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i'll buy that for a dollar! - 6/30/2007 7:01:42 PM   
icyuod2


 

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Status: offline 		every once in a while, i'm still amazed at what you can purchase for a dollar.

found this at a garage sale just down the street. the little girl that sold it to me only wanted a dollar, but i gave her $2.50.

its 27x11x2.75" and seems to be a wood construction. any idea's on the model? gas or electric? and where would i go from here if i wanted to make the boat a sea worthy vessel?








seems to be solid. i'm assuming the "cabin" wasn't part of the original design. whats the little square recess on the bottom of the boat for?

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 6/30/2007 7:49:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		The recessed are was for the the bottom mounted strut ( the thing where the prop shaft goes thru )
Nitro engine ...
Strip that thing down ... REMOVE that thing ( whatever it is that is sticking WAY up in the air in the middle , like its some kind of podium or something ) and have fun

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 6/30/2007 8:01:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		What you've got there is a Dumas SK-Daddle and yes, you did get a good buy for a buck!
I'm guessing that the recess was for a strut support bracket.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 6/30/2007 10:13:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		well restorations are under way. i dont think i was the first to purchase this boat from a garage sale.

the boat has a split personality, theres the very skillfully built era (gel goat, prof looking silver paint) and the diy nightmare phase,. (bondo,hot glue,white house paint and nail polish stripes, etc etc. 4 brass tubes stuffed in the hull to accomidate a cheap undersized plastic prop. etc etc) i image thats where the pedastal came from.

i'm finding alot of holes filled in with bondo.
what would the 6 holes in the transome be used for? water drainage? what prevents the water from leaking in? or some sort of stabilizer/trim tabs?

so other than radio servo's etc, what do i need to complete the boat, and what do you suggest?



what size engine should i get? and do you think the nitro engines will bolt right up to the mounts in the boat? what size?
sorry for all the questions

am i missing parts for the rudder? just out of curiosity, whats the brass tube beside the rudder for? cooling intake?


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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 12:47:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		The brass tube is defintely part of the engine cooling system, my dad actually has a scratch built boat that looks identical to that, and has a similar water cooling device for his engine. NIce looking boat, and can really move if you do it right. Can't believe you bought it for a dollar!

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 12:56:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		just a guess but by looking at the prop that came with it, you've probably got the small version. A decent .10-1.2 engine would make it a decent performer.
Those holes along the bottom of the transom are for trim tabs.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 2:14:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm sure that under that old paint is some beautiful mahogony. I love the old roundback look. The holes on the transom were for trim tabs more than likely. I would totally strip it down and start over with some good hardware and a stock zen. With a little work, that boat could be a thing of beauty. You should have given her $3.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 2:19:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry. I thought it was bigger so forget the zen.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 7:44:08 AM   
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A decent .10-1.2 engine would make it a decent performer.


Think Ron did a typo there , and meant a .10 to a .12 but ya might go up to an .18 also .

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 12:43:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		well i looked up some info on the sk daddle.it seems most are 36", mines only 27" the dumas web page i found, said they can handle up too a .40 engine. do you think this boat will handle an engine that large? was the sk daddle available in different lengths? im just wondering if this was a scratch build since the wood is different than most of the sk daddles i've seen on line.

will a .10-.12 engine be enough? this boat is a foot wide. i dont think thats the original prop. the piece of brass tube that passes through the keel, had 3 other pieces of brass tube stuffed inside one another to down size to a 1/8" drive line. i'm assuming its part of the diy nightmare phase. also does it matter the rudders not centered? the entire assembly is centered (rudder/cooling intake) but the rudder itself is a good 1/2" left of center.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 2:17:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		I built a Dumas Skdaddle 20 in the early 70's.....looks pretty much like yours. It used a .19 engine and was slow because i was young and used a ton of fiberglass.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 2:31:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was hard to tell the size of the boat by the picture so I was trying to go by the prop size which looked like the 1 inch prop that they had.
These boats go back a lot of years as I remember them from back in the late `70's. The engines back then only put out maybe half of what today's engines do. A .21 (I typed it right this time Bob! ) would be a good choice.
The rudder might be OK but I'd update the driveline to something a little more modern.

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 3:42:46 PM   
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also does it matter the rudders not centered? the entire assembly is centered (rudder/cooling intake) but the rudder itself is a good 1/2" left of center.


No ... but , of course , the further off center it is , the worse it will turn to the opposite direction .

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/1/2007 4:31:28 PM   
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A decent .10-1.2 engine would make it a decent performer.


Think Ron did a typo there , and meant a .10 to a .12 but ya might go up to an .18 also .



oh come on....i think it would be fun with a 1 cube motor in there

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RE: i'll buy that for a dollar! - 7/2/2007 3:09:27 AM   
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