Family owned and operated marine business BL Marine has achieved Yamaha's Platinum Dealer Status for outstanding customer service and satisfaction.

Serving Melbourne's northern boating community for 28 years, BL Marine has achieved Yamaha's highest dealer commendation by offering the finest marine retail service from a first-class marine retail complex.

The benchmark for the exclusive Platinum Status is high with Yamaha dealers undergoing rigorous analysis from Yamaha Motor Australia and the dealer's customer base. According to BL Marine's Managing Director Craig O'Donnell, receiving Platinum Status is a glowing endorsement of BL Marine's rich history in marine retail and an honour coming from Australia's biggest selling engine manufacturer.

"Yamaha take their Platinum dealer status very seriously," said Craig O'Donnell

"We have had our eyes on achieving Yamaha's Platinum Status for several years now. We are all very proud to finally reach this goal and we know achieving Yamaha's Platinum status will certainly raise the profile of our business."

BL Marine has invested a considerable amount of time and resources in revamping their premises in Melbourne's northern suburb of Preston. Starting out as a single site marine service centre 28 years ago, BL Marine has since doubled in size by recently purchasing the adjoining to property to create a dedicated showroom and reception area plus an increased boatyard and new marine service complex.

Along with offering the full range of Yamaha outboards and WaveRunner personal watercraft, BL Marine also carry the Northbank range of fibreglass fishing boats, Matrix line-up of ski & wakeboard boats, the fully imported luxury Crownline boats plus Bluefin and Bermuda aluminium boats.

Yamaha began their association with BL Marine over 10 years ago and has kept a close eye on the dealership during their recent building developments. Building a new marine complex has greatly improved the presentation of the premises and created the opportunity for BL Marine to achieve Yamaha's exclusive Platinum Dealer Status.

"Yamaha's commitment to quality goes hand in hand with our philosophy at BL Marine," said Craig O'Donnell.

"We take great pride in our reputation for quality marine servicing with some of our current customers dating back to when we began over 28 years ago. Yamaha has achieved their success through their commitment to quality and we will continue to do the same."

BL Marine serves a broad boating market from dedicated fishing enthusiasts to boating families and tow-sport weekend warriors. With Yamaha's Platinum tick of approval and a great range of premium boating brands, BL Marine is a strong force for Melbourne boaters.

Yamaha outboards are available through an Australia-wide network of authorised Yamaha outboard dealers.  All Yamaha 4-stroke outboards are supported with a full 4-year manufacturer's warranty and all 2-stroke outboards are backed by a 3 year warranty - standard conditions apply.