Trapper 300
The trapper 300 is a 26.25ft masthead sloop designed by bruce kirby and built in fiberglass by trapper yachts (uk) since 1976., 180 units have been built..
The Trapper 300 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.
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Trapper 500/501
Trapper 500/501 is a 27 ′ 3 ″ / 8.3 m monohull sailboat designed by Robert Ball and C&C Design and built by Anstey Yachts Ltd., Trapper Yachts, and Deacons Boat Yard Ltd. between 1977 and 1987.
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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
The hull is the same as the C&C 27 MKI though keels were cast iron. The TRAPPER 501 was produced in 1981 on the same hull but with different coach roof and inner moldings. Late 500’s were made with 501 inner moldings. Initially the yachts were fitted with a Dolphin 12hp gas engine. Later models were equipped with a 10 hp Yanmar diesel.
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Search our catalog, go direct, enter a boat reference, trapper 700, spacious family cruiser, £ 0 sold / unavailable.
- Boat REF# · 265173
- Length · 10.67m
- Year · 1979
- Construction · GRP
- Underwater profile · Fin
- Sleeping berths · 6
- Engine · 1 x diesel 23hp, Volvo Penta MD11C (1979)
- Lying · Near Plymouth, Devon UK (viewing by appointment only)
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Extra Details
Dedicated windlass battery 2019 Nov Engine run up
Sloop rigged Aluminium spars () with Stainless Steel standing rigging ()
Electrical Systems
12 volt battery,
Construction
Fin keel with hydraulic lifting centre board
Accommodation
Alke gas heater in saloon
2 burner propane Stove
Electric windlass (with remote control) 1 anchors (CQR) 2.5hp outboard, Suzuki 4 stroke ()
Nav Equipment
Clipper Wind Clipper Navtex Clipper Depth Lowrance Chart Plotter HDS5 Standard Horizon VHF DSC Explorer GX1600E GPS Garmin 152 JVC Stereo
Safety Equipment
2 bilge pumps (1 manual / 1 electric)
Broker's Comments
This Trapper 700, a strongly built, sea kindly cruiser-racer, is the more popular lifting centre board version. Although the fixed iron fin keel is deep and heavy enough to allow her to sail well on all points of sail, the handy pivoting centre board offers better performance to windward and can be stowed to allow access to shallower areas.
Beamy with lots of space and integrated storage, it is light and airy below and there is good headroom throughout. All the berths are over 6ft in length, there’s a separate heads compartment, a good sized forward facing nav station and the fridge is large in size.
Wheel steered and fitted with an auto-helm, the cockpit is also roomy with lots of storage & an additional access point through a cockpit locker to the engine area. A great family cruiser at a great price.
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The Bruce Kirby designed TRAPPER 300 was added in 1974. In 1981 the Trapper 501 was introduced, which was a more luxurious version of the 500. In late 1970's Trapper Yachts began production of the TRAPPER 700 which was similar to the C&C 35, but with a different coach roof design. It was available with both with a fixed keel and a keel centerboard.
Trapper Yachts: The Trapper 700 is a spacious fast cruiser, built as a development of the C&C35 fin-keeler. The Trapper 700 had the unusual option for a boat of this size of a centreboard, allowing you to explore shallower anchorages and use moorings unsuitable for normal deep fin-keelers. LOA: 35' 0" Sail area
The Bruce Kirby designed TRAPPER 300 was added in 1974. In 1981 the Trapper 501 was introduced, which was a more luxurious version of the 500. In late 1970’s Trapper Yachts began production of the TRAPPER 700 which was similar to the C&C 35, but with a different coach roof design. It was available with both with a fixed keel and a keel ...
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Trapper 700 is about 232 kg/cm, alternatively 1303 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 232 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1303 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
The Trapper 300 is a 26.25ft masthead sloop designed by Bruce Kirby and built in fiberglass by Trapper Yachts (UK) since 1976. 180 units have been built. The Trapper 300 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.
The hull is the same as the C&C 27 MKI though keels were cast iron. The TRAPPER 501 was produced in 1981 on the same hull but with different coach roof and inner moldings. Late 500’s were made with 501 inner moldings. Initially the yachts were fitted with a Dolphin 12hp gas engine. Later models were equipped with a 10 hp Yanmar diesel.
The Trapper 500 appeared originally in 1970 in North America as the C&C 27 from the design board of the Canadian team Cuthbertson and Cassian. From 1972 to 1980 they were also built by Anstey Yachts in Poole, which company then changed its name to Trapper Yachts, and contracted out the hull moulding to Northshore.
This Trapper 700, a strongly built, sea kindly cruiser-racer, is the more popular lifting centre board version. Although the fixed iron fin keel is deep and heavy enough to allow her to sail well on all points of sail, the handy pivoting centre board offers better performance to windward and can be stowed to allow access to shallower areas.