Recent content by shawn

Thank you Gil, for the picture of your Hawk, Looks nice. I am working on the front sponsons. Shawn

Hi Guys, Since I am building a Hawk rigger, I would appreciate some pictures of your Hawk rigger boats. Either the 3.5 or 7.5 like the one I am building. ALso, a brief description of the engine and hardware used even what you used to finish the boat . Any info is welcome. This is open to...

Hello, My Hawk arrived yesterday, UPS. I have to read the instructions several times before I begin building. I am going to build it pretty much the way the indtructions tells me. I am going with Gary's updates and hardware recomendatios as well. I will keep everyone posted on my progress...

Hi, I am currently working on a Dumas Miss Unlimited 36" wood kit. I was going to build the 36" Atlas Van lines U-1 but decided I really want a out rigger. I plan on building my rigger soon. I thought it best to build the Miss Unlimited first to get back into building before I statrt my Hawk...

Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. I wil give Ron Z. a call. In the mean time while I await my Hawk kit, there are a few construction articles on web on the Dumas Hawk. I have been reading them and getting some tips there too.

I will keep in contact with Gary. Any qustions he will answer and I will use his recomendations. There should be no problem using the wood that came with the kit. I would like to go with a OPS .45, but might consider a good used .45 to keep costs down.

Hi guys, I am building my first out rigger, a Dumas Hawk 40. I am fairly new to r/c boats. I have built a few Dumas boat kits in the past but they never saw water. I am really fasinated by the looks of these out rigger boats and decided I had to build one. After doing some research on these...

Thank you to Not2bright & Waterbug SC for your response to my question on the Dumas Atlas Van Lines U-1. I have decided to drop that prodject and begin a new one.

I am building a Dumas Atlas Van Lines U-1 36" wood kit. It is a .40 sport boat. This is my first scale boat. I am not sure what engine would be best . I do not need to break any speed records, just want a good handeling boat and have fun. Building the kit is not a problem, I just not sure what...