J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Districts Pacific Northwest District Looking for J30 in BC or Pacific Northwest

bout de ciel bleu = #305
no longer for sale

Hopefully Bout de Ciel Bleu sold for close to the $45k asking price.

I also hope there is a good J30 out there within my budget of under $30k.

Looks like Slingshot is for sale in Seattle. Check the "boats for sale" area of the forum.

Thanks! I will be looking at Slingshot soon.

Bump. Any updates to PNW boats? I have a buddy who is an avid racer that is looking to upgrade from his Cat 27. He would be a great addition to the fleet.

We still got Mystique sitting idle in Everett. Pretty much a stock J-30. I could drop a phone number/contact info off on the boat and the owner could contact you. Also saw Syzegy out of water after a fixed-to-folding prop change, and they were talking about ready to move to something else (frustrated with new prop I think. Not used to less back-down thrust at low RPM) Drop me a note with your info or you can find Mystique on South P dock of Everett's South Marina. Behind the WestMarine Store.

After 30 years we finally repaired our spreader bases. Fwd rivets were pulling out and had cracks in between front three holes so ended up through bolting rather than cutting the slots for the through bar repair. Pretty easy repair with barrel nuts and SS rods with ends threaded. All approved by Aircraft Liaison Engineers familair with stress cracks in Aluminum. Already had compression tube in aft so no need for hard work.

I picked up a very nice spare dining table and leg set from Grady Morgan (former Slingshot). Pd $100. I got two now. Anyone want to make an offer?

We are readying for 65nm 'Round Whidbey race May 4-5 sponsored by Oak Harbor YC. Should be interesting as we have lots of Grey Whales in right now. Don't want to bump them in the night! See all ya'll at PITCH.

Hi, I'm definitely interested in the table. What price do you have in mind? I've got a few kids and table would be wonderful.

Jeff K.
#189
Spokane area

As much as we would have liked a J30, we found after spending far too much time looking at boats last year that the PNW J30's for sale were typically project boats, or priced very high ($45k plus).

Interior and east coast J30's often seemed in better shape at substantially lower cost. But the cost of getting those boats to the west coast could easily increase the cost of the boat by 50% which just didn't seem worth it.

In the end we found far more value in a local Olson 911 and have been very happy with her so far. No doubt we will be racing with the Vancouver Island/Vancouver J30's soon. I believe there is another Olson 911 for sale in Seattle, but this may not be the forum to bring that up in.

Just to correct...It was Islandia that was out of water and the owner frustrated with new folding prop. Syzygy is still looking pretty in her slip waiting for first 70 degree day. Maybe tomorrow (finally.)

Yes Rich, you are correct that J/30s out here seem to carry a "PNW Premium" over east/central listings. But it comes with the territory. I know Natural High was probably 5-8K more than she would have been on the east, but I wanted a J/30 and didn't want to ship it.

Olson 911s are good boats too, but they seem to carry a big premium over the J too. When i was looking I couldn't find anything less than $35K,