About Chatlee Boats

Robbie & Jeff Yow are the owners of Chatlee Boats. The Yow family has owned and operated Chatlee Boats since 1967 in Sanford, NC. Even with 45 employees working under them, these two brothers are on site 6 days a week to make sure operations run smooth.

Chatlee Boats provides superior customer service and has an entire team that consists of professional sales members, finance experts, service technicians and a knowledgeable parts and accessories staff to support you, our valued customer. We pride ourselves on having well-trained experts that strive for customer satisfaction. Come in and visit our friendly, reliable and experienced staff.

Chatlee Boats offers the newest lineup of boats and PWCs from major manufacturers. Our location is complete with service, parts and sales departments.

We will help you maintain your marine vessel so that it sails across the sea for years. If it is having problems, we can diagnose and repair it! Schedule your service appointment today.

The South's Premier Dealer

Family owned and operated in Sanford, North Carolina since 1967, Chatlee Boats is the South's premier boat dealer. Our success and reputation were built on our customers' satisfaction. As our mission states, we treat every customer as we would expect to be treated, acting with dignity, trust and integrity.

The Chatlee Boats Advantage

• Seven factory-trained service technicians on site, sent to schools every fall to update their mechanical skills
• Six indoor showrooms totaling over 71,000 square feet - one of the largest inventories in the Southeast
• 10-acre test lake adjacent to our facilities - find a boat you like, test it out immediately
• Seven professional, trained sales advisors to assist with a selection
• Three financial specialists to facilitate the buying process
• Fully-stocked parts department
• Over 250 boats in stock
• A boat for every budget

Dealer of the Year and the largest Suzuki dealer in America!

Chatlee Boats was named Boat & Motor Dealer magazine's Dealer of the Year. This award, given annually by Boat & Motor Dealer, a monthly business magazine distributed to about 34,000 marine industry professionals, recognizes marine dealer excellence in best business practices, customer service, profitability, training, community involvement and dedication to the industry.

As the leading boat dealership in North Carolina in terms of volume, our highly-trained staff of over 45 employees helped us to garner this accolade by placing a significant emphasis on customer service. Our success does not just revolve around profit margins, but rather smart management practices, community involvement and, most importantly, maintaining customer satisfaction. Our greatest honor is ensuring that every aspect of the boat buying experience is hassle-free. This commitment to our customers keeps boaters coming back to us again and again.

Chatlee Boats was recently awarded a Top 100 Dealer in America award as voted on by Boating Industry Magazine. Boating Industry magazine's inaugural Top 100 Dealers, a ranking of those marine dealers that are unsurpassed in overall business operations, customer service, marketing and professionalism. "While most industry awards are given to those dealers that sell the most boats, our Top 100 program is much more qualitatively focused," said Matt Gruhn, Editor-in-Chief of Boating Industry, "thereby leveling the playing field for all dealers and directing consumers to those dealers that can best deliver on the dream that boat ownership promises." Robbie Yow of Chatlee Boats stated "This is a total team effort, from the sales department to the rigging shop, our employees are in tune to our customers needs and we all strive for customer satisfaction."

Chatlee Boats has been recognized by Suzuki Marine as the largest dealer in America for 10 years running. The partnership between Chatlee Boats and Suzuki Marine is a big part of our dealerships success. Suzuki's commitment to 4-stroke technology has never wavered. While other companies experimented with alternative 2-stroke technologies to meet clean air standards, Suzuki stuck with what it does best. And without looking back, we’ve been giving you the best - reliable, powerful 4-strokes that are a perfect fit for today’s boats. Chatlee Boats is proud to be partnered with Suzuki Marine.