J/7 Specification Highlights
Easy-access cockpit with deep, secure 8.4′ cockpit seats and backrests, self-draining cockpit and step-on transom for easy swim platform boarding.
A deck layout optimized for simplicity and efficiency with sail controls led to the cockpit.
• Large, easy-access, self-draining cockpit with secure 8.5’ (2.6m) cockpit seats and backrests, and step-on transom for easy swim platform boarding.
• Optimized deck layout for simplicity and efficiency, including an end-boom mainsheet system and bridle. No traveler to trip over!
• High 46% ballast-to-displacement ratio and low VCG (vertical center of gravity) 3.8’ fixed all-lead keel for exceptional all-weather stability. No hiking necessary!
• Jib roller furling system.
• Molded in ORC toe-rail (P&S) from the bow to the stern rails, with single gate across the transom.
• Deck-stepped, single spreader aluminum mast for convenient rigging, raising and lowering of the rig.
• Small interior cabin with settee seats and V-berth platform – ideal for weather protection, storage, a place to nap and personal privacy.
• Single-point lift capable and easy to trailer behind a mid-sized SUV.
• Options include Flexiteek cockpit sole, cockpit cushions, swim ladder, fixed sprit for an A-sail, and symmetric spin gear for team race/match race club programs.
20” lifelines and rails with starboard and transom boarding gates for secure boarding from a dock or a launch.
Keel-stepped, tapered aluminum mast with single spreaders.
Jib roller furling system with single-line self-tacking option.
Tiller steering – more responsive and maneuverable than a wheel, and the driver can comfortably sit with feet braced across the cockpit. At anchor, simply hinge up the tiller to expand one’s social area. And for solo sailors a belowdecks auto-pilot is available.
Low VCG (vertical center of gravity) 4.9’ fixed keel standard, with shoal-draft 3.9’ optional.
Auxiliary engine options: inboard diesel, inboard electric, or transom bracket for portable electric or 4-stroke gas outboard.
Interior with main cabin seating, cooler, storage compartments, ventilation from two opening ports and skylight hatch, and a marine head system forward of the main bulkhead with privacy curtain and optional V-Berth package.
Easy to trailer behind an SUV or ship overseas on an angled cradle inside a container.
NOTICE – These are Sample Specifications. Please contact J/Boats or your J/Dealer for the latest Specifications.