Dehlya 22 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Dehlya 22 means looking at a 1984 van de Stadt design built by Dehler as a water-ballast trailerable sloop with a lifting keel and big rig, often kit-built. Germany is where you will mostly find her, and the right example rewards a buyer who understands the ballast concept before stepping aboard.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Dehlya 22 sleeps four inside a low hull where sitting headroom is restricted, so the cabin is camp-cruiser compact rather than weekender roomy. Stowage is very well organized, the saving grace of the small interior. Because many were kit-built, the joinery and finish between boats can differ even when the hull mold is the same, so judge each specimen on its own assembly.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Autopilots and chartplotters are commonly fitted to these boats, modernizing a modest cockpit for short-handed sailing. Beyond those two, the original trailer-and-trolley combination remains the most consequential gear to verify, since the design is built around efficient trailing and a missing rig defeats the concept.
What to Inspect
The central check is the water-ballast system and lifting keel, given half the boat's weight is liquid and draft swings 1ft 4in to 3ft 11in water ballast is half total weight. Confirm the trailer-and-trolley is the efficient original type or correct replacement, because she is well designed for trailing only with proper support. With kit builds, inspect internal finish and any joints the builder did not complete in-house.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Dehlya 22 is typically found in Germany, so a buyer outside that market should expect to travel or import. Checklist: confirm water-ballast integrity and keel operation; verify trailer-and-trolley; assess kit-build finish individually; check autopilot or chartplotter install. She suits a sailor wanting light-air fun and road transport over cabin space.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Dehlya 22. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 1 | $6,986 | — |
Where they're listed
Dehlya 22 listings appear across 1 country. Germany has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $6,986 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina 22 | 23.83' | $ 6,500 | 79 | 23 |
| J-Boats J/22 | 22.5' | $ 10,000 | 10 | 4 |
| Dehlya 22You are here | — | $ 6,986 | 1 | 1 |