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G8689

Trapper 500

Lying

Hampshire

Builder

Trapper Yachts Ltd., Poole

Year

1977

Price

£11,500

LOA

27' 4"

Sail area

428 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

23' 0"

Rig

Sloop

A good example of this small cruiser, this Trapper 500 offers a boat capable of serious cruising at a sensible price. This yacht has had the engine rebuilt and new standing rigging in 2008. 'Yachting Monthly' described the Trapper 500/501 as ".... a popular all-rounder, well balanced and easy to handle for family pottering, yet capable of offshore cruising and even gentle racing"

 

Beam

9' 2"

Cabins

2

Draught

5' 0"

Berths

6

Displacement

6,000 lbs

Engine

Yanmar diesel

Ballast

2,375 lbs

BHP

9

Keel type

Iron fin keel with spade rudder

Trapper 500 sailplan

The Trapper 500 is based on the hull of the C&C 27 from Canadian designers and builders Cuthbertson and Cassian. From 1972 to 1980 they were also built by Anstey Yachts in Poole, very early Anstey boats being virtual replicas of the C&C 27, with a sharks-fin shaped lead keel. This was soon changed to a flat-based iron keel, which was better able to allow the yacht to dry out alongside a wall.

 

Later the company changed its name to Trapper Yachts, and contracted out the hull moulding to Northshore. In 1980 the Trapper 500 design was modified slightly to become the Trapper 501, which remained in production until 1987.

This Trapper 500 for sale
Saloon of the Trapper 500 for sale
Trapper 500 forecabin

All the berths in this Trapper 500 have anti-condensation "dry mat" under the cushions
- the edges being visible above in the photo of the forecabin

Heads

Trapper 500 dinette
Saloon - Trapper 500 for sale

The galley sink is under the wooden lid by the companionway, with a coolbox outboard.
The sink has a fold-down tap for foot-pumped cold water

Trapper 500 accommodation plan

Photographs
August 2009

Trapper 500 quarterberth
Saloon aft in Trapper 500
Yanmar 1GM engine
Trapper 500 deck

On this yacht the stanchion bases
(a known weakness in the original mouldings of these Trapper 500s and 501s)
have been neatly and substantially reinforced with stainless plates

Deck of Trapper 500 looking aft
This Trapper 500 for sale
Trapper 500 for sale

The rudder on Trapper 500s extends beyond the transom, which gives good control, but is vulnerable if berthing stern-to. On most Trapper 500s the rudder blade is sharks-fin shaped, and will actually rotate through 360 degrees, but this yacht has been fitted with the more conventional shaped and angle-limited rudder blade of the later Trapper 501s

This yacht under sail

Equipment List:

Engine details

Yanmar 1GM10 9 hp diesel, raw water cooled, rebuilt August 2008, about 50 hours run since rebuild.

Fuel tank capacity

believed 6 gallons

Propeller

three bladed fixed prop

Batteries

2 x 80AH service batteries and 80 AH engine starting battery

Battery charging

engine alternator

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, alloy spars with S/S standing rigging (standing rigging new 2008)

Mainsail

Slab reefing

Genoa

Roller genoa

Genoa furling

Furlex

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 25 two-speed

Other winches

2 x Lewmar 8 on coachroof, and Lewmar 6 on mast

Bower anchor

CQR with 15 metres chain and 50 metres warp

Steering

Tiller

Autopilot

Autohelm 1000 tiller pilot

Steering compass

Plastimo bulkhead compass

Warps & fenders

4 warps and 6 fender

Navigation Equipment and instruments

Log/speed

NASA Clipper

Depth sounder

NASA Clipper

Windspeed/direction

NASA Clipper

VHF radio

Icom IC-M55

Radio receiver

Radio/CD player

Safety/emergency equipment

Danbuoy

 

Radar reflector

octahedral

Bilge pump

manual

Fire extinguisher

2 x dry powder

Gas detector

Sheriff

Interior

Cabin layout

Forecabin/heads/saloon

Berths

5/6

Water tank capacity

not known

Cooker

Princess 2-burner and grill

Coolbox

coolbox only

Heads

Jabsco

These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available.

For further information or to arrange a viewing,

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The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

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