Grumpy Bear is an excellent example of this timeless design from Cornish Crabbers and with her lifting keel, she makes exploring shallower creeks and rivers a breeze.
The Crabber 22 MK2 has many features of the larger yachts built by Cornish Crabbers, and comes with a twin axle trailer able to be towed behind a sturdy vehicle. This gives the owner the versatility of the shrimper 19 with almost as much cabin space as the crabber 24.
The crabber 22 interior is light and spacious. The ingenious centerboard is designed to be raised and lowered single handed and the pivoting bowsprit helps in easily raising and lowering the mast as well as saving you costs on mooring fees.
The engine delivers plenty of power and under sail the Crabber 22 is light and agile, often outpacing much larger yachts.
Sails, spars and rigging:
Gaff rigged cutter. Varnished Sitka Spruce mast, boom and bowsprit.
Stainless steel tabernacle for raising and lowering mast.
Stainless steel standing rigging.
Terylene running rigging.
Slab reefing to mainsail.
Fully retractable bowsprit.
Sails, serviced and cleaned 2021
Mainsail - Dacron - Good (original)
Genoa - Dacron - Good (original)
Jib - Dacron - Good (original)
Hull, Deck and Keel
Fibreglass construction
Encapsulated steel ballast in keelson
Drop keel
Coppercoat applied in 2024 (Launched May 2025)
Deck is GRP with a balsa core
Transom mounted rudder
Teak cockpit
Teak rubbing strake on hull
Twin axle road trailer
Deck Equipment:
Harken Winch on coachroof (Starboard side)
Triple Spinlock clutch (forward of winch)
Camcleats on both port and starboard coachroof
Foresail tracks
Mainsail traveller
Anchor and chain
Electric bilge pump
Manual bilge pump
Boarding ladder
Stainless steel pushpit
Stainless steel mushroom vent on deck
Teak grabrails on coachroof
All lines lead back to the cockpit
Opening forehatch
Stainless steel Samson post
Stainless steel fairleads
Bow roller fitting
Mechanical Systems
Located abaft the companionway. Yanmar 2GM twin cylinder 18 hp diesel engine. Electric start. Seawater cooled.
Shaft drive to Darglow folding propellor
Single lever engine control. Maximum speed 6 knots. Cruising speed 5 knots.
Alternator charging to 2 x 12 volt batteries
12 volt switch panel
240V Shore power supply
Navigation Equipment
Compass bulkhead mounted
Axiom chart plotter
Samsung tablet
Raymarine ST2000 autopilot
Icom M330GE Fixed VHF Radio with GPS
Horizon HX851 Floating Handheld VHF DCS Transceiver
Masthead navigation lights