
FF&E:	$16,800

Listing ID: 2314672Listing provided by BizBuySell

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Include ALL Equipment & Training | 5-Star | Award Winning

Finally your place on the Lake! This fully functioning, debt-free, high margin, FUN, seasonal business in the Finger Lakes is boat-centric. Enjoy days on the lake as an owner-Captain (will 100% train) with interesting, happy and generous people. Busy, 10 year established, highly recommended and uniquely positioned. NYS Tourism awards, County Tourism Awards, 5 years TripAdvisor Excellence Award (top 10% in World). Owner is open to creative and / or discrete transitions. Prior 5 Yrs P&L available after NDA. Asking 148,000 open to creative offers. Intangible business assets include strong brand recognition and reputation, extensive website and online presence for computer and mobile, client lists with contact info and client-partner-vendor relations, certified and talented workforce, and strong regulatory, industry and
community standing.

No boating experience required, current team will guarantee buyer and their team acquires abilities and credentials from NYS to be a Captain for 2025 Season.

Contact Business Broker Shannon McNichol directly for buyer interview and NDA.

ATTACHED DOCUMENTS

Tourism Excellence Award.pdf Download

NY Award.pdf Download

Trip Advisor Award.pdf Download

DETAILED INFORMATION

Location

Corning, NY

Inventory

Not Included in asking price

Furnitures, Fixture & Equipment(FF&E)

Included in Asking Price

Facilities

25 foot Pontoon Boat with 2021 90 HP Mercury Command Thrust 4-stroke Engine. 2023 double axel Wolverine Trailer(NEW from Dealer). Includes all equipment required by NYS to run a Private Charters, Tours, Water Taxi in Finger Lakes and for 3 seasons of Guest Activity, Comfort and Safety on board. Use your Pontoon Boat recreationally as your own when not hosting clients. Business can be a seasonal fulltime or part-time. Retiree, teachers, college kids, families, etc. Owner will assist in transition. Owner is NYS Certified Boating Instructor & Captain.

Competition

2025 Paid reservations on the Books already. Essentially no competition. We were First to Market. Leader in online reviews. 1,000s of followers and multiple generic URLS for redirects. Unique strategic positioning. Revenue has reach 120,000 (107K Cash Flow) a summer with 7 days a week; or weekends only to earn (~$40K - $45K). Clientele is predominantly urban markets within a 4 - 5 hour drive. Corporate and Social group bookings as we have largest capacity on Keuka with swim credentials. Safest record on the lake.

Growth & Expansion

Breakeven ~14 working months. Build Biz then Sell at 2.5x. Low & Controlled Costs: Skip costly start up learning curves. Grow: add more tours, charters, 2nd boat, themed outings, etc. 2024 was weekends & some Thursdays. Earlier years was 6-7 days; owner cut back to 2-3 days. 10 years client contacts, growing repeat business y-to-y, many referral partnerships around the Lake(s). Chamber memberships. Most bookings are done online via web or mobile phones; most communication via text. Surging affluent tourism location; infancy stage on Tourism Arc.

Financing

Open to creative financing. This business is SBA loan approved with qualified buyer.

Support & Training

No experience required! Owner will commit to 50 hours of assistance in 1st 8 months. Additional time available through negotiations. Owner will assist new buyer to gain credentials in time for 2025 Season launch of boat as a NYS inspected & approved; and credentialed Captain for start next season. Current General Manager Captain available to discuss staying on crew.

Reason for Selling

Owner is moving.

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