The next
generation of boat blind has arrived. The all new Bankes 14"
Dominator is here! We started from the ground up to bring you a duck boat
for the 21st Century. A boat that reflects the needs and demands of the
modern hunter. The hunting pressure on today's birds demand that you go
further and get into places others can't. The Dominator only draws 4-5
inches of water, so you can get into places you thought were impossible. It's unique reverse transom design
pushes mud, cattails, ice, etc., away
from the boat ensuring you can get out with ease. The hull has been
designed with
the Bankes exclusive R.T.C. ( reverse tunnel chine) hull design that turns
spray down keeping you dry, even in the worst of conditions.
It's sharp "V" bow slices
through waves giving you a superior ride as well as parting natural vegetation, making the boat easier to hide and causing less damage to the
marsh. The "V" in the bow turns into a flat bottom, giving you
excellent shallow water capabilities. The R.T.C. hull design allows us to
have a smooth flat bottom, with no strakes or keels, and still
maintain the best cornering and handling of any duck boat on the market.
This also means if you get stuck on a mud flat or the tide
goes out there is nothing to dig in, making the boat easier to push. With
it's "V" shaped bow the boat has excellent ice breaking
capabilities, and we even reinforced it with Kevlar ® to make sure it was
bullet proof! The interior liner in the boat has allowed us to construct
the Dominator in a very unique way. The boats are completely foam filled,
right up to the deck, and all the foam is sealed behind the liner so it
will never get wet or deteriorate. This unique process has also allowed us
to get the maximum amount of foam in the boat. In fact when tested at the
US Coast Guard testing facility in Maryland 6600 lbs was put in The
Dominator, and it was still afloat.
 There's plenty of room inside the boat for two people, a dog and all your
gear. A dual shelving system runs down each side of the cockpit, and
provides decoy storage on the lower shelf, leaving the top shelf free for
your guns, radio, shells and anything else you may need. Each shelf runs
the entire length of the cockpit, almost 9' long, giving you over 35' of
shelving in the boat. Decoy curtains between the shelves are a standard
feature, ensuring your decoys will stay put! A dry storage area is
provided in the bow, for your life jackets, anchors, etc., as well as
storage room in the rear for two 5 gallon fuel tanks, and a bilge area for
the water, which keeps it off the cockpit floor. The Dominator has a complete molded interior liner, meaning that the inside of the boat
was made the same 
way as the outside, and not just slapped together with
some plywood, screws and gel coat. This interior liner has allowed us to
manufacture a boat with no wood in it to rot or maintain as well
as giving you a full flat floor with molded in non skid that won't wear
off, so you can be sure you'll have good footing when you stand up to take
your shot. We also incorporated a unique rear driving seat that swings
into the storage area when not in use, so it's not in your way while
hunting. It keeps you in the boat where you belong, not perched on the
coaming where one wrong move could send you overboard. This seat, unique
to Bankes Boats, is standard equipment because we feel you can't put a
price tag on your safety. Other standard features include; molded in non
skid on the bow to make boarding easier, a pebble finish on all surfaces
to reduce glare, military style camo right in the gel coat, not painted on
afterwards, so it won't scratch off, interior light, two 12 volt
receptacles, 500 gph bilge pump, battery tray, nylon grassing rails,
waterproof electrical panel, navigation lights, as well as a long list of
other amenities and features. Optional equipment includes a locking
fiberglass hard top cover and blind package. The blind is made from 1000
Denier rip stop cordura nylon, with 6061 aircraft grade aluminum frames.
Designed to be set up quickly and easily. The blind attaches to the
perimeter of the boat by sliding into a unique track, eliminating the need
for snaps which can come undone and need replacing as the years go by. In
addition by attaching all around the boat you don't have to worry about
setting something on the deck and having it roll off into the water, it
stays safe and sound right were you left it! The blind can be set up
numerous different ways to suit your needs, set up as a top  shooter you
will have all four sides up, and the top open in order to stand up and
shoot out of.
In nasty weather you can change to the side shooter by dropping one side
and adding a roof to keep you warm and dry. This also works great for
mallard hunting or on those later season birds that just don't want to
come into traditional blinds. And in another Bankes exclusive you can
choose which side you want to shoot from when you set up the roof. Because
with a Bankes Boat you get more choices and the best value.
The blind comes with grassing loops sewn in place so you can easily
add you own natural vegetation, and is available in Advantage Wetlands®
or Military style camo painted to match the boat. With so much versatility
and value you owe it to yourself to check out The Dominator before you
make your next purchase. Give us a call or stop by your nearest dealer and
see for yourself what makes this the hottest new boat of the 21st Century.
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