Model: DUFOUR 455 GRAND LARGE
Registered: British SSR
Tax Status: VAT paid
Location: Malta
Price: €147,000
Construction:
Built 2006 [2007 vintage] by Dufour Yachts (FR) in GRP hull & deck
Deep Lead Keel, Grand Cruising Pack
Full teak decks incl. side-decks, cockpit & aft platform.
Foc’sle / sail-locker with dedicated fore-deck access & lock.
Highly-customized boat into comfortable blue-water cruiser.
All teak re-caulked in spring 2020. All thru-hull fittings new in 2019
Spars & Rigging:
Anodised aluminium mast with double back-swept spreaders
In-mast furling main with roller furler forestay
Fractional 9/10 rig with continuous 1x19 s/steel standing rigging
(fully renewed 2023 by Waypoint professional yacht riggers with certification)
Grounded rigging system
Split-backstay allowing for easy transom access
Pre-stretched running rigging (all renewed 2020/21/24)
Rigid boom vang [w/lines lead aft to cockpit]
Removable inner forestay with Pelican hook & tensioner
Asymmetrical spinnaker gear c/w tackline handler at bow
Sails:
Furling Mainsail [2006, Dacron, Elvstrom – valeted 2025]
Furling 140% Genoa [2006, Dacron, Elvstrom – valeted 2025]
Cruising Chute w/snuffer [2008, Nylon - Elvstrom]
Winches:
2 x 53 STE 2-speed Harken electric primary winches
2 x 44 STE 2-speed Harken electric halyard winch on coachroof [stb]
2 x 44 ST 2-speed Harken manual reefing winch on coachroof [port]
Machinery:
1 x 75 HP Volvo D2-75 diesel engine w/Volvo saildrive
Engine hrs: 950 [since complete overhaul 2019]
Additional RACOR 500 filter fitted 2021
Volvo saildrive seal renewed winter 2018/19
3-blade Volvo folding prop (Prop-glide applied every year)
Stripper Rope Cutter for folding prop
Side Power Bowthruster with separate battery pack (new 2025)
Fuel Capacity: 250 ltrs (fuel tank removed and steam-cleaned 2022)
Water Capacity: 530 ltrs
Holding Capacity: 2 x 55 ltrs (both heads)
Electrics:
12v / 220v including shore supply & mains
6 x 105 Amph Varta Professional domestic batteries [new 2023]
1 x 80 Amph Varta Dynamic engine starter battery [new 2023]
1 x 55 Amph Optima AGM battery for bow thruster [new 2025]
VICTRON Phoenix Multiplus 80A Auto Battery Charger
VICTRON IP 30A Auto Battery Charger for bowthruster & genset batteries
VICTRON Phoenix Multiplus 2000W Inverter combi
VICTRON Digital Multicontroller
VICTRON Energy Battery Monitor
2 x 210A alternators on engine [upgraded]
2 x 60W and 1 x 55W monocrystalline deck mounted solar panels with Victron MPPT controller and bluetooth monitoring [all new 2023]
USB sockets and USB fans in cabins
Generator:
5 kVA Fisher Panda P5000i Neo [new 2025]
Accommodation:
6+2 berths in 3 cabins & saloon
FWD QUARTERS:
Large double berth (king-size island bed) and settee’s p/s
Lots of stowage under berth, hanging locker, shelves & cupboards
FWD HEAD:
En-suite master head with Jabsco Lite flush electric toilet, holding tank, washbasin and separate stand-in shower stall
SALOON:
Large U-shaped settee to stb with central fixed settee housing stowage compartment; book shelving & storage cupboards. Dinette convertible to double berth
NAV AREA:
In saloon to stb abaft with large chart table, ergonomic wooden
seat, 45° angled instrument console, oilskin hanging locker.
GALLEY:
Longitudinal shaped galley to port with large Corian worktop surfaces,
double sink, storage cupboards, fridge + freezer compartments
AFT QUARTERS:
Double berth cabins p/s with lots of stowage and hanging locker.
Access to engine room from both cabins.
AFT HEAD:
Aft head to portside abaft, en-suite with aft cabin or direct access from saloon;
toilet, washbasin and shower with electrical pump-out drain, holding tank
Domestic Equipment:
WEBASTO Diesel Heating with outlets in all cabins & central programmer
DOMETIC 16,000 BTU air conditioning (saloon + fwd cabin)
DESSALATOR D60 Freedom Watermaker 60ltrs/hr (new pressure valve 2025)
Hot / Cold Pressure Water System
220v Quick boiler
Seagull Water Purifier system with galley outlet
Dual-filter shore water filtering module
Jabsco Manual Toilet (aft heads)
Jabsco Lite Flush Electric Toilet (fwd heads)
Eno 3-burner cooker with oven and grill on gimbals
12v top-loading fridge (150 ltrs)
12v top-loading freezer (90 ltrs)
220v Panasonic Inverter Microwave Oven
220v kitchen appliances (toaster, kettle, etc)
JVC Radio/CD/ MP3 player w/internal & external speakers
JVC 29” LED SmartTV in saloon
GLOMEX omni-directional TV antenna with booster
Cockpit shower [hot/cold]
12v socket at cockpit table + twin USB port
12v CAFRAMO fans in all cabins & saloon
Dufour dinning crockery set & various kitchen utensils
Roller blinds for deck hatches
Courtesy LED blue lights in saloon at floor level
LED ceiling lighting throughout
Custom fitted bedding for all cabins
Suedine cream-coloured upholstery in saloon, professionally valeted 2024
Laminated ‘teak & holly’ effect flooring
Navigation Equipment:
custom-design, fully-integrated navigation system:
RAYMARINE ST6002 SmartPilot Autopilot
RAYMARINE Smart Controller remote control
RAYMARINE E-80 GPS/Plotter + swivelling NAVPOD in cockpit
RAYMARINE Radar with 4kW Radome
RAYMARINE Network switch for slave output at chart table
RAYMARINE Remote Keyboard with Neovo 15” display at chart table
RAYMARINE ST60 Tridata Log/Speed/Depth
RAYMARINE ST60 Wind instrument
RAYMARINE ST60 Depth
RAYMARINE ST60 Graphic
RAYMARINE Life Tag system c/w 6 in no. tag units
ICOM M-505 DSC VHF main station at chart table
ICOM M-105 DSC VHF Remote cockpit station
Weather Dock ‘easyAIS’ [Class A] integrated with Plotter
McMurdo ICS Nav6 NAVTEX with antenna [display for nav info/log use only]
Latest Navionics Mediterranean and Black Sea card (new 2024)
Deck Light & Nav Lights
XL-size ship’s clock & barometer
Windex at mast top
Safety Equipment:
6-man Offshore Liferaft in valise (new 2025)
McMurdo G5 Smartfind EPIRB (new battery & programming 2022)
SeaMe Active Echo Radar Reflector
Baltic Horse-shoe buoy and light
Safety Jack Stays on side-decks
Offshore safety flares pack (new 2025)
Electric Bilge Pump
Remote-operated manual bilge pump
Fire Extinguishers (serviced 2025)
Engine room fire stick extinguisher
Fire Blanket at galley
Gas/CO2 alarm
Emergency Steering Tiller
Miscellaneous Inventory:
QUICK 1400W Electric windlass c/w double anchor bow-roller
SPADE 25 kgs anchor + 80 M chain + 30 M warp
Fortress F14 kedge anchor (new 2023) + 22M chain & 20M warp
Deck wash-down pump at bow
Simpson Davits Swivel Outboard Crane
Zodiac Cadet 285 Hypalon inflatable tender
Suzuki DF6, 6HP outboard, serviced 2025, with new propellor
Heavy-weather trailing drogue with pocket
NV Equipment Sprayhood with handrail (new 2018, new windows 2023)
NV Equipment Bimini Top with roll-up cover (new 2018)
NV Equipment Cockpit Cushions
Leather covered steering wheels
Lifeline side gates (p/s)
Outboard engine bracket on pushpit
Covers for cockpit table
Fenders, boat hooks, sundry chandlery items
Winter mooring lines with springs & 2 x 50M float lines
Various spares, maintenance & repair items, tools, etc