Mustang 22

Mustang 22

Development
Designer	Martin Bludworth
Location	United States
Year	1969
Builder(s)	PlasTrend
Role	Racer
Name	Mustang 22
Boat
Boat weight	1,950 lb (885 kg)
Draft	5.25 ft (1.60 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	22.00 ft (6.71 m)
LWL	17.00 ft (5.18 m)
Beam	7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	stub keel with centerboard
Ballast	750 lb (340 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	21.83 ft (6.65 m)
J foretriangle base	7.67 ft (2.34 m)
P mainsail luff	25.00 ft (7.62 m)
E mainsail foot	10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	131.25 sq ft (12.194 m2)
Jib/genoa area	83.72 sq ft (7.778 m2)
Total sail area	214.97 sq ft (19.971 m2)
Racing
Class association	MORC
PHRF	225

The Mustang 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Martin Bludworth as a Midget Ocean Racing Club racer and first built in 1969. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The design is similar to the PlasTrend 22. ^{[1] [2] [4] [6]}

Production

The design was built by PlasTrend of Fort Worth, Texas, a company later known as Composite Technologies and then finally Island Yacht Corp. It was built from 1969 until 1973 in the United States, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [4] [7]}

Design

The Mustang 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig or optional masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a split bulb, with a retractable centerboard, which is raised and lowered by a winch. It displaces 1,950 lb (885 kg) and carries 750 lb (340 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the centerboard extended and 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^[4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee on the port side in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the port side. The galley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. The optional galley may be equipped with a stove and a sink. The head is in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 44 in (112 cm). ^{[1] [4]}

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. ^{[1] [4]}

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 and a hull speed of 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h). ^[4]

Variants

Mustang 22

This model has a fractional sloop rig, with a sail area of 214.97 sq ft (19.971 m²). ^{[1] [4]}

Mustang 22 MH

This model has a masthead sloop rig with a sail area of 196.77 sq ft (18.281 m²). ^[2]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote that the boat "has an unusual keel-centerboard arrangement, which includes a bulb on the keel ... combined with a centerboard slot splitting the keel in two. The centerboard, weighing 150 pounds, is cranked up and down using a winch mounted on the aft cabin bulkhead on the starboard side of the cockpit. A small inboard was optional, though we don’t see where it would fit in such a shallow hull. Best features: She looks sleek and fast, with her long cockpit and low profile. Worst features: Her buoyancy is low, due to her extended counter and pinched aft end thereby limiting weight at the back end, so her long cockpit is mostly unusable while racing. Her relatively narrow beam and low sitting headroom keep her from being a very comfortable cruiser—not that many owners would have cruising in mind, anyway. Finally, her diamond strut and 3/4 fractional rig give her an old-fashioned, outmoded look." ^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Mustang 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Mustang 22 MH sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Martin Bludworth". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 192. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
5. "Plas Trend". Motorboating. January 1968. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "PT-22 1/4 Ton (Plas Trend 22)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Plastrend / Composite Technologies 1968 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

External links

• Restoring a Mustang 22 on YouTube