by David D. Beach
LOA 22', BEAM 8' 6"
Got a couple of seagoing kids and a wife who likes creature comforts on those weekend jaunts? Here’s a 22’ inboard cruiser that has a lot to recommend it in the way of creative design and unusual features
The design shown in the accompanying drawings had its beginnings several years ago when there was a 16-footer called Sea-Deuce. That was a little cruiser either for outboard power or for one of the smaller inboard-outboard engines. The boat was extremely popular, as evidenced by the amount of correspondence it provoked, and many builders enlarged it a frame space to provide a bit more cockpit room. The design, as it seemed to develop, had several main features. First, if the boat were longer, it would probably be used with more people aboard. This would require space to seat them and space for them to move about in. If the extra passengers were children, it would require a special area for them in which they could be seen and watched. A small family would probably want to cruise; or the owner and his wife might invite another couple as cruising companions. These extra people would need sleeping facilities. Of course, an enclosed head, or watercloset, space would be a must, and if a little galley could be fitted—well, fine. How about power? The designer considered this at some length and then decided on a true inboard installation. However, because of the weight and center-of-gravity considerations, as well as the desire for a flat shaft angle, the decision was made to incorporate a V-drive marine engine of about 100 hp. It was felt that the prospective builder who would be attracted to this project would be interested in good performance, but would not demand an extreme speed. It takes quite a bit of power to produce high speeds in a 22-footer—and power has both initial high cost and high operating (fuel) cost. Of course, there are exceptions; but the designer may have something for them in 1966. The basic profile of Sea-Deuce shows a high-freeboard, straightsheer hull with a modestly raked stem. The cabin trunk is low and rather short, and amidship there is a fitted windshield with long side wings for wind and weather protection.
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