USS Marlin, lost..... then found 231 days later

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Bob, thought using Coke, never tried using it for anything yet so not sure if requires soaking or not. Not sure how to actually use it in this situation....

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All done cleaning. Not going to be able to get it much cleaner. In the next couple of days will take apart the electronics tray to test everything. I...

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And here is the lower hull. No blistering but plenty of dark mud stains. Had to use 600 grit wet dry on this.





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So far only finished the upper hull. More will be finished today. The magic eraser was good to remove the surface crud and worked well on the inside on...

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As far as cleaning, started early this morning. Been using a magic eraser, 3000 and 5000 grit spongy type sand paper. Also using some cheap tooth brushes...

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I tried 3 ways to search for the model. The first was attaching a GoPro to a paint roller (all I had). The paint roller was attached to an extension that...

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The servo links as well as most of the guts of the sail were made by a friend of mine.
Here's a video of the servos operating

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Here's a video I have on the sail. Some of my video's are on Photobucket and my account is restricted. Will have to get those moved over to YouTube....

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Thanks guys for the awesome support and advice. Going to spend my Saturday attacking the hull and electronics. Its heartbreaking to see the model in this...

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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...