TRAPPER 300

Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1976

Dimensions

LOA: 26.25 ft
LWL: 20.58 ft
Beam: 8 ft
Max Draft: 4.92 ft
Displacement: 4,410 lbs
Ballast: 1,900 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ: 1.95 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ: 16.3
D/L Ratio ⓘ: 226
Ballast Ratio ⓘ: 43.1%

Sail Plan

Sail Area: 274 sq ft
I: 32.42 ft
J: 10 ft
P: 27.75 ft
E: 8.03 ft

Construction

Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
Hull Material: FG
Ballast Type: —

Production

First Built: 1976
Last Built: —
Number Built: 180

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make: Yanmar
Engine Model: YSE8
Engine Type: Diesel

Notes:

Prototype built for the 1/4 ton World Championships at Deauville in 1975 ('Fred Junior'. 3 others, also of wood, ended up competing the following year.).

Around 180 Trapper 300''s of two interior versions were constructed, many being completed from kits. A considerable portion of these were sold in Poland, but some also went to USA and Hong Kong.

Keels were originally available in lead or cast iron, the majority being the cast iron version. A number were later modified with a bulb on the bottom of the keel.

Many different engines were fitted, although the most common, fitted by Trapper Yachts, was the Yanmar YSE8.