J Boats 80
Fast, Stable & Easy to Sail
- Boat REF# · 232237
- LOA · 8.00m
- Year · 1997
- Construction · GRP
- Underwater profile · Fin
- Berths · 4
- Engine · 1 x petrol 3hp, Mercury Outboard ()
- Lying · Dartmouth
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Extra Details
| Designer | Rod Johnstone |
|---|---|
| Builder | J-Boats |
| Lying | Dartmouth |
Mechanical
| Engine | 1 x petrol 3hp |
|---|---|
| Engine make and model | Mercury Outboard () |
| Engine Hours | Not Recorded |
| Engine Cooled | Direct |
| Steering | Tiller |
| Drive | outboard |
| Fuel consumption (approx) | Not Recorded |
3hp long shaft mercury engine - serviced each year
New rudder bushes
Dimensions
| LOA | 8.00m |
|---|---|
| LWL | 6.71m |
| Beam | 2.51m |
| Draft Min | 1.49m |
| Displacement | 1,315kg |
| Storage | On mooring |
Rig
Other rigged Aluminium spars () with stainless steel standing rigging ()
Sails
| Mainsail | Quantum - Slab () |
|---|---|
| Headsail | North - Other () |
| Other sails | North Dacron Mainsail () |
| North Dacron Jib () | |
| Elvstrom Spinaker () | |
| Voiles Mainsail () | |
| Quantum Jib () | |
| 1.Oz Spinaker () |
2 sets of sails used for racing -
A set of North sails matching dacron jib and main for class racing - approx. age 2013 but well maintained and good for wining club races! no tears
For regattas - a new North Jib used once last season and a Quantum sails Main sail no tears
A 0.75oz white Elvstrom kite - only used for regattas no tears
Spinnaker bag
For cruising and training:
1 set of Sobstad main and jib - old and tired
1 Voiles mainsail - very flat
1 Westaways Sails main sails
1 Quantum jib
1 yellow kite - no rips - 1.0oz
1 150% genoa - never used - tired
Battens
Electrical Systems
12 volt battery, 1 batteries charged by:
Construction
| Construction | GRP |
|---|---|
| Underwater profile | Fin |
| Finish | Gelcoat finish |
Owners Comments:
GRP Hull Carbon Pole
Hull stripped back to the gel coat 3 seasons ago and applied two coats of gelshield
I strip back the anti foul each season and polish the topsides
There is no evidence of the keel moving - there are no cracks where it joins the hull.
The bottom of the keel needs filling.
The rig is removed at least once a year.
The rudder appears in good condition
Bulkheads are all dry and water tight
Hull fittings appear good
Topsides
Deck appears in good condition as you would expect from a 2005 boat
There is evidence of patching around one or two of the stanchions and star crazing on some fittings.
Pole, Mast and boom have been painted white
Four wheeled braked trailer and storage box - used to move the boat to regattas.
Jockey pole to erect mast without a crane
All the equipment you would need to drop the rig and tow the boat away.
Trailer is second hand and seems in good order - Used it to tow the boat several hundred miles - 4 wheeled trailer with brakes, jockey wheel and extension pieces when towing.
Lifting strop and shackle
2 no 2t ratchet straps
Various lengths of rope to tie down
Trailer brake board
Accommodation
| Total # of berths | 4 |
|---|---|
| No. of double berths | 1 |
| No. of single berths | 2 |
Accommodation
Deck Gear
| Sail cover | |
|---|---|
| Warps | |
| Fenders | |
| Boathook | |
| Trailer | |
| Instrument Covers |
2 halyard winches
2 sheet winches
1 anchors
(CQR)
2.New traveller
3.New 2 speed winch
4.New spinlock jammer
5.New guard rails
New guard rails and pig outs
New pig bags
New harken traveller
Harken roller furler and tuff luff
New 2 speed harken winch and spinlock jammer
New outhaul jammer
Jib and Genoa tracks for IRC rating
Spinnaker sheets,jib sheets,reefing line
Windex
Gas kicker/vang
Nav Equipment
| Compass | |
|---|---|
| Navigation lights |
Raymarine Tacktick Racemaster
Safety Equipment
| Life buoys |
|---|
1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 Electric)
Broker's Comments
A fine example of a J-Boats J-80
These boats are great fun to sail - very strong and stiff. They sail to windward very well and is easy to balance with upwind speed of 6kns
Downwind these boats starts to plane with about 16kns of breeze -and can achieve 17-18kns very easily
The rig of the boat means that it can be sailed single handed.
A great fun stable boat owing to its fin keel which is equally at home being raced or used for pleasure.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.