Imagine my surprise, while browsing a Facebook site for Mariner owners, to find a car window decal for sale of my very own boat! It turns out a gentleman named Matt Fleming had made these decals of ORION and also of #2170 MAGGIE, my friend Tim Reiche’s Mariner; Tim had ordered a pair of his boat’s decals for his car and had a set of decals made of my boat for me for a present! Matt was using these decals to advertise his artwork business, and I was pretty astounded to see how closely he was able to replicate our boats.
Although the original decals of ORION Tim ordered got misplaced and I never received them, I was able to get in touch with Matt who created a new pair for me, refining them a bit by modifying the cabin portlight to more accurately display the slanted front and also making the centerboard black as it actually is. I was happy to purchase and receive them just a couple of weeks ago, and I proudly display one of the decals on my car. It looks great!
For more information about Matt’s artwork, or to perhaps have him design some decals of your own Mariner, be sure to check out his website here.