Cunninghams Marine

When you meet Bruce Cunningham – founder of Cunningham’s Marine, you’ll find out that he’s just as comfortable helping a customer with a decision about a $5,000 tinnie as he is running a multi-million dollar operation. “We’re all about serving all of the normal Queensland boaties,” Bruce explains. “It doesn’t matter if you want to re-power your 12 footer, or take a test drive in new Cobalt; we’re here to help you.” Indeed, Cunningham’s new premise – opened in 2007 – has been designed to make the off-water boating experience as easy as possible. Featuring over 7000 square metres of outdoor and undercover showroom space as well as a full marine chandlery store, Cunningham has identified and improved aspects of the boating business that need to be brought up to scratch. “To be honest, we’re trying to achieve a level of service that customers expect in other industries, and the new site addresses lots of issues that we’ve had at the old premises,” Bruce continued. As well as a massive service section with drive-in access, there’s ample on and off-street customer parking, room for a huge number of boats on-site and even a coffee shop to complete the experience. When asked how many boats the new yard would hold, Bruce answered honestly. “I’ve got no idea … 200 maybe?” And checking the site out, that may be an under-estimate. 250 is more like it.