Plastic Classic Forum

When I was a teenager, thumbing through Boat Traders, the newspaper classifieds, and walking through marinas in Florida, I would constantly find great deals on small, older sailboats and immediately begin trying to finagle a way to buy them. After each unsuccessful attempt, my mom, always patient an...

I was curious how much people have paid for their Tritons.

In four years, I plan to do some extensive offshore cruising (ocean passages) on my Pearson Triton. I have a list of things I'd like to do to the boat before then, and near the top of that list is "add bulwark rails." I like the idea of a bulwark, perhaps 6" high, that would help keep...

Tim, thanks for the reply in the other forum, and I'll keep from posting the same question in more than one forum in the future--I just wanted to make sure it got read!

I heard about this regatta last year, but couldn't make it. My son and I went this year and had a great time. To race in the event, the design of your boat has to be 25 years old or older. This was the first time I've raced in 30 years, but that's okay--it's a really low-key race. Lots of good old b...

Does anyone else buy from McMaster-Carr? (http://www.mcmaster.com/) I've purchased quite a few items from them over the years, and have always been satisfied with the prices. They ship fast, too. I've purchased Lexan, bronze rod, stainless, rubber, etc. If you've never been to their site, you should...

I have Triton #318 and it has external ballast. When I first looked at the boat, I thought it had internal ballast because I did not see any keel bolt heads/nuts in the bilge. Later, I realized that the little "mounds" in the bilge were the keel bolt heads/nuts and that they had been glass...

I have Triton #318 and it has external ballast. When I first looked at the boat, I thought it had internal ballast because I did not see any keel bolt heads/nuts in the bilge. Later, I realized that the little "mounds" in the bilge were the keel bolt heads/nuts and that they had been glass...