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Lake Norman Marina

Marinas - Sherrills Ford, NC

★★★★★4.9(652 reviews)·On the lake 52 years
Coverage

Areas served.

CorneliusDavidsonHuntersvilleMooresvilleDenverSherrills FordTroutmanTerrell
Our services
Boat PreparationSlip rentalsPrivate Boat SlipBoat storageService & repair on-sitePublic access
Lake Norman Marina
Our story

About Lake Norman Marina.

Established since 1973, we are Charlotte’s largest volume dealer providing: Bennington Pontoons, Cobalt Boats, Malibu wake boats and Axis Wake Research tow boats to the Lake Norman and surrounding area. For over 40 years, Lake Norman Marina has set the standard for excellence for marinas. What’s our secret? The staff.

Griffin “Dip” Kale and his wife, Elsie, built and operated Lake Norman Marina into the dealership we know today. The Kales’ genuine concern for the customer and renowned reputation for service have been the basis of the company’s steady growth. Dip and Elsie’s enthusiasm for boating and customer care has spread throughout the organization, resulting in a staff that goes the extra mile for its customers.

Dip passed away in 2014, but his spirit lives on at Lake Norman Marina. His son, Mark Kale, is now president and owner, while his grandson, Logan, leads the sales team. And as for Elsie; you can catch her stopping by the marina just about every day, usually with some baked goodies to keep our staff energized. (We appreciate you, Ms. Elsie!)

So, y’all come see us!

Our reviews

What locals are saying.

Reviews from Google

These reviews are sourced from Google to give you a sense of customer satisfaction as we build our own LKN Life review platform.

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Thomas Kazanji
Google reviewer
★★★★★Mar 2026
From the very first time we had met Peter at the boat show it was a very informative experience. We already had a Bennington pontoon boat, but we wanted to upgrade to a larger boat. We had spoken in great detail at the show and also had gone up to Lake, Norman Marine to search from the collection of boats they had to make the proper choice. From the purchase of our new 22 ft Bennington with Peter to the finance Manager and to the delivery of our boat by Mark, everything was A+. We highly recommend Lake, Norman Marine for all of your boating, needs and purchases.
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Steve Vachon
Google reviewer
★★★★★Nov 2025
I recently purchased a used Chaparral (287 SSX) from Chris. I am out of state and have looked at boats based on photos only to be disappointed when I actually see the boat. The photos for this boat were exactly as Chris described it and I was certainly not disappointment. Chris was amazing as I had over 32 emails going back and fourth with Chris since I was 540 miles away. He always responded right away with honest and straightforward answers (even when he was camping with his family). The whole process was easy and Jason was also amazing on the finance side. He made the entire financial transaction easy and painless. Thank you to both Chris and Jason for such amazing service! Steve
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Kathryn Ver Straate
Google reviewer
★★★★★Sep 2025
As a first time boat purchasers, we had a lot of questions. Palmer Furr was extremely patient, gave us all of our options and helped us find the perfect boat for our family. We purchased a 2026 Bennington tritoon. We were very happy with sales, service, financing and the boating instruction provided. We are excited to get out on the water. Thank you, Lake Norman Marina! We look forward to a wonderful working relationship with you for the next 20 years!
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kevin tedder
Google reviewer
★★★★★Oct 2025
I just retired and my wife and I decided it was time to upgrade from our 2003 Malibu Wakesetter. The guys at Lake Norman Marina couldn't have been better to work with! We purchased a 2024 Axis t235 from Palmer, who worked out a great price for us, then Derick took me on a test drive and did a wonderful job explaining all the details. Jason in the finance department worked out the purchase details and made things super easy. Frank delivered the boat with a full tank of gas and even launched it for us when I found out my trailer hitch on my truck was too low. I did have one small issue with the speakers and Josh did an outstanding job handling this. I would highly recommend Lake Norman Marina for your upcoming boat purchase!
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Daniel "BIC" Hovis
Google reviewer
★★★★★Sep 2025
I bought a used center console from Chris back on Labor Day weekend. I was in the market for a while and dealt with a few different dealerships and I can honestly say that this dealership is top notch all the way around. Chris was great to deal with from the showing of the boat, during purchase, and is still friendly and responsive after it was all done. Jason in finance was also very friendly and helpful. They even sent me a nice little thank you gift to my house that I just received, which I thought was a very nice gesture. Overall, I feel that everyone I dealt with went above and beyond to make it a great purchasing experience and wouldn’t think twice about recommending Chris and this dealership to anyone.
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