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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1979 |
| Builder | US Yachts |
| Name | US 22 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 2,450 lb (1,111 kg) |
| Draft | 4.10 ft (1.25 m) with swing keel 2.67 ft (0.81 m) with shoal keel |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.00 ft (6.71 m) |
| LWL | 19.92 ft (6.07 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fixed deep or shoal keel, optional swing keel |
| Ballast | 950 lb (431 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mounted |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional riggedsloop |
| I foretriangle height | 24.80 ft (7.56 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.70 ft (2.65 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 7.50 ft (2.29 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 93.75 sq ft (8.710 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 107.88 sq ft (10.022 m2) |
| Total sail area | 202 sq ft (18.8 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 282 |
TheUS Yachts US 22 is an Americantrailerablesailboat, that was designed byGary Mull and first built in 1979.[1][2][3][4]
The US 22 is a development of the 1977Ranger 22 and theBuccaneer 220 of 1978, both Mull designs. The US 22 design was later developed into theTriton 22 and built byPearson Yachts starting in 1985.[1][5][6]
The boat was built by US Yachts, a division ofBayliner, which is itself a division of theBrunswick Boat Group, which is in turn owned by theBrunswick Corporation. The design was constructed starting in 1979, but it is now out of production.[1][7][8]
The US 22 is a small recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly of hand-laidfiberglass, withteak wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig withaluminum spars, araked stem andreverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by atiller.[1][9]
It displaces 2,450 lb (1,111 kg) and carries 950 lb (431 kg) of ballast. The boat was factory-built with three different types of finkeels: a conventional fixed keel, a fixed shoal-draft keel and a retractableswing keel.[1][2][10][11][9][12][13]
The boat has a draft of 4.10 ft (1.25 m) with the standard keel and 2.60 ft (0.79 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. The swing keel model has a draft of 5.75 ft (1.75 m) with the keel down and 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with it up, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][2][10][11][9][12]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW)outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow, a drop-down dinette table on the port side that forms a double berth and a single quarter berth on the starboard side that extends under the cockpit. Thegalley is located on the starboard side just forward of thecompanionway steps. The galley is equipped with an optional two-burner alcohol-fired stove, a single sink with hand-pumped water supply and a portableicebox. The optionalhead is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the forward section of the "V" berth and consists of a portable toilet. The cabin sole is teak andholly. Ventilation is provided by a hatch over the bow cabin. Below decks headroom is 57 in (145 cm).[1][9][3]
For sailing the boat is equipped with amainsheet traveler mounted on the bridge deck,genoa tracks, an internally-mountedouthaul,topping lift andreefing system. There are two cockpit winches for thejib. The boat may be fitted with aspinnaker for downwind sailing.[9]
All versions of the US 22 havehull speeds of 5.98 kn (11.07 km/h).[2][11]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel noted the wide four seat dinette table, which can be converted into a double berth. He listed the full keel version's worst features, in comparison to its competition, as, "the draft is a little high, the ballast a little low, and the headroom low, too."[3]
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