Fixed lead keel 48 ballast ratio J80 has big-boat feel and requires less experienced crew.

J80 keel failure. Owners have reported boatspeed and pointing improvements on the J80 J92 J105 and J120. Youre looking at a wide range of J boats having keel problems. Thanks to its 1400 lb.

Also as Ive pointed out beforemore than 1000 J80s out there sailing around and only one has had a keel issue. Then the keel sump was ripped out and the boat sank. KEEL - RUDDER The keel with bulb is in lead protected by an epoxy treatment.

Congratulations to J-Boats for publically posting a note about the recent J-80 keel failure during the Double Handed Farallones race. For boats models pricing and order forms follow this link. Posted March 31 2009.

109s and 124s having some problems has absolutely nothing to do with a pre scrimp 80 having a problem. This is installed towards the end of construction as soon as the hull has been strengthened enough to avoid any risk of deformation. Numbers highlight the reason.

J80 North American Champion. Failure to report damageloss incurs an additional inspection charge of 200. But we strongly urge all J80 owners indeed all JBoat owners to routinely inspect keel stringers and keel sump areas both internally and externally with frequency and most importantly prior to entering an offshore race.

All charges are deducted from the CHARTERERs. We had a policy for 25000 plus liablility with International Marine Underwriters NY since 1994 when we purchased the boat. Dont bed the keel on a flexible sealant even if that is how it was installed before.