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 880 lb (399 kg) and carries 375 lb (170 kg) of ballast.[1][4]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][4]

The design has a hull speed of 5.47 kn (10.13 km/h).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision 185 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Jim Taylor". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Jim. "Precision: Small, Fast, and Fun". tayloryachtdesigns.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Precision 185". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision 185 CB sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ Precision Boat Works (2021). "Precision 185". precisionboatworks.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ Precision Boat Works (2020). "Precision Boats Information". precisionboatworks.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Precision Boat Works ceases production". Trade Only Today. 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ^ Precision Boat Works (2 August 2018). "Precision Boat Works Is Moving" (PDF). Press Release. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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