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AMERICAT 22

AMERICAT 22

Vintage Boat Co./Americat🇺🇸· Design: Francis Sweisguth
$72,000 avg$72,000 – $72,000 (1 listings)from 1969
$800 – $2.0K est. annual maintenance
DaysailermonoGaff head CatVariableFull/Long

Specifications

Hull

LOA22 ft
LWL21 ft
Beam10 ft
Draft5 ft/ 2.5 ft min
Displacement5,250 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.1 kn

About the AMERICAT 22

Another later version called the MENGER CAT 22 was based on this design.

Performance

Comfort17.7
Capsize2.30
SA/Disp23.4
Disp/Len253

Market Price

Low
$72,000
Average
$72,000
High
$72,000
Based on 1 listings across 1 marketplace

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 22ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$800 – $2.0K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the AMERICAT 22yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a AMERICAT 22? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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