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Safety is a primary consideration in the design of every Triton boat. In fact, Triton (read more) is constantly developing ways not only to make its boats more useful and pleasureable to ride but also safe at the same time.
Triton's efforts to provide angler safety do not go unnoticed. Aside from its loyal following which has grown dramatically in less than ten years in the business, boating institutions and organizations have recognized Triton's contrributions to safe boating.
In 2003 during the celebration of the National Safe Boating Week, the National Safe Boating Council honored Triton with its revolutionary lifesaving design for its 2004 product line. Specifically, the council lauded Triton's integration of a reboarding ladder in its new line of boats.
The reboarding ladder is hidden from view until the dunked boater releases a lock. The ladder allows anyone to go on board the boat without any assistance. Falling overboard, no matter how simple, can be fatal at times. Even with a life jacket, it is difficult to do without assistance. This is why the re-boarding ladder is considered a very innovative way of providing additonal level of safety to boaters.
Data from United States Coast Guard estimate that approximately 700 people die each year in boating accidents. Over half of these accidents involve anglers who unexpectedly end up in the water and were not able to go back on board quickly enough.
Recognitions such as the Special Life Saving Award for Innovation from the NSBC fuels Triton's commitment to provide comfort, style, performance and safety for all its customers. As a manufacturer of boats for the serious bass fishing tournament professionals as well as weekend anglers, Triton wants its boats to feature greater flexibility and safety features. Triton boats are also something that families can enjoy for in-water sports like swimming, water skiing and diving.
To further improve the safety features of its boats, Triton stays in constant consultation with the boating community and other concerned organizations.
Triton employs advanced design and engineering techniques to produce one of the best boats in the market. Consider the following techniques that differentiate Triton from its competitors:
• 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.
• 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.
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