Motor Marine

A History Dedicated to the
North's Boating Fraternity

Tony & Santina Tantillos

Motor Marine has been synonymous with the provision of quality boats, outboards, marine accessories and fishing gear to the people of northern Australia since 1975. Based in the tiny hamlet of Halifax in North Queensland, the business soon gained major acceptance and was quickly recognized as one of the north's leading marine dealers.

This phenomenal growth necessitated a move to a bigger showroom in the Ingham district enabling Tony & Santina to provide an even better range of products from their new outlet and continue the service that the "fisho's" had come to expect.

This growth just continued. People knew that Motor Marine could provide all the right gear and offer the best customer service and advice. As their buying power increased Motor Marine could offer all the "fisho's" and boating enthusiasts the lowest prices.

The obvious choice in this scenario would be to transfer all this knowledge to the even larger Townsville market. This was achieved in 1985. A move which saw Motor Marine completely gain a huge slice of this new market. Quality products, fantastic service and in the 1990's the inclusion of the world famous Mercury/Mariner dealership enabled Motor Marine to be established as the north's key marine dealer.

The year 2000 saw Tony and Santina embark on a major reconstruction project on their Townsville dealership thereby enabling them to face all the challenges of the new millennium from a modern 21st century marine outlet. All was ready for the best products, the best service and the best prices.