All Your Boating Needs Done Right.
No one knows more about the waters of Vancouver Island and Southeast British Columbia! For more than 30 years, the teams at Rod's Power & Marine and Alberni Power & Marine have worked hard to be recognized as the area's leaders in service, repair and custom marine outfitting. We specialize in welded aluminum boats, including Weldcraft boats and the complete line of Mercury motors. Learn more about Marine & Boat Services in Vancouver Island, BC at Alberni Power & Marine - RPM Group.
Marine Electronics
We are dealers for Simrad and Lowrance and have Certified Installers. Our technicians have tons of experience with all the name brand electronics including Radar, GPS, VHF, Satellite Radio, etc. Plus they understand the importance of clean and tidy cable runs and top quality components.
- Simrad
- Lowrance
- iCom
- Clarion
- Dual
- Ancor
- Blue Seas
- BEP Marine
Custom Boat Rigging
Our vast experience in a wide variety of specialized applications has meant that we have pioneered Custom Rigging solutions for our customers. When you deal with everyone from Commercial Fishermen, Whale Watching Tour Operators and Aquaculturalists, to Water Taxis, Charter Boat Operators and Sports Fishermen, on a day to day basis, you learn to listen and translate their needs into custom solutions. Our promise: You define the problem, we'll design the solution.
- Sea Star
- SmartCraft
- Espar
- Racor
- Bennett
- Polyform
- Johnson
- Lewmar
- U-Flex
- Shakespeare
- Wallas
- Scotty
- Bentley's
- TH Marine
- Buck Algonquin
- Groco
- Jabsco
Engine Services
Premier Service Dealer for Mercury Marine
Mercury evaluates the service performance of its dealers and assigns its highest rating of "Mercury Premier " to those demonstrating an exceptional commitment to service.
Rod's Power & Marine has achieved the Mercury Premier Service Center recognition by providing:
- A 12-month service Customer Satisfaction Index score above the national average. In 2009 we scored 100 out of a possible 100.
- All necessary service tools, test equipment, manuals and parts books as recommended to adequately service all contracted Mercury Products.
- Certified or Master technician(s) active in the service shop and current with all technical education including advance classes.
- Timely service for all Mercury Marine customers regardless of sales origin.
- Extended service hours and mobile service, when appropriate.
- Maintaining a clean, neat shop with well-organized tools and service literature.
- Offsite service when required.
- Compliance with Mercury pre-delivery procedures.
- Compliance with all Mercury Marine warranty return policies and procedures.
- Engine Testing Capabilities: Ability to test engines under load at all RPMs
Custom Welding
Welded aluminum boats have become predominant on the west coast, especially in the commercial realm, but also more recently amongst other user groups. Consequently, to be a leader in the Custom Rigging world you have to be able to do Custom Aluminum Welding. Rod's Power & Marine has a fully equipped off-site Aluminum Welding and Fabricating shop. This allows us to do all the necessary fabricating in-house.
- Custom Welding
- Boat Trailers
- Engine Services
- Extensive Parts Department
Boat Trailers
We carry all the necessary parts and supplies to keep boat trailers in top condition in spite of the Salt-water environment.
- Karavan
- Highliner
- EZ Loader
- Fulton
- Hidden Hitch
- Wesbar
Extensive Parts Department
- Extensive Parts inventory in excess of $1,000,000.
- Large stock of Mercury Major Assemblies for OptiMax and Verado:
- Complete Lower Unit Assemblies (standard and counter-rotating)
- Powerhead Assemblies
- Compressors, starter motors, alternators, etc.
- Large inventory of genuine Mercury branded Lubricants for sale by the drum or liter:
- Mercury, Premium Plus, TC-W3, 2-Stroke, mix oil
- Mercury, Synthetic Blend, DFI, 2-Stroke, mix oil
- Mercury, Premium, 25W-40, 4-Cycle, engine oil
- Mercury, Synthetic Blend, 25W-40, 4-Cycle, engine oil
- Mercury, High Performance, SAE90, Marine Gear Lubricant
- Dealers for Mercury, Volvo, Husqvarna, Yanmar, Suzuki Marine, etc.
- Also stocking dealers for Bennett, Scotty, BE, Mercury batteries, Teleflex, Fulton, Uflex, Tempo, NGK, Interlux, ePaint, Marinco, Rule, Wema, Ongaro, Magma, Igloo, Seadog, Attwood, Shakespeare, Hella, Perko, Mustang, Helly Hansen, Kuuma, etc.
Service Department Equipment
Of course we have all of the basic shop machinery, tools and product handling equipment. But in addition we have the following:
- Tofino:
- Large bay diesel repair shop w/ 3-ton hoist
- 3 dedicated outboard repair bays w/ twin ½ ton hoists
- All engine-running bays include water directional curbs and drains feeding into an oil separator tank for environmental protection
- Power wash bay
- Large covered bay outside for painting and rigging
- All service bays equipped with automated oil evacuation and collection systems
- All service bays equipped with automated, oil metering delivery systems
- Computerized diagnostic systems for Mercury, Volvo and Suzuki
- Fleet of 23+ boat trailers to handle boats from 12 feet up to 32 feet in length
- Offsite welding and fabrication shop
- Offsite long term inside storage for boats
- Offsite 10,000 square foot warehouse for storage of engines and parts
- 3 forklifts, 3 boat hauling trucks and 2 service trucks
- 4 Bay service shop capable of handling boats up to 40 feet
- Overhead rail-mounted crane hoist in 2 bays
- All service bays equipped with automated oil evacuation and collection systems
- All service bays equipped with automated, oil metering delivery systems
- Computerized diagnostic systems for Mercury, Volvo and Suzuki
- Offsite welding and fabrication shop
- 1 forklift, 2 boat hauling trucks and 2 service trucks