Chrysler Marine 22
Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · 1975–1978
A 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
Designed by Halsey C. Herreshoff.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Swing Keel
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The Chrysler Marine 22, on the water
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Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.36 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,361 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.59 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 15Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.15Bluewater
LightD/L 195Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.2Powered-up
TenderBallast 28%Stiff
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 25 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Chrysler Marine 22 on video
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What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
1seen sold
$1,000Median asking
Creator bought for $1,000, sailed for two years, then sold for $1,000
from Lady K Sailingseen July 2025watch
Creator sold their first boat for the same price they bought it for
from Lady K Sailingseen November 20251:24
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
195.3
Comfort ratio
15.2
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
526
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1975–1978
Designer
Halsey C. Herreshoff
Builder
Chrysler Marine
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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.7 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
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