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    Freedom Boat Club vs Slick City

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Freedom Boat Club2026 FDDSlick City2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Freedom Boat Club

    $263,500 – $622,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Slick City

    $1,913,100 – $5,020,700

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not available

    Slick City

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Freedom Boat Club

    6% · percentage of Gross Revenues; subject to Minimum Royalty

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Slick City

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Freedom Boat Club figures come from its 2026 FDD and Slick City figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Slick City discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Slick City has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Freedom Boat Club

    $263,500 – $622,500
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Slick City

    $1,913,100 – $5,020,700
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Slick City

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Freedom Boat Club

    6% · percentage of Gross Revenues; subject to Minimum Royalty
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Slick City

    7%
    Royalty fee thereafter high end
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Freedom Boat Club

    $100
    Sales and Marketing Support Fee — depending on services requested
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Slick City

    1%
    Brand Fund Contribution — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Freedom Boat Club

    437
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

    Slick City

    9
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Freedom Boat Club

    +42
    Calculated: 395 at end of 2023 → 437 at end of 2025

    Slick City

    +7
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 9 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Slick City

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Freedom Boat Club

    2011
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Slick City

    2023
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Freedom Boat Club

    2011
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Slick City

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Slick City
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All three Slick City parks open throughout January 1–December 31, 2024 (two cor…
    $4,960,312
    mean AUV
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Three full-year Slick City parks (Lakewood, Chesterfield, and Katy)
    8.48 percent
    other Monthly share of combined gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Slick City parks open at least 90 days as of FDD issuance
    $1,476,749
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    +9 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Freedom Boat Club vs Slick City: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Freedom Boat Club or Slick City?
    Freedom Boat Club: $263,500 – $622,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); Slick City: $1,913,100 – $5,020,700 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Freedom Boat Club. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Freedom Boat Club and Slick City royalties compare?
    Freedom Boat Club: 6% · percentage of Gross Revenues; subject to Minimum Royalty (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Slick City: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Freedom Boat Club or Slick City?
    Freedom Boat Club: 437 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48); Slick City: 9 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Freedom Boat Club and Slick City disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Freedom Boat Club makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Slick City has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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