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Cornish Crabber 22
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Brief details |
Builder |
Cornish Crabbers, Rock, Cornwall |
Designed by Roger Dongray, the Cornish Crabber 22 is one of a range of popular modern gaffers that have been in production in various forms and sizes continually since 1973. The Crabber 22 is one of the newer models, brought in as the later 24s became heavier and less trailable. She has a small but comfortable and very nicely finished interior, with sitting headroom in the saloon, and a forepeak with an additional two berths if required, with a marine WC between the berths. Most users simply regard her as a two-berth boat, with the forecabin used as heads and storage space. |
LOD |
22' 0"
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Sail area |
300 sq ft |
LOA with bowsprit extended |
27' 0" |
LWL |
20' 8" |
Rig |
Gaff cutter |
Beam |
8' 3" |
Cabins |
saloon + forecabin |
Draught |
2' 4" to 5' 0" c/b down |
Berths |
2-4 |
Displacement |
4,480 lbs |
Engine |
Yanmar IGM diesel |
Ballast |
not quoted |
BHP |
9 |
Keel type |
Centreboard |
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The first Cornish Crabbers were built by Westerly Boats in 1973, originally entirely in marine ply. The design rapidly became popular, and the company changed its name to Cornish Crabbers, and started building GRP hulled versions, with wooden decks and coach roofs. Later, all-GRP boats were built. The builders, Cornish Crabbers, became part of the Select Yachts group, which closed down in early 2009, but was quickly reformed as an independent company. The Crabber 22 is no longer in production, it's replacement in the size range appearing to be the Shrimper 21, with current new prices starting from just over £65,000 before a trailer or any options are added.
The original Crabbers were 24 ft, and over the years became heavier, to the point where they were not really trailable. The 24 has a small aft deck with lazarette, and by removing this and bringing the cockpit aft the Crabber 22 offered almost the same cockpit and interior space as the 24, in a shorter, lighter, and trailable form. With the bowsprit in, or lifted, she can use a relatively cheap 22 foot mooring or berth.
The Crabber 22 is strongly built, on four main mouldings: hull, deck, interior moulding and inner deckhead lining, which has a tongue and groove finish. The hull is solid GRP, with encapsulated steel ballast around the keel, plus a drop keel. The builders do not quote the ballast weight. The deck is balsa sandwich with substantial plywood pads incorporated for deck fittings.
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