1980 Trapper TS240 - £2,500

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Ed Dubois
Builder : Trapper Yachts Ltd
LOA : 7.67m (25ft 2in)
LOD : 5.94m (19ft 6in)
Beam : 2.8m (9ft 2in)
Draft : 0.41m (1ft 4in)
Maximum Draft : 1.68m (5ft 6in)
Displacement : 1,179kg
Ballast : 453kg
Keel : Lifting

Construction

• GRP construction
• Built in about 1980
• Mostly original gelcoat finish with a few small painted areas
• Hull epoxied by previous owner in about 1993/4
• Lifting keel operated by 12V electric and manual hydraulic pump (hydraulic cylinder and ram replaced 1997)
• New stainless steel keel box fitted 1997 (replacing previous mild steel version to prevent common problem of keel corrosion and failure)
• Original full length rudder (not currently fitted, see last photo)
• Additional shorter rudder for shallower waters
• Retractable rudder stock
• Ash tiller
• Last surveyed for insurance purposes in 2011 - no osmosis found
• Wintered ashore November to March since 1994 (excluding winter 2018/19)

Rigging & Sails

• Fractional Bermudan Sloop rig
• Alloy mast/spars
• New mast fitted 1993/4
• A-frame for mast lowering/raising with rope and pulley blocks
• Backstay
• New forestay 2012
• Mainsheet with 4 to 1 sheet block
• Cockpit mainsheet traveller
• 4 to 1 kicker
• Genoa sheets
• Gennaker sheet
• Topping lift (2015)
• Cabin top halyard cleats
• 2 x sheet winches
• 2 x halyard winches
• 2 x winch handles
• 2 x halyard/sheet tidy bags
• Mainsail with slab reefing (1999, Jeckells, good condition)
• Mainmate sail cover (2009) and lazy jacks
• Genoa (1999, Jeckells, good condition) on Plastimo roller reefing gear
• Original Gennaker
• Gennaker pole
• Original storm jib
• Sail bags

Mechanical & Electrical

• 5hp Mercury four stroke outboard located in cockpit well
• Outboard serviced August 2018 (including new water pump and cleaning of carburettor)
• Portable petrol tank located in locker
• Outboard motor lock
• Tiller steering
• 12V battery charged by engine
• Battery isolation switch
• Fuse board

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 1 cabin
• Berth cushions for all berths including double berth inserts (V-berth cushions need recovering)
• Galley with gas stove (2013, 2 burners and grill) and sink (manual hand and 12V electric pumped cold supplies)
• Cooking and eating utensils for four people
• Sea toilet (no holding tank) with privacy curtain
• 2 x portable freshwater tanks
• Double stainless steel gas locker (bottles not full)
• FM radio
• 12V cabin lights
• Curtains

Equipment

Navigation Equipment

• Navigation lights (not used in some time and so not guaranteed fully functional)
• Raymarine ST40 Wind
• Masthead wind direction and speed indicator
• Navico speed log DL 160 (transducer not working)
• 8" compass (not currently fitted)

Safety Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 2021
• 2 x fire extinguishers
• Manual bilge pump
• Transom-mounted stainless steel boarding ladder
• Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit
• Stainless steel stanchions with guard wire
• Stainless steel handrails on cabin top
• Toe rail

Deck Equipment

• Danforth anchor with chain and warp
• Mud weight with rope
• Aluminium quant pole
• Telescopic boat hook
• Iroko mast crutch
• Iroko cockpit grate
• Cockpit cushions
• Various mooring ropes
• 5 x main fenders plus various spares

Remarks

The Trapper TS240 is a fast cruiser/racer with fractional rig and lifting keel (hydraulically powered) making her ideal for exploring the shallow waterways of the Norfolk Broads and east coast. This example was purchased by the current owner in 1994. She has benefitted from several upgrades and improvements over the years, including mast lowering gear, hull epoxy treatment, a replacement stainless steel keel box (to prevent common problem of keel corrosion and failure) and new keel lifting hydraulic cylinder and ram, but is understood to now be in need of a little cosmetic TLC. Realistically priced to sell.

MOORING: It's understood that the vessel's current northern Broads mooring could be transferred to the purchaser if required (current cost about £1,438 per annum including storage ashore over winter, paid to March 2019).