1st Time Custom Build - Dumas Scarab

[Vinny Gallagher]

Hi, first custom boat, 2nd post on the forum. I recently purchased a 90% complete kit
Dumas Scarab 45"
- Hull and Deck (separate pieces)
- Some wood interior, crossbeams and supports I think.

Need some guidance on where to begin, what steps to take and in what order..
Any links to videos etc.. I know there is a wealth of knowledge here.
attached are the pics I have so far. It's in rough shape, I think..... I don't really know.
It doesn't have any holes in the hull so I guess that's better than a sinking boat...

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[Grimracer]

Cool.. I built one of those MANY years ago. I would join the hull and deck first. Use Polyester resin and q cells to do this..

Take as much time as needed to get it straight too..

Grim

 

[K F Wheeler]

...uhh... q cells? Whass dat??? Some sort of filler like microballoons??

Ken

 

[Grimracer]

colloidal filler

 

[Vinny Gallagher]

Thanks for the input. Step 1… how do I get them to stay put after lining up? So I can epoxy them ?

 

[David Bryant]

Hi, first custom boat, 2nd post on the forum. I recently purchased a 90% complete kit

Dumas Scarab 45"
- Hull and Deck (separate pieces)
- Some wood interior, crossbeams and supports I think.

Need some guidance on where to begin, what steps to take and in what order..
Any links to videos etc.. I know there is a wealth of knowledge here.
attached are the pics I have so far. It's in rough shape, I think..... I don't really know.
It doesn't have any holes in the hull so I guess that's better than a sinking boat...

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Hey Vinny:

First of all, I don't believe Dumas ever produced a version of the Scarab model with the hull and deck un-joined. All Scarab models shipped with hull & deck factory pre-joined.

I'm pretty sure what you have there is a Dumas, Deep Vee-60 CF, which means "Competition Fiberglass" (Model No. 1420). It is also 45" long. These are pretty cool deep vee kits.

I've attached a copy of the original Dumas Competition Deep Vee-60. Take your time and carefully read through it.

 

[BobLondress]

Put a 90/1.01 in it. I had one back in the 1980s. Had an ops 90 in it. Very stable and great running boat. I won many races with it in F mono. About 5 mph slower than the fastest boats but it handled better.

 

[Vinny Gallagher]

Hi, first custom boat, 2nd post on the forum. I recently purchased a 90% complete kit

Hey Vinny:

First of all, I don't believe Dumas ever produced a version of the Scarab model with the hull and deck un-joined. All Scarab models shipped with hull & deck factory pre-joined.

I'm pretty sure what you have there is a Dumas, Deep Vee-60 CF, which means "Competition Fiberglass" (Model No. 1420). It is also 45" long. These are pretty cool deep vee kits.

I've attached a copy of the original Dumas Competition Deep Vee-60. Take your time and carefully read through it.

Thank you. I had to postpone my hobbies due to work related purposes.
Back at it this holiday season.
I am going to give it a go and I'll post any results.

Vinny

 

[David Bryant]

Thank you. I had to postpone my hobbies due to work related purposes.
Back at it this holiday season.
I am going to give it a go and I'll post any results.

Vinny

Sounds good

 

[Vinny Gallagher]

Dave,
You were correct, found the original papers / instructions. Dumas Depp Vee 60 for sure. With that said, I found ZERO builds of this model on youtube. A few rebuilds / ipgrades but nothing from scratch or day 1. So I think I will do that ( to the best of my ability)

My goals this coming week.
1. Make a boat stand.... I followed this, but made mine 30"L x 7.5" W x 6"h ( )
2. Clean out the hull and deck (remove any debris)
3. Add a wooden transom plate to reenforce the back hull wall for when I add the engines
planning on these https://tflnorthamerica.com/product/tfl-inboard-drive-system-assemblywithout-motor-red/
going for a realistic look vs. speed

4. Figure out a way to secure the Deck to the Hull.
How do I hold them together in order to seal with epoxy?
Do people use bar clamps ?? I'm thinking yes..
Here we go

 

[Vinny Gallagher]

Stand Complete...
I used 3/4" PVC ( because I had a full stick 10ft.
This took all of 15mins.

 

[Vinny Gallagher]

After this kit sat in a basement for many years untouched, the deck had a bend and wired curve in the wrong direction like something had been sitting on it.

I used a few blocks of wood and painters tape to set a better bend. I'm gonna let this rest for a few days.
Transom is setting up and hopefully I can force a better bend in the deck.