| Precision 15 CB | |
| Image Boat: | File:2014 Kids Camp Day 1 (14198902468).jpg |
| Designer: | Jim Taylor |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1995 |
| No Built: | 800 (CB and K models combined) |
| Builder: | Precision Boat Works |
| Role: | Sailing dinghy |
| Draft: | 3.67feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 3900NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 15feet |
| Lwl: | 13.75feet |
| Beam: | 6.92feet |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 15.2feet |
| J: | 4.7feet |
| P: | 17.9feet |
| E: | 8.9feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 79.66square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 35.72square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 115.38square feet |
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The Precision 15 CB is an American sailing dinghy, that was designed by Jim Taylor and first built in 1995.[1] [2] [3] [4]
There was also a version of the same design with a fixed keel, the Precision 15, sometimes called the Precision 15 K (for keel).[5]
The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States from 1995 to 2018. More than 800 examples of both models were produced.[1] [4] [5] [3] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The Precision 15 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a vinyl ester resin skin coat. It has a fractional sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars and a hinged mast step. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a wooden tiller, with a tiller extension and a retractable centerboard. The boat has foam flotation, a boom vang and jib tracks.[1] [4] [5] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.67feet with the centerboard extended and 6inches with it retracted allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [4]
The manufacturer lists the boat's design goals as "safety, stability, reliable handling, and sprightly speed under sail".[3]
An optional mount may be fitted for a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3]
The design has a hull speed of 4.97kn.[4]