Greeting from Canada

[Grizzly King]

Hi all !

I am a newcomer, from Quebec City, Canada, sharing passion for both open water and fishing !!

Now, owning a zodiac boat, I am facing a sad reality, my wife is having serious back problems and is no longer able to stand a boat which is hurting her even in 2 feet waves.

Having read a lot on different boats, it seems like Triumph is having what I might be looking for: a hull that could survive shocks and collisions with rocks, as unsinkable as an inflatable boat but offering quite a difference at sea - that is smooth riding.

From people already owning such a boat, I would need to know:

1- Is navigation really smoother than other fishing boats you might know of ?

2- What is the difference between the 215CC and the 215 Special Tournament Edition

3- Is there a Triumph authorized dealer close to Quebec City or Montreal ?

4- Is 150 hp enough for a good performance in 8-10 feet waves (we get that quite often north east of Orlean Island)

That is for today - I am looking forward to acquire this beauty should it delivers what is says on its web site !!!

Mario

[NCangler]

Hi Grizzy King and welcome to Triumphowners.net. I contacted the factory directly to get answers to your questions. Here are their responses:

We do not currently have a dealer in Canada but we are pursuing Dealers for the entire country.
1) Yes, due to the nature of our material it is shock absorbing unlike equivalently sized fiber glass or aluminum boats.

2) The 215 TE is a loaded version of the 215cc, it has powder coated rails, T-Top and Bow rail. Other standard features with the TE are, solid state switching system which incorporates timed bait well, dimmer function and Trim tab indicators. The Te also has electric trim tabs, coaming bolsters, bow and aft seat cushion set, dual battery switch, console foot rest, macerator pump, PFD storage bag, raw water wash down, AM/FM CD with two speakers( Sirius and XM compatible, deluxe trailer with aluminum alloy wheels and diamond plated fenders.

3) The closest dealer to you is:
Howie Kirkpatrick
BFC Marine
126 US RT 1
Woolwich, ME 04579
(207) 443-3022

4) The 150 is the optimum motor for the 215. Regarding what the boat will handle, it is dependent on the skill of the captain as to what seas the boat will handle but the 215 will deliver a ride second to none in its class and being that the boat is filled with 3lb closed foam (not required by the Coast Guard) and the fact that the hull material itself is buoyant we believe we have the safest boats available.

[OspreyVic]

Welcome Grizzly King.

Can't speak about 8 to 10 footers, but our 2005 model 210CC is GREAT. It fits our family.

Good luck in your search. If looking for more of our thoughts, look in the "Articles" section of this web site. There are a couple of articles that might be informing, yes I wrote a couple of them and I admit to being prejudice.

[Grizzly King]

Hi !

Thank you for you reply ! I will have a glance at the articles section, and read especially yours !

Bye for now,

[ILLOGICAL GGC]

I Have Noticed On Almost All Occasions I Am The Only One In Any Boat 23ft And Under Comfortably Sitting In My Captain's Chair While Busting Through The Rough Stuff And All The Others Are Getting Beat Up By Their Glass Boats

[braley]

I think there are 3 or 4 different dealers in Maine for triumphs so you do have some options.

BFC Marine in Bath
Whitemore and sons in Skowhegan
Port Harbor Marine several locations

Probably a 4 hour drive to the closest.