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1998 J Boats J/90

Tiburon, California

$84,000

The J/90 weighs in at 3,100 lbs. on a 27.0 foot waterline. The result is one of the lightest sailboats of her size with a displacement/length ratio of 70. Her high power to weight ratios, both upwind and down, will get you a turbo-charged ride with all the stability of a 40 footer!

The forgiving hull is shaped for easy control by sailors of all levels with very little wetted surface to slow you down. Generous reserve buoyancy, narrow beam, low center of gravity, and balanced hull form make the J/90 an easy boat to steer even at large angles of heel. This means more fun going fast while in total control.

Ragtime is fitted with a custom Water Rat rudder. Her mast and standing rigging have been updated, with all new deck hardware and electronics in 2016. Repainted both inside and out and faired in 2018 she comes complete with dual axle trailer.

Basic Boat Info

Make: J Boats
Model: J/90
Year: 1998
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: J Boats
Designer: Rod Johnstone
Construction: Composite
Boat Hull ID: TSP90001G798
Has Hull ID: Yes
Keel Type: Bulb Keel

Dimensions

Length: 29 ft
Length Overall: 29 ft
Beam: 8'6 ft
Max Draft: 6'6 ft
Displacement: 3,200 lb
Single Berths: 2

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Honda
  • Model: Outboard
  • Fuel: Gasoline

Other

Boat Class: Racers

Contact

Patrick Nolan
Sail California

Office

Sail California
1070 Marina Village Parkway
Alameda, CA, US, 94501
Tel:510-523-8500
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


Hull Construction

J/90 is built to meet ABS specifications for offshore yacht construction. Hull and deck use carbon fiber biaxial and unidirectional inner skins, pre-molded Corecell A-500 foam core material, and a Kevlar/E-glass hybrid outer skin. The entire sandwich laminate is molded SCRIMP technology using epoxy resin. The hull & deck are then post cured to 140deg F in a closed oven. Longitudinal hull stringers and transverse keel floors are also infused with the primary hull structure (not tabbed in later as a secondary bond) to again assure optimum high strength. Total hull, interior structure, and deck weight is less than 900 lbs. 

Spars and Rigging
  • New Mast and Standing Rigging - 2013
  • Boom: Carbon Fiber Hall Spars
  • Sprit: Carbon Fiber
  • Tiller: Carbon Fiber
  • Vang: Harken Aluminum
  • Sail Track: Harken Batt-Car
  • New Headfoil – 2023
  • Rigging: Rod
  • Custom Water Rat Rudder – 2015
  • New HK Self-Tailing Primary Winches – 2016 

  • New HK Self-Tailing Cabin-Top Winches - 2016

  • Complete Refit – 2018 All Deck Hardware

  • Dyneema Lifelines w/Hiking Pads

Instrumentation
  • New B&G Triton Instruments – 2016
  • Standard Horizon VHF Radio - 2016
  • Custom Carbon 3 Display Mast  Pod – 2016
  • Ritchie Magnetic Compass
Sails

Mainsails:

  • North 3Di Raw
  • Quantum Fusion
  • Doyle D4

Jibs:

  • J2 North 3Di Raw
  • J2 North 3DL
  • J3 North 3Di Raw
  • J3 Quantum Fusion
  • J3 Halsey Lidgard

Genoas:

  • North 3DL
  • Halsey Lidgard AP1
  • Quantum Med/Hvy
  • Santa Cruz

Spinnakers:

  • A2 North Red
  • A3 North Blue
  • Frac North White
  • Code Zero w/Furler - North
  • Quantum - W
  • North - B
  • Doyle – B (hole)
  • North – W
  • A2 North – R
  • Doyle – R
  • Lidgard – W (torn)
Electrical
  • Electric bilge pump 2006
  • Cabin light
  • 12V Battery 2006
Additional Equipment
  • Dual Axle Trailer w/ Trailer Box
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Additional Contact Information
Bill Colombo | bill@sailcal.com | (510) 523-8500 (o) |  (510)-773-8015 (m)