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Hunter Marine 22

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1981–1985

A masthead sloop with a keel-centreboard configuration, designed for versatile shoal-water access and trailerability

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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Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

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 draughtDraws 0.59 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

232 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 232
EasygoingPowered-up

16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 22, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 22 is a masthead sloop designed by Hunter Design Group and built by Hunter Marine from 1981 to 1985. It has a keel/centerboard hull, an LOA of 6.8 meters, a beam of 2.4 meters, and a displacement of 1451 kg.5:39 A fixed keel option was also available, reducing the draft to 0.97 meters. The Hunter Marine 22 offers greater interior volume and a cruiser-like feel compared to similar boats, but it requires more active management of weather helm and rigging.6:36 Hunter Marine, known for high-volume production, faced criticism for structural hardware issues like chain plate corrosion and sluggish performance in heavy seas across its models.7:20

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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
Aladino Sails The Pacific Alone.2:08from Sailing Magic Carpet
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
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The family

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