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Precision 23
Specifications
LOA - 23'
5"
LWL - 20' 0"
BEAM - 8' 6"
DRAFT, Board up - 1' 11"
DRAFT, Board down - 5' 4"
Displacement - 2,450 lbs.
Ballast - 850 lbs. (Internal fixed lead)
Sail area - 248 sq. ft.
Mast height above DWL - 35' 4"
Designer: Jim Taylor
Precision
23 Standard Equipment
| Hull
& Deck |
Spars
and Rigging |
- ISO/NPT
gel coat finish
- Hand
laminated fiberglass construction
- Molded
in contrasting non-skid surfaceShoal draft keel with
fiberglasscenterboard
- Internal
fixed lead ballast
- Recessed
anchor locker on deck
- Molded
toe rails w/drains
- Aluminum
frame opening forward hatch4-6" mooring cleats
- Stainless
steel bow pulpit
- Stainless
steel stern rail, stanchions & lifelines
- Stainless
steel boarding ladder
- Stainless
steel bow eye
- Teak
trim
- Accent
waterline & sheer stripes
- Teak
handrails
- 6
Aluminum Opening ports
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- Aluminum
anodized mast & boom
- 4:1
Harken mainsheet system
- Harken
genoa winches & handle
- Harken
ball bearing blocks
- Genoa
track with cars
- Pre-stretched
Dacron halyardsSpliced halyard shackles
- Pre-stretched
Dacron sheets & running rigging
- Split
backstayChromed bronze open body turnbuckles w/toggles
- Topping
lift
- Hinged
mast step
- Swaged
stainless steel standing rigging
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| Cockpit |
Galley |
- 7'0"
self bailing cockpit
- Ventilated
fuel tank locker
- Sail
locker
- Laminated
ash and mahogany tiller
- Stainless
steel adjustable motor mount
- Welded
aluminum rudder head
- Fiberglass
kick-up rudder
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- Alcohol
stove
- Stainless
steel sink
- Manual
water pump
- Storage
bins
- Self
contained water system
- 48
qt. Igloo ice chest with teak step
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| Cabin |
Sails |
- Molded
'structural grid' hull liner
- Deluxe
fabric covered cushions
- Berths
for 4 adults
- Backrest
cushions w/shelves
- Shelves
over v-berths
- Molded
storage lockers under berths
- Head
area located forward of bulkhead
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- Dacron
main and jib
- Jiffy
reefing system with 1 reef point
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| Electrical |
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- 12
volt electrical system
- Fused
switch panel
- Interior
lights
- Navigation
lights
- Steaming
light
- Battery
box
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Design
comments Precision 23
Considered to be a "maxi-trailerable", the Precision 23 far outstrips
many boats in terms of true usable space, both on deck and below. Special
emphasis has gone into giving the P-23 her particular bright and uncluttered
interior. The bulkheads are intentionally trimmed back to avoid subdividing the
visual space. Of special note, the typical intrusive mast compression support
post has been eliminated by clever use of a rugged overhead support beam fiber-glassed
to the deck. The especially large companionway, multiple cabin ports and forward
hatch contribute to the feeling of light & open space. The double berth
forward is generous and there are full sized berths aft which will accommodate 3
more.
The portable head has a dedicated space forward and the fixed galley is aft
where it is convenient to both cabin and cockpit.
The Precision 23 hull represents a very careful refinement of the basic form
that has proven so successful in all of our well known trailerable cruisers.
Lively performance, reliable handling and high stability are all the hallmarks
of these designs. They feature a sharp waterline entry, substantial topside
flare forward and powerful quarters taper to a shapely transom. This precise
combination of features avoids the trim and handling problems that less well
balanced hulls suffer when heeled. This design provides a reassuring margin of
both reserve buoyancy forward and ensures more knockdown stability.
For
trailerable boats, winged keels and water ballast are more of an inexpensive
expedient than a sensible design. The well proven internally ballasted shoal
draft fixed keel with fiberglass centerboard used in the Precision 23 is the
most practical solution for combining upwind efficiency and stability. This
design allows the dense internal lead ballast to be placed as low as possible
for increased stability. And the fiberglass centerboard is easily raised/lowered
by a simple Dacron line. The centerboard provides lift for great pointing
ability yet is easily raised up for increased off wind sailing.
The P-23
features a simple fractional rig mast that is easy put up and with her short
spreaders & inboard chain plates, upwind performance is impressive.
A generous cockpit 7' 3" long with coamings high enough to keep your crew
secure and the low sleekly styled cabin house provides excellent visibility
forward. The cockpit seats are angled for maximum comfort both heeled and at
anchor, the result of careful ergonomic design development. A ventilated fuel
storage area and large cockpit sail locker round out the roomy cockpit.
The Precision 23 is a well thought out, meticulously detailed and carefully
constructed trailerable cruiser whose interior & lively performance will
give you and your family one of the best sailing boats available in this size
range.
Measurements
and specifications are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of
printing. They may vary from boat to boat or change without notice, therefore,
the dealer or customer will be responsible for measurements on each boat.
Precision Boat works can accept no liability for incorrect measurements.
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