The J/109 Class Association Forum

Dan - It's Newport in the summer. You don't want to be driving. Bring a dinghy or hail the Oldport launch! Why don't you call the NYYC sailing center and see what they might arrange.

I just looked at the Ronstan block specs for the Harken equivalent. It appears that Ronstan blocks are rated for more load than the Harken blocks. Ronstan RF41500 Block Specs Sheave Ø (in): 1 9/16 + 15/16 in. Maximum line Ø (in): 5/16 in. Weight (oz): 3.2 oz. Shackle pin Ø (in): 3/16 in. Maximum wor...

NYYC does not have a lot of transient spots. Best to contact Sail Newport and line up dockage there.

ps - Good info on dockage at the 2017 J/Fest New England page.

The owners manual specifies a 40mm Carbo Fiddle block Harken 2655 which is rated at 485 lbs maximum working load, 1620 lbs breaking load. Perhaps increase the size to a 57mm Carbo Fiddle block Harken 2621 which is rated at 792 lbs maximum working load, 2380 lbs breaking load. http://www.harken.com/U...

You can close the hull valve, then remove the seawater hose from the intake of the head. I use a temporary hose and pump the pink antifreeze through the head to winterize it that way. Once the boat is hauled, I open the hull valves to drain the dead legs.

I've consolidated all my previous year project lists as separate tabs in a Google docs spreadsheet. This also has the current year list and a material list with part numbers where appropriate. Provided here for help to anyone who can use it. Link to current projects list for 2017-2018 and the previo...

Matt - there is a subsequent offer in the works. Not sure who, but we're looking into it. 24 October 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE SALE, BY ORDER OF THE RECEIVER OF US WATERCRAFT, VINCENT A. INDEGLIA. The Receiver has received an offer to purchase the trademarks, boating lines, engineering, tooling, molds and ...

Sail Newport has approached the J/109 Class to see if we would be interested in providing stake boats for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover in May 2018. This is an early announcement to identify who might want to be a stake boat. Please email president@j109.org to indicate if you are interested....

Whoever buys this trailer - please post here. There aren't many trailers out there with the capacity to carry a J/109. There will probably be folks interested in occasional use for getting to some distant regattas with a trailer like this. It would be great to connect the new trailer owner with folk...

J/Boats provided a list of hull numbers and where they were built. This list is posted on the website and may be obtained from the menu by mousing over Info then clicking on Drawings and Manuals. The document is titled J/109 Build Location by Hull Number – 10/1/2017

The bilge is shallow and the limber holes are too high to get good drainage. The water will not drain forward, particularly with the boat healed. My seat under the Nav station gets water in it and does not drain. Many J/109 owners are looking for various water sources. Things found so far include: L...

The 2017 J/109 Class Annual meeting will be held on Thursday 12 October at 6:30pm East Coast time in Newport, RI. The meeting location is: Sail Newport 60 Fort Adams Drive Newport, RI 02840 Those attending in person please RSVP online at this link The dial in number is (641) 715-3580 Participant Cod...

An old post but I thought I would add information on the hinges and spring latch I installed on Vento Solare. Spring Latch on Defender Website http://www.defender.com/images/900653.jpg Suncor Stainless Heavy Duty Flush Door Hinge on Defender Website http://www.defender.com/images/012091.jpg https://...

Hull number format: XXX19###YYYY where XXX19 = Manufacturer Model J/109, ### = Hull number, YYYY = Date code Examples: J Boats Europe: FRJBE19189I405 = Hull number: 189 Pearson Composites: PCX19266H506 = Hull number: 266 Tilliston Pearson: TSP19076D303 = Hull number: 76

Not all the boats have the same exterior lights, so I can't tell you exactly which bulbs to use in the existing fixtures for sure. Many of the bases are common and are easy to cross reference. Best bet is to pull out the old bulbs and match them that way. Be careful when retrofitting red and green l...