J/Boats J/108
Sailboat
36′ 11″
Monohull
Since 2011
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/108
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2011 on
- Designer
- Rod Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich balsa fiberglass
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 36′ 11″ (11.25 m)
- Waterline length
- 30′ 6″ (9.30 m)
- Beam
- 11′ 6″ (3.51 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 11″ (2.11 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 4′ 1″ (1.24 m)
- Displacement
- 11,420 lb (5,180 kg)
- Ballast
- 4,409 lb (2,000 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 28 hp
- Fuel
- 25 gal (95 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 578 sq ft (53.7 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.2
- Displacement / length
- 180
- Ballast ratio
- 39%
- Capsize screening
- 2.04
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
- Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 1044 ft²
- Ballast ratio
- 39 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich balsa fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
- Country
- United States
- EC design category
- A
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 23.8 gal
- Genoa area
- 271 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Solent area
- 194 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- Single-strand (ROD)
- Stormjib area
- 54 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.