I went from a 1999 ZT240 to the 283. I only took it for a test drive on Lake Lanier, GA. It was 9am in the morning and it was a sheet of glass on the water. Its a much bigger boat than mine and some 253/259 i have been on. From what i hear they ride much better than 253/259 in rough water. They are slower b/c they weigh 5300lbs dry and with a 130 gallon fuel tank plus people you can add 1500lbs more! I will give everyone an update on the performance/ride next week when the registration is complete. Its sitting on the rack at the marina waiting to be run :mad:

You should consider a Procharger if you are looknig for reliable performance. I have a 27 Fountain 502 mag efi with a procharger and Stainless Marine exhaust. If you stay with a stage 1 no more than 5 lbs boost you will be safe with a mag motor. Too many people get crazy with the boost and then complain about superchargers.
Your boat looks great good luck and safe boating.

checkmate283,

My boat is a 97 253. I have yet to see another with the same color scheme....until yours. Nice boat!

The 283 is much bigger than the 253. It rides nicer also....just takes a bit of HP to get them moving.

To post the pic you need to save it to your hard drive, then click the browse button (in the attach file section near the bottom), and browse to where you saved it, then select it from there.

Good luck with the boat.

Congrats on the new ride.Looks sweet.
Dave

Well....after 6 trips to motor vehicle I finally got it registered. What a pain in the ass!