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The Cooper 508 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Stan Huntingford as a cruiser and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4]
The design was the subject of a legal dispute and, as a result, only five boats were completed.[1][2]
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Production
The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, starting in 1981, but only five boats were built before production was ended, due to a legal dispute.[1][2][5][6]
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The Cooper 508 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig with double spreaders, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel in a centre-mounted wheelhouse and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 38,350 lb (17,395 kg) and carries 16,500 lb (7,484 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 8.00 ft (2.44 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with a Lehman diesel engine of 85 hp (63 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 185 U.S. gallons (700 L; 154 imp gal) and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of 185 U.S. gallons (700 L; 154 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with an off-set double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop down dinette table and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a double sink. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one in the aft cabin. The wheelhouse has a navigation station, plus a salon with a dinette table.[1][2]"[7]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 8.89 kn (16.46 km/h).[2]
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Operational history
A May 1981 review in Cruising World reported, "Cooper Yachts of British Columbia are the builders of several fine medium-size cruising boats, the latest of which is the Cooper 508. Designed by Stan Huntingford, she has a large raised deckhouse, beneath which is the engine, generator and other gear. The flush deck forward adds considerable volume to the interior, which could sleep a tribe of voyagers ... All the Cooper yachts have a bit of a different look to them, tailored as they are to the climatic conditions in which they are built. Each seems to be a pleasant combination of form and function."[7]
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