I cannot actually think of one thing that has been a problem with my 2006 215 Chaos. And I can personally vouch for Merritt Marine in Hillsborough. They are my dealer and have been fantastic to work with. I have personally met many of the folks at Triumph through our factory tour and the last two Mackfest fishing tournaments, and I have been impressed with the folks I've met. Their desire to build a quality product, and improve it year after year, I think will be a formula for great success for them. Triumph is not a large boat company and implementing a new technology like Roplene I'm sure has been a learning process, but they obviously believe in their product, because they continue to offer a life-time hull warranty and they've backed it up as noted in previous posts. You'll have to ask a local dealer your question about standing behind a boat bought from someone else. Putting yourself in the shoes of a dealer trying to make a living though would tell me that most dealers of any boat brand will want to take care their boat buying customers first.
As to your post "dealers trying to get owners to do their own repairs, electrical problems"...I am not aware of a dealer telling an owner to do their own repairs. That would be counter productive for the dealer wouldn't it? To me the key to successful boat ownership is developing a relationship with a reputable dealer and sticking with them to do your maintenance work. All of us are going to have varying degrees of what we are capable of doing or want to do with our boats. But anything that affects warranty on the hull or motor, I take to my dealer.
Regarding things falling off...not sure what that is referencing either but stuff can shake loose from Roplene and Fiberglass boats. The great thing about Roplene though is that you can get Roplene powder, heat up a stainless steel screw, dip the screw in the powder then reset it in the Roplene where it will cool and fit snugly. As noted earlier you can get Roplene shavings or "welding rods" and you can fill holes and sand them smooth.
As noted feel free to ask any specific questions and do take a test ride.
