J Boats J-109 for sale in Slidell, Louisiana United States of America

Find out why hundreds of J/109 sailors simply "love" their boats. Perhaps one of the best racer/cruisers J/Boats ever built? History and time will tell. The record so far speaks for itself. Well-sailed, the J/109 is difficult to beat under any handicap system- PHRF, IRC, ORC/ORR. In One-Design sailing, you simply learn how to sail faster, you have no limit to how well you can do. So, when you do go handicap sailing, practice pays!

Overview

Discover why hundreds of J/109 sailors simply "love" their boats. The J/109 is considered one of the best racer/cruisers ever built by J/Boats. Its performance record speaks for itself. Well-sailed, the J/109 is challenging to beat under any handicap system, including PHRF, IRC, and ORC/ORR. In One-Design sailing, mastering speed is key, and practice pays off in handicap sailing. If you are in search of a pristine J/109, then StritJacket is your boat. She is also an ideal shallow water racer/cruiser with a shoal draft of 5'8" and carbon spars. Her current GYA PHRF rating is 87. She is moored in Slidell, LA, on the northeast side of Lake Pontchartrain, less than an hour's drive from New Orleans and the airport (MSY). Scroll to the bottom of the listing to view her location on Google Maps.

• Layout: Two Cabins / One Head, Cherry Interior
• Air Conditioning: Dometic 16,000 btu reverse cycle with digital controls, installed in 11/2024
• Ports: (7) Opening Ports
• Hatches: (2) Opening Hatches
• Cabin Sole: No maintenance, synthetic cabin sole
• Nav Station: Starboard, forward-facing
• Dinette Table: Centerline with (2) folding leaves
• Settee(s): Port & Starboard
• Cushions: Blue, look unused
• Master Cabin: Fwd with V Berth
• Guest Cabin(s): Aft with Full Berth
• Headroom: 6’2”
• Head(s): Marine head with sink and shower

• Stove/Oven: Propane stove and oven, aluminum lpg tank
• Refrigeration: 12v, top loading
• Sink: Double stainless steel
• Water: Pressure water
• Water Heater: 110v & Heat Exchanger
• Cabinets: Yes

• Plotter: Garmin 1002 MFD on moveable mount, nav station
• Chart Chip: Gulf Coast 2018
• Autopilot: Raymarine with linear arm, head replaced in 2020
• Multi Display: (2) Tacktick/Raymarine MN 100-2 wireless, seahood
• Wind: Tacktick Raymarine wireless, seahood
• Displays: Tacktick Raymarine Maxi Displays wireless on mast bracket
• VHF: ICOM IC-M02, nav station
• Stereo: Fusion stereo, remote in cockpit, speakers in cockpit & salon
• Compass: Yes

• 12v system: Yes
• 110v system: Yes
• Battery Charger: Xantrex with Xantrex 20 monitor
• Batteries: (2) AGM Group 31 house 3/2025, AGM Group 31 starting 10/2022
• Shore Power: 30 amp service with cord
• Interior Lights: LED
• Nav Lights: LED
• 12v Outlet(s): Yes

Sail Inventory

• Main:
• Light #1
• #1
• #2
• 135% Dacron Cruising/Delivery with UV cover
• Code 0
• Asymmetrical cruising spinnaker with snuffer, never used
• Asymmetrical cruising spinnaker, Green with Red Star, and snuffer
• Sail inventory is incomplete and will be updated. The race sails are stored off the boat in climate control.

• Spars: Carbon Mast (double spreader, keel stepped), Boom & Spinn Pole
• Roller Furling: Harken
• Vang: Hall Quick Vang
• Primary Winches: Harken 46.2 self-tailing
• Halyard Winches: Harken 40.2 self-tailing
• Clutches: (9) clutches
• Windex: Yes
• Backstay: Hydraulic with gauge
• Traveler: Harken
• Adjustable Genoa Tracks: Harken
• Rigging: Leather spreader patches and turnbuckle covers
• Halyards: (2) Genoa and (2) Spinn
• GYA PHRF Rating: 87
• Mast Height: 53’5”

• Hull Color: White
• Deck Color: White
• Baltek Contourkore end-grained balsa composite construction using biaxial and unidirectional glass with vinylester resin on the outer hull layer. Patented “SCRIMP” resin infusion system molding process for optimum laminate strength.
• Draft: Shoal draft, 5’8”
• Canvas: Dodger, 2004
• Covers: (2) Hatches, (6) Lifeline, Companionway, Wheel, Mainsail & Compass navy blue covers
• Swim Platform: Sugar scoop with ladder
• Locker(s): Cockpit and removable stern seat locker
• Bottom: The bottom was painted with Baltoplate by Sintes Boat Works in 9/2023, cleaned by diver 6xs per year

• Engine: Yanmar 3YM30, 400 hours
• Water Temp Gauge: Located in engine compartment
• Air Conditioning: Dometic 16,000 reverse cycle, installed in 11/2024
• Warranty: Air Con is under a 2-year warranty through Kirby Mechanical
• Prop: Two blade folding
• Steering: Wheel
• Stuffing box/gland: Saildrive
• Water Heater: 110v & Heat Exchanger
• Bilge Pump(s): Manual and 12v with float switch
• Filter(s): Water separator
• Oil/Filter: Changed 10/2024
• Impeller: Changed 10/2024
• Transmission Fluid: Changed 9/2023
• Head: Manual head with Y valve for holding or direct overboard

History

The seller purchased StraitJacket in 2006 in St. Petersburg, FL, and moved her to Lake Pontchartrain, a brackish lake. She was actively raced but her interior does not show it.

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.