2025 J/BOATS J/9 Boat in Harbor Springs, MI 49740 US

The J/9 is a modern 28-foot daysailer designed to make sailing easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for everyone aboard. Featuring an exceptionally comfortable cockpit with deep seating, smart sail control layout, and a swim-platform transom for easy boarding, it delivers spirited performance with simple handling whether you're sailing solo or with friends and family. Inside, the thoughtful interior offers shelter, ventilation, and storage - with the optional V-berth for overnighting - making the J/9 a versatile blend of performance and comfort on the water.

The J/9 is a modern, 28-foot daysailer designed for ease of sailing, comfort, and inclusivity. Featuring a large, deep cockpit with four corner seats, a convenient swim platform with transom access, and a simplified mainsail control system. It can be powered by a traditional Yanmar diesel or an optional electric motor, and offers a modest interior with a functional, yet simple, cabin space for a weekend trip.

This vessel is beautifully optioned with:

• BOOTSTRIPE IN FLAG BLUE
• COMFORT GROUP - including Mainsail cover with J/9 logo, matching tiller cover, and four cockpit cushions
• CUSTOM MOLDED COCKPIT BACKREST CUSHION
• FOLDING/RETRACTABLE SWIM LADDER
• TWO TONE DECK
• V-BERTH AND FOREPEAK TRIM PACKAGE
• J/9 SAILAWAY PACKAGE - includes mainsail and jib; speed/depth instrument package; sprayed anti-foul bottom finish (in black) with barrier coat
• J/9 WITH YANMAR DIESEL ENGINE
• 110V SHOREPOWER SYSTEM

J/9 Specification

Construction

• Hull and deck molded with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass fabrics and Corecell foam for optimal strength to weight ratio.

• High density core inserts used in way of highly loaded hardware.

• White gelcoat hull with single boot stripe (in Pelican Grey).

• ISO NPG gelcoat and vinylester resin on the outer hull layer.

• White gelcoat deck with molded non-skid on horizontal deck surfaces.

• High strength, inward turning and overlapping hull to deck joint.

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

• Large self-draining cockpit with wrap-around seating and angled backrests.

• Two large cockpit seat storage lockers.

• Swim platform with transom boarding access and optional fold-up swim ladder.

• Molded, structural transverse keel support beams.

• 4.9' draft low VCG lead keel bonded and bolted to keel sump.

Steering System

• High aspect, balanced spade rudder mounted in self-aligning, low friction rudder bearings.

• Custom laminated, varnished, curved tiller.

• Adjustable tiller extension with handle.

Electrical

• One AGM Group 27 battery.

• 12V DC On/Off battery switch.

• 12V DC electrical distribution panel w/ 4 circuit breakers.

• LED navigation lights.

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

• Bonding system to meet ABYC regulations.

• Two swiveling LED reading lights in cabin.

• Two red/white dome lights.

• Automatic electric bilge pump.

Deck Hardware

• SS fabricated chainplates for shrouds.

• Foredeck skylight hatch mounted on cabin forward of mast.

• Two opening portlights on cabin house sides.

• Companionway opening with molded seahood and slider.

• Acrylic offshore removable dropboard with inside/outside lockable hasp.

• Two 2-Speed 35:1 self-tailing winches on cabin top.

• Two 10" lock-in winch handles with winch handle pockets.

• Two fixed jib tracks on cabin top with plunger-style jib cars.

• 5:1 Harken mainsheet system leading to boom-mounted ratchet block/cam near the tiller.

• Adjustable backstay system with control lines led to the cockpit.

• Harken jib furling system with control line led to cockpit.

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

• Stainless bow rail, stanchions and stern rails with single 20" height lifeline, starboard boarding gate and transom gate.

• Foredeck and transom mooring cleats (4).

• Cockpit operated manual bilge pump operable from the helm.

Spars & Rigging

• Tapered, fractional, keel-stepped aluminum mast with single sweptback spreaders attached with stainless thru-bar. Mast includes halyard sheaves, fittings for boom and boom vang attachments, masthead crane, shroud termination points, lazy jack attachment points, and a steaming light. Spars are anodized and powder-coated white.

• Aluminum boom with 8:1 outhaul, mainsheet attachment points, sheaves for the outhaul and reef line.

• Standing rigging: 1x19 wire forestay & side rigging with adjustable open-body turnbuckles. Soft Dyneema backstay.

• Running rigging package including main halyard, jib halyard, main sheet, two jib sheets, reef line, furler line, lazy jacks.

Interior

• Main cabin with full length settee berth and removable backrest to port, double seat to starboard, storage compartments outboard and below the berth/seats.

• Choice of Sunbrella fabrics for 3" standard main salon cushions.

• Teak and holly style synthetic high-wear cabin sole in main cabin with centerline access to bilge.

• Large cooler.

• Angled companionway steps with nonskid treads.

• Molded V-berth supports (option for V-berth platform & cushions).

• Head platform with Raritan PH-II WC, TP holder, holding tank and deck pump out fitting.