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29' J Boats J29

$ 9,500

Listing No. 6430

Specifications

Price/$ 9,500

Year/1983

Hull Material/Fibreglass with cored deck

Colour/White

Engine/2011

LOA/29

Beam/11

Draft/5.6

Displacement/5500

Host Office/West Vancouver

Location/Thunderbird West Vancouver

Moorage/no

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Highlights

  • Fractional sloop rig (mast and standing rigging professionally replaced 2016)
  • Nissan 9.8 hp outboard on retractable mount
  • Open, efficient cockpit layout for racing
  • Functional interior with 4 berths and lightweight construction
  • J/29 performance hull — fast, responsive, and competitive

Godzilla is a 1983 J/29 fractional-rigged fiberglass racing sloop — a proven, performance-oriented design from J/Boats. Built for racing and simplicity, what she lacks in home comforts she certainly makes up for in speed and performance!

S/v GODZILLA is a well-loved 1983 J-Boats Johnstone-designed J-29 FROB racer-cruiser, having competed in VARC Div 3 and VIRS (winning VIRS in 2019), as well as Thursday Night racing in the summer and VRC Sunday racing in the winter. Godzilla competed in overnight coastal racing such as Southern Straits, Swiftsure, GIN, Round Saltspring, and Round Lasqueti. Godzilla also competed in round the cans racing such as Whidbey Island Race Week in 2017, SIN, VRC Summer Regatta, Cow Bay Regatta, and Maple Bay Regatta.
Godzilla can comfortably sleep 4 (in the salon and quarterberths) for racing or cruising. Standard racing crew is 7 (foredeck, mast, pit, trimmers x2, main trim, helm), but can be comfortably double-handed for cruising or deliveries. We have delivered to the Island many times from Vancouver and can easily get to most racing venues between Sidney and Nanaimo within 6-8 hours with favourable conditions. The outboard consumes approximately 1 gallon of gas per hour.

With tiller steering, auxiliary power is provided by a Nissan 9.8 hp outboard on a retractable transom bracket. The mast and the majority of the standing rigging were professionally replaced in 2016.

Includes speedo, depth sounder, AM/FM radio, Standard Horizon chart plotter + masthead VHF combo.

Deck & Cockpit

Forward, she carries a stainless pulpit, followed by a compact working deck with a forehatch. Side-deck access is clear to port and starboard, leading aft to a large open cockpit designed for active crew work. All control lines are led aft for efficient sail handling during races.

Interior

The interior is lightweight and race-ready, with a molded fiberglass floor and furniture pan for stiffness and easy maintenance. Forward is a basic V-berth and a marine head to port, separated from the main cabin by a bulkhead.

The salon offers opposing settees, a small galley to starboard with a single sink (currently not in use), and a compact nav station with electrical panel to port. Aft are port and starboard quarter berths and minimal storage along the cockpit sole. Comes with a Genius 12V charger. 2x 12V group 24 deep cycle batteries.

Sail Inventory

Godzilla comes with an impressive sail inventory:

-dacron main (North)
-storm jib (North)
-5 spinnakers of various weights
-#3
-North racing Genoa #1
-4 other used Genoas
Items to be noted:

Head & Plumbing

  • head is direct discharge only; thru-hulls replaced at last haul-out

Galley

  • BBQ on pushpit is broken — should be removed/repaired

  • Sink is not plumbed to a thru-hull (drains into cabinet, used for storage only)

  • Galley faucet is not connected

Deck & Stanchions

  • Forward starboard stanchion base re-bedded after last survey

Electronics

  • Radio requires repair

  • Masthead antennae requires repair

Sails & Rig

  • The boat has not been raced since 2015

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