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£149,950 GBP (for guidance only)
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Dufour 44 Performance
This is an immaculate example of this wonderful yacht. She has teak decks and had the top of the range gold pack factory fitted when new. She looks and sails like a dream.
The Dufour 44 concentrates on performance, aesthetics, safety and comfort at sea, she is suitable for use as a long-distance cruiser or long-term live aboard. The latest techniques from competitive racing are used to improve the performance, durability and finish. Fast on all points of sail, the yacht is also stable and safe, capable of crossing oceans as well as racing.
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Propulsion |
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Engine |
Volvo 55hp |
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Engine hours |
65 |
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Fuel |
Diesel |
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Fuel capacity |
250 litres |
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Accommodation |
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Number of cabins |
3 |
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Number of berths |
8 |
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L-Shaped galley close to companionway. Synthetic stone work top with fiddle. Double stainless steel sink. Chrome plated brass mixer tap for pressurised water (hot/cold). Cooker with two burner stove/oven on gimbals, with grill. 12V electric refridgerator with ice cube compartment. Stowage under sink with shelf and trays. Hinged door with garbage bin. Outboard lower cabinet with cutlery drawer and sliding vegetable baskets. 3 upper cabinets with doors on hull side, one of which houses a microwave oven. Light and ventilation ensured by opening port light and 2 spotlights over galley. Crumb tray under sole. Sea water foot pump.
TV in saloon
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Sails and rigging
Anodised aluminium mast with double swept back spreaders, rigged 9/10, keel stepped. Anchor and steaming lights. Boom topping lift cleat. Anodised aluminium boom equiped with single line reefing system. Rigid Boom Vang with tackle led back to cockpit. Genoa furler with removable drum. Discontinuous standing rigging in single strand stainless steel cable and bronze turnbuckles including: forestay, backstay, cap shrouds, inter and lower shrouds. Backstay adjusted with stay tensioner. Symmetrical spinnaker gear with pole (no sail).Mainsail with logo in high tenacity cloth, with two broad reef bands. Navy blue lazy bag with lazy jacks. Roller furling genoa with anti-UV protection. Cruising chute in snuffer.
Electronics & Electrical
Raymarine ST60 log/wind/depth, Raymarine Autopilot ST6001, Raymarine ST60 multi function repeater at chart table. Raymarine ST60 repeaters port and starboard on binnacle. Radio CD player with stereo saloon speakers. Electric 1400W windlass. SL70 CRC chart plotter.
12V DC system. 16 Function backlit switchboard. 1x 100Ah engine battery and 2x 135Ah service batteries, battery switch for each battery in aft starboard cabin. Battery charger, 220V + shore power + outlets in cabin and saloon. 12V outlet at galley and switchboard.
Volvo 55hp. Sail drive transmission. Heat exchanger, anti-siphon valve. Large capacity sea water filter. Control panel close to helmsman, with hour meter. 60Ah alternator with battery isolator. Fuel tank approx.250l, gauge on electrical switchboard. Emegency fuel shut off handle. Engine room ventilation blower and two ventilation hoses. Two blade fixed propeller with rope cutter. Access to the engine from the front and both sides. Independant engine bilge. Quality sound proofing high density foam.
Deck & Construction
Teak handrails on coach roof, wood toe rail on hull/deck joint. Self draining chain locker with eye bolt and laminated windlass bracket, cover with locking bolt. Doulbe anchor roller. Pulpit in two parts with green/red navigation lights. Asymmetrical spinnaker tack ring ahead of forestay. 6 mooring cleats on backing plates, stainless steel rubbing plates on sheer line. Single chain plate for cap shrouds/aft lower shrouds including an eye for fixing lower control lines. 2 deck filler plates for water, 1 for fuel. Mainsheet track on cockpit sole with adjustable traveller, genoa sheet tracks with piston lead blocks. 8 Spinlock clutches on coachroof. 2x upgraded halyard winches (48) on coach roof. 2x Genoa sheet winches on cockpit coamings close to helmsman. Additional spinnaker sheet winches on coamings. Clutch on toe rail for genoa furling line. Padeyes on side decks for spinnaker guy blocks. Sliding companionway hatch and washboard in plexiglass with stops and lock. Sprayhood with handrail. Outboard engine bracket on starboard pushpit.
Construction
Hand Laminated GRP hull, vacuum bagged PVC foam core sandwhich above the water line. NGP gelcoat with first layer of cloth inpregnated with NGP resin forming an optimum barrier against osmosis. Inner moulded hull bottom, structural framing laminated to the hull. Navy blue decorative strips on hull and coach roof.
Deck in PVC foam core sandwhich, moulded by injection process (Resin Transfer Moulding) for significant weight saving and excellent interior finish. Semi-elliptical rudder, filled with closed cell epoxy foam. Stainless Steel solid stock, on self aligning bearings. Deep lead keel, bolt loads taken up by stainless steel backing plate.
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