J/Boats J/133
Sailboat
43′
Monohull
Since 2004
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/133
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2004 on
- Designer
- Rod Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich balsa fiberglass
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 43′ (13.11 m)
- Waterline length
- 37′ 10″ (11.53 m)
- Beam
- 12′ 10″ (3.91 m)
- Draft
- 7′ 6″ (2.29 m)
- Displacement
- 17,857 lb (8,100 kg)
- Ballast
- 7,275 lb (3,300 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 56 hp
- Fuel
- 45 gal (170 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,246 sq ft (115.8 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 29.2
- Displacement / length
- 147
- Ballast ratio
- 41%
- Capsize screening
- 1.96
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 : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 1442 ft²
- Award(s)
- 2004: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Performance Cruising Boat
- Ballast ratio
- 41 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- Boiler capacity
- 5.8 gal
- 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
- 47.6 gal
- Genoa area
- 664 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
- Single spade rudder
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber mast and aluminum boom
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- Single-strand (ROD)
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.