Precision 185

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]

Precision 185

Development
Designer	Jim Taylor
Location	United States
Year	2001
Builder(s)	Precision Boat Works
Role	Day sailer
Name	Precision 185
Boat
Displacement	880 lb (399 kg)
Draft	3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	18.42 ft (5.61 m)
LWL	16.67 ft (5.08 m)
Beam	7.33 ft (2.23 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	375 lb (170 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	18.70 ft (5.70 m)
J foretriangle base	6.10 ft (1.86 m)
P mainsail luff	21.50 ft (6.55 m)
E mainsail foot	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	96.75 sq ft (8.988 m2)
Jib/genoa area	57.04 sq ft (5.299 m2)
Total sail area	96.75 sq ft (8.988 m2)
Precision 185 CB →

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

• List of sailing boat types