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Specifications

LOA 30.0'
LWL 27.0'
Beam 8.5'
Draft 6.5'
Displacement 3,100 lbs.
Ballast 1,865 lbs.
Ballast/Dspl 60%
Upwind Sail Area 600 sq ft
Dspl/L 70
SA/Dspl 45

Hull & Deck

bulletState-of-the-art hull laminate construction including carbon fiber biaxial/unidirectional inner skin with biaxial Kevlar/E-glass hybrid outer skin and linear structural foam core infused with Pro-set epoxy resins post cured to 140° f. Molded with SCRIMP composite sandwich construction. Topsides finished in white Awlgrip, bottom finished in epoxy or optional bottom paint.
bulletKeel floors, mast step and longitudinal girders amidships integrally molded with hull during the SCRIMP process eliminating all secondary bonds in the keel floor area.
bulletDeck laminate construction including carbon fiber biaxial/unidirectional inner skin with biaxial Kevlar/E-glass hybrid outer skin and linear structural foam core infused with Pro-set epoxy resins post cured to 140° f. Molded with SCRIMP system composite sandwich construction. Centerline cockpit foot brace. Fore-deck toe-rails. Sand-type non-skid, finished in off-white Awlgrip.
bulletFlange type bonded with Plexus MA550 adhesive.
bullet1,865 lb. 6.5' draft high aspect fin of nickel aluminum bronze with cast-in-place lead bulb for low center of gravity and 60% ballast ratio. Keel flange bolted into hull recess through solid carbon/E-glass laminate with SS bolts.
bulletInfusion molded (SCRIMP) composite sandwich construction. Biaxial E-glass skins over linear structural foam core. Unidirectional carbon reinforcement on mast/chainplate bulkhead. Three transverse ring frames with longitudinal stiffeners. Two carbon reinforced longitudinal bulkheads under cockpit floor aft. All bulkheads molded with E-glass/foam construction.

Deck Hardware:

bullet(2) Primary Dual drum 4/speed Harken B40Q Quattro winches. (2) Harken B16.2A halyard winches & (2) B10ASG Harken Lock-in Winch Handles
bulletBow & stern rail set with navigation lights and wiring.
bullet(6) lifeline/stanchion & base set with lower lifeline 267mm (10-1/2") above working deck. Lifelines of 4mm (5/32") 7x19 uncoated SS wire.
bullet6:1/24:1 Mainsheet system with double ended fine-tune. Includes Ronstan RF7 swivel base, Harken Black Magic Blocks including rough tune system of (2) 1952, (1) 1950 & 6:1 fine tune system including (1)127, (5)168 bullet lead blocks &(2) 365 cams w/425Y fairleads to P&S.
bullet4:1 Harken traveler system including 1511 track, 1509 car with 1515 controls, 1523 end stops, & 4:1 tackle.
bullet24:1 cascade backstay system includes Harken Black Magic and bullet hardware leading to port and starboard side of cockpit forward of traveler.
bullet6:1 Main Cunningham on vang gooseneck. System includes Harken Micro blocks, Ronstan swivel and hook
bullet10:1 integral vang purchase system on Hall Spars "AIR VANG".
bulletHarken adjustable jib & genoa leads with 4:1 tackle. Includes 154-24 tracks, 249 lead cars, and tackle system. Also includes aft genoa cars attached with bridle to forward car & tackle system.
bulletSpinnaker hardware includes (2) 1951 Black Magic becket blocks mounted to Wichard U-bolts aft in cockpit, 009 & 044 Ratchet turning blocks on U-Bolts outboard of primary winches, (1) 1950 tack line block & Spinlock XA/1 Tack Line Clutch.
bulletBow sprit adjuster system leading to cockpit.
bulletLewmar 22 round foredeck hatch, hinging forward.
bulletCompanionway sliding hatch with washboard.
bulletLightweight outboard motor bracket.

Steering:

bulletInboard composite rudder blade reinforced with Carbon fiber.
bulletCarbon rudder shaft.
bulletComposite tiller with Ronstan 'Battlestick' Carbon Tiller extension.
bulletHarken composite rudder bearings

Chainplates:

bullet5mm TI-6AL4V titanium chainplate set with plate doublers at shroud pins including stem plate, shroud chainplates w/deck covers and backstay plate. Each chainplate attached with Titanium fasteners.

Spars & Standing Rigging:

bulletHall Spars custom engineered fractional carbon mast built with epoxy pre-preg medium modulus carbon & autoclave curing to 80 psi at 250° f. finished in clear Awlgrip. Double airfoil swept-back spreaders.
bulletHall Spars boom built with epoxy pre-preg medium modulus carbon & autoclave curing to 80 psi at 250° f. finished in clear Awlgrip. Vang attachment, mainsail clew outhaul, dual straps for mainsheet block attachment.
bulletCarbon/epoxy retractable J/Sprit with Harken launching system led aft to cockpit.
bulletStanding rigging of Nitronic 50 rod produced by Hall Rigging.
bulletBackstay of Samson Tech -12 with cascading 24:1 purchase system.

Running Rigging Package

bulletOptimized running rigging package from Hall Rigging with Samson Tech -12 main halyard and Spectron jib & Spinnaker halyards. All sheets and control lines are optimized to suit their tasks.

Interior:

bullet(2) hinged stainless frame pipe berths w/gray mesh covers.
bulletInfusion molded (SCRIMP) composite sandwich cabin sole covers.
bulletInterior stainless companionway ladder.
bulletProvision for cooler and outboard motor storage

Electrical & Mechanical:

bulletNavigation lights mounted on bow & stern rails. Overhead cabin light.
bulletChainplate lightning ground & bonding system.
bulletBattery.

NOTICE
ABOVE SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO DELIVERY DUE TO DELETION, ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS IN QUANTITIES, BRAND OR DESIGN AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF J/BOATS, INC. NEWPORT, RI.

 

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