TRAPPER 500/501
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 27.33 ft |
| LWL | 22.17 ft |
| Beam | 9.18 ft |
| Draft | 4.25 ft |
| Displacement | 5,180 lb |
| Ballast | 2,511.8 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.3 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 33 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 11.8 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 28.5 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 10.5 ft |
| FLforestay | 11.8 ft |
| Mainsail | 356.3 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 194.7 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 331 sq ft |
About the TRAPPER 500/501
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.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 27.33ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the TRAPPER 500/501yet 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 TRAPPER 500/501? 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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