| Hunter 22 Fixed Keel | |
| Designer: | Hunter Design Team |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Builder: | Hunter Marine |
| Draft: | 3.16feet |
| Displacement: | 34000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 22.25feet |
| Lwl: | 18.33feet |
| Beam: | 7.92feet |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | Fin keel |
| Ballast: | 14000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | Transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 27feet |
| J: | 9feet |
| P: | 23.5feet |
| E: | 8.33feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 97.88square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 121.5square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 219.38square feet |
| Phrf: | 255 (average) |
The Hunter 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1981.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1981 and 1985, but it is now out of production.[1] [3]
The Hunter 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or centerboard. It is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [5]
Standard factory equipment included a stove and cooler, a teak and holly wooden cabin sole, a dinette table and portable head, a fresh water tank, outboard motor bracket, life jackets and an anchor.[4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a single-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starbord side under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 510NaN0.[5]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "...construction was on the light side, featuring plastic hatch hinges and low-end hardware. Best features: With her big beam, the boat has good space for weekend cruising. Theoretical speed is highest among comp[etitor]s as a result of a relatively long waterline, though low SA/D ratio indicates she will not be fast in light air ... Worst features: ... Owners complain that weather helm be annoying in winds over ten knots. In reality this may be a result of not reefing the main when the breeze pipes up. Owners also complain that, in waves, the outboard prop tends to come out of the water and cavitate."[5]
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