Boat models · Catalina
Catalina 22 Swing keel
Sailboat, trailer sailer · built 1969- · designed by Frank V. Butler
Key figures
Comfort11.1lively, coastal
Capsize screen2.34fails the screen
SA/D19.1cruiser
D/L139light
Ballast ratio0.24tender
Hull speed5.9kt
- Built
- 1969-
- Designer
- Frank V. Butler
- Builder
- Catalina Yachts (USA)
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Swing keel
- Length
- 23.8 ft
- Beam / draft
- 7.7 ft · 5.0 ft
- Displacement
- 2,250 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classtrailer saileras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Forgiving, cheap trailer-sailer; swing keel hassles and tired old hulls are the price.
- Daysailing
- respected · easy to rig, stable, fun on small water
- First boat
- respected · cheap, forgiving, huge parts and owner support
- Coastal cruising
- mixed · cramped cabin, fine for weekends only
- Club racing
- ordinary · active one-design fleets, dated performance
- Loved
- Large owner community and parts supply · Stable and forgiving to sail · Easy to tow and launch · Affordable to buy and maintain
- Gripes
- Cramped cabin, limited headroom · Swing keel hassles to maintain · Heavy keel and winch to handle · Wet and tender in a chop
- Survey for
- Swing keel cable, pin and winch wear · Keel trunk leaks and keel gasket wear · Deck core rot near the mast step · Transom and rudder wear on older boats
- Cross-shopped
- MacGregor 22 · Catalina Capri 22 · O'Day 22 · Hunter 23
Owner opinion from catalina22.org, sailboatowners.com, sailnet.com
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