Marshall 22 Cat Buyer's Guide
The Marshall 22 Catboat is a cat-rigged daysailer and weekender that Marshall Marine has built since 1965, with more than 275 completed and most still afloat. On the used market you are looking at a 5,660-pound, 10-foot-2-inch-beam hull on a 21-foot-4-inch waterline, drawing just 2 feet with the board up — a boat whose cockpit is larger and clearer than those of many bigger vessels and whose low topsides trade standing headroom for reduced windage.
Layouts on the Used Market
Early hulls show an open cabin with a pull-out starboard double and a port galley counter with sink and alcohol stove; from the late 1960s the head was shifted to starboard behind a partial bulkhead and curtain. A big centerboard trunk with a hinged table divides the cabin, and the interior is sized for two adults. Later molded-fiberglass cockpits from 1983 onward carry three lazarettes and a portside icebox, while pre-1983 boats have the original glassed-plywood sole and seats. Some 40 sloop-rigged versions exist with the mast moved to the cabin, which compromises the interior.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A dodger is a frequent owner upgrade, with an available cockpit awning that zips to it. Beyond that, buyer-consequence equipment clusters around power and steering: the standard diesel from 1980 was the Yanmar 3GM20, with the raw-water-cooled 2GM20 adopted five years later and the freshwater-cooled 3YM20 replacing it around 2005 once the 2GM was discontinued, all reached through a big cockpit-sole hatch and fed by a 12-gallon aluminum tank under the starboard seat. A bronze wheel drives the rack, and most boats carry bronze rudder and transom steps. A teak anchoring bowsprit was an option for cruising, and later hulls added fairleads to lead halyards aft.
What to Inspect
The 1983 cockpit change is the first place to look: molded-fiberglass cockpits drain through two bronze scuppers at the aft end of the centerboard trunk, each via a seacock beneath the companionway steps, whereas earlier boats have only drain holes in the trunk — confirm which system the hull carries and that the seacocks move freely. On hulls built before about the mid-1970s, check the external stuffing box for weeping at the shaft log; later boats went internal. Most 22s have a forward hatch that is not hinged and needs a prop to stay open, so verify whether a newer modern-style hatch was fitted. Hull blisters have seldom been a problem on the solid-glass lay-up, but still sound the garboard and trunk for softness.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These catboats turn up in the United States. Before you commit, run this short check:
- Confirm cockpit type and test the scupper seacocks
- Identify stuffing-box era and check for shaft leakage
- Verify forward hatch hinges or carry a prop
- Inspect centerboard trunk and bronze pin for play
- Confirm engine model and tank condition under starboard seat
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Marshall 22 Cat. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $35,000 | — |
| Mar 25 | 1 | $32,000 | -8.6% |
| May 25 | 1 | $9,700 | -69.7% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $32,000 | +229.9% |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $15,450 | -51.7% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $24,000 | +55.3% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $13,000 | -45.8% |
| Mar 26 | 3 | $18,000 | +38.5% |
| May 26 | 5 | $27,900 | +55.0% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $12,000 | -57.0% |
Where they're listed
Marshall 22 Cat listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 13.
Country view
13 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $17,900 | 13 | 1 | 100.0% |