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J/35

J/35

J Boats Tillotson Pearson🇺🇸· Design: Rodney S. Johnstone
$17,457 avg$9,800 – $24,500 (7 listings)1983–1992330 built
$1.9K – $5.1K est. annual maintenance
Racer/CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin
J/35 Class Association

Specifications

Hull

LOA35.5 ft
LWL30 ft
Beam11.8 ft
Draft6.9 ft
Displacement10,500 lb
Ballast4,399.5 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.3 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height46.6 ft
Jforetriangle base14.8 ft
Pmainsail luff41.6 ft
Emainsail foot14 ft
FLforestay14.8 ft
Mainsail659.3 sq ft
Jib (100%)344.8 sq ft
Spinnaker586.2 sq ft

About the J/35

A small number of boats were built under license in Australia. Shoal draft vers.: 6.00'/1.83m

Performance

Comfort19.2
Capsize2.16
SA/Disp21.3
Disp/Len174
Bal/Disp41.9

Images

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Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 7 listings
Low
$9,323
Estimated Value
$15,540
High
$17,295
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

8 listings · boat years 19832023 · median $23,900

$0$1M$2M$3Mmedian $23,900198519901995200020052010201520201988 J/35 · $20,000 · CA, US1983 J/35 · $9,999 · CA, US1983 J/35 · $9,800 · LA, US1984 J/35 · $24,500 · MA, US1984 J/35 · $20,000 · MX1987 J/35 · $3,569,000 · DE1989 J/35 · $23,900 · MI, US2023 MJM 35 · $443,868 · Florida, United StatesAsking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 35.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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Annual Maintenance
$1.9K – $5.1K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the J/35yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a J/35? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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