Cole

Quantum sails tuning guide has a good list of changes to the standard boat. 

for my boat (#26) I have:

• Redone most of the sea hood to have a reasonable halyard cleating setup
• Moved the traveler cleats forward so the skip can sit on the beam and hike more
• All new standing rigging, including longer forestay and shorter backstay
• bought all the required equipment
• got a new anchor line to make the required length (old lines can shrink!)
• got an angled mast plate
• got a longer tiller extension 
• ...
• Its a lot.

@ElCapitan The difference when racing upwind is very noticeable. Would recommend the Vela Sailing supply forestay. If you try to extend your existing forestay, you may run into issues with the bottom jib hanks not going on.

I have the west marine backstay. its 24' 3-3/4" (hole to hole). I wish it were an inch or two shorter

@SpinnakerBob I've got some available too. In Colorado. 

Yes.

Just now, Cole said:

I do! I had to make measurements and a template because my bulkhead was gone when I bought my boat. Like, composted. No tracing was possible.

All details here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W3PibREKyTTh_RwTejN5SQJb57qrArtQ?usp=sharing

You can also trace the existing one after removing. 

During this process I even reached out to the class measurement office and J-boats, and neither had drawings or dimensions. I may be the only person to have any.

I do! I had to make measurements and a template because my bulkhead was gone when I bought my boat. Like, composted. No tracing was possible.

All details here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W3PibREKyTTh_RwTejN5SQJb57qrArtQ?usp=sharing

You can also trace the existing one after removing. 

@ghurwitch Thanks for your willingness to help. I ended up guessing on some things and making some measurements myself. Here's the drawing I made and gave to a local welding shop. I'm posting it here for anyone who comes across this thread looking for the same. My hull number is #26. I installed this yesterday and it fits well. should fit unmodified older hulls I think.

J22 Lifting Bar V2.pdf

Would anyone in this thread be willing to post dimensions of their lifting bar? I'm having one made.

I would want to know the:

l/w and thickness of bar

l/w of thickness of vertical bit

Hole/slot diameter

Hole/slot spacing

D-ring / shackle size.

Simple Question for the forum: Where is the best place to get a spinnaker pole these days? I'm in Denver.