Spread the cost of marina boat lifts and hoists from £10,000 to £80,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, boat lifts are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £10,000 to £80,000, and most deals are written over 24–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£10k – £80k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £40k
Rates From
4.9% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £30,000: a 10% deposit of £3,000, then 48 monthly payments of £633 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £33,384, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Boat Hoist, up to 15t (spec class) | £15,000 – £35,000 | Mobile Travel Hoist |
| Fixed Davit/Boat Lift, 1–3t (spec class) | £10,000 – £22,000 | Fixed Marina Davit Lift |
| Trailer Boat Lift, 20–35t (spec class) | £30,000 – £55,000 | Larger Mobile Boat Hoist |
| Hydraulic Platform Boat Lift (spec class) | £25,000 – £80,000 | Hydraulic Marina Boat Lift |
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Check EligibilityBoat lifts used for business qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances on the lift; lease payments are generally deductible in full against profits.
Boat lifts and hoists are bought by marinas, boatyards and sailing clubs to haul vessels for storage, antifouling and repair, and unlike the vessels they lift, they're fixed or yard-based lifting equipment rather than coded craft, so finance underwriting looks more like standard lifting-equipment lending. As lifting equipment, a boat hoist requires regular thorough examination and a current load test certificate, and a lender financing a used unit will want to see this paperwork alongside maintenance records. Because a mobile travel hoist can, in principle, be moved between yards or sold on, lenders draw a distinction between mobile hoists and permanently installed davits or platform lifts when assessing recovery risk, though both are considerably easier to finance than a powered vessel. Lifting capacity relative to the boats actually being handled, more than the unit's headline tonnage rating, determines whether it's the right size for a yard.
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