The Precision 165 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Jim Taylor as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1995.
[1][2][3] The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States from 1995 until 2018, but it is now out of production.
The hull has a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed shoal draft keel with a weighted lead bulb and endplates.
He has plenty of technical expertise, a good eye for what looks right in a small boat design, and has drawn a number of successful pocket cruisers.
Best features: The P165 has a bigger beam, heavier ballast, and a fixed lead keel with 'end-plate effect' bulb compared with her peers' centerboards, plus the largest SA/D and lowest D/L in the comp[etitor] group.