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Built as the Jaguar 22 and Alacrity 22 in the UK this Frank Butler design has been in continuous production since 1969 with over 18,000 units sold, writes Rupert Holmes
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When he launched this modest ballasted centreboarder in 1969 Frank Butler is reputed to have said he would consider it a success if he built 100 boats.
Six years later the 5,000th boat left his Catalina Yachts factory and the model has remained in continuous production for more than 50 years, albeit with many improvements during that time.
The Catalina 22 is by far the most popular ballasted sailing boat with accommodation ever, with total numbers thought to be over 18,000.
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Butler also licensed the Catalina 22 design to other builders around the world, including in the UK, where it was marketed as the Alacrity 22 and Jaguar 22 and some 1,500 boats were produced for the UK and European markets.
There’s accommodation for four or five in a bright open plan layout, although the boat is too small for standing headroom. Today the Catalina 22 makes a good, inexpensive coastal cruisers.
LOA: 6.55m / 21ft 6in LWL: 5.9m / 19ft 4in Beam: 2.34m / 7ft 8in Draught ( keel up): 0.6m / 2ft 0in Draught (keel down): 1.5m / 5ft 0in Displacement: 1,130kg / 2,490lb Ballast: 250kg / 550lb Current market value: £1,500-£6,500 / $2,000-$9,000
Does anyone know the weight of the mast on a Catalina 22? I'm going to look at a 1975 Catalina 22 on Sunday, and in all likelihood will end up coming home with it - it looks like a very good deal. One thing I talked to the seller about was lowering the mast. He's done it only once in the years he's owned it, because he doesn't trailer it anywhere (although it comes with a trailer). I'm going to have to lower it to get the boat home - I'm sure he'll help me - but I'm just wondering for future use how much of a hassle it's going to be to raise and lower the mast. I plan on trailering the boat for use, not leaving it in a marina. I've been reading various opinions, ideas and techniques for raising and lower the mast, and some make it sounds like the most hideous and scary torture; others make it sound like no big deal. I'm wondering how much the mast actually weighs, so I can get a better idea of what it's like. Also, it's pretty much going to be my wife and me, and she's very leery of having to help me do it. She's already not totally in love with the idea of even buying a boat. Thanks!
Bill, Cal 22 owner here...Can't supply any specifics as to weight of my mast, but my experience is that you need 3 people to raise mine, which I suspect is similar in size and weight. I do not own this system Catalina Direct: Mastup Mast Stepper but I am considering for the future. Ron
Well, I think they're 25' and at 1.05 -1.11 lbs/ft it's somewhere between 26 and 28 lbs add head, step and misc hdwr maybe 40lbs tops
I've seen estimates of 75 to 150 lbs. I would think it would be closer to the bottom end of that range.
Mast Raise / Lower Hello, My first boat was a Catalina 22 and I trailer sailed it for the first season. The mast weighs over 100 lbs. That doesn't matter because it's not the weight that makes raising and lowering it difficult, it's the length. You can raise and lower the mast by yourself, but it helps to have another person. The nice thing about the Catalina 22 mast system is that the shrouds and backstay stay connected. So that as you raise or lower the mast you don't need to worry about it falling over the side. The bad thing about the Catalina 22 is that when the mast base is in the mast step, the mast cannot lie flat on the cabin top, the top of the mast must be elevated a few feet. I made a mast crutch that I mounted in the cockpit to hold the end of the mast up at the proper angle. Most people use the trailer winch to help raise and lower the mast. Tie a line from the forestay to the trailer winch and use that to pull the mast up. I would lift the mast a few feet while the helper cranked the winch. I could get the mast to about a 45 angle. Cranking the winch did the rest. With the mast vertical, pin the fore stay and you are done. To lower the mast is the opposite. Tie a line from the trailer winch to the forestay, then unpin it. Push the mast backwards and stay paying out line. The shrouds will keep the mast centered as you lower. If you don't have a crutch in the cockpit, be prepared to hold the mast while someone pulls the pin in the mast step. Then you can lift the mast and position it on the bow and stern pulpits. As I wrote before, I trailer sailed my boat for the first season. After practice, it took about and hour to launch the boat and an hour to recover it. To be honest, that was a real drag. My kids were real young at the time (2, 6, 9) and that hour at the end of the day, when everyone was tired, was awful. The next year I kept the boat on a mooring, and it was 15 minutes from arrival at the marina until we were motoring away. I bought a bigger boat the second year and sold the Catalina for what I paid for it. If you could find a place at the water where you could leave the boat rigged, and only float it off the trailer and recover it to the trailer, that would be fine. Lastly, before you go ANYWHERE with the trailer, be sure you check the bearings and tires real careful. Water (especially salt water) and wheel bearings don't get along real well. Good luck, Barry
The mast weighs about 75 lbs. without the rigging attached. Raising and lowering the mast is a two-person job unless you have mast raising system with a gin-pole forward, a mast crutch aft, and a 4:1 block and tackle system (eg. the boom vang or the mainsheet tackle). With such a system, it's easy to do the job singlehanded unless the wind is blowing hard. You MUST detach the forward lower shrouds at the deck before lowering and raising the mast, and I recommend using the jib halyard instead of the forestay to attach your gin-pole and tackle to. This way, the mast will be somewhat stable while you work on the forestay attachment and the forward lowers. Check out the many C22 Blog sites for info on the various ways to fashion the hardware you need. Lots of pictures and short videos out there.
As said before, the mast is light enough to lift, however if something goes wrong as you are raising that thing will cause a lot of damage and maybe injury (I squished my wifes toe... just a little). I have a home-made A-frame that connects to the two front-lower shroud chainplates. Here is my procedure: (don't do this on the water, trailer only) 1)Secure the mast base at the bow to keep it from slipping forward (I just hook the mast base on a cleat). 2)Raise the mast at the stern on a lift with a roller about 10' off the transom. (just a 2X4 with a roller on top and a bolt that jams into the rudder gudgeon should work) 3)Walk the base of the mast to the mast step. The other end of the mast rolls on the transom mast lift. Get the pin through the mast step plate and mast (takes a bit of wiggling) If the boat is not all of the way to the front of the trailer and you have too much weight at the stern (like your wife), the boat could actually tip the nose of the trailer up (don't ask how I know). 4)Connect forestay to A-frame with block and tackle. This line goes from the A-frame to the stem fitting. It is a lot easier to take the genoa off the roller furler. The rolled up genoa makes the thing heavier, and makes the forestay sag, making a difficult angle to pull mast up. 4)So, at this point all standing rigging is connected to something except the lower-forward shrouds. Make sure all rigging runs true. 5)Start raising. By pulling on the block and tackle the A-frame with the forestay attached slowly pulls toward the stem fitting. As the A-frame lowers the mast rises. Make sure an adjustable backstay is as loose as possible. Now here is the bit that is a little scary. From the point where the mast comes off the transom roller until it is nearly raised, there is little lateral control. The mast step will limit movement some. Higher up, the sidestays start to kick in. 6) Once up, I have an axtra line to tie the forestay down, just in case. Pin the forestay to stem fitting. 7) Take A-frame off forward tangs and re-attach forward shrouds (may help to pull on the forestay to bring mast forward). Lowering is just the opposite. The only part that I might have trouble with singlehanded is getting the mast to rest on the transom roller. Would have to lower the mast while standing in the cockpit. With all that said, I have helped a couple raise their mast on a C22 without any equipment at all. Just stepped it and walked it up. I think he may have had a step ladder in the cockpit (yikes). That scared the crap out of me. If we lost control halfway up, there is nothing connected to the mast to keep it up.
Also, it's pretty much going to be my wife and me, and she's very leery of having to help me do it. She's already not totally in love with the idea of even buying a boat. Click to expand...
Bill, I owned a Catalina 22 (1979) until last summer and can assure you that two people is more than enough to raise and lower the mast (one been the wife, not wanting to do it!). Many good suggestions already here, so all I am going to say is that after you do it once and you find the way that works best for you, you will see that it is not a big deal at all. -Abraham
1.) I am looking to buy a used Catalina 22 swing keel. When the specs show that it has a 550lb ballast, is that weight included in the 2250lb displacement figure?2.) I want to pull the boat and trailer(Wgt another 700lbs)with my Chevrolet S10 pickup that has a 4.3 liter engine and automatic transmission. Is this a good match up? Thanks everyone for comments.
It can be done Bob:I've pulled my Cat 22 with my 3.0 Ford Ranger, but it has been on relatively flat ground. Hopefully, your truck is rated for the weight you plan to tow, and your trailer has breaks. Your Chevy engine has a lot more torque, which is good, and since you live in Florida, which is flat compared to California, you'll probably do OK. The primary tow vehicle for my Cat 22 is a Mercury Mountaineer V8 with gobs of torque, great for pulling on long trips and steep California grades. Best regards. Chuck
Should be More Than Up to the Task Two things you will probably want to do though first a transmision cooler second beef up the rear suspension with air bags, stiffer springs, air shocks, or whatever you can find that works well on your particular truck. Oh yeah, get your brakes checked out just to make sure everything is in correct working order it might be me in front of you when you want to stop.
C22 weight The 2250 displacement figure includes the ballast. Your total load will be around 3000 lbs.Opinions about towing are really nice, but the 'official' towing capacity of your vehicle is what really matters. The S10 should do the job, but check the owner's manual for an exact figure.Regards,Ted
Will Work I tow my Catalina 22 to Florida with a Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck with a 4.3 L, V-6. It tows okay, but in hills or with a headwind, you will be working with a little power deficiency. The big trick keeping any automatic transmission from overheating, is to reduce power when climbing hills. The converter builds torque through a vortex flow; this generates lots of heat. Yes a heavy-duty cooler helps to dissipate the heat. Also, I change the transmission fluid everytime I change the engine oil. The beauty of a smaller engine is that you do not have as much power to "smoke" your transmission.
Towing a boat Ted is right, read the manual. Just because the car will tow the load does not mean it's safe or won't damage your vehicle. I once pulled a 12,000lb boat with a 3,000 pound car. Lots of fun, especially on steep boat ramps - being young does not excuse stupidity....Figuring this out can be confusing. See the Ford link that explains the terms you'll come across. A tow package and brakes on the trailer can increase the capacity of the tow vehicle. Also, consider the tongue weight which should be between 8-10 percent of the total trailer load. Once you get the whole package together run it across a commercial scale. Weigh the vehicle (with passengers), and trailer seperately and make sure you get the tongue weight.Once you get all this together you'll sleep better or go out and buy another truck.
How far / often are you towing Hello,Your truck can certainly pull the boat. How far and and how often will you be towing? If you only plan on going short distances then it will be fine. If you plan on frequent longer distant trips, then a heavier vehicle with a longer wheelbase would be better. When towing, especially towing anything 3000 lb or heavier, the bigger the tow vehicle the easier the ride. I don't think towing with your S10 would be dangerous, but on the highway you will get blown around by trucks, and you will slow down going up hills. A bigger rig, like a full size pick up or SUV would not have the same problems.Finally, do you have 4WD? If not, be careful trying to pull the boat out of the water at low tide. One last point (really, I promise), you will most likely need either a long tonque extension, or use ropes to launch. Unless the ramp is real steep, to float the boat off the trailer requires the ramp to be deep. I bought an extension from extend a hitch .com and it worked great.Enjoy the boat, they are great.Barry
S-10 Blazer, 4.3 Vortex, automatic I have a 1996 Blazer that is factory equiped with the tow package.I have a Hunter 170, not much to tow, but I have a couple of antique cars that I must tow from time to time with a heavy car trailer which brings me up to the factory maximun towing capacity of 5500 pounds.With a 110,000 miles on the blazer, I'm now having problems with the transmision and plan on getting it serviced before towing again.In 1996, Chev did not put the valve guides in some engines, at 28,000 mile my engine was replaced and then the transmission went out right after............I have done a lot of towing in 35yrs, the best piece of advice I can give, You can never have to BIG of a vehicle to tow with and it must be equiped to handle the task.Glenn
brakes Almost any engine will pull a load if given enough time and gears. The real limitting factor for safe towing is your brakes. Make sure they are in very good condition and remember Newtonion Law. Inertia is not your friend.
Echoes Great advice already. Your truck should pull it fine - one rule of thumb is don't ever try to tow something heavier than you (the towing vehicle). Also, make sure critical parts on the trailer are in excellent shape - the shackle bolts rarely get checked and yet can cause a catastrophe if one fails. Wheel bearings need to be checked, lubed, and properly sealed. If you blow a tire or fry a bearing, it's really a pain not to have a spare ready to go. Above all, leave space in front for a panic stop when you are in traffic - it will take you about twice as much distance and you had better plan for it, because sooner or later you will need the room.
Check out this link Here's good link on towing. It's written for the RV crowd, but the principles are the same. The main thing to remember is to leave yourself a comfortable margin between your vehicle's towing capacity and the weight of your rig. Don't forget to include the weight of the trailer and boat contents in your calculations and to allow for tongue weight in the equation. You'll learn that vehicle tow specs are generally calculated without passengers or "stuff". You'll also learn about the different kinds of hitches and you'll probably find that you should have what is known as a weight-distributing hitch.
I tow with a 1993 Grand Marqis This has a 4.6 liter V-8 (210 HP) & a factory towing package. The towing package includes: transmission cooler, power steering cooler, steel rather than aluminum drive shaft, heavy duty universsal joints, dual exhaust, air bag suspension & probably real important, a lower geared rear end. This works well for me but I just tow to the marina & back once a year, no large hills. The vehicle is rated to tow 5000# with an equalizing or weight distribution hitch & only 2000# with a type 1 hitch. The rear axles are overloaded without the weight distribution hitch but the air bag suspension levels the trailer. The only thing that concerns me is no brakes on the trailer!Does anyone have Info or pictures of a weight distribution hitch for the pole type boat trailer.BTW, that is great Info supplied by Bob Camarena.Regards, Bob B. C22
S-10 automatic is an overdrive ! Bob,Chevy does not recomend towing in the over drive gear, thats indicated by your gear selector indiactor, it has the "D" framed by the white box around it. so towing something that heavy should be done in your normal "D"setting.Also, you might want to think about a trailer with at least inertiat brakes if not electric brakes.
Pole Type Wt Distribution Hitch Just went through this with the Equal-i-zer company that claims their hitch is only one that works with surge brakes. Installed it on my H260 trailer but still too much snow to test it. Trip to Key West in April. We'll see how it works.http://kobernus.com/hunter260_web/upgrades/trailer/target7.html
George, Thanks for the Info. nm
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The CATALINA 22 is one of the most popular sailboats ever in anything close to this size,. 15,000 boats sold (2009) ... From a new "fairer" mold though the hull design is the same as the original CATALINA 22. ... The weight required to sink the yacht one inch. Calculated by multiplying the LWL area by 5.333 for sea water or 5.2 for fresh water.
Jun 30, 2001. #2. Towing. Doug,u000bAccording to the original brochure for a 1970's C22, the retractable keel displacement is approx 2230 lbs and the fin keel is approx. 2490 lbs.u000bu000bIf you have the title for the trailer, the gross weight of the trailer should be there.
Introduced in 2004, the Catalina 22 Sport is still in production and it closely adheres to the original boat's dimensions, and weight. Although the post-'95 boats have resolved many of the problems we find here in the original, they did so at the expense of a feature that racers admired—a lighter weight hull.
Catalina 22 A Catalina 22 with a wing keel, on its road trailer.. The Catalina 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a large self-bailing cockpit, with under-seat lockers, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.It has two winches for the jibsheets.
Catalina 22 is a 21′ 5″ / 6.6 m monohull sailboat designed by Frank V. Butler and built by Cooper Enterprises Inc. and Catalina Yachts starting in 1969. ... A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat's D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion ...
Whirlaway is a 1974 Catalina 22. She is in very good condition for her age and sails beautifully. However, my wife and I did encounter something odd while sailing with guests on board. I am not a small person, 6'7" 270 and the other half is, how shall I put it, a tad heavy. Our guests combined were around the 500 lb mark.
The Catalina 22 is the most commercially successful sailboat of all time and is one of the 5 inaugural members of the American Sailboat Hall of Fame. Frank Butler of Catalina Yachts designed the Catalina 22, which was Catalina's first production boat. Since 1969, Catalina Yachts has built and sold over 16,000 Catalina 22s. Catalina continues to manufacture…
dimensions and weight of this popular one design boat, Catalina Yachts is now building the Catalina 22 Sport. The aim is to encourage more family racing with the thousands of first generation 22s by offering an alternative to finding an older boat, and restoring it just to be competitive in the dozens of established Catalina 22 fleets.
The Catalina 22 is a 21.5ft masthead sloop designed by Frank V. Butler and built in fiberglass by Catalina Yachts since 1969. 15000 units have been built. The Catalina 22 is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.
The Catalina 22 MkII is a 21'6" (6.55m) cruising sailboat designed by Frank Butler (United States). She is built since 1995 by Catalina Yachts (United States). The Wing keel version is offered with a short keel fitted with large winglets. This configuration provides an interesting draft / low center of gravity / upwind performance trade-off. The Catalina 22 MkII is as well listed, on Boat ...
Catalina 22 purists complained because the boat's weight had increased by hundreds of pounds and made its owners less apt to participate in one-design racing. But the Mk II has since found its niche among cruisers and daysailors. The Mk III was launched in 1995 with hull No. 15,344 and regained characteristics of the original Catalina 22.
The Catalina 22 mkii is a 23.83ft masthead sloop designed by Frank V. Butler and built in fiberglass by Catalina Yachts since 1995. The Catalina 22 mkii is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.
The Catalina 22 MkII is a 21'6" (6.55m) cruising sailboat designed by Frank Butler (United States). ... The Catalina 22 MkII is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Fin keel and Wing keel version ... is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in ...
Catalina 22 Sport. In response to Catalina 22 owners' requests for a production boat that more accurately reflects the original dimensions and weight of this popular one design boat, Catalina Yachts is now building the Catalina 22 Sport. Catalina Yachts aims to encourage more family racing with the thousands of first generation 22s by ...
Upgraded version of the original CATALINA 22, one of the most popular boats of this size ever built. Wing keel version draft: 2.5'. Swing keel draft - KU: 2.0' KD: 5.0' ... The weight required to sink the yacht one inch. Calculated by multiplying the LWL area by 5.333 for sea water or 5.2 for fresh water.
The purpose of this website is to provide you with specifications and details on the Catalina 22 Sailboat. Key characteristics such as draft, beam, mast height, length overall, length at water line, and other specs have been included. 21'6" - LOA LWA (length water line) - 19'4" Beam - 7'8" Mast Length - 25'0" Displacement - 2250 lbs. Masthead ...
There's accommodation for four or five in a bright open plan layout, although the boat is too small for standing headroom. Today the Catalina 22 makes a good, inexpensive coastal cruisers. Catalina 22 / Jaguar 22 specification. LOA: 6.55m / 21ft 6in LWL: 5.9m / 19ft 4in Beam: 2.34m / 7ft 8in Draught (keel up): 0.6m / 2ft 0in Draught (keel ...
11,386. Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI. May 22, 2014. #2. There is absolutely nothing 'one design' about the Catalina 22. Not counting rolling changes over the years, even between consecutive boats off the line, I'd expect easly 100 of potential weight difference. Between gaps in years; even more.
Hello, My first boat was a Catalina 22 and I trailer sailed it for the first season. The mast weighs over 100 lbs. That doesn't matter because it's not the weight that makes raising and lowering it difficult, it's the length. You can raise and lower the mast by yourself, but it helps to have another person.
In 1996, The Catalina National Sailing Association weighted all the swing keel boats participating in the 1996 National Race. The weights ranged from 2,130 pounds to 2,570 pounds. Further, I know of a Catalina 22, used for racing and therefore without any extra weight, that was recently weighted at 3,000 pounds.
The Catalina 22 is an easy boat to trailer when certain precautions have been properly heeded. In addition to the remarks appearing in the GENERAL HANDBOOK, the following suggestions will prove helpful. ... The rubber support wedge should bear the complete weight of the keel. 3. Tighten the keel lock down bolt to help diminish movement of the ...
Aug 17, 2003. #2. C22 trailer Refurb. I just refurbed my c22 trailer in 2002.u000bthe bunk boards are 2"X6"X10' The bunk are pressure treated wood covered with dense pile indoor outdoor carpet. The carpet was first glued to the bunks then stapled with stainless steel staples. The pylons are all 12" in length fastened to the frame by two U bolts ...
Mar 22, 2005. #5. Will Work. I tow my Catalina 22 to Florida with a Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck with a 4.3 L, V-6. It tows okay, but in hills or with a headwind, you will be working with a little power deficiency. The big trick keeping any automatic transmission from overheating, is to reduce power when climbing hills.