RS500
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 14.24 ft |
| Beam | 5.18 ft |
| Draft | 3.69 ft |
| Displacement | 220 lb |
| Material | 14’ 2”4.34 m |
Accommodation
| CE category | 972 |
About the RS500
2 Person high performance dinghy with one trapeze. RS500 S: Mainsail - Dacron 7.5m2/80sq.ft. Jib - Dacron 3m2/31sq.ft. RS500 XL: Mainsail - Radial cut Mylar 9.5m2/100sq.ft) Jib - Radial cut Mylar - battened 3.6m2 37sq ft. Gennaker Dynalite 14m2/145sq.ft.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 14.24ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the RS500yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a RS500? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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