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1977 Trapper 500

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom

£3,500

The Trapper 500 is a comfortable, all-round cruiser, easily handled for family pottering yet capable of offshore cruising/racing.  She has a modern exterior with nice lines, which are complemented by her spacious, traditional interior.  This particular boat has had very light use from new and benefits from replacement standing rigging in 2021. 8 Ft GRP Dinghy now included with sale.

Just reduced to £3500 for a quick sale as owner retiring from sailing.

Basic Boat Info

Make: Trapper
Model: 500
Year: 1977
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: Trapper/Arden Yachts
Designer: Rob Ball/Camper & Nicholson
Construction: Fiberglass
Keel Type: Fin Keel

Dimensions

Length: 27'3 ft / 8.3 m
Length Overall: 27'4 ft / 8.33 m
Waterline Length: 22'2 ft / 6.76 m
Beam: 9'2 ft / 2.8 m
Max Draft: 4'11 ft / 1.5 m
Displacement: kg
Ballast: 1139 kg

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Yanmar
  • Model: 2GM20
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 16hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Propeller Type: 3 Blade
  • Drive Type: Direct
  • Year: 1999
Cruising Speed: 5 kn
Maximum Speed: 6 kn

Other

Drive Type: Direct
Boat Class: Cruisers, Racers and Cruisers, Sloop

Contact

Howard Ford
Howard Ford Marine Sales

Office

Howard Ford Marine Sales
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk, GB, IP12 1BP
Tel:+44 (0)1394 385577
Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.



Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to five berths in two cabins with good headroom.

Steps leading down from cockpit with galley to starboard side comprising 2 burner Plastimo Neptune 200 gas oven with grill, stainless steel sink with cold pumped water supply and coolbox.  Navigation area.

Saloon with reupholstered cushions, dinette to port side and settee berth opposite, storage above, below and behind.  

Heads compartment with moulded vanity unit and sink with cold pumped water supply, Jabsco sea toilet and storage cupboards.  2 x Hanging lockers opposite to starboard side.

Forecabin with V berth and infill, creating a double berth, storage below.  Escape hatch to foredeck.

Cabin lighting and interior grab rails.

Mechanical Systems

Located abaft the companionway. Yanmar 2GM 16hp diesel engine (1999) Top overhauled in 2023. Electric start. Raw water cooled. Shaft drive to fixed three blade propeller. Single lever control. Approximate cruising speed 5 knots cruising speed. Approximate maximum speed 6 knots. 

Alternator charging to 2 x 12 volt batteries
12 volt switch panel.

Sails and Spars

Masthead rigged sloop. Stainless steel standing rigging (replaced by Kingston Rigging, Lowestoft in 2021) Terylene running rigging (2016). Furling headsail system. Slab reefing to mainsail. Spinnaker pole. Stainless steel tabernacle.  All lines led aft to cockpit.

Mainsail 

Genoa 

Deck Equipment

Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires with alloy stanchions

Lewmar electric windlass with walk-about cordless control

Teak coachroof hand rails

Sail cover

Various fenders and warps

Boat hook

Spray dodgers

2 x Lewmar 25 Twin speed winches

2 x Lewmar 8 winches

Mast winch

Navigation Equipment

Bulkhead steering compass

NASA Marine speed log (2023)

NASA Marine Depth Sounder (2023)

NASA Marine Wind Indicator

Autohelm

Furuno GP32 GPS

Clipper GPS repeater

NASA Marine DSC VHF with aerial

Navigation lights

Radio/CD player (new 2024)

Safety Equipment

2 x Bilge pumps

Fire extinguishers x 2 (expiry date unknown)

Fire blanket

Floating light and line

Life buoy 

Plastimo Life raft (Last service 2023)

Construction

Hull No 305, built in 1977 by Trapper Yachts and fitted out by Arden Yachts  White GRP hull with blue style stripes. .Aluminium toe rail with white rubber rub rail beneath. White GRP superstructure with grey Treadmaster style non slip to decks.  Tek-dek style covering to cockpit seating. Cast iron fin keel. Spade hung rudder with tiller steering.  Self draining cockpit. Lifted and antifouled 2023

Comments

The Trapper 500 is a comfortable, all-round cruiser, easily handled for family pottering yet capable of offshore cruising/racing.  She has a modern exterior with nice lines, which are complemented by her spacious, traditional interior.  This particular boat has had very light use from new and benefits from replacement standing rigging in 2021  Viewing strictly by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.