Redpop,
Sorry to hear about your bad experience.
I am actually surprised at your experience with them.
I have ordered bits and pieces from them, and always had superior service.
I have to admit, I am in the United States. Wondering if the international shipping thing is a factor.
My wife and I actually stopped at their facility Feb 4th of this year when we were passing through Tucson. They were very cordial and let us roam pretty freely.
I hope you have better luck with them going forward.
Dave B

Thanks for the info from DUMAS (DWBrinkman)
I recently contacted Dumas to purchase the build instructions for the USCG 44" kit #1203, I paid the fee and the international postage charge but after 5 weeks nothing turned up I contacted them to let them know and in fairness they did refund me the cost ( but I did end up losing out on the dollar/pound exchange rate) they the advised me to try to reorder but this time to increase the postage charge to cover for postal tracking, which was an additional £18, so now I'm a bit reserved about ordering parts or anything else from them (for the time being), its a lot of money to spend and to hang around for over 5 weeks to wonder if it will turn up or not. I've not given up yet, I'm just being a bit cautious for now. 😊

Yes Ian, I will be setting it up for RC.

Not a bad looking boat and should end up being very nice. Are you going to RC it? Cheers Ian

Dumas still sells that kit. I have found them to be very accommodating if you need parts and pieces to restore one of their boats. I suspect this to be especially true, considering they still sell the complete kit.
Here is the description from their website:

Description
We at Dumas are pleased to be able to take you back to an era of elegance. In 1946 Sparkman and Stevens designed a 66 ft. commuter boat for the express purpose of carrying commuters down the Hudson River into New York. What a glorious way to beat the traffic. These commuters were used by their owners as everyday transportation to and from work, and for pleasure trips to their favorite spots. The most famous of these commuters was the Dauntless. The Dauntless was owned by a prominent New York family. They undoubtedly considered the Dauntless a great diversion from their day to day business dealings. The days of the Dauntless are gone but you can bring them back. The Dauntless features top quality construction materials. The kit is made almost entirely of 1/8 in. poplar plywood. All parts are cleanly die-cut, and we have included a variety of detail parts including 38 cast metal fittings. The size of the Dauntless leaves the door wide open for different powering methods. The obvious choices would be scale electric power, high speed electric power, or twin gas power, but you may have your own ideas. Use running hardware kit #2341 for all twin screw, twin power methods in the Dauntless.

Length 49-1/2 inches Beam 14 inches Scale 3/4 in. to 1 ft.

*Additional parts required for R/C:

Running Hardware: #2341 For all twin screw applications

Power: Two Dumas #2004 6v motors
Speed Control: #8314 Speed Control
Battery: #8302 NiCad Battery
Charger: #8315 Battery Charger
Radio Control: #8812-2 2 Channel Radio Control w/ two servos

Great kit. One of the old high-water marks for Dumas. This one goes all the back to the 1950's if memory serves.

Thank you all👍

Nice looking boat 🚢 👌, congratulations, enjoy your refurb 😊

That is a Dumas #1211
Dauntless

Hello

Nice boat. Congratulations

That must be the "Dautless" from Dumas Boats. I've posted a link. I hope it works.



Vergnügungsyacht Dauntless

https://amzn.eu/d/d6Ur0Xb