Hunter 22

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|designer = Hunter Design Team

|location = United States

|year = 1981

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|rudder type = Transom-mounted rudder

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The Hunter 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1981.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-22-fixed-keel|title = Hunter 22 Fixed Keel sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 1 November 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20210523202521/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-22-fixed-keel|archive-date = 23 May 2021|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-22|title = Hunter 22 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 1 November 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20210523202528/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-22|archive-date = 23 May 2021|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|title= Hunter Marine|access-date= 1 November 2018|last= Browning|first= Randy|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200730183858/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hunter-marine-usa|archive-date= 30 July 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/22_1983.pdf|title = Committed to Better Engineering - Hunter 22|access-date = 1 November 2018|author=Hunter Marine |work = www.marlow-hunter.com|year=1983 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170505015108/https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/22_1983.pdf|archive-date= 5 May 2017|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 176. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1981 and 1985, but it is now out of production.

Design

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 {{convert|3|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

Standard factory equipment included a stove and cooler, a teak and holly wooden cabin sole, a dinette table and portable head, a {{convert|12|u.s.gal}} fresh water tank, outboard motor bracket, life jackets and an anchor.

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 {{convert|51|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.

Operational history

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."

Variants

;Hunter 22 Fixed Keel

:This model has a length overall of {{convert|22.25|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|18.33|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|3400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|3.16|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 255 with a high of 258 and low of 252. It has a hull speed of {{convert|5.74|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/262/hunter-22|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 22 |access-date = 1 November 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=April 2022}}

;Hunter 22 Centerboard

:This model has a length overall of {{convert|22.25|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|18.33|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|3200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|1.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 255 with a high of 251 and low of 270. It has a hull speed of {{convert|5.74|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/261/hunter-22-cb|title = Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 22 CB |access-date = 1 November 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=April 2022}}