RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless
Dear Dauntless Captains,
Here are some pics of the vents i made for Dauntless. I followed Dumas's lead and made them 7/8" X 1 1/4". I used 1/8" wood stips and sanded each strip into a triangle. i fitted it into the frame and glued. Afterwards, i used polyurathane to coat. Once that was complete, i trimmed the frames to make them smaller.
After i completed them, i fitted onto Dauntless to find that Dumas naturally gave us bad measurements. They are not the size of the vents from actual Dauntless. (the folks at Dumas did a poor job at taking measurerments for Dauntless) I will probably remove 1 plank from each frame to make them smaller than 7/8". Once i have them reworked, i will finish cutting into Dauntless side walls and fit. I will also add a thin frame to the vents to cover the cuts to the wall. The vents will be removable in the event of damage. I will also install a water trap for each vent in the event that splash gets into them. On the interior side, there will be a box covering them and holes going into the engine room.
Here are those pics.
-Rich.