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How Triton Boats are built
At Triton, we're proud of the way our boats look, but we believe
it's what's inside that really counts. Triton boats feature
the most advanced design, materials, construction methods and
safety engineering in the entire fishing boat industry. As
you'll see, we use aircraft technology in our hull construction
- there's no wood in a Triton boat. Our innovative engineering
approach enables every Triton hull to carry a lifetime warranty,
plus a three-year warranty on most Triton-installed components.
And, most important of all, every Triton boat is designed and
built with your complete safety in mind.
Triton Boats - Wood-Free Composite Construction
Most fiberglass fishing boats are built with wood in such strategic
areas as the stringer system, transom, deck and floor.
Over time, wood can rot, leading to structural failures. Even
wood thoroughly encapsulated with fiberglass still contains water
and can expand and contract over time, which may lead to delamination.
It's impossible to bond wood and fiberglass chemically. Also,
wood softens when wet, causing fasteners to pull loose. For these
and other reasons, there is no wood in a Triton boat. Instead,
Triton insists on space age Tri-Core composite construction.
Tri-Core, a high-tech, super-strong polyurethane core material
used in high performance aircraft, can never rot, bonds chemically
with fiberglass, and is unaffected by climate changes. In addition,
structural tests show Tri-Core to be lighter than wood, yet stronger
than most wood/fiberglass laminates.
Triton Hand-Laid Quality
Like other fiberglass boats, a Triton is built from the inside
out. But that's where the similarity ends. We use state-of-the-art
gelcoats and baby our molds so your Triton boat has a brilliant
mirror finish that'll last a lifetime.Every Triton features hand-laid
construction and AME 1000 resin for greater strength and uniformity
without excess weight. Many competing manufacturers use extensive
chopper gun construction in their boats. The chopper gun is a
laborsaving tool that sprays material into the hull. It enables
our competition to turn out more boats at a faster pace, but
at Triton, we know faster isn't necessarily better where your
boat's construction - and your safety - are concerned. Compare
our lifetime hull warranty to the flimsy warranties on competing
boats and you'll understand why we take extra time to hand-lay
every Triton hull.
There are 3 primary components in the construction of a boat
- the hull, stringer and deck. At Triton, all three are built
by hand-laying fiberglass. They are then brought together and
banded in place, thus forming a solid, singular unit. We call
this uni-body construction. It's the reason a Triton offers unsurpassed
structural integrity and performs as if it were all one piece.
Triton Unibody Construction
Triton boats, like fine automobiles, are built with unibody construction.
When under power, the entire boat moves as a single unit, greatly
reducing vibration that can result in transom failure. Unibody
construction provides superior strength, while reducing performance-robbing
weight.
The Backbone of Triton
Boats
The backbone of every Triton boat is our amazing stringer system.
Many competing boat brands use wood stringers encapsulated
in fiberglass, but Triton uses a one-piece composite and fiberglass
stringer system for unparalleled strength and rigidity.
Triton's stringer features two braces running from bow to stern,
and seven cross-members connecting port to starboard. This radical
design makes a Triton boat extremely rigid and helps eliminate
deck and hull twisting.
In addition, the Triton stringer system is hyper-engineered to
fit perfectly into the hull with 100% contact - once in place,
there are no gaps between stringer and hull! Most competing boatbuilders
don't bother to engineer their stringers to even approach such
close tolerances - they're content to patch those "wide
open spaces" between stringer and hull with fiberglass.
But that's not good enough for Triton!
Triton Boats - Rock-Solid
Transom & Deck
A glance at the stern of a Triton boat reveals a major difference
between our boats and many of our competitors' models. Every
Triton features a full-width transom, running all the way from
port to starboard. Many competitive boats have much narrower
transoms - some only 24 inches wide! Our full-width transom
means the weight of your outboard is distributed over a much
wider area, to absorb stress more effectively. The Triton transom
is crafted from Tri-Core and fiberglass, which are bonded chemically,
unlike the simple mechanical bond our competitors hope to achieve
with wood. It connects directly to the stringer system to form
the industry's strongest and most rigid "skeleton" -
your assurance that every Triton boat is built to last a lifetime.
Our deck is also designed for maximum strength. It features
four transverse bulkheads which tie into the stringer system
in true unibody fashion, thereby enhancing the deck's structural
integrity. Deck and hull are chemically bonded with automotive-strength
structural adhesive. The result: rock-solid construction, guaranteed
to last a lifetime!
Triton Boats - Superior Flotation = Greater Safety
At Triton, your safety is our #1 concern. That's why every Triton
boat exceeds upright and level flotation standards of the U.S.
Coast Guard, National Marine Manufacturers Association and
American Boat & Yacht Council. You can enjoy your Triton
with the complete confidence of knowing there has never been
a single flotation failure on a Triton boat…not one!
Other boat manufacturers would probably consider our foaming
process excessive, but we'd rather "over-foam" our
boats than compromise your safety. Through rigorous testing
procedures both in our 20,000-gallon test tank and "on
location" under adverse lake conditions, Triton's engineers
go the extra mile to determine the best possible location and
maximum amount of foam flotation for each specific model. Our
foam flotation process is truly extraordinary in the boating
industry. We actually inject polyurethane foam into our string
system, then fill open cavities between the stringers with
more foam to support the weight of the hull, passengers and
gear. Our tests have proven this much foam alone will float
our boats, but that's not good enough for Triton. So we add
large foam dams in the rear corners to support the weight of
your outboard and batteries. Then we inject foam flotation
down the sides of the boat so it can't roll over, but remain
upright and level instead. Finally, still more foam is injected
under the floor and inside the deck, where it provides superior
upright and level flotation, as well as added insulation for
livewells, fish boxes and ice chests. Like
the finest automobiles whose names have become synonymous with
quality and safety, Triton too has built its reputation on
quality materials, design and construction techniques that
in turn means the ultimate in safety for you.
Triton Boats Feature:
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Triton's all fiberglass Zero-Flex Stringer System is completely
cored with polyurethane composite material.
• The full width All-Composite Transom is bonded to the
stringer system with Hi-Density composite braces.
• Composite-cored Fiberglass Cross Members bridge the
2 full-length stringer, tying the port and starboard sides of
the boat together to eliminate deck and hull twisting.
• Our Uni-Body Construction technique utilizes transverse
bulkheads built into the deck that interlock with the hull's
stringer system, virtually welding the two parts into one.
• The Zero-Flex Stringer System is molded to precisely
mate with the hull laminate and has over 290 linear feet of surface
bonded to the hull as part of our Uni-Body Construction. That's
nearly a football field's worth of total stringer length in the
Tr-21's hull.
• Triton's unique Wide-Track-Flared Hull and Deck Design
offers you larger rear storage boxes and openings, larger livewells,
and greater stability. Styling is also enhanced with the W.T.F.
design, yielding a dominant appearance, characteristic of a Triton
Boat's image and performance.
The Triton Difference
As you've seen, Triton's state-of-the-art materials and construction
methods give our boats tremendous strength without excess weight.
You benefit from faster acceleration, greater top-end speed,
a soft, dry ride in rough water and increased fuel efficiency
for both your outboard and your tow vehicle. Greater strength
means a longer-lasting boat with the best warranty in the business.
Extra flotation means greater safety for you, your family and
your fishing partners.
Quality. Innovation. Safety. That's the Triton difference!
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