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 Post subject: 243 Coast Runner?
PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 9:48 am 
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Hi all!
Just hoping to join the Four Winns ownership ranks with a 243 Coast Runner. For the life of me I cannot find any information on this boat other than past specs. from the Four Winns site. Does anyone know anything about this model? It appears it was only made in 1997.


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 Post subject: Re: 243 Coast Runner?
PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 10:17 am 
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Those are rare boats indeed. It was Four Winns attempt to enter the fishing segment.
The 203 was an outboard powered dual console, and I believe the 243 was I/O powered with a small cabin and hardtop. Not many of them around, and I would suspect hard to locate some parts. Unique looking boats though.

http://assets2.fourwinnsmarketing.com/p ... ecs%20(p34).PDF

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 Post subject: Re: 243 Coast Runner?
PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 11:44 am 
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Post some pics.

I have always wondered what those boats were like. It would appear that they have some very interesting features.

I think you are correct that they only made them a year or so. Rare for sure.

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 Post subject: Re: 243 Coast Runner?
PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 11:59 am 
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203 Coast Runner

243 Coast Runner is hard to find any good pics.
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 Post subject: Re: 243 Coast Runner?
PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:34 pm 
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That dash, cabin entry door and cooler look very familiar to me......

Looks like it was based on the Sundowner.

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 Post subject: Re: 243 Coast Runner?
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With my Vista's dash if I'm not mistaken.

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 Post subject: Re: 243 Coast Runner?
PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:47 am 
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A lot of the spare parts listed on the FW website are the same as for the 245 Sundowner of the same year.

Graham


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