For what it's worth, there are portions of the Mariner40 that are nicely done, and if it was flown off land, it would probably hold up about as well as any other lower end ARF. The problems really come from putting the thing in water. The materials and workmanship just don't hold up well when you try to float it in a lake. That's a shame becuase it's sold as a seaplane. :-) You probably won't see any problems after the first flight or two. My problems started stacking up after maybe the 8 or 10th flight.

Again for what it's worth, I don't think the Mariner is that much different from any other lower end ARF. It's not perfect. There will be things to complain about. It's probably a bit over priced for what you get. They sell like hotcakes on ebay so there must still be plenty of people willing to give them a whirl. Although if one more stupid thing breaks on mine, I'll be just about ready to give it a whirl ... :-)

Curt.

Curt.