01 What makes it unique
The Catalina Legacy Edition 263BHSCK is the line’s fan-favorite family bunkhouse — a layout that has been a Catalina staple for years. A front private master bedroom with a walk-around queen and a floor-to-ceiling closet sits up front; two double-over-double bunks fill the rear; an extra-large U-shaped dinette and a jiffy bed sofa convert for guests; and dual entry doors plus a standard outside camp kitchen make it an easy in-and-out family rig. An angled entertainment center and a kitchen pantry round it out, with nominal capacity of eight and convertible furniture pushing it toward ten.
At 7,120 pounds unloaded and 32 feet 2 inches, the 263BHSCK is a comfortable half-ton tow with a 2,000-pound cargo capacity — more headroom than the metal-tier Summit bunkhouses. Coachmen revised this plan’s published weights for the current model year: the factory floorplan record now lists 7,120 pounds unloaded, an 886-pound hitch weight and a 9,120-pound GVWR, up from the 6,532 / 728 / 8,300 figures the same plan carried earlier in the run. Its 70-gallon grey tank is the largest among the profiled plans, useful for longer dry-camping stints. As a Legacy Edition it carries the upgrades that separate the tier from Summit: solid-surface kitchen counters, upgraded aluminum wheels and washer/dryer prep, on top of the line’s standard GE 10.7-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator, 60,000-BTU tankless water heater and 13,500-BTU heat-pump air conditioner. A 30-inch fireplace, a BAL 5.3 auto-leveling system and a solar package are popular options.
Construction is the same metal-sided value build as the rest of the line — a Norco powder-coated steel I-beam frame, a Platinum .024-inch aluminum exterior with a smooth radius front, a seamless Alpha roof membrane and a 5/8-inch StableDeck floor — with JBL Aura audio and a 600-watt solar prep. For a family that wants the proven dual-entry double-bunk layout with Legacy’s nicer finishes and a standard outside kitchen, the 263BHSCK is the value heart of the upper tier.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 2"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Unloaded vehicle weight
- 7,120 lbs*
- GVWR (published)
- 9,120 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 2,000 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 886 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 44 gal
- Grey water
- 70 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.7 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Frame
- Norco powder-coated steel I-beam
- Walls
- Platinum .024″ aluminum · metal sided
- Roof
- Seamless Alpha membrane · walk-on
- Floor
- 5/8″ T&G StableDeck
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Suspension
- EZ-lube + leaf spring
- Rock guard
- Diamond-plate front
Galley & bath
- Refrigerator
- GE 10.7 cu ft 12V
- Cooktop
- GE 3-burner range
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU ducted (heat pump)
- Water heater
- GE 60K tankless
- Furnace
- 35,000 BTU
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 8 (up to 10)
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front master, dual entry, two double-over-double bunks, U-dinette + jiffy sofa, standard outside camp kitchen
- Awnings
- 1 (18' power, LED)
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 Coachmen Catalina floorplan family
Coachmen's Catalina is one of the highest-volume value travel-trailer nameplates in North America, spanning several sub-lines: the lighter Summit Series 7, the mainstream Summit Series 8, the full-feature Legacy Edition, the Trail Blazer toy haulers and the Destination park trailers. The 263BHSCK on this page is highlighted; the other profiled plans link to their own pages. Profiled here are breadth-spanning Summit 8 and Legacy Edition floorplans — the rest of the roster is catalogued on the line hub and profiled in demand order.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 211BH | 25' 11" | 6 | Summit 8 · no-slide bunk entry, front queen, biggest CCC |
| 221EPIC | 25' 11" | 4 | Summit 8 · front-bed couples, no slide, biggest CCC |
| 231MKS | 28' 2" | 4 | Summit 8 · rear-living U-dinette couples, power theater seating |
| 231BHS | 28' 4" | 8 | Summit 8 · bunkhouse + slide + U-dinette + outside kitchen |
| 261BH | 29' 4" | 8 | Summit 8 · no-slide family bunkhouse, front queen, rear bunks |
| 243RBS | 29' 10" | 6 | Legacy · rear-bath couples coach, super slide, outside kitchen |
| 263FKDS | 30' 0" | 4 | Legacy · front-kitchen couples coach, dual entry, outside kitchen |
| 261BHS | 30' 5" | 8 | Summit 8 · family bunkhouse + slide + camp kitchen |
| 263BHSCK | 32' 2" | 8 | Legacy · dual-entry double-bunk + outside kitchen |
| 283RKS | 33' 2" | 4 | Legacy · rear-kitchen couples coach, 21' awning |
| 273DBHCK | 33' 6" | 8 | Legacy · dual-entry double-bunk, fireplace, camp kitchen |
| 293QBCK | 33' 8" | 6 | Legacy · quad-bunk room + XL U-dinette + camp kitchen |
| 313RLTS | 36' 0" | 4 | Legacy · rear-living triple-slide, theater seating, W/D prep |
| 293TQBSCK | 36' 1" | 10 | Legacy · private bunkhouse + dual entry + outside kitchen |
| 281QBUNK | 36' 2" | 10 | Summit 8 · big bunkhouse, U-dinette, full camp kitchen |
| 323BHDSCK | 36' 2" | 9 | Legacy · bunk-room family coach + 2 slides + camp kitchen |
| 303RKDS | 36' 5" | 4 | Legacy · rear-kitchen, bedroom fireplace, 50A + W/D prep |
| 323MAZE | 37' 0" | 4 | Legacy · residential french-door 16.4cf fridge, triple slide |
| 333DORM | 37' 11" | 6 | Legacy · rear bunk-dorm suite + front bedroom, biggest CCC |
| 343BHTS | 38' 1" | 10 | Legacy · triple-slide bunk-room flagship + W/D prep |
Every Catalina is built on a Norco electromagnetic powder-coated cambered steel I-beam frame with full-length outriggers, a 5/8-inch tongue-and-groove StableDeck floor, a Platinum .024-inch aluminum (metal-sided) exterior with a smooth aluminum radius front, and a seamless Alpha roof membrane with a lifetime warranty. Standard equipment is full 12-volt residential: a GE 10.7-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator, a GE 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, a GE 13,500-BTU ducted air conditioner with a heat pump, JBL Aura audio and a 600-watt solar prep. The Legacy Edition adds solid-surface kitchen counters, upgraded aluminum wheels, washer/dryer prep, a larger awning, a full outside camp kitchen and available BAL auto-leveling. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options, sub-line and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Additional Summit, Legacy, Trail Blazer and Destination floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 Notes on this floorplan
The fan-favorite Legacy bunkhouse
Dual entry, two double-over-double bunks, a front master suite and a standard outside kitchen — a Catalina staple layout with Legacy’s nicer finishes.
Published weights were revised mid-cycle
Coachmen now lists this plan at 7,120 lbs unloaded / 886-lb hitch / 9,120-lb GVWR on the current factory record, up from the 6,532 / 728 / 8,300 figures it carried earlier in the run. The figures here reflect the current factory record; an earlier unit’s weight sticker may read lower.
Healthy 2,000-lb cargo capacity
More payload headroom than the 1,500-lb metal-tier Summit plans, and the 70-gallon grey tank is the largest profiled.
Legacy tier upgrades
Solid-surface kitchen counters, upgraded aluminum wheels and washer/dryer prep come standard — the features that separate Legacy from the Summit tier.
Sleeps figure varies by source
Coachmen markets it as sleeping six to eight; dealer placards quote up to nine or ten depending on how the convertible furniture is counted. Plan around eight dedicated berths.
05 How it compares
The Summit-tier big bunkhouse — longer and a U-dinette layout, but without Legacy’s solid-surface counters and aluminum wheels.
The Legacy flagship — a triple-slide, separate rear bunk room, front master suite and washer/dryer prep, nearly 1,800 lb heavier.
A laminated-aluminum family bunkhouse one tier up in construction — cross-shop build and price.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 44-gallon fresh tank is about 367 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 18% of the 263BHSCK’s 2,000 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,633 lb (204 lb per rated berth). Across 20 Coachmen Catalina floorplans the water share runs 13% to 24%, and 9 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Coachmen Catalina 231BHS at 17% and Coachmen Catalina 231MKS at 21%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Coachmen Catalina 273DBHCK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 32 ft 2 in vs 33 ft 6 in; dry weight 7,120 lb vs 7,348 lb; GVWR 9,120 lb vs 9,348 lb; dry hitch weight 886 lb vs 918 lb; fresh tank 44 gal vs 38 gal; grey tank 70 gal vs 74 gal; black tank 30 gal vs 29 gal. They match on sleeps and cargo capacity.
| Coachmen Catalina plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 9,120 | 11 of 20 | 6,518–11,458 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 7,120 | 9 of 20 | 4,647–9,130 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,000 | 11–18 of 20 | 1,500–2,500 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 886 | 9 of 20 | 488–1,290 |
| Length | 32 ft 2 in | 9 of 20 | 25 ft 11 in–38 ft 1 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 44 | 17–20 of 20 | 38–44 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 70 | 16 of 20 | 30–74 |
| Black tank (gal) | 30 | 13–20 of 20 | 28–30 |
| Sleeps | 8 | 12–16 of 20 | 4–10 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Coachmen Catalina 281QBUNK is 230 lb lighter (8,890 lb GVWR); Coachmen Catalina 293QBCK is 144 lb heavier (9,264 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Coachmen Catalina siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina 263BHSCK | 32 ft 2 in | 8 | 7,120 | 9,120 | 2,000 | 886 | 44 |
| Coachmen Catalina 273DBHCK | 33 ft 6 in | 8 | 7,348 | 9,348 | 2,000 | 918 | 38 |
| Coachmen Catalina 263FKDS | 30 ft 0 in | 4 | 6,869 | 8,600 | 1,731 | 918 | 44 |
| Coachmen Catalina 293QBCK | 33 ft 8 in | 6 | 7,264 | 9,264 | 2,000 | 834 | 38 |
| Coachmen Catalina 243RBS | 29 ft 10 in | 6 | 6,658 | 8,658 | 2,000 | 860 | 38 |
| Coachmen Catalina 293TQBSCK | 36 ft 1 in | 10 | 7,868 | 9,868 | 2,000 | 1,068 | 38 |
All 20 Coachmen Catalina floorplans: Coachmen Catalina line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263BHSCK | 9,120 | 7,120 | 8 | 32 ft 2 in |
| Aurora 29QBS | 9,124 | 7,124 | — | 33 ft 7 in |
| Springdale 2880BRS | 9,035 | 6,710 | 9 | 32 ft 11 in |
| Airelume 285 | 9,233 | 7,233 | — | 36 ft 10 in |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 259FKDS | 9,000 | 6,790 | 4 | 29 ft 11 in |
| Jay Feather 32RL | 9,000 | 7,580 | 6 | 35 ft 6 in |
| Jay Flight 335BHS | 9,000 | 6,925 | 10 | 37 ft 7 in |
Against the 263BHSCK: the Aurora 29QBS is 4 lb heavier and 1 ft longer; the Springdale 2880BRS is 85 lb lighter and sleeps 1 more; the Airelume 285 is 113 lb heavier and 5 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the 263BHSCK
How much does the 263BHSCK weigh?
7,120 lb dry; 9,120 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 263BHSCK carry?
2,000 lb, 22% of its GVWR (median across 958 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 367 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 263BHSCK?
886 lb dry, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 263BHSCK need?
A tow rating of at least 9,120 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 263BHSCK sleep?
It is rated to sleep 8. 4 of the 20 Coachmen Catalina floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 263BHSCK?
Fresh 44, grey 70, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 263BHSCK?
32' 2" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 263BHSCK. Not published: interior height, tire specification.
Values marked with an asterisk are arithmetic on published figures or come from a single source; the flag travels into the downloadable spec sheet.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com, coachmenrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 35 recall campaigns and 39 owner complaints against the Coachmen Catalina line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 39 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are equipment (36%), tires (23%) and wheels (8%).
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Coachmen Catalina line page.