Quality Performance Marine only 30 minutes from Newport Beach is a serious state of the art facility but under it's cover you'll find a friendly, family run atmosphere.
APRIL 4th, THE 2009 CALICO COASTAL...
....Once again the anglers of the SWBA are poised and ready to do battle in the waters of Dana Point! Only this season, the ‘Calico Coastal', rescheduled, has been camouflaged under a blanket of cold water and Dana Point this time of year will no doubt put up a mighty defense in terms of surrendering it's booty of Calico Bass. Traditionally this venue has kicked out some trophy Calico Bass in excess of 8lbs. That historical fact, accompanied with the diversity of the fishable waters, and the state of art launch ramp facilities makes this event arguably the premier stop on the SWBA circuit.
....Leading us into battle as this year's sole Title Sponsor for the ‘Calico Coastal' is none other than Quality Performance Marine!
....Quality Performance Marine located in Corona California is your premier service dealer for Mercury Outboards and Mercruiser Marine. Rob Clarke, owner of QPM, the title sponsor for the second leg of 2009, ‘The Quality Performance Marine Calico Coastal', is very well respected in the industry and has been working in the marine boating industry for over 30 years. Rob carries a Mercury Master Technician status himself and employs factory trained technicians. To say Rob has seen the boating industry grow to what it is today would be a huge understatement because if it transforms compressed fuel and air into horsepower rob has turned a wrench on it!
....SWBA had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Rob at the recent LA Boat Show where Rob was staffing the Mercury booth. When we first spoke with Rob, he was somewhat distracted, it seems his teen age son who was with him at the show had not been accounted for in a while. Rob was giving him a little verbal ‘tune-up' as we waited patiently off to the side. Sometime later we happened upon a traffic jam in one of the isles. The ‘bikini girls' at one of the hi-performance boat booths seemed to have set up a impromptu photo booth complete with signed poster give-a-ways etc.. We looked at each other and laughed ‘This is probably the reason why Rob's son was receiving some parental guidance.
....Anyways, back at the Mercury booth the first thing we noticed about Rob was his mellow and pleasant demeanor. This is not your fast talking stereotypical boat salesman complete with silk shirt and flashy gold medallions, that tends to talk down to you because he knows more than you, nope; Rob is a solid guy who runs his business much the same. With Rob, we get the impression that he has seen it, and worked on it all. So, that experience exudes a calm confidence putting many first time customers at ease. Rob has trained in the Mercury facilities for years and his shop enjoys the highest rating level of Premier Service Dealer as a direct result of his extensive knowledge and training. This is not something the average boat owner would know or understand, unless they have experienced it or are involved in the industry. If you have a re-occurring warranty issue that your local dealer just cannot seem to get a handle on, this is where Rob and the highly trained QPM staff of technicians come in.
....The folks at QPM are problem solvers, and the factory recognizes this by sending them jobs they want taken care of the right way, now! QPM does work on a wide range of boats, ranging from 100+ MPH offshore racing boats to small outboard powered fishing boats, and everything between.
