Descriptions

Manufacturer Provided Description

The J/42 is designed to fulfill two goals: privacy for each of two couples when cruising, or ample space and convenience for one couple living aboard for an extended period. Sailing the J/42 is easy for one person, thanks to superb wheel response and a commonsense sail plan. The J/42 balances well and sails upwind faster under mainsail only than some cruisers using both main and large genoa. A self-draining deck anchor-storage locker, behind the standard Lewmar electric windlass, is big enough for an anchor rode and a cruising spinnaker, ready-to-fly in a "snuffer" sock. A watertight collision bulkhead separates this locker from a spacious owners' stateroom with twin berths (convertible to an oversize double). The main cabin features exceptional joinery work in varnished cherry with cold-molded fiddles with fully paneled doors, and oval door trim. Vertical panels are hand-matched "grain" cherry with a durable hand-rubbed varnish finish. Two main settees double as sea-berths and are pitched outboard 5 degrees for secure sleeping at anchor. Stainless overhead grab rails are excellent handholds, drying racks, and lee-cloth anchors. The J-shaped galley is well-ventilated next to the companionway and features a recessed, deep, double sink in a countertop with fiddles. Multiple portlights over interior living spaces are mounted on the cabin trunk to permit use when sailing. Exceptional ventilation throughout the yacht is provided by two Dorade vents, 11 opening ports and hatches, and the dodger-protected companionway.

While classic in profile and layout, the J/42 is an advance design considering structural strength, performance, ease-of-handling, stability, and sailing comfort. This design speaks to the cruising sailor in a boat that handles like a 35-footer, with the solid feel and motion of a 50 footer.

The patented SCRIMP process pulled 3x the normal vacuum-bagging levels to draw all the air out of cored hull & deck laminates and to draw a slow-curing resin into every void in a single step. It was a better and healthier way to build boats because toxic styrene emissions were eliminated. It offered higher strength (65% vs. typical 40% glass content) and a void-free laminate far superior to hand lay-up or chopper gun construction. The savings in weight was added to the bottom of the keel in the form of a lead bulb, shaped as an inverted wedge with a tapered tail aft. This is why the J/42's center of gravity (COG) is so much lower than other cruisers. A low COG means greater stability, which means better sail carrying ability. The greater sail area dampens the motion of the boat in seas. Pitch & roll is reduced, allowing the J/42 to sail faster and more comfortably. Seakindliness, and how a boat handles the sea, also relates to how it handles the crew at sea and how the crew may subsequently enjoy interior amenities when arriving in port. 

House Systems

House systems are designed for extended cruising, and comfortable ocean racing or passages:

Refrigeration is a 12v system, with control knob and digital thermostat. The box is divided into a cold plate compartment and a refrigerated compartment. There is a bilge drain for condensate or melted ice. On the lowest setting, drinks stay cold, the solar panels outpace the battery draw, and the Watt Wizard shows a full level of battery charge.

Cooking is by a Force 10 3-Burner LPG gas stove and oven with new pressure valve & solenoid (2022). Propane tanks 10-gallon x2 (2019) are in aft locker with overboard drain and shock cord lid hold-down (ORC). Galley gear includes a custom knife holder and butcher block stove top, along with the J-Boats custom cutting board / offshore cook seat. The microwave nearby runs off the inverter (2021). At the stern on the aft pulpit is a 2022 Kuuma stainless propane BBQ grill with legs, cover and mount.

Two private marine heads have new toilet assemblies. The forward ensuite head features an electric Raritan Marine Elegance with freshwater flush (2022). Hot and cold shower units with pans and shower sump pumps in both heads. Holding tank systems for both heads with deck pump-out access and manual overboard pump-out systems in place. The aft head has a Jabsco manual flush toilet and features storage for wet foul weather gear, life vests and/or tools. This head also has one of the manual bilge pumps, with 20’ extension hose (ORC).

Fresh water is 100 gallons held in (2) 50-gallon tanks under the salon settees. Fills are on deck with vent and the tank selector switch is easily accessed under a floor plate forward of galley, by the system filter and the refrigerator drain. There is a Pure water filter with separate faucet at the galley sink. The system pressure pump and accumulator tank are new as of 2022.

All interior lighting has been converted to LED, with main cabin overhead lighting on a dimmer switch. Nav station, galley and head LED lighting is red/white dimmable.

House AGM battery system upgraded to 4 Group 27 batteries for 400 AH of house power. A separate Group 24 battery serves as the engine start battery and can be combined with the house bank for 476 AH of house power. A Balmar 100 Amp engine alternator with voltage regulator keeps the system easily topped off. Digital 12V panel with house system breakers. Bass 120V AC panel with house breakers and shore power and inverter interface.

• Promariner 30-amp smart battery charger (2014) with cockpit connection and 50 ft Shore power cord with adapters
• Xantrex 1800 inverter (2014)
• 4 Lifeline group 27 AGM house batteries, total 400 amp-hour capacity (2021)
• 1 NorthStar group 24 AGM starting battery (2021)
• Link 10 battery monitor 
• Upgraded 100A Balmar Alternator with external smart Balmar Max Charge multi-stage regulator
• Coastal DC Watt Wizard solar panel digital monitor showing instantaneous volts, amps, and watts, plus accumulative amp hours and run time.

Interior

Interior salon cushions Brisa cream Ultra Leather (2020)

Lee cloths installed for port & starboard settees.

Forest Green/Red Fleck cushions in fore and aft cabins.

Note: Aft cabin double is divided to allow center lee cloth, permitting 2 sea berths aft offshore, and double berth in port

Cherry Bulkheads and trim including Cherry Stateroom Ceilings (upgrade).

Sole mounted table with leaves and wine storage (permits access fore and aft around the table)

Two Heads: aft head is Jabsco manual flush toilet and head has storage for wet foul weather gear, life vests, tools. Forward head toilet is electric Raritan Marine Elegance with freshwater flush (2022)

Caframo fans in fore, aft and main cabins 2018

Weems & Plath time/tide clock and barometer set on custom board with thumb screws and offseason stand (Brass)

Temperature gauge in galley for 12V refrigeration

Teak/Holly floor refinished in 2016, with floorboard bottoms epoxy covered

Portlight shades Zarcor on all ports (2020)

Portlight and hatch screens

Companionway Zarcor locking saloon doors (2020)

Companionway split Lexan inserts with tiedown (ORC)

Companionway screen insert

Force 10 Gimbaled 3-burner stove (2014)

Seaward 6-gallon water heater (2015)

Faucets in both heads spray/stream with shower extension (2016)

Galley faucet with sprayer (2022)

Solbian SP104 solar panels mounted on Bimini for 208 watts (2019)

Watt Wizard at nav station 2019 with spare in box

Dometic 12k BTU air conditioning with reverse cycle heat, with smart start to allow running with portable generator

Salis and Rigging

I : 50.50 ft

J : 14.70 ft

P : 46.50 ft

E : 18.00 ft

Working Sail Area : 790 sq ft

Mast down with full inspection winter 2021-22

Hall Carbon Mast with Rod Rigging

Separate mast track for storm trysail (ORC)

Carbon Fiber Spinnaker Pole

Insulated Backstay (SSB Antenna)

Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster – 2015

Harken #2 jib furler

Port & Stbd Spinnaker Halyards – 2017

Jib sheets – 2021

Double jib blocks

Adjustable Jib sheet leads with two sets of cars

Foreguy, furling line, cunningham, rigid vang

Spinnaker sheets with Dyneema soft shackles

Spinnaker sheet snatch blocks

Sail Inventory: 

Main: North 3Di Fully battened with 2 reefs black color (2017)

Genoa: 130% #2 size furling jib Neil Pryde Contender CDX cruising laminate with foam luff and UV cover grey color (2022)

Storm jib: 85% #4 size with spectra luff strop and sheets

Asymmetric Light Spinnaker (Red/White) with snuffer, bag and sheets

Asymmetric Heavy Spinnaker (Red/White/Green) with snuffer and bag

Mainsail preventer system for boom with Dyneema preventer lines

Dyneema lazy jacks with low friction rings (2023)

No storm trysail but mast has separate track installed for one

Winches:

Primaries: Lewmar ELECTRIC S/T #50 (2)

The electric winches can be used for headsail trimming, to raise the main and to roller furl the headsail

Cabin top companionway port & stbd: Lewmar S/T #44 (2)

Cabin top at mast: Lewmar S/T #44 (1)

Main Sheet in cockpit port & stbd of traveler: Lewmar S/T #44 (2)

All 7 winches rebuilt 2022

All 7 clutches rebuilt 2023

Main sheet winches have upgraded jammers 

Various winch handles

Canvas/Appearance

White Hull with double red boot stripes and red cove stripe

White Deck with Buff nonskid

Interlux Micron CSC red bottom paint (2023)

Linen 4633 Canvas: (sail cover, bimini, wheel/binnacle cover)

Wheel and dodger uprights covered with Boat Leather w/foam 2022

White Mast and Boom

Double uncoated lifelines with cockpit pads

Dodger with opening center panel, zip-on side curtains and solid upright supports

Bimini with solar panels

Bimini connector zip-on connector

Full Isinglass Cockpit Enclosure panels

J/42 mainsail cover 2019

Spinnaker pole cover

Binnacle cover

Sunbrella winch and hatch covers (2021)

Electronics

GPS primary: Garmin 7600 10” touch screen Radar/Chart plotter in Navpod at binnacle (2016)

GPS backup redundant system: Raytheon RL80CRC Radar/Chart plotter on custom bracket at chart table

Garmin radome (2016) on Kato manual leveling radar post with outboard engine lift

Garmin AIS 2016 (ORC)

Garmin ActiveCaptain Bluetooth remote to iPad in Otterbox case for remote view/control

Raymarine ST 6000 Autopilot and 600R wired remote

Raymarine ST60 Electronics package wind/speed/depth & network data in 2 tri-data, 1 Wind and 5 multi displays

VHF Icom 506 fixed mount at nav station (2019)

RAM remote mic Icom HM-195 in cockpit at wheel (2023)

Masthead combination VHF antenna / Windex (2023)

Hailer speaker horn on mast with automatic foghorn, hailer & listen back Icom SP37 (2022)

SSB radio ICOM IC-M802 with ground plane, tuner and backstay antenna isolators (ORC)

Stereo Sony with bluetooth and wireless remote (2022) with cabin Bose speakers and 2021 speakers in cockpit and 2023 remote at wheel

Engine/Propulsion

Yanmar 4JH3E with only 1,800 hours

56 HP naturally aspirated diesel

Racor water-separating fuel filter rebuilt 2022

Engine mounts & bolts replaced (2021)

Additional 30 gallon fuel tank in port lazarette with fuel gauge, for total of 60 gal

Shaft seal is Volvo Penta Rubber Stuffing Box, a low-maintenance dripless shaft seal

Prop is 3-blade Max-Prop Easy feathering 19” bronze propeller (2022)

Anchoring, Docking and Safety Equipment

Main anchor on bow roller:

      #100 Spade anchor 44#

     50 ft. 3/8” HT Galvanized chain

     Mantus S/S swivel

     150 ft of 12-plait Braid spliced on

Secondary anchor is Fortress Danforth-style with 150 ft rode and chain leader in storage bag

Anchor snubber hook with chafe gear

Anchor marker buoy with polypropylene line

Saltwater washdown for anchor

Lewmar V2 windlass with capstan on foredeck with up-down foot buttons (2019)

Piling dock line with TideMinders

Boat hooks x2 with pole mounts at cabin top handrails

Gear/fittings/features compliant with Offshore Special Regulations are marked with (ORC)

EPIRB: ACR GlobalFix RLB-37 406Mhz (2018) with cradle in aft cabin, new battery 2023 (ORC)

Life raft in dedicated stern locker: Viking RescYou Pro 8-Man Offshore Life raft (2021) still in initial 3-year inspection interval since due Apr 2024 (ORC)

Fire Mat in the galley (ORC)

Electric horn on mast & Air Horn in the cockpit (ORC)

Lifesling in hard case on Stern Rail – 2021 (ORC)

Handheld VHF with DSC

Fixed mount VHF with full DSC capability and Ram mic at helm (ORC)

Jack Lines (ORC)

Throw Rope attached to the stern rail (ORC)

Two-piece companionway ISAF board with internal and external locking capability (ORC)

One-piece Plexiglas companionway board

One-piece screen companionway board

Two manual bilge pumps with handles attached – one at the helm and one in aft head with 20’ extension hose (ORC)

Three fire extinguishers

Storm Jib with Sheets attached

Carbon fiber pole with cover stores on stanchion bases 

Three fenders with whips

One horizontal flat fender with lines

Spectra mast base hold down (ORC)

Cockpit speakers have backing panels (ORC)

Emergency tiller in case of steering failure (ORC)

Wood plugs at through-hulls (ORC)

Para-Tech sea anchor (never used - ORC)

Masthead tricolor running/anchor/strobe in addition to deck running lights (2018)

Port and starboard running lights LED (2018)

Mast foredeck light and steaming light LED (2022)

Cabin-head-nav station lights red/white LED (2021)

Tang on boom for Preventer

Boat hook compatible deck brushes and buckets

Cockpit cushions white marine vinyl including upgrade extra for aft deck and helm port and stb 

Cockpit shower hot/cold with hose (2021) 

Outboard motor bracket on stern pulpit

Outboard motor lift on radar tower (removable)

Cockpit table teak in storage bag with upgraded cast aluminum base (2021)

No wood on deck reduces annual maintenance obligation

Tools & spare parts

Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

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