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1. gcladd🇨🇦

   Warrant Officer·4 years ago

   Cleaned up the and added spar urethane to the deck and the top of the cabin. Veron's colour recommendation is white on the cabin roof, but I do like the look of the natural mahogany against the white paint on the hull and cabin sides
   
   The model's exterior has been epoxied with West Systems, but I didn't like the way it went on the deck surfaces. After consulting with a yacht builder in town he said that it is common for these vintage boats to have epoxy underneath their spar urethane coats. He said to just make sure the West's has been smoothed out with 220 sand paper.
   
   3 coats of Spar Urethane later... it looks pretty darn good. i will spend the next week or so finishing and glazing the mahogany window frames.

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2. gcladd🇨🇦

   Warrant Officer·4 years ago

   Did some recent upgrades on this model. Got tired of a colourless model so I did a bit of painting on the hull and cabin. Sprayed the area below the waterline dark green and the upper hull white.
   
   I also made some Mahogany window trim to add some wood detail to the white cabin sides. Next major step is to complete the deck with spar varnish

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3. Brightwork🇨🇦

   Commodore·4 years ago

   Good looking boat...

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4. gcladd🇨🇦

   Warrant Officer·4 years ago

   During the rebuild I ripped out the original stuffing box and altered the slope that the original owner had so that it is shallow and will handle a big 800 series high performance brushed motor I have that fits nice and low in the hull.
   
   I bought the motor(s) about 15 years ago for my Perkasa but found they were too heavy for the 1/32 Precedent model and used a pair of Graupner Speed 600's instead. I don't consider weight a major issue with the Marlin Cruiser.
   
   I built two removeable motor covers (couldn't decide which I liked best) to aid in cooling, since I will have to add a water cooling port at some time if I can get an 800 size water jacket. The first was an all mahogany cover with a ply access. The second has ply sides with a mahogany upper (like the decks and cabin roof).
   
   The entire inside floor of the hull is removable in sections (bit of an ordeal to make work) and has enough space to conceal 4 C-size battery packs.
   
   I needed a better method to access the boats receiver and speed control, so I created a bench seat in the back of the model (that Barbie's sister Midge enjoys while cruising) that is accessible from the top by removing the bench cover. Electronics still have to be sealed in a bag with this arrangement

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5. Madwelshman🇬🇧

   Lieutenant Commander·4 years ago

   I like the modifications you've made to it.
   I've always felt the Marlin is a little different looking, odd maybe, from some angles.
   
   Looking forward to hearing what running gear you decide upon and how well it performs.
   
   Will

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