Precision 16
{{short description|Sailboat class}}
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|designer = Stephen Seaton
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|location = United States
|year = 1982
|no built = 64 (1994)
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|builder = Precision Boat Works
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|draft = {{convert|3.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|390|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop
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The Precision 16 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Stephen Seaton and first built in 1982.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-16|title= Precision 16 sailboat |access-date= 9 December 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211210001359/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-16|archive-date= 10 December 2021 |url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/seaton-stephen|title= Stephen Seaton|access-date= 13 September 2020|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200913234658/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/seaton-stephen|archive-date= 13 September 2020 |url-status= live}}Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 74-75. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}
Production
The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production. A total of 64 examples of the type were reported as having been completed by 1994.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/precision-boat-works|title= Precision Boat Works|access-date= 13 September 2020|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200913193940/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/precision-boat-works|archive-date= 13 September 2020 |url-status= live}}
Design
The Precision 16 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The double hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom and a retractable centerboard. The a transom-hung, kick-up rudder has an aluminum head that is controlled by a tiller. Both the rudder and centerboard are made from foam-cored fiberglass. The boat is open and has no foredeck, although it has two stowage compartments. It displaces {{convert|390|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and is equipped with {{convert|10|cuft|m3|abbr=on}} of foam for flotation.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|3.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|8|in|cm|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
For sailing the design is equipped with a self-bailing cockpit. The mainsail boom has the mainsheet rigged for mid-boom sheeting.
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 100.1 and is normally raced with a crew of two sailors.
Operational history
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood noted that the boat was only sold in Florida. He also remarked on its planing capabilities.
See also
References
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{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs