Yesterday I went to Teds house to look at the equipment that he is offering for sale from Hull #420. I was looking for things that I didn't need, but couldn't live without. It was sad seeing the residuals from a J-30 disection. Several things really got my attention:
A fully rigged boom (two reefs, outhaul, vang tang, bail) It is white and the paint is in good condition, no corrosion, scrapes or whiskey bumps.
He did not have the mast at the house, but said it was in good/similar condition with the standing rigging still attached.
He has the shaft,(one inch) strut and martec prop. All appear to be in good condition. The prop opened and closed fine, no looseness, Could not detect any cracks.
Barient Primary Winches. Pulled one appart and it was in good shape. They need to be cleaned-up and have annual maintenance, but the pawls, spring are good. They come with the mounting nuts and bolts.
He has the cast maststep and the stemhead fitting. both are in good shape.
There appears to be the entire set of deck hardware.
He has the jib tracks and the merriman lead blocks. The original traveler car and track. All have the nuts and bolts to attach the tracks. He has the bow and stern pulpits (no dings and have the running lights attached) There are the life lines, Stanchions and bases with backing plates and the nuts and bolts.
Lots of other stuff. Opening top companionway step, anchor well cover, Cockpit lazerette doors, rudder with all the hardware. Mainsheet blocks, ice box lid, sink, ladder, chain plates, freshwater pumps, etc.
We took a quick look at the sails. He has some Scott Allen Horizon sails 105 and 150 and spinnaker(probably original). He also has a Mylar 163 (Doyle) and a spinnaker (Shurr) and a Main.
Horizon sails: The 105 with battens looks like it has very little use. The 150 was dacron and looked fairly clean. The spinnaker has tape patches and has seen better days but would be good for crew practice and afternoon cruises.
He also has a Shurr spinnaker (.75)that looks to be in pretty good shape; no patches or holes, the cloth feels fine the tapes looked to be in good condition-it is several years old but did not look like it had much use.
Doyle 163 Mylar. Did not get a real good look at this the foot was discolored with dirt.
Main. I don't remember the sailmaker. Top two full battens and one set of reef points. He has all four "Ratbattens" It needs some work on the panel at the second full batten. It looks like it was punctured and has tears from the spreaders. The foot just above the boom has two spots that need some minor repair (small patches) The cloth looked okay and still had good crispness. It has been stored rolled and didn't have any creases.
LUMPY
