Last August (19th 2018) we were running our models at our usual place in Leisure Village. My Marlin was making a surface turn by the boats (see arrow in overhead shot), that was the last I saw of it. Could not see or find it that day. There were weeds that came up about 2 feet from the bottom so I think it somehow got caught in the weeds, but we could not see it at all. I made a foam barge and hung a GoPro 18 inches under the barge and towed it alongside another model. I covered the entire area around the docks. Nothing. A gentleman who lives there was always going down to the lake to see if the Marlin showed up. 231 days since I lost it, this past Saturday, he saw the Marlin about 25 feet out from the dock (rectangular yellow area). He went out in his boat and picked it out with a fishing net. The water was only four feet deep. I suspect since that time the weeds dissipated. The model came out of the water just the way I last saw it, except covered in growth. I have it now soaking in the bathtub until I can clean it off. I removed some of the algae but it looks like the paint blistered some, maybe just the clear coat. There was a few tablespoons of water in the SD so there is some water damage to the electronics, don't know how bad.
So any advice how to clean it up? I scrapped algae of the hull with a toothbrush, but the paint appears to be stained. Maybe sanding with 5000 grit sand paper? I'll be taking the electronics apart the next few days to begin checking things. The motor feels like its seized. This will be like building the model from the beginning.
Also found a hitchhiker, which was dropped back where he came from.
So any advice how to clean it up? I scrapped algae of the hull with a toothbrush, but the paint appears to be stained. Maybe sanding with 5000 grit sand paper? I'll be taking the electronics apart the next few days to begin checking things. The motor feels like its seized. This will be like building the model from the beginning.
Also found a hitchhiker, which was dropped back where he came from.
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