Should anyone scrap a Triton?!?!?

[Christopher]

http://providence.en.craigslist.org/boa/904616478.html

Ran across this ad for a triton.  Asking 750, but appears to be running the risk of the scrapyard if nobody buys her...

This boat looks in better shape than a triton up on Lake Superior that I looked at.  He says the deck core was replaced with a polyurethane core... sounds scary...

Shame if she meets the scrapyard though!

[AdriftAtSea]

MkeChris-

He may mean a polyureathane foam was used for the core material when rebuilding the deck.  The real question you should be asking is how much in boat yard fees does the boat have racked up, or is it current?

[Christopher]

So you're saying the buyer may have to settle up with the boatyard to tow it out of there? 

If the hull and keel truly are in good shape, is it a boat worth saving in the hands of someone skilled?  Not that I'm interested, but it just seems like a shame to let a Triton meet its maker.  Hopefully someone will do something with it.

[s/v Faith]

So you're saying the buyer may have to settle up with the boatyard to tow it out of there? 

If the hull and keel truly are in good shape, is it a boat worth saving in the hands of someone skilled?  Not that I'm interested, but it just seems like a shame to let a Triton meet its maker.  Hopefully someone will do something with it.

  Yes, it would be worthy of being restored.  There are many far lesser boats that have been brought back from worse shape.

Foam coring is an appropriate means of repair (must be an East Coast Triton, as the West Coast Boats had solid decks IIRC.

  His add says he is tired of yard fees, not that they are in arrears.... I sure hope someone picks up this boat.   :-\

[Capt. Tony]

I see this kind of thing far more than I care to.  If she was within four or five hundred miles of here I'd buy me an early Christmas present.  Even though I'm paring down the 'inventory', there's always room at this inn.  Let's just hope...

[Godot]

I just drained the coffers buying and fixing an investment property; otherwise I'd be highly interested in this myself. I'm thinking of an eventual upgrade to something in the 27-29 foot range (been really thinking along the lines of a Cape Dory, Bristol, Triton, Southern Cross ... you know, the regular suspects).  Not this year, though.

Not to worry.  I'm sure there will deals out there next year or whenever life settles enough to take advantage of it.  Sadly, there always seems a plethora of neglected good old boats out there just begging for someone to rescue them.

[hearsejr]

if I were close enough to look her over, and the soles were solid I'd be all over her.