A Classic
This is a fairly clean example of a classic design. My first keelboat was a C22. After viewing your pics, I have the following comments I hope are helpful: 1) Everything topsides looks solid. Cosmetically, the deck will need some TLC. I can't tell if the all-tread is just dirty or worn away in places. Obviously, the fiberglass looks to need a good rubbing out/waxing. 2) Belowdecks, things are pretty tidy, but those cushions look a bit flaccid, and may be in need of replacement in the not-too-distant. The pull-out galley (a long rectangular component that resides under the starboard quarter and slides out on that groove in the fiberglass, where the main sink mates with that little drain basin you see on the bench) is missing, but this is the case with many older C22s. If you plan on any overnighting, you'll have to think through alternate galley equip. 3) PLEASE tie down that fuel container and battery box! I have a story to tell involving a small craft advisory that is as entertaining now as it was a disastrous mess then. 4) The Honda 8ph/four-stroke is a mighty fine little motor. Became my best friend many times. Haul in the truck bed, well tied-down. Bob (reply #9)'s comments about running the carb empty are right on: I used that few minutes to flush the engine by attaching a very large PVC bucket under the prop, filled with fresh water (raise motor, slip container under shaft, lower motor, fill w/ hose), and let it do it's thing while I secured the boat. When the motor quits, the carb is empty and the salt is flushed from the cooling channels. Some will argue that flushing after each use is not necessary, but as long as you are going to be burning the fuel, you might as well. One caveat: I found that it was easy to snap shear pins if I neglected to shift into gear from neutral at anything above absolute low-idle rpms. Maybe just me, but always having a couple off spares (they will be clipped onto the engine just under the cowling) gave me a sense of security. I got good at pulling the prop and popping a new pin in. All in all, a good deal, I'd say. Does the trailer play into your intended use? I used to summer slip mine, then store it on the trailer in an RV storage place in the off-season. One launch, with all the mast-raising chores, then turn-key availability all summer, then one de-rigging and pull-out at the end of the season, was sweet. Don't know much about transmissions, but if it's a short, flat distance to the ramp, and you'll be summer slipping like I did, then you're down to one round trip plus the haul-out per year, which will put the minimum strain on your tranny: another reason to consider this approach.
Oh, I should mention also my truck is an automatic. Tom