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Vinman:

I cannot speak of the 195 in that we have a 210 CC.

As far as “dry” storage is concerned, we really have not had any big problems. The mega storage in front of the center console has a removable false floor that raises the items stored there up about four inches.

The only times that items stored in the mega hold have gotten even damp occurred before we installed rubber plugs in the transom scuppers.

In order to install our transducer, we had to remove the starboard transom drain ball scupper. Well, the water just flowed in the back of the boat, so we had to find a solution to the problem.

The water came in both rear scuppers whenever we just cut the power instead of stopping slowly.

Since we have used the rubber plugs, we get very little water into the rear of the boat. The water that does come in is from the spray caused by our transducer when we leave it in the down position at a high speeds. Please keep in mind that this problem is of my own doing, since I chose the transducer.

Other owners have also added racks to the storage under the stern seats. The racks really help keep items off the floor and much drier.

We voted for the plastic boat because we did not want to spend our time polishing and we did not want to spend money fixing the gel coat when we hit something a little too hard. We have not owned a boat for about 40 years, and we have an 18-year-old son. We do not want to worry about him hitting the dock a little hard, or more likely, me hitting the dock hard.

For those that criticize Triumph boats for not being shiny, have you ever seen what a glass boat that is stored outside for any length of time looks like?

Good luck with your search.