2014 J Boats J/88Sold

J/88 features a simple but functional overnighting interior layout with two full length settee berths, and a private head and sail storage forward of the main bulkhead. There's comfortable seating for four in the main cabin with a mini-galley and navigation area, and sail storage aft.

• B&G Triton processor for wind/speed/depth

• Three 20/20 displays plus one GFD at mast

• Additional displays in cockpit

• Raymarine chartplotter on swing-arm

• Fusion stereo system

• Older Quantum class main
• AP jib 
• A2 kite

• Carbon fiber mast with double swept spreaders, long masthead crane and mainsail luff track.  Deck step design and SS tabernacle system. Mast finished in satin black with contrasting white bands. 

• Boom with internal 8:1 outhaul, mainsheet attachment points, outhaul and single reef sheaves as well as provision for reef cleat and block at inboard end. Finished in satin black with contrasting white bands. 

• Carbon bowsprit with tack ferrule fitting, painted black finish. Bow sprit seal system mounted between sprit bearings.

• 1 x 19 compacted strand wire headstay & side rigging with adjustable open-body turnbuckles, and DSK78 Ultra Wire backstay.

• Running rigging package including 1 main halyard, 1 jib halyard, 1 spinnaker halyard, I set of spinnaker sheets, 1 set of jib sheets, rough/fine tune mainsheet, tack line, backstay, traveler lines, reef line, inhauler and jib lead adjuster controls, and pole outhaul.

• J/88 hull & deck infusion molded with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass fabrics and balsa core in the hull for rugged durability and Corecell foam core in the deck for light weight

• High density core material and additional glass reinforcements are placed in way of highly loaded hardware and components

• Molded internal bulkheads and liners finished with gelcoat, bonded and/or tabbed to the hull and/or deck

• White gelcoat hull

• Infused GRP molded structural grid with longitudinal and transverse keel support beams

• One large cockpit seat storage locker

• Open transom for easy access with lightweight ORC transom safety ladder

• High strength, inward turning and overlapping hull to deck joint bonded with structural adhesive

• White gelcoat deck with molded non-skid in “smoke grey” on horizontal deck surfaces

• Molded ISO/ORC height foredeck toe-rails on deck

• Large self-draining cockpit with molded secure helmsman foot braces in the cockpit

• 6.5’ draft low VCG keel with lead ballast featuring molded GRP finish

• High aspect transom mounted rudder with custom SS gudgeon hardware

• Custom molded composite tiller in white gelcoat finish

• Adjustable tiller extension with handle

• Swim ladder with transom bracket 

• 14 hp Yanmar diesel engine

• Keyless start/stop engine panel and tachometer with alarms and engine hour counter

• Geared 2-bladed bronze folding prop

• Engine single throttle control with neutral safety switch

• Cockpit operated manual bilge pump operable from the helm position plumbed to transom fitting

• One AGM 75amp battery (option for 2nd battery)

• 12V DC On/Off battery switch

• 12V DC electrical distribution panel w/ 6 circuit breakers

• LED navigation lights

• UL approved stranded, tinned copper ABYC color-coded wiring

• Bonding system to meet ABYC regulations

• Two reading lights in the main cabin

• Automatic electric bilge pump and panel switch for manual operation

• Low maintenance stainless grab rails on cabin house (P&S)

• Companionway opening with PVC slider tracks, large gutter drains, molded seahood and sliding cover

• Acrylic offshore removable drop board with inside/outside lockable hasp

• SS custom fabricated chain plates for shrouds and headstay terminations

• Foredeck skylight hatch mounted on cabin house forward of mast

• Two fixed cabin side portlights

• Two aluminum 2-speed 40:1 self-tailing primary winches in the cockpit

• Two aluminum 2-speed 30:1 self-tailing secondary winches on the cabin top

• Two winch handles

• Cockpit operated Harken adjustable jib car and 4:1 in-hauler systems to P&S

• 6:1 Mainsheet system leading to ratchet block and cam mounted on centerline swivel cam base aft of traveler

• 18:1 mainsheet fine-tune adjuster mounted to swivel base cam forward of traveler

• Adjustable mainsheet traveler with 4:1 control line and cam cleats P & S

• 24:1 Double ended backstay adjuster purchase system leading forward to P & S cam cleats

• Internal bowsprit launching system to exit aft face of the cabin house to cam cleat

• Harken underdeck headsail furling system with black anodized foil and control line on cabinside mounted cam cleat

• Spinnaker tack line side mounted rope clutch mounted to starboard on cabin side

• Spinnaker sheet blocks outboard of primary winches on stanchion bases and aft at stern rail

• Halyard lead blocks mounted at mast base, halyard organizers and double Antal Vcam rope clutches one per side

• SS stanchions, two SS stern rails at transom corners and custom SS bow rail with 9.5" lower lifeline height

• SS double lifelines

• Foredeck and transom mooring cleats

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.