39.7' Wiggers Custom Yachts J/N 39

1984 Wiggers J/N 39 Fractional One-Ton "Encore"

The Joubert/Nivelt 39 Wiggers Lager 40 One Ton is the limited production version of Diva, a boat which swept the IOR in 1983, winning the Fastnet Race, Admiral's Cup, SORC, and other major events.

For notes on the history of the design, see rbsailing.blogspot.com/2013/04a-joubertnivelt-one-tonner.html

Encore was originally delivered to San Diego and later made her way to Lake Michigan. She sailed out of Michigan City, Indiana for many years and was purchased in 2011 by a passionate racer in St Joseph, Michigan. Under his ownership, she was extensively refurbished in both hull and deck, all wet core was removed and replaced with the deck, bottom, and hull professionally fared and refinished.

Today she is an absolutely solid boat. You can sound any part of her structure without worry. The decks have Kiwi-Grip non-skid, beautifully refinished. The scariest part of buying an old boat is fixed on this one; she is solid. The bottom was faired and coated with epoxy barrier coat, as well as multi-season bottom paint. All deck hardware was removed and replaced with Butyl tape bedding.

The interior of the boat has not been refurbished, and interior surfaces could use varnish and/or paint.

The engine is a Universal Diesel model 5424, an in-line 3 cylinder, with fresh water cooling, serial number 311-603. Hours are unknown. We have done a great deal of work getting her ready for the water, including installing a host of new engine parts, including:

- New OEM Facet electric fuel lift pump (old one worked is now a spare)

- New impeller for the fresh water pump, old one as a spare

- New exhaust hose for run from engine to rear bulkhead

- New thermostat, old one as a spare

- Rebuilt alternator

- New and spare fan belts

- New oil pressure sender

- New temp sender

- New and spare oil filter

- New and spare fuel filter

- Three spare glow plugs

- Fresh antifreeze (engine is fresh water cooled)

Winches include a complete set of alloy drum Barients: Primaries, two 2-speed #28, forward cockpit; Secondaries, two 2-speed #27 ST, aft edge of cabin top; Running Backs, two 2-speed #27 ST, aft edge of cockpit; Halyards, three two-speed #23 ST, cabin top.

The rig is a Sparcraft and is in good condition. The boom has been painted, the mast is original. Boom fitted with Navtec hydraulic boom and outhaul. A removable Harken Mark IV drum for jib furling is provided and was new in 2008.

Running rigging is older, but still usable: 3x forward halyards, with shackles; 1x Main halyard with shackle; 1x Mainsheet coarse adjustment; 1x Mainsheet fine adjustment;
1x Mainsheet traveler, with adjustment Port and Starboard;
2x Twin Adjustable Genoa Lead Cars, one inner, one outer, P&S; 2x Running backs; 2x Checkstays; 1x Permanent backstay with adjustment system Port and Starboard; 2x Spinn Guys with large Sparcraft shackles; 2x Spinn sheets with smaller Sparcraft shackles; 2x Jib sheets; 2x Staysail sheets; 1x Changer sheet; 6x Dock lines; 2x Large Spreacher blocks; 4x Deck cleats, adjustable, for outer rail; Tankage: Fuel is aluminum with 12 gallons below Starboard main berth; Water is polyurethane with 24 gallons below Port berth main cabin; Waste is polyurethane with 10 gallons below the Head in forward cabin.

Many sails including a like new North 3DL #1, a never use North 3DL #3, and a delivery North Dacron Main

Note that the cradle shown in the picture does not go with the boat.