Precision 185 Explained

Precision 185
Designer:Jim Taylor
Location:United States
Year:2001
Builder:Precision Boat Works
Role:Day sailer
Draft:3.5feet
Displacement:8800NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:18.42feet
Lwl:16.67feet
Beam:7.33feet
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:3750NaN0
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:18.7feet
J:6.1feet
P:21.5feet
E:9feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:96.75square feet
Sailarea Headsail:57.04square feet
Sailarea Total:96.75square feet
Successor:Precision 185 CB

The Precision 185, also called the Precision 185K (for keel), is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Jim Taylor as a day sailer and first built in 2001.[1] [2] [3] [4]

There is also a centerboard sailing dinghy derivative of the design, the Precision 185 CB, which was named Sailing World's 2003 Boat of the Year.[1] [3] [5]

Production

The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States, between 2001 and 2018, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Design

The Precision 185 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, an open plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 8800NaN0 and carries 3750NaN0 of ballast.[1] [4]

The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the standard keel.[1] [4]

The design has a hull speed of 5.47kn.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Precision 185 sailboat . 11 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211111141706/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-185. 11 November 2021. live.
  2. Web site: Jim Taylor. 11 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211102132538/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/taylor-jim. 2 November 2021. live.
  3. Web site: Precision: Small, Fast, and Fun. 11 November 2021. Taylor. Jim. tayloryachtdesigns.com. https://archive.today/20211110005936/https://tayloryachtdesigns.com/designs/precision-small-fast-and-fun/. 10 November 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Precision 185. 18 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220418233541/https://sailboat.guide/precision/185. 18 April 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Precision 185 CB sailboat. 11 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211111142513/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-185-cb. 11 November 2021. live.
  6. Web site: Precision Boat Works. 11 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20200913193940/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/precision-boat-works. 13 September 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Precision 185. 11 November 2021. Precision Boat Works. precisionboatworks.com. 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105143917/http://www.precisionboatworks.com/boats/p185/index.php. 5 November 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Precision Boats Information. 11 November 2021. Precision Boat Works. precisionboatworks.com. 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200712233110/http://www.precisionboatworks.com/dealers/index.php. 12 July 2020. live.
  9. Web site: Precision Boat Works ceases production. 11 November 2021. Trade Only Today. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803202044/https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/manufacturers/precision-boat-works-ceases-production. 3 August 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Precision Boat Works Is Moving. 11 November 2021. Precision Boat Works. Press Release. 2 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102233253/https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/cs_srgb/MTU3NDcwMDQ1ODIyMjY0OTk4/precisionboatworks.pdf. 2 November 2021. live.

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