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283-300 convincer questions

BrandonS

BrandonS

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Hi my name is Brandon and I am a new member. I have never owned a check but grew up on Bajas and powerquests and I had a 21 eliminator Daytona. I currently own a 20' fourwinns open bow and will be able to upgrade next year. I hope to pick one up end of the summer when prices are low yet be able to water test and maybe use a little before end of the season. My questions are what are the differences if any between the 283 and 300 convincer. I want to stick with a single for now. I have seen some good buys on mid late 90's boats but don't want to regret my purchase as I plan to keep it a long time. I also need to know what size garage door (height) I will need to clear and overall length on the trailer. We are house shopping and I want to make sure if I buy a house with a barn that it will fit. I am hoping 40' will be sufficient because if I have to build one I would like to go 30x40. Sorry for the long post. Thanks for your input!
 
the 283 and 300 convincor is the same hull and size. they just re-named it in '99 or 2000 to current i believe. before '99 they didn't include the swim platform in the length. Now they do. you should be 30' overall length of boat from tip to prop. then it just depends on which size trailer you get. At a minimum you'll be 33' most likely closer to 34-35' from hitch to prop. I would imagine an 8' door would be suffice. Hope this helps.
 
I keep my 283 in a 12x44 stall. It takes 35 feet of it, hitch to prop. The door is 8x14 and you have to watch it closely when pulling it in or out.
 
My 283 just fits in my 30x40 but I have extension boxes on my drives. I also have a 10ft door which is nice. Mines almost 37ft end to end when the trim is all the way up on the trailer.
 
Thank for the information everybody. I will shoot for a 40' deep garage to give me enough room to get around the boat. My only concern is the 8' door being tight for height. Different trailers would put me over that mark if it was close or the driveway was a different slope going in. If I build the barn I may need to go taller just to be safe. Thanks again
 
Most barns built around here use 10 x 10 roll ups. Width would be my greater concern. A 12 ft. wide door would still be kinda tight (as Old Navy states) to maneuver in and out of. Can you do it, certainly, but I would want to make sure I had plenty of room to get in and out without worry.

My Checkmate is only 26 ft., but I am going to build a 30 x 40 to fit both my boats comfortably with some room for nice workbench, tools, etc. I'm going to use 10 ft high roll up doors, with a 14 ft wide door at each end for drive thru access (for the Check) and one 12 ft door for the smaller boat.
 
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