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Below are listings of J/30s that are advertised through brokerages or other sources. If you run across a boat that is sold, or find one not listed in the J/30 Marketplace, please contact the moderator. This list will be kept current as long as people provide information.

• "Rattle & Hum" hull 124 in Halifax, NS - Kijiji (broken link) owner Jason Penney
• "Jezebel" hull 27 in Lake Stockton, MO - SailBoatListings.com (broken link) owner Clint Pickett
• "Moonraker" hull 373 in Slidell, LA - Craig's List (broken link) owner Al Anderson credo1130@aol.com
• Unknown in Fajardo, Puerto Rico - Sailboat Listings.com
• "Blue J" hull 37 in New Orleans, LA Craigs List (broken link) - Mark Cooney mcooney@cox.net
• "Scarlet Fever" hull 7 in Montauk, NY Boatshop24.com (broken link) - Russell Stein rss0246@aol.com
• "Rumor" hull 64 in St Michaels, MD Yachtworld (broken link)- Harry Seemans seemans@atlanticbb.net
• "Ten Seven" hull 291 in Afton, MN - Yachtworld and Hoopers Yachts owner mail@jayandasia.com
• "Gold Rush II" hull 457 in Lighthouse Point, FL - Affinity Yacht Sales broker Craig Travis Sold to Tony Godden, FL in 2013
• "Vivacious" hull 459 in Annapolis, MD - Yachtworld owner Patrick Grunberg Sold to Sean Christie, Nova Scotia in 2012
• "Triple Play" hull 271 in Huntington, NY Salvage Direct - formerly owned by Teresa Laughlin teresa7861@earthlink.net Sold to John Mirschel, FL in 2010
• "Trouble" hull 195 in Olathe, KS - Perry Yacht Club Classifieds owner Jerry Tremmel j30trouble@comcast.net Sold to Vince Brackett - Kansas City, MO, 2010
• "Caveman" hull 389 in City Island, NY - Boatmax - Broker Email - owner Nick McKinney Sold to Chris & Jim Buydos, Branford, CT July 2011
• "Imp" hull 202 in Annapolis, MD - Yachtworld owner Elizabeth Marchant Sold to Beppe Giaccone Oct 2010
• "Flying High" hull 327 in Portsmouth, RI Craigslist - Jeff Brisbon gbrisbon@aol.com Sold to Kevin Coughlin Jun 2010
• "Forever & Always" hull 436 in Norwalk, CT Sailboatlistings.Com - Trevor Roach trevor.roach@att.net Sold to John Dennerlein Apr 2010
• "Loco Lobo" hull 507 in Annapolis, MD Yachtworld - Mark Wolf Mark-S-Wolf@hotmail.com Sold to Roger Shepley Feb 2010
• "Foot Loose" hull 467 in Portsmouth, RI (Sold)- Robert Kowalski bob@kowalskifurnituredesign.com Sold to Georges Brun-Cottan Aug 2009
• "No Respect" hull 320 in Annapolis - Yachtworld owner brett.harrison@fticonsulting.com Sold to Patrick Weaver Nov 2009
• "Natural High" hull 95 in Nanaimo, Canada - Yachtworld - Owner John Tarr (no email) Sold to Scott Shaw-MacLaren Oct 2009
• "Sea Biscut" hull 148 in Annapolis, MD - Yachtworld owner rkp4ann@aol.com Sold Oct 2009 to Jonathan Javitt
• "Shadow" hull 256 in Halifax, Canada - Yachtworld owner stewart.creaser@halifaxheating.ns.ca Sold to Jordan MacNeil Sep 2009
• "Redstart" hull 255 in Chestertown, MD - Yachtworld owner William Bindlass - Sold to Jeff Smith Oct 2010
• "Nice Pear" hull 412 in Miami, FL Craigs List - Tom Seghi tom@seghi.com - Sold to Art Ahrens Jan 2011
• "Break Away" hull 498 in Annapolis, MD Yachtworld - Bob Robinson bob.rob@verizon.net - Sold to Mark Swatta Feb 2011
• "Nepenthe" hull 393 in South Amboy, NJ - Yachtworld owner Ambrose Yacht Sales - Sold to Walter Thomas Jun 2011
• "Manana" hull 80 in ME - Yachtworld owner fheiman1@maine.rr.com - taken off market
• "Shakedown" hull 405 in Washington, NC - Captain Sam's Boatyard owner Erik Baughman erikdbaughman@aol.com - Sold to Tim McGuire, Nov 2011
• "Bella Donna" - Hull 249 in Panama City, FL - Edwards Yacht Sails Sold to John Crane and relocated to Lake Ponchartrain
• "Slingshot" hull 493 in Shelburne, VT - MarineSource.com owner Rick Landsman vtvita@comcast.net - Sold to Mark Basol, Nov 2011

Last updated 1 Mar 2015

The two Annapolis boats no respect and Sea Biscuit are past J/30 NA winners and have been well maintained. no respect is original owner and still racing competitively. Sea Biscuit is just down the dock and setup for cruising with a removable mast track and roller furling. Funny, I spoke to the owner who was RC for our race Sunday and he never mentioned it was for sale. I would hate to see either of these boats leave Annapolis.

Bumped to move above "Sold" boats. Updated list above, although some of the Craig's list links have expired.

Bob - both Sea Biscuit and no respect have sold. The new owner for no respect has been contacted via email - the boat has moved to Maine. If you get a chance to speak with Ron Peterson, see if you can get contact info for Sea Biscuit's new owner. I think my emails are going to his spam folder.

I came across this add that went up last week. craigslist

Forever and Always has been sold and has moved to Raritan.

Steve - if you get new Forever & Always owner contact info, please send me an email so I can get the class database updated. Thanks

I believe this is the "newer" version...needs a serious clean up but for the right person it might be a worthwhile project..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sail...QcategoryZ63731QQitemZ190402112050#v4-33

Thanks - this is hull 474 that has been "lost" for a while. I've contacted the seller on eBay to get more info. The boat is located in New Jersey.

See this post for the whole story.

It is hard to believe that 474 didn't get an Ebay bid at $12K. way less than the value of its parts.

If I just had a place to store it ... duh....

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I have a friend who emailed the owner/seller to talk to him about it and has not heard from him. Would like to see it come to Lake Ontario.

you can always have two ... You will be suprised at how easy it is to fix everything the second time around.

Here is clean J/30 located in Nanaimo, B.C. Not many for sale in the NW....

http://www.buysell.com/root/detail/...mfortable_10.aspx?gok=Sailboats+23+to+31

Not many for sale at $32.5K either.

Agreed....it seems anything over $ 25K is slow to move.

..and when they do move it is usually for less than $20K.

Charlie Stoddard sent me the ebay link for this. This boat is literally in my back yard - at the marina around the corner from where I live. It's been on the hard since 2002 and needs some TLC. Anyone interested in a second J/30 as a project or parts? Bids close 11 Nov 5pm EST.

Well Nemesis, Falcon & Rhapsody teamed up but got outbid on eBay to buy KAOS. I stopped by at lunch time Weds and snapped a few pictures. They are shared on my Picasa album with a select few here.

Brand new 3/4" shaft, but no prop


TSP number stamped on transom with spider web cracks indicate the transom is saturated and need to be recored


Open holes on aft cabin require recore work there. The companionway cover has about 3/4" gap with hatch boards allowing rain to enter the cabin. Significant water damage occured inside.


Standing water on teak deck. Water line evident inside up to settee level. A 2" hole has been drilled through hull in bilge sump to drain boat. The teak looks like it would need to be ripped out.


The rig looked ok, as did spars. There was a Hall quick vang below decks. It doesn't appear this boat has the spreader bar fix.


The culprit for wet core - there is a visible gap in the engine exhaust through hull. Evidence of wet core on stbd side below waterline, transom, and stbd side just fwd of transom to the deck level.


Stbd aft spider line cracks indicate wet core froze.


Stbd aft looking forward. Note that core has been crushed and the hull is deformed where the boat has been resting on the poppet.

That propshaft is worth more than the whole boat.

I stopped in and saw the boat in Portsmouth on Saturday and the extensive interior damage and obviously rotten core would lead me to agree with Dave. It could probably be fixed up to fighting shape but would wind up being more expensive than buying a 30 in better shape.

If the spar is in good shape that might be worth something as well.

current lead scrap price:
http://scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com/2010/12/scrap-metal-prices-east-coast-usa-dec-20-2010

we talking 2000 lbs? at ~ $.30

The new owner is a marine surveyor and comes from a family that owns a boat yard. He'll be able to do this project.

In that case I look forward to seeing the boat out racing.

Sheila C $13K, sailed solo to Bermuda in 2008. Soundings article from 2009 which describes the journey notes upgrade to a 2006 engine.

Arthur attended the SNE annual meeting last year and brought some pictures from his Sheila C. Bermuda trip. I raced the 2008 Newport-Bermuda with the Fat City and Smiles folks on Carl's Swan 391 "Fat City Too". A couple of guys who stayed behind for the delivery back met Arthur when he showed up in Bermuda the day after most of us flew home. Pretty amazing to single hand a J/30 Newport - Bermuda and back again!

Expires May 22, 2011 ebay J/30 . At the current price, buy the trailer, get the boat free!

I am looking for a trailer but don't know anything about them. I looked at the boat and trailer that Bob found on e-bay and then spoke with a trailer manufacturer (Loadmasters) to compare what new ones go for. I got a price of $6k for a new one. Is that a good price?

Regardless, the guy I talked to said that the boat cannot hang over the back of the trailer or one will get ticketed in most states. I mention that because the trailer on e-bay looks pretty short. Anybody have any input here?

When I was looking to transport my boat from NY to MA, I looked into purchasing a trailer. I was quoted a similar price.

The outfit I talked to was Triad Trailer and they sent me the attached pdf which breaks down the costs and has several options.

I will say that the trailers that Triad makes look MUCH more substantial than the trailer in the e-bay posting.

So OK ... what's the phrf on an outboard J30? must be fast in light wind.

Not sure the rules on eBay, but the original 'listing was ended ended by the seller because the item is no longer available' on the boat noted above. Then relisted with a reserve.

I think this may be hull 233 that was the former Cigar lost in Katrina.

eBay, Scoundrel to June 27, 2011, starting at $12K US. Pics show original stoppers and hatches. A shot of the cockpit would have been nice, but all the interior photos show wood and cushions in good shape.

I contacted the seller (Avi Brand) - That's hull #395 and it has been added to the class database.

I came across this posting for "Mojo" on ebay - the boat has a 4,999 reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/J30-...=Sailboats&hash=item58925429a3#v4-42

Sum of parts worth more than min bid.

For anyone handy this boat probably could be sailing with a 5 year update plan off season.

You don't have to make it perfect to sail this summer.

Shoot, the problems listed on the boat probably affect 80 percent of the fleet! Plan on new chainplates, I too had voids in the deck area around mine, and found them cracked nearly all of the way through. New plates, some epoxy for the deck voids, and she is good as new. Bottom looks really nice.

J30 #340 Slingshot is for sale in Connecticut. Yachtworld has the listing.

Looks like Mojo is a project boat in the Chicago area. Priced at $5,500 June 2012.

About this 30' 1979 J Boats J-30 Racers and Cruisers

1979 J/Boats J-30

PRICE REDUCED FROM 9995 TO 5500 JUNE 22, 2012 Mojo is a time tested racer, but can go cruising too. Some sails replaced 10 years ago. Nice Interior. The knotmeter may not operate properly. The wind speed/direction does not operate. The hull core bottom has some moisture amidships. The transom core is water saturated and delaminated at the top, near the top gudgeon and the vent fitting, for two to three square feet. There is some small area of delamination in the fore deck, at the vent fitting. This is a lot of boat for the low asking price.

Wish we could talk to the owner Painkiller in Chicago. She is at Crowleys needs TLC. She is another good project boat.

Kinesis late model hull #497 (corrected hull ID is probably TSP00497M84I, April 1984) in Salem MA, on eBay 'Buy it now' price is $19,550. One offer, presumably lower. Auction expires Aug 30, 2012.

Based on the answer to a question the boat appears to have been taken in trade from the previous owner who had it listed here on the Marketplace with a price reduction to $24,900 as of April 2012.

I just spoke to George the previous owner. He traded it as part os the deal for a powerboat. He and his wife loved the boat, but at 70 they found it a challenge to raise and lower the sails. He is sending me info on the broker who took it so we can follow-up to keep the class records up to date.

Hull #20 for sale in Louisiana. Boat is listed in Sailboatlistings.com, listing is here: http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/34421
Contact Jeff at 601-415-3604 or jwaters891@gmail.com

Hull number 477, Serial # TSP00477M84F is listed in the marketplace and at http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/35304.

387 Hey Jude on eBay ending Apr 26, 2013, was previously for sale in the marketplace. Interesting paint scheme, what's the story?

Winning bid for $12,600.

Slingshot (probably #340) in CT still on YachtWorld $11,500.

Kvack #26 in MD on ebay until June 16, 2013 starting at $10K or 'Buy it now' for $15K. Previously listed here.

I went through the list this AM and clicked through all links. Findings:

Vivacious - listed as sold
Rattle and Hum - link does not go to listing / not there anymore
Gold Rush II - link does not go to listing / not there anymore
Moonraker - link does not go to listing / not there anymore
Slingshot - link does not go to listing / not there anymore
Blue J - link does not go to listing / not there anymore
Scarlet Fever - link does not go to listing / not there anymore
Rumor -link does not go to listing / not there anymore

Jezebel, Ten Seven still show as active listings

Jon - thanks for the update. I'll make changes to the post this weekend with other updates too.

Gold Rush II was sold, and came up to my fleet here in Melbourne, FL. There are 4 J-30s here now!

Please send me contact info for the new owner so I can get the class database updated.

Boo Jet hull 367 in Kemah, TX $25K $21,450 8/7/2013 in Sailing Anarchy Classifieds by owner Chad T Wilson.

Found "Slingshot" on Ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-J-Boat...7&item=111140673351&pt=Sailboats

Craigslist find:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/boa/4391257213.html
East Hampton 1979 "Scarlet Fever" $7000

Looks Like Patrick has Ariel up for sale:
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/boa/5130593705.html

Vampire is for Sale in the PNW. link to listing here Vampire J30 for sale

Contact me if interested
$23,000 Cdn OBO
$18,000 USD
I have all clear title papers for US
Vessel is in Victoria BC Canada.
for small extra fee there is a 9' High pressure floor dingy and 2HP Nissan OB

Don,
Is Vampire still available?

Thanks!

CONUNDRUM is for Sale, Hull 484 is a 1984 hybrid, 6 berth interior and Extended cockpit exterior with molded combings.
All restored to her former glory, (actually better). No Teak on the outside.
All equipped for racing, PHRF,Club and Offshore. All cruising comforts as well. Yanmar 2GM-15
Freshwater only. Always on the Great Lakes.
Sailboatlistings.com
pics at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/620q7hu1tsy0hv8/AAC9_Js1EmcDxguL5p17JeaLa?dl=0

$35000 ish
She needs a new home

Rhumb Line #533 $15.9K on craigslist in Hampton VA

#148 Claiborne Ferry on eBay buy it now for $9.5K or make an offer. Assume located on Chesapeake Eastern Shore near St Michaels.

#429 Reprise (Sail 31872) on Craigslist $12500 (Mt Sinai)

#333 Breakaway Sail 31884 $13K Chicago IL 773-221-8880 9/3/2019 on Sailboat Listings:
"Fast and fun racer-cruiser. Good sail inventory. Sleeps 6, and has 6' of interior headroom. Yanmar diesel engine. Very well cared-for boat. Always fresh water sailed. 2 owners. Current owner has owned boat since 1987. Topsides buffed and polished twice annually. VC17 bottom painted annually. New mainsail in 2017. Spinnaker is like new. Yanmar 2GM."