The Hermann 22, also called the Hermann 20 for its waterline length, is an American trailerable

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that was designed by Richard P. Ketcham Jr. as a

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and first built in 1961.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 174. International Marine/

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, 2010.

Production

The design was built by Ted Hermann's Boat Shop in Seaford, New York,

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from 1961 until about 1967, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Hermann 22 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with extensive wood trim, including wooden cockpit coamings. It has a masthead sloop rig, a slightly raked stem, an angled transom, a short transom-hung

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controlled by a

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and a fixed stub long fin

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with a centerboard. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is fitted with a Palmer inboard engine of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin. The

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is located centered under the companionway ladder, which lowers to use the galley. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is . The design has a

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of .

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "here is a masthead sloop with a hull almost as wide (9 1/2 feet) and as heavy as a typical Cape God Catboat. She was the first fiberglass cruising sailboat built by Ted Hermann, at his Seaford Harbor, Long Island Boat Shop, way back at the beginning of the fiberglass era. Best features: She looks like a trim, prim, and wholesome product of the early 1960s, which is exactly what she is—and among her comp titor may take the Beauty Prize (though the Cornish Crabber is likely to give her a run for her money in the beauty department). Her large cockpit can handle a sizable crowd for daysailing. And with her shallow draft and smooth bottom, we can see her skipper dropping off the crowd and then putt-putting up to some tranquil gunkhole to anchor for the night. Worst features: Her rudder looks more like one sized for a powerboat than a sailboat, and maybe that's how she'd end up being used most of the time, since a sail area of only 270 square feet isn't going to move her wide, heavy hull very fast, at least in light air...."

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