Research J Boats

There’s nothing quite like steering a sleek, fast boat with a light touch on the tiller, the stability of a keel below, being close to the water and sliding through waves with barely a wake or whisper.

One’s standard of acceleration and that feeling of being one with wind, wave and boat probably started on a small dinghy…a Hobie Cat, Sunfish or inland scow. Then as one’s boats got larger, some of the magic faded. Sure, cruising was an adventure and the camaraderie of a winning race crew unforgettable. But, now it seems there’s less time for such pursuits. Priorities change. Every moment counts. Time’s too precious and the alternatives too numerous to put up with any boat less than what will recapture those simple joys of sailing. J/100 is designed to do just that.

The comforts that experienced sailors appreciate are part of the package. A two cylinder inboard saildrive hums along at 6.5 knots like a sewing machine, when you can hear it. Why limit your horizons because the wind might die? There’s a bona fide marine head and even a couple of bunks with an option for a V-berth forward for the occasional overnight. A dodger works to extend the sailing season.

If you plan to single-hand the boat or do some relaxed non-spinnaker racing, the Hoyt jib boom shown above works great! Using this system, TERN won what one captain called, “the race from hell”…the 2004 Maine Retired (Age 65+) Skipper’s Race. In dense fog, torrential rain, lightning, and 40 degree windshifts, the J/100 excelled. No need to overwork the crew or have anyone on the foredeck when there’s a self-tacking jib and automatic whisker pole. TERN tacked effortlessly on 10 degree shifts, winning the trophy for the fastest of 38 starters. Five minutes back were larger boats with more crew, big winches and huge genoas.

If the joy of sailing is a priority… the feel of acceleration and response of a good boat… we believe you’ll find this ‘J” to be 100% perfect for your day’s sail!
Beam: 11 ft. 1 in.
Displacement: 6500
Standard features:
Hull & Deck
• Lloyd's approved, CK-57AL-600 Baltek Contourkore end
grained balsa composite construction using biaxial and unidirectional glass fabrics with vinylester resin on outer hull layer.
• TPI patented SCRIMP® resin infusion system molding
process for optimum laminate strength with 65-70% glass content in structural skins.
• TPI 10 year transferable warranty against hull blistering.
• White gel coat hull with single (1.75" to 3.25") tapered bootstripe.
• Large sit-in cockpit with 9.5’ seats having comfortable
13.75” backrests, suitable for cockpit cushions.
• Two cockpit seat storage lockers.
• One lazarette storage locker.
• Swimming and boarding platform sculpted into aft face of
full height transom with integral safety ladder.
• Molded companionway seahood and dodger spray shield
bosses.
• White toe-rails with two scupper drains on aft side decks.
• Stainless steel handrails on cabin house.
• GRP molded main structural bulkhead, bonded to hulland deck as support for shroud chainplates with single opening to head and forepeak.
• SCRIMP molded longitudinal and transverse keel support beams and integral mast step.
• Lead & antimony fixed 5.75' draft, fin keel with bulb bolted to a deep molded sump. (4.0’ shoal draft option)


Mechanical & Steering
• 2 cylinder Yanmar 15HP diesel saildrive engine with Gori geared folding prop.
• Engine instrument panel with tachometer, engine hour
gauge and water, oil pressure alarms in cockpit with
acrylic cover.
• Engine throttle control with neutral safety switch.
• 10-gallon fuel tank with baffles and inspection/clean out
port.
• Balanced hi-aspect spade rudder constructed using "E"
glass with stainless rudder post and self-aligning Jefa
rudder bearings.
• Curved laminated wood tiller with Spinlock tiller extension.


Deck Hardware
• Two Harken 32.2A, 2 speed winches mounted on cabin trunk.
• Two Harken 40.2STA 2 speed self-tailing winches
mounted on cockpit coaming.
• Spinlock triple sheave deck organizers (P&S).
• Two lock-in 8” Harken Speedgrip winch handles.
• Two PVC winch handle holders
• Custom stainless mast collar.
• Harken ESP mast mounted turning blocks
• Two double Spinlock XTS rope clutches on the cabin top.
• Two Harken 150 cam cleats on cabin top.
• Two fixed jib tracks each with plunger style jib cars.
• Harken mainsheet traveler track recessed in cockpit seat with 4:1 Harken “windward-sheeting” traveler control system.
• 6:1/24:1 Harken rough tune/fine tune mainsheet system leading to aluminum bracket on centerline fore and aft of traveler.
• Four SS mooring cleats (2 fwd, 2 aft).
• SS bow and amidships chocks port and starboard.


Electrical
• One 95 amp AGM Lifeline 27 battery.
• 12V DC battery switch.
• 12V DC electrical distribution panel w/ 8 circuit breakers.
• Navigation & steaming lights.
• UL approved stranded, tinned copper ABYC color-coded
wiring.
• Bonding system to meet ABYC regulations.
• Two swiveling halogen reading lights.
• One dome light in main cabin.
• One fluorescent light in head.
• Automatic electric bilge pump and panel switch for manual operation.


Spars & Rigging
• Hall 152C tapered carbon fiber mast, autoclave cured with double airfoil aluminum spreaders, main, jib, spin halyard and topping lift sheaves, spin/whisker pole track with sliding eye on front of mast, Harken System “A” mainsail luff track; mast finished in Awlgrip off-white.
• G10 fiberglass mast step with fore/aft adjustment slots
and SS padeye for through bolt securing of mast to step.
• Spartite mast wedge kit.
• Hall aluminum boom with provision for 2 reefs, 6:1
internal mainsail outhaul, finished in Awlgrip off-white.
• Navtec continuous rod rigging with Navtec turnbuckles.
• Running rigging package with main halyard, jib halyard,
spinnaker halyard, two jib sheets, two spinnaker sheets,
main sheet, tack line, single line reef (doubles as Cunningham), and traveler control lines.
• Sailtech remote panel hydraulic backstay adjuster.
• Hall B-12 Quik Vang with integral cleating.
• Harken Unit 0 headsail furler with control leading aft to
cockpit.


Interior
• Off-white laminated paneling with varnished cold molded
teak trim oval door opening and white door.
• Teak and holly synthetic high-wear cabin sole.
• Two-tone (beige) molded nonskid floor in head area.
• Teak trimmed shelves outboard of each settee berth.
• Raritan PH-2 marine head with 14 gal holding tank and
"Y" valve.
• Molded sink with overboard drain in head.
• Holding tank overboard discharge manual pump.
• Choice of Sunbrella acrylic fabrics for settee cushions.
• Vinyl liner on main cabin & head overhead and hull.