Precision 14
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Use American English|date=November 2021}}
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|designer = Stephen Seaton
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|location = United States
|year = 1985
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|builder = Precision Boat Works
|role = Day sailer
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|draft = {{convert|2.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
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|keel type = centerboard
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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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The Precision 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Stephen Seaton as a day sailer and first built in 1985.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-14|title= Precision 14 sailboat |access-date= 9 November 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211110001603/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-14|archive-date= 10 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/seaton-stephen|title= Stephen Seaton|access-date = 9 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200913234658/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/seaton-stephen|archive-date= 13 September 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/precision/14|title= Precision 14|access-date= 18 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220418190924/https://sailboat.guide/precision/14|archive-date= 18 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States, starting in 1985, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/precision-boat-works|title = Precision Boat Works|access-date = 9 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200913193940/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/precision-boat-works|archive-date= 13 September 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The Precision 14 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig; a raked stem; a plumb transom; a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller, with a hiking stick and a retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|0.42|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20211110002015/https://www.sailingtexas.com/Pics/picprecision14100a.jpg Photo of a Precision 14]
- [https://archive.today/20211110002010/https://www.sailboatlistings.com/sailimg/m/81826/main.jpg Photo of a Precision 14]
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{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs