Tanzer Industries went out of business in 1986 and the molds and tooling were sold to Kisber & Company, which built the boat for approximately one year.

Kisber sold the design to Canadian Yacht Builders, but that company did not put the boat back into production.

Later the Tanzer 22 class association acquired the sailboat design, tooling and the rights to the name, through a share-sale to its members.

Below there is more room than first meets the eye, despite the fact that the bulkhead which divides the v-berth from the main cabin gives the appearance of cramped quarters.

"[8] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the boat is relatively fast, as indicated by her PHRF rating compared to her comp[etitor]s. Worst features: The mainsheet is fixed to the cockpit sole just ahead of the tiller, which reduces the spaciousness of the otherwise big, wide cockpit.

Despite her beam near the top of her comp[etitor] range, she registers the lowest Space Index as a result of her low headroom, The forward end of her V-berth is too narrow for two adults.