Precision 28

Short description: Sailboat class

Precision 28Development

Designer| Jim Taylor
Location| United States
Year| 1997
Builder(s)| Precision Boat Works
Role| Cruiser
Boat
Boat weight| 5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Draft| 3.67 ft (1.12 m)
Hull
Type| monohull
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 28.00 ft (8.53 m)
LWL| 23.00 ft (7.01 m)
Beam| 10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Engine type| Japanese Yanmar 2GMF 18 hp (13 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast| 1,900 lb (862 kg)
Rudder(s)| internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)| 30.50 ft (9.30 m)
J (foretriangle base)| 9.70 ft (2.96 m)
P (mainsail luff)| 30.50 ft (9.30 m)
E (mainsail foot)| 12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Sails
Sailplan| fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area| 183.00 sq ft (17.001 m2)
Jib/genoa area| 147.93 sq ft (13.743 m2)
Total sail area| 330.93 sq ft (30.744 m2)

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The Precision 28 is an American sailboat that was designed by Jim Taylor as a cruiser and first built in 1997.[1][2][3]

The design was later developed from the 1989 Precision 27 by extending the transom and installing a swimming step.[4][5]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 Operational history
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Production

The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States , starting in 1989, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were built.[1][3][5][6]

## Design

The Precision 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller or optional wheel and a fixed fin keel with a lead bulb weight. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) and carries 1,900 lb (862 kg) of ballast.[1][3][5]

The boat has a draft of 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal).[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located beside the companionway on the starboard side and includes a sink.[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).[3]

## Operational history

The designer notes, "the boats are comfortable and sailed well, and are quite popular with their owners."[5]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision 28 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-28.
2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Jim Taylor". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/taylor-jim.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Precision 28". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/precision/28.
4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision 27 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-27.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Taylor, Jim. "Precision: Small, Fast, and Fun". tayloryachtdesigns.com. https://tayloryachtdesigns.com/designs/precision-small-fast-and-fun/.
6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/precision-boat-works.

## External links

* Photo of a Precision 28, showing the transom

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