04 WATERLINE
DECEMBER 2012
Volvo Penta sales and service
Coastline Marine sales manager Ben Quin.
POWERED BY VOLVO PENTA
There are a lot of good reasons why people should be going to Coastline Marine for Volvo Penta sales, parts, and a depth of service knowledge not found anywhere else in the country. On engine sales Coastline Marine has been the country’s leading Volvo Penta dealer every year except for last year, which was marred by Rena and an underwhelming summer. “The trouble with Tauranga is we had a whole lot of boat builders go out of business or move out of town,” says sales manager Ben Quin. As well as full service with genuine parts Coastline Marine also does re-powers, and is experienced in perfectly matching a new engine to customers’ specific applications. Coastline Marine’s service manager is Grant Allan, who was the NZ national service manager for Volpower for 14 years, but was lured from the parent company by the charms of the Bay of Plenty says Ben. Prior to joining Volpower Grant was also national service manager with Yamaha UK. Grant still gets calls from all over the country, says Ben - the legacy of years’ experience and knowledge of the Volvo Penta engines, drives, and installations. A good reason for regularly keeping in touch with Coastline Marine is for the regular scheduled service checks, says Ben. Last year’s non-boating summer and ongoing economic situation means more boat owners are being tempted to defer regular maintenance, a decision that can prove more expensive, says Ben. “We are seeing more costly repairs because of a lack of use, and maintenance schedules being pushed out,” says Ben. It means some engines normally requiring a brief service inspection, are instead requiring days in time and expensive repairs. If anyone has any concerns, or would like to improve their maintenance plan, pop down to talk to the professionals. Coastline Marine can go through what is required to get you back out on the water, and will recommend the most cost effective and efficient way to go about it. Coastline Marine takes this opportunity to wish their customers and clients merry Christmas, a happy New Year, and a long hot summer of boating.