Congrats on the new 195.

Come pay a visit to www.trailersailor.com in the Precision forum.

I've not sailed the 185 (I have a 18 with the "cozy, waterfront cabin" and
the big piece 'o lead on the bottom.

But it is a highly regarded boat.

Do think about a masthead float. This is in essence a dingy, and as a prior
sailor of larger boats you will soon discover that 1) dinghies can capsize
if you try hard enough (all reports of capsizing tehe 185 had a fair amount
of crew contribution to the event), and like any broad, flat boat, they can
turn turtle This is mostly due to the fact that the centerboard can get up
into the trunk (I have read) when the boat's on its side, preventing the
typical get on the centerboard and pull recovery maneuver.



"Ian" wrote in message
oups.com...
I sure wish we could, we tried hard to do just that, but here in the
central south (north alabama) sailing is an oddity, so there are no
boats to be tried without driving 4-6 hrs. But tis all moot point now,
as we went with a monohull. New owners of a Precision 185. Thanks all
for your input.