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Thought I would post a recent photo of my stainless steel Marlin Trophy. I was commissioned by Detroit Diesel, the marine division that manufacters the MTU Diesel engine for off-shore boats and ships. They sponsored a billfish tournament here on the east coast this past summer and will have another this year on the west coast and a third one is planned in the Caribbean, in 2008. The piece is all stainless with a working transmission located in its stomach area. The base, in part, is made from an MTU diesel piston and piston rod while the gears are all from MTU marine diesel engines.

The trophy was unveiled at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show in October. It was very exciting to be there at the time of the unveiling. The Marlin was well accepted by my client, the winning Billfish team for 2006 and all who were present. This piece will travel with the Billfish Tournaments each year...sort of like the Stanley Cup does in hockey. During the off-season, the trophy will be displayed in the main lobby of the Detroit Diesel Headquarters in Michigan.