Hunter Marine 22
Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1981–1985
A masthead-rigged trailerable cruiser with a keel-centerboard configuration for flexible draft and coastal access
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
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The Hunter Marine 22, on the water
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Character
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TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,452 kg of hull, so roughly 2,050 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 16Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.15Bluewater
LightD/L 232Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.2Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 614 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
232.0
Comfort ratio
16.1
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
519
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1985
Designer
Hunter Design Group
Builder
Hunter Marine
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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.6 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 family1.1 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Paceship Yachts Westwind 247.29 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
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.
Hunter Marine 23.5A 1990s trailerable fractional sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile coastal performanceHunter Marine 22-2A Glenn Henderson-designed trailerable cruiser featuring a B&R rig and lifting keel for versatile shoal-water sailingHunter Marine 23A fractional sloop featuring a 0.69-meter wing keel, optimized for stability and access to shallow coastal anchoragesHunter Marine 20A Cortland Steck-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for trailerable shoal-water sailingHunter Marine 18.5A fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel, designed for easy trailering and shoal-water explorationHunter Marine 25.5A masthead sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising between 1984 and 1987
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