1994 J Boats

Opening Description

Introduced in 1994 and designed by Rod Johnstone, the J/130 is J/Boats' performance cruiser for sailors who wanted real speed and seakeeping without a full racing crew. Built by TPI (Tillotson Pearson) in Warren, Rhode Island, she belongs to the celebrated generation of J/Boats "sprit boats" - fast, light-displacement designs carrying a retractable bowsprit for easily handled asymmetric spinnakers. 

A deep external lead bulb keel, balanced spade rudder and a tall fractional rig give the J/130 her trademark blend of effortless reaching speed, easy motion at sea, and the shorthanded manageability that puts 200-mile days within reach of a couple. NOOTKA is a offshore-capable example, outfitted over the years with an extensive inventory of cruising and racing gear. 

Belowdecks, her light but warmly finished interior - teak-and-holly sole, varnished trim and plenty of light - offers two cabins and a head, sleeping up to seven, with a forward V-berth, settees and a pilot berth in the saloon, and a double quarter cabin aft. 

Her systems include a Spectra water maker, Seafrost refrigeration, Max Prop feathering propeller, Raymarine, Garmin and B&G electronics, Hydrovane self steering, large solar array and a full quiver of sails. NOOTKA is equally at home on a Pacific Northwest cruise or a Transpac start line. A recent (2025) survey is available for review.

Interior Accommodations

NOOTKA's interior reflects her performance-cruiser brief: light, well-built, and warmly finished, with bright teak-and-holly overlay on the sole, varnished wood trim, laminate countertops with wood sea rails, and an upholstered, ventilated cabin lit by opening ports and hatches. 

The two-cabin layout sleeps up to six (three single and two double berths) and is served by a single head. Numerous opening ports and hatches provide excellent light and ventilation throughout.

Forward, the V-berth cabin offers a comfortable double with a hanging locker to port and access aft to the head.

To starboard, forward, the head compartment is fitted with a marine head, vanity with sink, and a separate shower, with the keel-stepped mast passing through on the compartment's inboard side. Pressure hot and cold water serves the vanity and shower.

Amidships, the main saloon is arranged with settees to port and starboard around a drop-leaf table, plus a fold out pilot berth to starboard, making a functional and sociable space underway and at anchor. 

The galley is to starboard at the aft end of the saloon, set up for use at sea, with a Force 10 gimballed three-burner propane stove and oven, a Seafrost cold-plate refrigerator/freezer (12V and engine-driven compressors), a double stainless sink with pressure and foot-pump fresh water plus a saltwater foot pump.

Opposite, to port, the navigation station carries the boat's electronics and electrical distribution, with the main panel and instrument displays close to hand.Aft, the double quarter-berth cabin (to port) provides a comfortable sea berth and guest cabin. 

Galley

• Force10 three-burner propane stove and oven
• Seafrost12v DC cold-plate refrigerator
• Dual10lbpropanetanksinventedaftlocker
• Double stainless-steel sink; fresh and saltwater galley foot pumps
• Magma15"roundBBQgrill
• Galley ware (8 settings), nesting cookware, cutlery and utensils

Electronics and Navigation

B&G NMEA 2000 system:

• B&GZeus3 9"chartplotter/MFD
• (4) Triton2 4.1"cockpitdisplays (boat speed, windspeed and direction, depth, VMG, and other metrics)
• WS320 wireless wind transducer and antenna
• ZG100GPS antenna with compass
• Em-Trak B100 ClassB AIS with S100GPS antenna
• Garmin GPSmap3206 chart plotter
• Garmin GPSmap78sc handheld GPS
• RaymarineST6002 autopilot with fluxgate reference compass
• 5"Ritchie magnetic compass pedestal mounted
• Weems & Plath clock and barometer and digital recording barometer/weather station
• iCOM IC-M412 VHF at the helm station
• Standard Horizon Spectrum VHF at the nav station
• iCOM IC-M34 handheld VHF

Electrical Systems

• 12V DC and 120V AC electrical systems
• House bank: (4)Group27 92Ah 12V AGM batteries
• Start: (1) Group27 92Ah 12V AGMbattery
• Xantrex Freedom2000 inverter/charger
• Balmar 125A alternator with regulator
• (2) 330W Panasonic solar panels on stainless arch with (2) Victron MPPT100/30 controllers
• Xantrex battery monitor
• ProSafe galvanic isolator, 30A
• 30A/ 120V shore power with Marinetics receptacle; reverse-polarity warning and GFCI outlets
• DC distribution panel with breaker/fuse-protected circuits; digital voltage and usage meters

Mechanical Systems

• Yanmar 3JH2-TBE47hp, 3-cylinder turbocharged diesel (4507hours)
• Kanzaki KM3A 2.64:1 reduction transmission
• 1¼"stainless steel shaft with conventional packing gland; bronze strut
• MaxProp3-blade20" feathering propeller (in use)
• Martec 2-blade 19" folding propeller (spare, in storage)
• Racor primary fuel filter/water separator plus Yanmar engine filter
• 54"aluminum wheel with leather cover
• Emergency tiller provision at rudder stock
• Hydrovane mechanical self-steering windvane (also serves as emergency rudder/tiller)
• SpectraVentura150watermaker(~150gal/day)
• 6-gallon Raritan water heater (electric and engine)
• Pressure hot and cold water to galley, head, and cockpit
• (2) manual diaphragm bilge pumps plus (1)12V automatic submersible bilge pump
• Marelon seacocks throughout
• Fuel: 30 gallons, welded aluminum tank
• Freshwater: 60gallons total (35gallons starboard + 25gallons port)
• Holding: 13 gallons (forward)

Deck and Hull

The J/130's hull and deck are molded fiberglass with balsa coring, joined at the sheer flange with adhesive sealant and secondary interior FRP tabbing. 

The underbody is classic Rod Johnstone performance form: a raked stem, low-wetted-surface canoe body, an external fin keel with a deep lead bulb (6,750 lb. ballast, 8' 6" draft), a balanced composite spade rudder, and a reverse- counter transom with an integral swim platform. 

Her deck features wide side decks with painted non-skid on all horizontal surfaces, a sliding companionway hatch with turtle and drop board, two escape hatches and two vent hatches, stainless handrails, and a stainless bow frame carrying a canvas-and-clear-acrylic dodger. 

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, and double lifelines on stainless stanchions surround the deck, and a welded aluminum arch aft carries the solar panels. The retractable reaching sprit deploys from a tube in the forepeak, and a stainless anchor chain roller is fitted at the stem

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• Integral swim platform in transom
• Stainless re-boarding ladder (deployable from the water)
• Custom companionway dodger on stainless frame
• Welded aluminum solar arch aft
• Stainless pulpit, pushpit, and double lifelines
• Stainless anchor chute and chain roller at stem
• Painted non-skid decks
• 20kg Rocna anchor
• 20kg Lewmar Claw anchor
• 9kg Danforth(20H) anchor
• 7kg Fortress (FX-23) anchor
• Rode: (2)240'5/8" three-strand nylon + 60' 5/16" G4 chain
• Rode: 260' 5/8" three-strand nylon + 29' 5/16" G4chain
• Rode: 300' 5/16"G4 chain
• Rode: 140' 9/16" plaited nylon
• Simpson Lawrence Hyspeed manual windlass (in use)
• Lewmar V700 vertical windlass (spare, in storage)

Sails and Rigging

NOOTKA is rigged with a keel-stepped triple-spreader Hall mast and boom, with stainless rod standing rigging and a hydraulic backstay tensioner. 

Reefing and sail controls are led aft to the cockpit. A telescoping bowsprit sets the asymmetric spinnakers and reachers. Her sail inventory is deep enough to cover everything from a drifter to survival conditions and reflects a boat that has been campaigned as well as cruised.

Spars & Rigging

• Keel-stepped painted aluminum triple-spreader mast with Strong Track low friction mainsail track (Hall)
• Painted aluminum boom (Hall)
• Stainless steel rod standing rigging
• Hydraulic backstay tensioner
• Rigid boom vang
• Spartite mast-wedge system
• Telescoping 7' bowsprit with Spectra bobstay
• Forespar telescoping whisker pole
• Harken headsail roller furling drum and foil
• 11' genoa tracks with adjustable car leads; 4'tracks for #3 and #4 jibs
• Vang and Cunningham adjusted at the mast; Reef 1 and Reef 2 led aft
• Lewmar self-tailing winches: (2) #58 primary, (3) #48, (2) #44
• (12) line clutches; Garhauer deck blocks for spinnaker and traveller
• Spinnaker, jib, and main halyards
• Jib and spinnaker sheets; gybe preventers; spinnaker sheet tweakers

Sails

Mainsails

• North Dacron mainsail
• Elliott-Pattison carbon mainsail
• Super Sails Dacron storm mainsail

Headsails

• Ullman No.1 Kevlar genoa
• Ullman No.2 Kevlar genoa
• Super Sails No.2 Dacron genoa
• North No.3 Kevlar genoa
• Elliott-Pattison No.3 carbon genoa
• North No.4 Dacron jib
• Super Sails Dacron storm jib
• North Dacron wind seeker
• Elliott-Pattison carbon blast reacher

Spinnakers & Reachers

• North Kevlar spinnaker staysail
• North Al asymmetric
• North A2 asymmetric
• Doyle A3 asymmetric
• Doyle A4 asymmetric
• Doyle Code0 reacher
• Doyle Cradle Pac with lazy jacks 
• ATN spinnaker snuffer

Safety and Miscellaneous 

• Viking model 4UKSL 4-person life raft in canister (recertified; next service due 03/2029)
• Xintex Fireboy S-2ALPG fume detector with solenoid shutoff
• Fire extinguishers:(3)2½lb ABC and (2) 5lb ABC dry chemical; (1) galley fire blanket
• LifeSling2 MOB system
• Rail-mounted life ring with heaving line
• LED tri-color masthead light; foredeck light on mast; navigation lights
• Walker Bay 8' plastic dinghy (2015)
• Honda BF2.32. 3hp 4-stroke outboard (2015)
• Telescoping boat hook
• Tasco 10x50 binoculars
• Cockpit cushions and (2) comfort seats
• ACR RLB-32 Cat1EPIRB (battery expired 08/2020)
• Miscellaneous dock lines
• Miscellaneous fenders