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J/92

J/92

J Boats Tillotson Pearson🇺🇸· Design: Rodney S. Johnstone
1992–2003180 built
$1.2K – $3.2K est. annual maintenance
Performance RacermonoFractional SloopFin
J/92 Owners

Specifications

Hull

LOA30 ft
LWL25.8 ft
Beam10 ft
Draft5.9 ft
Displacement5,500 lb
Ballast2,274.8 lb
Material29’ 11”9.12 m
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.8 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height37 ft
Jforetriangle base11.5 ft
Pmainsail luff38 ft
Emainsail foot13.5 ft
FLforestay11.5 ft
Mainsail489.8 sq ft
Jib (100%)212.8 sq ft
Spinnaker556.3 sq ft

Accommodation

Cabins1
Berths4
Heads4
Fuel13.2 L
CE categoryN/A€

About the J/92

A updated version, the J/92S was introduced in 2005 with a newly designed cockpit, deck, keel, rudder, sail plan with non-overlapping headsails and masthead asymmetrical spinnaker.

Performance

Comfort14.6
Capsize2.27
SA/Disp24.2
Disp/Len143
Bal/Disp41.4

ORC Performance Data(8 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

246810120°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH640.9 s/miOSN623.8

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.85251.05981.1727Inshore0.67000.87180.9734

ORC Measured

Displacement2744 kg (6050 lb)Wetted surface18.7 m² (201 ft²)Stability index25.9

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main28.7 m² (309 ft²)Genoa21.5 m² (232 ft²)Asymmetric84.4 m² (909 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°4.05.36.26.66.76.86.96.96.9
60°4.25.56.36.76.97.07.17.27.2
75°4.45.76.46.87.17.37.47.57.6
90°4.35.76.56.97.27.47.77.98.1
110°4.45.86.77.27.67.98.18.69.1
120°4.35.76.77.27.78.18.59.310.4
135°3.75.26.36.97.47.98.510.712.9
150°3.14.45.56.36.97.37.89.012.5
Beat VMG2.53.54.24.74.95.05.05.05.0
Run VMG2.73.84.85.56.06.46.87.810.8

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 30ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$1.2K – $3.2K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the J/92yet 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/92? 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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