2019 J Boats J/121

Hull & Deck

• J/121 hull & deck are vacuum-infused molded (SCRIMP process) in temperature controlled environment with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass fabrics using end grain balsa core in the hull for rugged durability and Corecell foam core in the deck for light weight. High density core inserts and additional glass reinforcements are placed in way of highly loaded hardware and components. • Laminates are engineered and built texceed ISO 12215 Cat A and ABS structural standards. • White gelcoat hull with double bootstripe. • Molded companionway seahood with slider. • ORC molded-in toe-rails forward of the mast. • GRP molded main bulkhead – structurally bonded and tabbed to the hull and deck with single large opening to forepeak. • Two watertight bulkheads (one in the forepeak and one forward of the steering system) bonded and tabbed to the hull and deck. • Heavy duty molded fore/aft and transverse keel support grid, with substantial composite structural beams. • Composite mast bearing beam with carbon fiber compression post, bonded and fastened to the deck. • High aspect, low VCG “L” keel with lead ballast and epoxy faired and finished fin, flange mounted to a hull recess.

Mechanical & Steering

• Yanmar 3YM30ACE 3 cylinder 4-stroke 29hp diesel engine with 125 amp alternator and SD 25 saildrive with 2- piece split zinc. • Yanmar keyless digital B instrument panel mounted in recess on cockpit wall near wheel • Gori two-blade, geared folding prop. • Spinlock flush mount engine throttle control with removable handle and neutral safety switch. • Balanced spade, composite rudder with stainless rudder post mounted in self aligning, Jefa rudder bearings. • Jefa twin pedestal steering system including sheaves, radial drive, needle bearings, and integral wheel brake. • Carbonautica custom composite wheels (2) finished in black Awlgrip. • Emergency tiller.

Deck Hardware

• Harken Performa 52:1 self-tailing primary winches. • Harken Performa 46:1 self-tailing cabin top winches. • Harken Performa 46:1 self-tailing mainsheet winches. • Four Harken One-touch winch handles. • Four winch handle holders. • 6:1 Harken traveler system on cockpit floor. • Adjustable jib jead system with floating lead blocks and inhaul and outhaul capability. • Cascading cunningham system led to cockpit. • Harken spinnaker sheet and tack line blocks. • Bow-sprit control system led externally to clutch mounted on cabin top. • Mast base halyard blocks and organizers. • Halyard & tack line rope clutches. • Custom mast collar with attachment points for halyard and mast base blocks, and halyard bale. • Stainless cabin top handrails P&S. • Tapered SS lifeline stanchions. Forward stanchion with integral roller (P&S) for quick jib skirting. Double 1x19 stainless wire lifelines to meet all categories of the Offshore Special Regulations (OSR). • Custom bow pulpit and dual corner stern rails with LED navigation lights. • Four 4-bolt SS mooring cleats/eyes. • Interior ventilation from four framed opening ports in sides of cabin trunk, one offshore skylight deck hatch aft of mast, and one large offshore deck hatch forward of the mast. • Acrylic offshore drop-board with inside/outside lockable hasp. • Four polypropylene mesh line bags. • Custom SS forestay, shroud and backstay chainplates.

Plumbing & Electrical

• 104 gallon (per side) seawater ballast system with molded tanks, transfer valves and overboard drain. • 24-gallon fuel tank with baffles and inspection port. • 12-gallon head holding tank. • Raritan PH-II head with Y valve and deck pump-out. • Manual fresh water system with 26-gallon water tank and manual pumps and spigots in the galley and head. • Cockpit operated manual bilge pump. • Two 105 amp deep-cycle, Group 31 sealed AGM batteries. • Three position battery switch. • Electrical panel w/circuit breakers. • Bonding system. • Five low profile, LED reading lights. • One adjustable red/white light in Nav station • Six red/white LED dome lights • Automatic bilge pump with manual/auto panel switch. • Belowdeck OSR manual bilge pump.9

Spars & Rigging

• Southern Spars carbon fiber, auto-clave cured mast with double swept back, carbon fiber spreaders, backstay crane, flush shroud terminations, sheaves for 1 main, 1 inner jib/staysail, 2 jib & 2 spinnaker halyards, vang and boom gooseneck fittings, steaming/foredeck light, masthead anchor/Tri-color light, internal wiring conduit, aluminum masthead bracket for owner provided wand. Antal mast track and loader gate. Mast/boom finished in black with contrasting white measurement bands. • Carbon Racing Boom with 12:1 internal outhaul, one mainsheet block bale, vang lug, and sheaves for reef lines and outhaul. • Nitronic 50 discontinuous rod rigging package including shrouds and forestay. • Adjustable open body shroud turnbuckles. • DSK-90 Dyneema backstay connected to Harken integral hydraulic backstay adjuster operable on centerline just aft of the helm. • Low-profile, Ubi Maior Jiber headsail furling system with continuous control lines led to the cockpit. • Carbon fiber bow sprit with internal bearing system and black painted finish. Fully extended position is supported by a Dyneema bobstay. Stored position is retracted aft of the stem for safer docking and maneuvering. • Running rigging package with GP78 Main halyard, V100 Jib halyard, GP78 spin/Code 0 halyard, one Inner Jib Halyard with integral halyard lock, 2 nd spinnaker halyard, one mainsheet, two reef lines, two jib sheets, and two spinnaker sheets. Also includes cunningham, boom vang, outhaul, pole control, 2 tack lines, inhauler and floating jib ring lines, and traveler control lines. • Southern Spars rigid boom vang with control lines led P&S to cockpit.

Interior

• Off-white, low-maintenance bulkheads. • Molded engine box cover with 1” sound insulation. • Walled-in companionway entrance with angled treads and grab rails for secure passage. • Quarter cabin aft of the galley with below berth storage and split berth cushions. • Low maintenance, synthetic, high-wear cabin flooring. • SS overhead handrails in main salon P&S. • Two large acrylic fixed portlights. • Two 6’6” settee berths, each with a foldup pilot berth outboard - for a total of four berths in the main cabin. • Storage outboard of settee berth back rests. • Sit-down, forward-facing nav station with two drawers & hinged-lid access to chart storage, outboard instrument panel and storage bin. • L-galley with sink, faucet, fresh water foot pump, sink drain seacock, ice box with top opening, Origo two- burner, gimballed alcohol stove, and storage cabinet outboard with acrylic sliders. • Walkthrough aft head with sink, faucet, shower sump drain and under counter storage area. • Large storage area accessible through the head and via the starboard cockpit seat locker. • Choice Sunbrella fabrics for interior cushions

• Jefa Auto-Pilot Direct Drive Kit
• Antal RC290 Mooring Cleats (4) inlieu of STD
• Electric Main Halyard Winch Upgrade
• Lifeline Gate Port
• Lifeline Gate Starboard
• Molded Instrument pod on top of Sea Hood
• Opening Port (1) in cockpit well into port aft cabin
• Opening Ports (2) on aft face of cabin
  Two-Tone Deck
• Upgraded to Ultraleather cushions throughout
• 110V Shorepower System
• 2-Blade Gori Folding Prop in lieu of STD
  LPG Stove/Oven with LPG Locker
• Systems Group (hot water heater, aft head shower, cockpit shower)
• Additional Battery
• Balmar 150amp Alternator

On deck mod's and upgrades

• All lines upgraded by SD Boatworks to higher grade cores and offshore chafe protection covers, all labelled w/heat shrink, and spares for all lines
• 4 sets spin sheets, 2 sets jib sheets, 2 sets SS sheets, 4 twings (4:1s, custom twing points on deck for multiple headsails/zero optimization)
• Black folding mast steps at base to assist main halyard attachment
• Spectra low windage Lazy Jacks by SD Boatworks (tuck away at mast for crewed racing)
• Re-rigged inhaulers to allow single handed adjustment
• Re-rigged Vang to double purchase from stock
• Revised traveler system from stock
• Added SS Chafe strips for cross sheeting
• Added Spinlock clutches for locking kite sheets to allow peels using two sheet setups
• Multiple Wichard padeyes added for custom jackline installations, helm hard points, cockpit centerline to clip from companionway
• MOB buttons w/LEDs at each helm
• Replaced helm compass stbd w/ 9" Zeus display (w/ separate chart chip to create redundancy if Nav Zeus fails)
• Custom Radar pole w/tilting arm to allow squall detection and/or heel compensation
• Custom Pole Tack Line End Fitting Machined SS "Pig Snout" fro 2x Tack Lines
• Custom Offshore Companionway Dodger (quick folds for letter box kite drops)
• Kelp Cutter on Keel with Internal Carbon 1" Tube inside larger 3" Tube to Match
• Compression Post and Provide Extra Protection for Cutter Tube
• E rudder Gudgeons for cassette to be installed offshore as needed
• Custom line bags and Harken winch holders throughout
• Added cam cleats to lock off jib/SS sheets to free winches for peels
• Custom Carbon Adjustable Helm Platforms w/Hyrdoturf by SD Boatworks
• All transoms thru hulls upgraded to SS
• All clutches labelled with glowfast material for night sailing

Below deck mod's and upgrades

• Espar Diesel Heating
• Spectra Ventura 200 Watermaker
• Added extra water bladder to port and starboard (meets TP regs and allows flexibility)
• Tecma Electric Toilet replaced original RH2
• Breaker panel switch covers added to prevent accidental tripping offshore
  Padding throughout interior 
• Nav seat custom cushion and strap / Galley strap for offshore
• Head sink manual pump added (dedicated to new stbd tank run directly to watermaker to use for crew bottles)
• Custom pole setup for kelp cutter near original mast compression post allows crew gear storage on centerline
• Electronic sensors for ballast tanks with readout to helm Zeus (for night sailing without going below to check)
• Added adjustable lee clothes to all 4 offshore berths and quarter berth
• Added 7 x 12v Hella Fans (one for each berth, nav and galley)
• Personal gear storage pouches to quarter berth
• Glofast labels to watermaker and gear inventories posted around boat for new crew orientation

Exterior

• Hull: sanded, primed and painted in Flag Blue Awlgrip -2019
• Deck: white with contracsting Lt grey Nonskid
• Bottom Paint: White Epoxy Bottom - 2019
• Bottom Paint: Antifouling - 2021

• B&G H5000 Hercules system designed by Artie Means and installed by Shea Weston (Offshore Outfitters San Diego)
• 4 B&G 20/20 Displays on Mast
• 2 B&G Multifunction Displays on Seahood over Companionway
• 1 B&G Triton Display Displays on Seahood over Companionway
• B&G 9" Zeus 2 Chartplotter at Nav
• B&G 9" Zeus 2 Chartplotter at Helm Stb Pedestal (removable)
• B&G 4K Radar on custom carbon Fiber Pole w/Gimble
• B&G V50 VHF Base unit with wireless remote
• Panasonic Toughbook with relevant expedition logs, custom polars, sailcharts, rigging and ratings optimization data included.
• Fleet one broadband and Custom SS mount at port aft pulpit for Sat Dome
• A third battery, extra breaker panel, and a redundant N2K Triton system with second Autopilot was added 2022.
• Back up chart chips (navionics and Cmap for entire West Coast, Mexico to Alaska incl Hawaii)

NORTH SAILS (2019 unless noted otherwise)
All sails with Glofast draft stripes/chevrons for night racing.  Upwind sails 3Di carbon.

• 3Di Mainsail Offshore / two ORC reefs
• J1 very light use
• J2 - very light use
• J4 on Ubi Major furler - light use
• Code Zero on Ronstan furler - like new
• A1 - used on one Cabo Race
• A2 - used on one TP Race 2019
• A5 - like new
• Spinnaker Staysail on furler 2021 - never used
• A2 "waves"  with snuffer 2021 - used twice
• Storm Trysail 2021 - never used
• Storm Jib 2021 - never used
• 3Di Genoa Staysail 2017 - used on one Transpac. Custom GS tack point, deck beam and redundant spectra strop to hull bottom by KKMI 2021

In addition to meeting the US Sailing Ocean (ORC CAT 1) requirements, the boat has the following safety equipment:

• Custom Carbon Emergency Rudder.
• Carbon Fiber Hard Case Ocean Safety 8 person Liferaft - repacked 2022 (5 year certificate)
• Wichard Jacklines - new 2022
• Lifesling - new 2022
• Dan Buoy - repacked 2022

• Rig pulled and inspected at KKMI 2021 In anticipation of Tranpac Race 2021
  then again in water prior to PV 2022
• Rudder pulled and steering system inspected 2021' prior to anticipated TP
• Rudder fully carbon rebuilt/reinforced at leading edge
• Mast pulled and mast track removed and rebuilt 2019 by Brad Fitzgerald 
• Engine: Yanmar 30hp Diesel est 450 hrs. Serviced by KKMI Spring 2022
• New anti-fouling 2021