Anyone seen a pontoon like this???

jg-32 · Jul 4, 2014

I'm looking to switch to a pontoon for bowfishing and came a crossed this. It's a 1990 spectrum bluefin, has about a 6-8' platform on the front that I think will be great to just put lights on and go. The pontoons are what get me and I can't find any info on them other then there pickle style like hydro race boats. What do you think?

ILbowfisher15 · Jul 4, 2014

Just my opinion but I doubt they would draft super shallow based on the shape.

why3zx · Jul 4, 2014

Looks like you could bridge the toons with aluminum plate, add a gill bracket, and have one heck of a deckover flatbottom.

jg-32 · Jul 4, 2014

Why3 that is one heck of an idea. Never thought of that.

ILbowfisher15 · Jul 4, 2014

jg-32 said:
Why3 that is one heck of an idea. Never thought of that.

x2.

carp31 · Jul 4, 2014

why3zx said:
Looks like you could bridge the toons with aluminum plate, add a gill bracket, and have one heck of a deckover flatbottom.

That would be sweet!

Noobshooter · Jul 4, 2014

Dumb question from the boat noob. What's a gill bracket?

why3zx · Jul 4, 2014

Noobshooter said:
Dumb question from the boat noob. What's a gill bracket?

its basically a cross between a float pod and a jack plate, it sets the outboard off of the back of the boat

CarpCommander · Jul 4, 2014

That's slick-like a catamaran sorta! Not sure what would happen if ya spear a 4-5' wave though...I'm guessing not good!

tjones96761 · Jul 5, 2014

Experience from a toon, I think that will nose dive like a mother without adding a 3rd tube in the center.
Or plate between if you can fab...

RPbwhntfsh · Jul 5, 2014

Looks pretty cool. Probably get better speed and handling out of it from the flat inner edge. Depending on the size of the sponsons, it may draft a bit deeper but hard to tell. I sure if you had a bow mounted troller on there it would be easier to control as well. Look at the stains on the sides of the sponsons to see how much it drafted. Should be a scum line or something there to tell. Hell id go for it.

jmblack · Jul 5, 2014

Buy it and build it! Post pics when done

-dirt- · Jul 5, 2014

The toons on regular pontoon boats have separate nose cones, adds some rigidity and if you puncture them you don't lose floatation in the rest of the toon.

Buckmark311 · Jul 7, 2014

toons look like you are cuttin out alot of surface area for water displacement. prob wont run shallow and prob a reason you dont see alot of toons like that..... If you were looking for a project it would be awesome bc of the options of a 3rd toon in the center or closing off the center with a seet of aluminium.

SKEETER · Jul 7, 2014

gonna draw alot of water

mr.abellavictor · Jun 6, 2025

jg-32 said:
I'm looking to switch to a pontoon for bowfishing and came a crossed this. It's a 1990 spectrum bluefin, has about a 6-8' platform on the front that I think will be great to just put lights on and go. The pontoons are what get me and I can't find any info on them other then there pickle style like hydro race boats. What do you think? View attachment 95809 View attachment 95817 View attachment 95825 View attachment 95833

I have that boat bud

Anyone seen a pontoon like this???

jg-32

ILbowfisher15

why3zx

jg-32

ILbowfisher15

carp31

Noobshooter

why3zx

CarpCommander

tjones96761

RPbwhntfsh

jmblack

-dirt-

Buckmark311

SKEETER

mr.abellavictor

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