FOR SALE: 'Liselle', Trapper 300
Trapper 300, Liselle.
8.0m Sailing Yacht, Cruiser Racer
£5,000 Seller is Open to Alternative Offers
RFYC is advertising this yacht on behalf of a member, the details are offered in good faith but are not guaranteed. Liselle is going up for sale as the owner is in the military and has been posted to a location that he cannot get to the boat or take it with him.
Upon purchase Liselle had not been in the water for 5 years due to bereavement and Covid 19. The owner has since done significant work to get her back in the water and restore some cosmetic condition.
A professional pre-purchase survey in 2012 stated:
"The Trapper 300 is a popular yacht with very keen owners and a vigorous owners association. Over 180 of these vessels were built during the late seventies and early eighties with Liselle being .. a fine (Mark 2) example and superior to others of this class that we have surveyed. In addition to being structurally sound throughout [in 2012].. Liselle III [had] completely new standing and running rigging, newly updated navigation and safety equipment plus a comprehensive new wiring system with new combination isolator switch and all circuitry routed through new fused switchboards. We find this vessel to be structurally sound throughout, well equipped and fit for purpose."
See: http://akweb.org.uk/hobnob/index.html for photographs of a similar yacht in good order (note download from that site seems to be slow) and the Trapper 300 section of https://www.trapperyachts.org.uk/ for further information.
General Information
| Manufacturer/Model | Trapper 300 |
| Built | 1980, Hull number 156 of 180 |
| Name | Liselle |
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Hull Type | Fin keel with spade rudder |
| Rigging Type | Masthead Sloop |
| LOA | 26'3" / 8.00m |
| Beam | 9'6" / 2.44m |
| Draft | 5'2" / 1.58m (later model deep keel) |
| Displacement | 4,410lb / 2,000kg |
| Ballast | 1,900 lb / 862 kg |
| Engine(s) | Inboard single cylinder diesel Yanmar YSM-8. Engine was fully rebuilt 2021/22 with new piston and rings, new small and big end bearings, new main bearings, reground crankshaft, new oil seals, new injector fitted and high pressure pump calibrated professionally, all gaskets replaced. Waterlock and muffler have been replaced. Batteries were also replaced. Exhaust piping need to be replaced as old pipng has worn away. |
| Navigation | New compass required as old one has fogged. |
| Comprehensive Stowe instruments | |
| Navtex. | |
| Cobra DSC VHF interfaced to Garman GPS TackTick anemometer, wind vain and depth transducer. | |
| Rigging | Standing and running rigging said to have been replaced in 2012, immediately before purchase by the current owner. New roller for genoa fitted 2016. Lower shroud mast attachment replaced with a 10mm bolt through the mast with stainless steel plates. |
| Accommodation | Mark 2 accommodation layout with linear galley to port, saloon seating to starboard, quarter berth, V berths in forepeak. Midships heads. All seat cushions and backs re-covered with Goretex material in 2015. Water tank and piping replaced in 2022. |
| Lying | Royal Forth Yacht Club, Granton EH5 1HF, on a two wheel non-braked galvanised yard trailer, with potential for conversion to four wheels. |
| Contact | In the first instance please contact RFYC office, 0131 552 8560, admin@royalforth.org or use the contact information on our website. |
Last updated 10:56 on 22 April 2025
