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J Boats J 27 1985 $32,000.00 CAD


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$32,000.00 CAD

Description

Messing About has been refitted and extensively optimized

If you're looking for the best one-design J 27 or a fun & fast PHRF winner Messing About is your answer

Can be viewed on its trailer in Oakville.


Performance Ratios

Ballast / Dspl = 40.26% - stiff
Sail Area / Dspl = 23.98 - powerful
Dspl/Length = 139.43   - light
Hull speed = 6.43 knots - displacement mode (non-planing / non-surfing conditions)
PHRF-LO handicap approx 120



Sail Plan

Mast - black powder coated aluminum, keel-stepped, fractional rig with double spreaders, genoa and spinnaker halyards lead aft to cockpit and main halyard leads to 2:1 purchase tackle at mast step in v-berth
- upper, lower and intermediate ss shrouds to inboard chainplates
- ss forestay for hank luff headsails
- ss split backstay with adjustor tail led under deck and fwd & out to cockpit cleat
- backstay whip

Boom - black powder coated aluminum with outhaul, reefing line, mainsheet bale and Boom-kicker vang bale. Vang purchase tackle tail led aft

Spinnaker poles - for symmetrical spinnaker
- carbon, new, and
- aluminum
- rigged for end-for-end gybes


I = 30.0'  J = 10.5'   SPL = 10.5'   Max LP = 155%
P = 33.0'  E = 12.5'

Mainsail = 206.25 sq ft
155% genoa = 244 sq ft
100% blade = 157.5 sq ft
Symmetric spin = 567 sq ft

See list of sails in Equipment List



Maintenance and Updates

Refit finished 2019

Re-cored deck and gripped
Re-cored and faired Hull
Interior Painted
New teak and holly flooring

Updates

Running rigging - 2020
4 x Harken Performa winches - 2021
Harken windward-sheeting main traveler car - 2021
Bow rail, stern rail and stanchions powder coated black - 2022
Spars powder coated black - 2022
Front hatch and coach roof windows - 2022
Interior cushions - 2023
 



Equipment List

Sails  Racing - all excellent condition with very low hours

2020 North NLXi09v2 Main

2017 North 3di Genoa 155

2014 North 3di Jib 100

2017 North S1.5 runner

2015 North Asymmetrical .75

 

Other Sails

2007 Doyle Practice Main

2007 Doyle Practice 155 Genoa

2007 UK practice Spinnaker

 

Other Equipment

Running rigging 2020

2:1 halyard below deck

Constrictor Clutch - head sail and main

Whale Bilge Pump

Velocitek Shift and Mast Bracket

Performa winches (4) 2021

Windward Sheeting Harken Mainsheet Car 2021

Aluminium and New Carbon Spin poles

Custom Mast/Boom/Pole bag

Cushions New 2023

New Class Tiller with Tiller Bag


Outboard Motor - Electric

Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 - Two Lithium Battery 3,679Wh, Torqeedo Charger, Throttle


Trailer

Dual Axle Bunk Trailer

New Tires

Brakes Serviced

Disclaimer
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

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