Welcome to FreshWaterBoats.ca

Fresh Water Boats is a North American Marine Marketing Company with offices in Toronto, Ontario and Bay City, Michigan offering its customers unparalleled access to Professional Buying and Selling Services on both the Canadian and American sides of the Great Lakes. They are widely recognized industry experts in handling Cross Border Vessel Transactions.

We believe a vertically integrated North American marine marketing company, with full commercial capabilities on both sides of the border is the answer to deliver a Better Value Proposition in the form of Increased Product Selection, More Competitive Pricing and Huge Cash Savings to Canadian Boat Buyers.

The American marine market is far larger (approx. 100 times), far more price competitive and offers an incredible selection of used boats.

For Canadian customers, NAFTA allows for the purchase and importation of "qualifying" used boats into Canada Duty Free.

Actual Cash Savings typically exceed 20% on an "all-in" cash basis after fully accounting for freight, taxes and exchange rate differentials.

Fresh Water Boats offers its customers a complete A to Z service that covers everything from US Title & Lien Searches, US Escrow & Closing Services, US Bank Loan Payoffs & US Lien Release Documentation, US Bill of Sale & Transfer of Title Documentation, Arranging Transportation & Insurance, Canadian Customs Documentation, Canadian Title, Canadian Licensing & Registration and Canadian Taxes Remittance.

One mistake in any of these critical areas can turn your boating dream into a financial nightmare. Forewarned is forearmed.

As a Canadian Buyer the most critical component of the due diligence process is the US based Lien and Title searches and engaging a fully qualified PROFESSIONAL to act as your US Escrow Agent to ensure your deal closes properly.

US brokers typically have very little knowledge of Canadian Importation and Licensing Requirements which have changed significantly this past year.

We look forward to the opportunity of working with you to make your Dream Boat a reality.

Visit our CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS page to review comments from satisfied Canadian customers who have saved thousands of dollars on their boat purchases.
 
Canadian customers can call Brent Leathwood, Certified Professional Yacht Broker in our Toronto office at 416-318-1215 who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Fresh Water Boats is a member of Yacht Brokers Association of America,  the oldest and most prestigious organization of its kind in North America that represents Professional Yacht Brokers who are committed to the highest ethical standards and codes of conduct in their dealings with the boating public.

Fresh Water Boats has experienced phenomenal growth since its inception 7 years ago. Our business philosophy is to treat others with honesty, integrity and professionalism – a simple and proven formula for success.

Brent is an avid boater in addition to being a successful senior executive and accomplished serial entrepreneur who worked for many years in the North American financial and venture capital markets.

He focused primarily on providing high level consulting and capital formation services to the Energy Trading, Risk Management and Technology Sectors. He has consulted for some of North America's largest energy producing and technology service providers and has been involved with numerous start up ventures.

He graduated with a B. Comm. (1983) and MBA (1986) from Concordia University .