It is a gaff riged sloop, with a bowsprit, with a plumb stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a centreboard.
[1][4] The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 6 hp (1 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring, mounted in a transom well.
Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm) under the fold-down dodger, which includes a zip-up back panel to enclose the below-decks area.
"[7] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Crabber is part of a line of traditional West Cornwall (Eng- land) watercraft recreated in fiberglass and elegantly finished.
She's intended mainly as a daysailer but has camping space for two overnight under the fold-down 'spray hood' (dodger) with a zip-in back panel.
Intelligent organization of the very limited space includes a place for a portable head as well as basic overnighting gear (sleeping bags, camp stove, etc).