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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jim Taylor |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1995 |
| No. built | 800 (CB and K models combined) |
| Builder | Precision Boat Works |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Precision 15 CB |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 390 lb (177 kg) |
| Draft | 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 15.00 ft (4.57 m) |
| LWL | 13.75 ft (4.19 m) |
| Beam | 6.92 ft (2.11 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 15.20 ft (4.63 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 4.70 ft (1.43 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 17.90 ft (5.46 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.90 ft (2.71 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 79.66 sq ft (7.401 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 35.72 sq ft (3.318 m2) |
| Total sail area | 115.38 sq ft (10.719 m2) |
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The Precision 15 CB is an American sailing dinghy, that was designed by Jim Taylor and first built in 1995.1234
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
Production
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.14536789
Design
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.1453
The boat has a draft of 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the centerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.14
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 4.97 kn (9.20 km/h).4
References
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Precision 15 CB sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Jim Taylor". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Precision Boat Works (2020). "Precision 15". precisionboatworks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Precision 15 CB". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Precision 15 K sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Precision Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Precision Boat Works (2020). "Precision Boats Information". precisionboatworks.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- "Precision Boat Works ceases production". Trade Only Today. 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Precision Boat Works (2 August 2018). "Precision Boat Works Is Moving" (PDF). Press Release. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.