I’m driving a TRIUMPH this week!

"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/21/2019 at 09:21 • Filed to: None

Triumph 190DC boat specifically.

And i have to say... compared to my Honda Fit, the driving dynamics and fuel economy are terrible. I drove this boat about 3 hours so far and it used at least 75L of fuel. And the thing handles like a boat and the brakes are non-existent!!! LOL

This boat was new around 2002. Has a Johnson-Suzuki 90hp 4 cyl 4 stroke engine with fuel injection.

It’s a big improvement over the boat I used last year which was a bit smaller, was at least a decade older and had a Mercury 60 hp 2 stroke 3 cylinder engine.

The newer boat gets up to planing speed much more easily and quickly. I had 6 people in the boat and was still able get to planing and hit around 50km/h.

The old boat wouldn’t hit planing speed at all with 6 people in it... meaning I would be running at full power and barely be going faster than a light jogging pace.

It’s also much smoother and quieter than the old Mercury-powered boat.

Handles waves at speed better as well.

There are some issues though.

The horn and the fuel gauge don’t work. And the throttle control feels a little loose and doesn’t inspire confidence.

The owners just bought this boat recently (comes with a cottage I’m renting). They said they were gonna get the issues fixed soon.

I hope they got a really good deal on this thing because I wouldn’t have bought it with something as important as the fuel gauge not working.

I make sure to keep an extra 25L can of fuel with me as a result (in addition to the 10L can of spare fuel the boat comes with)

DISCUSSION (12)

Ash78, voting early and often > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/21/2019 at 10:09

Nice boat...

for me to poop ON !

Future next gen S2000 owner > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/21/2019 at 10:21

That’s a mighty fine johnson you got there.....

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/21/2019 at 10:53

Don’t know about the Great White North, but horns are a legal requirement where I live.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/21/2019 at 11:04

I see you’ve now experienced 2-foot i tis.

Sovande > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/21/2019 at 12:32

Those are interesting boats... They are rotomolded plastic like most production kayaks instead of the more popular fiberglass. Upside is they are hard to break! Be safe and have fun!

functionoverfashion > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/21/2019 at 13:14

Bah, only two things not working? That’s pretty good!

But seriously, in what way is the throttle loose? That could be trouble, depending... you really want the engine to slow down when you tell it to.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > functionoverfashion
08/21/2019 at 16:49

Feels a little lose in the left to right sense and sometimes sticks a little sometimes when putting it in forward or reverse.

I agree it could be trouble... but it’s not my boat to maintain. But I do plan on mentioning it to the owners

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
08/21/2019 at 16:50

They are here in Ontario as well

But having one of those portable air horns are permissible if the horn on the boat doesn’t work

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Ash78, voting early and often
08/21/2019 at 16:57

Oh look at Mr. Fancy who has a nicer boat that me!

I bet you also wear matching pairs of shoes all the time as well!!!

Lol

functionoverfashion > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/23/2019 at 10:08

Eh, hard to say without feeling it... but I guess I wouldn’t worry about it being dangerous. Most often the control box itself will be bolted together very securely, while its mounting to the boat can get loose because there’s so much leverage on it via the throttle handle.

jminer > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
09/05/2019 at 21:13

I don’t think I’ve ever owned a boat with a working fuel gauge...

That is a good looking machine though

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > jminer
09/06/2019 at 10:57

Yeah... it’s much better than the previous boat that came with this cottage. It can get up to planing speed with 6 people in it where the previous boat (A Grew with a 60HP 2-stroke Mercury) couldn’t.

But the previous boat did have a fuel gauge that did give an approximate idea of how much fuel was left.