How much room in Princess 22

[wkisting]

Travis or Charlie, could you clarify: Is there storage under the padded berths? Or are those sealed compartments for flotation? Or both?

Thanks.

[Travis Votaw]

There are three separate lockers under each berth. The two after compartments on each side are really big and the forward ones "thin out" as the boat hull comes together in the bow section. However, I put five one-gallon water jugs in one of the forward lockers this summer on the BEER cruise and they fit very well.

The storage areas could be compartmentalized even further, if I decided exactly how I wanted to use them. Right now, I have plastic boxes in some of them that fill up the space and allow me to sort out my junk.

[Charlie Jones]

The lockers under the berths are pretty good sized- here's an example

That's Laura sitting in the after one taping off the brightwork.

[ebenton99]

How about sitting comfort inside the cabin with the side decks? Can you sit back and relax or do the side decks catch you in the back of the neck.

[capt jake]

Here is a pic of the interior of the first P22. Seems plenty big to me.

[Joe Nelson CS#35]

There are a number of possible layouts for the P22. I am showing here a layout I have been working on which gives three good berths and a galley to port. The freeboard has been raised 3" and the cabin and mizzen mast has been moved aft giving a lot more room inside the boat.

While you need to sleep four, depending on the size of your children, the starboard berth could be extended under the cockpit to make room for both of them.

These changes come at the expense of a shorter cockpit. The outboard has been moved aft where it won't tilt. A bracket could be fashioned to raise and lower the motor but the cockpit might be better off if the motor was mounted on the transom and have a roomier cockpit.

Are the design  changes included in the current plans packet?  I like the idea of the increased freeboard and smaller cockpit.  Should be an cavernous interior for a boat of its size.

[Gordy Hill]

If I were planning to sleep more than two people in a Princess I'd consider making sure the cockpit seats were wide enough to sleep on, at least for smaller people. Then I'd have full side curtains for the Bimini over the cockpit. With just two on board you could sit out in the screen room for cocktails.... 

Three inches add to the freeboard seems a bit much. It would take a rather creative paint job to keep it from looking like a motorhome with sails. Eventually one reaches a point where sailing qualities approach those of a beach ball.

[Jim McLaren]

Are the design  changes included in the current plans packet? 

I had hoped to see a reply from Graham.  I am thinking of buying the plans and like the alternate arrangement.

[Designer]

I have had a number of requests for more interior in the P22. The drawing in the earlier post had three inches of freeboard but I have since cut it down to two inches. The cabin bulkhead was moved aft seven inches and the aft end of the cockpit was moved back to replace the lost footroom. This means that a centerline outboard cannot be tilted but as has been mentioned in this thread earlier, an offset outboard could be tilted through the transom.

I have not included these modifications in the standard plan set but I would if anyone asked for them.

[AndyP]

I resurrected this thread to share a sketch I worked out, and to see if anyone else has come up with anything new since 07.