Precision Boat Works

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Precision Boat Works
Company type Privately held company
Industry Boat building
Founded1978
Headquarters
Palmetto, Florida
,
United States
Products Sailboats
OwnerRichard and Bill Porter
Website www.precisionboatworks.com

Precision Boat Works, Inc. is an American boat builder, initially based in Palmetto, Florida and now in Sarasota, Florida. From 1978 until 2018, the company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats, but today just produces parts for their existing fleet. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The company was founded by brothers Richard and Bill Porter in 1978. [3]

History

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Day Sailer

The first design produced was the Uffa Fox and George O'Day-designed Day Sailer, as well as the Seaforth 24. [1]

Many of the company's boats were designed by naval architect Jim Taylor of Marblehead, Massachusetts, a designer known for his America's Cup competition boats. [1] [3]

By 2018 the company was producing six designs, the Precision 15, 165, 18, 185, 21 and the 23. After a production run of nearly 5,000 boats, the Porters decided to retire in August 2018. Bill Porter continued making parts for the existing boat fleet and moved the parts business to Sarasota, Florida. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Author Steve Henkel praised the quality of construction of the company's boats in his 2010 book, The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, calling it "well above average", but noted that the company made many essential parts, like boom vangs optional. He wrote that the company has "solid construction ... good and caring customer service, and a well-satisfied and loyal owner group." [2]

Boats

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Precision 15s racing
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Precision 23

Summary of boats built by Precision Boat Works: [1] [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Precision Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 54, 55, 122 and 245. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  3. 1 2 3 Precision Boat Works (2018). "Company Profile". precisionboatworks.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Precision Boat Works (2019). "Precision Boats". precisionboatworks.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Precision Boat Works (2020). "Precision Boats Information". precisionboatworks.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Precision Boat Works ceases production". Trade Only Today. 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Precision Boat Works (2 August 2018). "Precision Boat Works Is Moving" (PDF). Press Release. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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