J/Boats J/97e
Sailboat
31′ 8″
Monohull
Since 2009
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/97e
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2009 on
- Designer
- Rod Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 31′ 8″ (9.65 m)
- Waterline length
- 26′ 7″ (8.10 m)
- Beam
- 11′ (3.35 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Displacement
- 8,598 lb (3,900 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,965 lb (1,345 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 18 hp
- Fuel
- 13 gal (49 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 564 sq ft (52.4 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.5
- Displacement / length
- 204
- Ballast ratio
- 34%
- Capsize screening
- 2.15
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin with bulb
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 1076 ft²
- Ballast ratio
- 34 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron fin with lead bulb
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- United States
- Genoa area
- 241 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller (helm wheel in option)
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- J/Elégance
- Solent area
- 161 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 122 000 € (2020)
- Standing rigging
- Dyform
- Stormjib area
- 54 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.