| Chrysler 20 | |
| Designer: | Halsey Herreshoff |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1977 |
| Builder: | Chrysler Marine |
| Draft: | 5.58feet with keel down |
| Displacement: | 22000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 20feet |
| Lwl: | 18feet |
| Beam: | 7.08feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | swing keel |
| Ballast: | 8100NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 193square feet |
| Phrf: | 264 |
The Chrysler 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff and first built in 1977.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Chrysler Marine in Plano, Texas, United States, from 1977 to 1980, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Chrysler 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem; a nearly-plum transom; an internally mounted, swing-up, spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a stub keel with a swing keel. It displaces 22000NaN0 and carries 8100NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 5.58feet with the swing keel extended and 1.92feet with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two settee-style quarter berths in the main cabin. The optional head is a portable type, located under the bow cabin "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 45inches.[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264 and a hull speed of 5.7kn.[3]
The boat is supported by two active class clubs that organize racing events, the Chrysler Sailing Association and the Chrysler Sailors.[5] [6]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "The boat is nicely constructed, with good finish, smooth fiberglass cabin liner, and quality hardware (eg., Harken blocks). She doesn't look bad on the water either. Worst features: Probably the most unusual (and least attractive) feature of the Chrysler 20 is her inboard pivoting rudder. Very seldom is this type of rudder design used, since it is complicated (and therefore hard to repair), and subject to collecting weed and plastic bags on its leading edge. A flip-up outboard rudder hung on the transom would have been a better choice."[3]
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