edwonbass
Well-known member
Hey Tinboat Family, last year I bought a 1994 Spectrum Dominator 16 bass boat to fix up. From what I can gather Spectrum as well as Fisher was made by Brunswick Marine which I think eventually got sold to Tracker.
I needed something a little bigger and more stable than my 12 foot tin so I could take my brother with me! He treated me to a lot of good fishing over the years with his Lowe and Ranger boats which he sold awhile back.
I have learned a lot from the good and helpful folks here and thought I would share the sprucing up of this old girl.
My goal was to replace the carpet and extend the front deck.
Before I get into the pics and process I just want to say that I never thought It would take as many hours of work as it did but it was always frustrating and fun all at the same time. And also I now know that when you have a boat, you are never done working on it. There is always something else that you want to add or change. I run into this same problem with having a home recording studio.
Anyway here is what she looked like when I got her minus the trolling motors and seats:
I didn't so much mind the blue carpet but it was in pretty bad shape and torn and missing in some spots.
Original front deck layout.
I needed something a little bigger and more stable than my 12 foot tin so I could take my brother with me! He treated me to a lot of good fishing over the years with his Lowe and Ranger boats which he sold awhile back.
I have learned a lot from the good and helpful folks here and thought I would share the sprucing up of this old girl.
My goal was to replace the carpet and extend the front deck.
Before I get into the pics and process I just want to say that I never thought It would take as many hours of work as it did but it was always frustrating and fun all at the same time. And also I now know that when you have a boat, you are never done working on it. There is always something else that you want to add or change. I run into this same problem with having a home recording studio.
Anyway here is what she looked like when I got her minus the trolling motors and seats:
I didn't so much mind the blue carpet but it was in pretty bad shape and torn and missing in some spots.
Original front deck layout.