MARLIN 18 (RHODES)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 18.08 ft |
| LWL | 12.25 ft |
| Beam | 5.25 ft |
| Draft | 3.83 ft |
| Displacement | 1,250 lb |
| Ballast | 430 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 4.7 kn |
About the MARLIN 18 (RHODES)
Commissioned by Bill Dyer as a junior trainer. Numbers built is unknown but fleets existed on the east coast and in the mid-west.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the MARLIN 18 (RHODES) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 18.08ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the MARLIN 18 (RHODES)yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
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