Looking for Someone Who Can Build a Dumas Boat for Me

[Mitchell Meltzer]

I have very bad hand tremors but would like to build a Dumas Victory Tug Boat to use for remote control boating. Any suggestions for companies/people I could pay to construct it for me?  I live in Virginia but spend a good chunk of the year in Bluffton, SC.

Thanks!

[ccoyle]

Is there a compelling reason for wishing to have the Dumas kit built for you? For the price of a commissioned build, you could probably purchase a ready-made RC tug.

[mtdoramike]

I agree with Chris here. I used to do commission builds from boats to tall wooden ship models. A commissioned build even from a Dumas kit could take a minimum of 3 months and anywhere from 300-400 hours to complete. My commission rate was around $5.00 and hour 10-15 years ago. The best way to go would be to join RCgroups.com and post that you are looking for a Victory Tug already built. I build and sell boats all the time, a lot cheaper than my commission rate, but it's usually a kit or a project that I get pretty cheap and something I really wanted to build. 

[Mitchell Meltzer]

Cool, thanks for the advice!  I will do some searching.

[Mitchell Meltzer]

On a side note, is anyone familiar with the quality of work that a builder called Bill Crane does?