www.iFourWinns.com

I am looking for a used trailer for a 2003 268. Anybody hear of such a animal?

I'll take one too. Good Luck finding a used one, I have looked off and on for 5 years..... no luck.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

I have a nice tri-axle FW trailer for my '98 278 that I am selling because I upgraded to an aluminum trailer. Last season, I put new tires (7), new wheel bearings & seals, new brake shoes and wheel cylinders, bow rollers, and winch strap. It's also always been stored inside so it looks better than most trailers that are only a couple years old.

I checked the specs of your boat and they both have the 17 deg deadrise and are similar in actual hull length, so it might even work without modification. It's dark green in color. If I had to do over, I would have stuck with the FW trailer. My reasons for going aluminum were weight reduction, the fact that the FW trailer was barely rated for what it weighed, disk brakes over drum, and torsion axles over springs. In reality, I had the new one over-built so much that it weighs more than the FW trailer, not 600 lbs less like it was supposed to. The brakes and torsion axles are nice, but don't really perform that much better than the drum brakes and spring suspension. Don't get me wrong, I really like the aluminum trailer, but actually, the FW trailer would have been fine if I had just quit worrying about it and your boat's weight is 1K or more less than mine so it should be a really good fit for you.

Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you some pictures of it. My email address is jzellers@a5.com. If you feel this one will work it will be a good deal because all of the maintenance work is already done for you.

Joe

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USCG 50 Ton Master Inland/OUPV Endorsement+Towing

1998 278 Vista - Twin 4.3 GLs, Kohler 4KW Gen, AC/Heat.
1999 Yamaha Waverunner SUV
2003 Yamaha Waverunner SUV w/MR-1 HO conversion

I've got a trailer for a 2000 268. I'm not sure if they would be compatible, but the hull hasn't changed much. The trailer was bought from Four Winns by the original owner when the boat was purchased. I had it surveyed yesterday with the boat and it's in great shape. I have a slip outside my back door in San Diego, so I'm not sure I want to keep the trailer. I can get more details if anyone's interested. Four Winns are pretty rare on the West Coast so it would be quite a trip for most of you to get it.

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2000 268 Vista