J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Marketplace Boats for Sale WildOats No184

1979 J/30 - #184 WildOats thesecond located in Toronto, Ontario
Asking $19,913USD
FRESH WATER ONLY

This boat is a fine racer, and comes with add-ons which quickly install to have a comfortable cruise. (eg Solar, Bimini).
Exactly how this boat was envisaged to be.
Hull/deck is good and dry.

GENERAL and UPGRADES
Refrigeration retrofitted 2019
Holding tanks replaced 2019 and 2021, with level gauge by nav station
Equipped for Solar with 200W panels (add/remove depending on cruising/racing)
Cabin table two leaf seats six (2x3), folds up against bulkhead. One leaf removes to clip onto tiller as a cockpit table when needed.
Additional side table for cooking area
Fixed plexiglass windows replaced with opening Lewmar hatches with bug screens
Bimini and forward hatch cover matched with main sail cover
Main stays replaced 2007
Lifelines bare stainless replaced 2013
Flexible coupling for driveshaft installed 2022
Cushions recovered 2003
Danforth anchor w/20ft chain and 75ft rope
2x Group25 deep cycle batteries for house, 1 small starter (3 total), all linked with BlueSeas Isolators
ProNautic J30 Battery charger 2017
Folding prop
Cockpit table


SAILS and CANVAS
Fully Battened Main North Sails 2020
#1 Genoa North Sails 2020
#3 Genoa North Sails 2020
Spinnaker North Sails 2009
Bimini

ELECTRONICS
VHF - Apelco 5160
GPS - Garmin Echomap (includes depth sounder)
Compass - Ritchie
Speed Log - Raymarine ST40
Depth sounder - Integrated with Garmin Echomap
Autopilot - Raymarine ST2000
AM/FM/CD Stereo w/bluetooth

Contact: Roy Little roy.little@bell.net
Contact: Pat Sturgeon pats@patsturgeonyachts.com (905) 278-5100
Ad posted September 2024

HI Roy, just curious on how the ST2000 auto helm worked for you? I have hull
#409 and would like something to help with single handed sailing besides a bungee cord on the tiller. Thanks Dan #409

Hi Dan:
The ST2000 works adequately. As the rudder is transom hung, and not balanced, the tiller can be rather heavy as you would know, making any selfsteering machine having to work hard. As such, it could not handle offwind or downwind. But upwind and broad reaches fine, also while under motor (ie those long sails where the wind fails) it was great. Because of the heavy load, I burnt one out, and failed another because of water ingress (it was upside down in the lazerette). So keep it right side up, and realize that there will some conditions where you will have to take over. But all that over 19 years of sailing the boat.

It uses an internal compass for regular operation, and I connected it to my wind indicator for wind following. I initially connected it to my Garmin to follow routes but on principle decided that was not a good idea, a principle which is independent of the machine.

Regards

Roy