Length Overall: 18′ 6″
Beam: 8′ 1″
Draft: 11″
Deadrise: 14°
Cockpit Depth: 25″
Dry Weight w/o Engine: 1,800 lbs.
Maximum Horsepower: 150 HP
Maximum Engine Weight: 510 lbs.
Transom Height: 20″
Capacity: 1,535 lbs.
Maximum Persons: 6
Fuel Capacity: 39 Gallons
Overall Length of Boat Motor Trailer: 25′ 3″
Overall Height of Boat & Trailer: 7′ 8″
Bridge Clearance: 60″
Bridge Clearance with T-top: 95″
Triumph Boats’ 190 Bay is perfectly equipped for lake, bay or coastal fishing. With an 11″ draft and a stepped transom, it’s one of the first bay boats capable of traversing extremely shallow water. The 190 Bay also sports an 8-foot beam for generous cockpit space and stability, raised casting platforms, forward and aft, and generous storage for plenty of gear. Impervious to the harshest environments, it will keep its new-boat look for decades. You, on the other hand, should be so lucky.
I consider this boat to be the BEST combination for both inshore saltwater and lake fishing. I usually fish alone or with one partner, but have found the boat able to accommodate a larger party of fishermen with no crowding.
It is a stable fishing platform that gives me a dry ride even when the chop kicks up. I have no problem fishing the local kelp beds in the ocean areas around San Diego for Kelp Bass, Sand Bass, Yellowtail, Barracuda and other species and; will not hesitate to travel offshore a reasonable distance. It gives me a great bait tank forward of the console and a good size cooler under the helmsman’s seat. I have ample rod racks and plenty of dry storage.
The boat does very well in the small lakes surrounding San Diego. Because of the shallow draft, It works just like a bass boat with the forward seating and an electric trolling motor. I use the bait tank as a live well on these occasions. However, the Triumph really shines in the big Western impoundments such as Lake Havasu and Lake Mead. The Triumph gives me the speed to reach schools of surfacing stripers but still enables me to enter coves where a deeper draft boat would ground. Additionally, those lakes can kick up some pretty choppy water in the afternoons and I am always glad of the stability of the Triumph.
It is light weight and easy to tow and launch. A perfect all purpose fishing boat for both salt and fresh water.
- Richard Crowe