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 wth oven on gimbals, with grill. 12V electric refrigerator 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. Light and ventilation ensured by opening port light and 2 spotlights over galley. Crumb tray under sole. Sea water foot pump. Smoke alarm and fire blanket. Cooker crash bar.

Deep lead keel - teak side decks - spinnaker gear (with pole) - upgraded halyard winches - sprayhood (with grab rail) - lifeline gates - opening port light in aft cabin.

Upgraded Volvo Penta MD2040 55 HP engine (std. 40HP). 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.160l, gauge on electrical switchboard. Emergency fuel shut off handle. Engine room ventilation blower and two ventilation hoses. Three blade fixed propeller. Access to the engine from the front and both sides. Independent engine bilge. Quality sound proofing of high density foam. Automatic fire extinguisher.

12V DC system. 16 function backlit switchboard. 1x l40Ah
engine battery and 2x 140Ah service batteries, battery
switch for each battery in aft starboard cabin. Battery
charger, 220V + shore power + outlets in cabin and saloon.
30A shore power connection
12V outlet at galley and switchboard.               

Anodised aluminium mast with double swept back spreaders, rigged 9/10, keel stepped. Anchor and steaming lights. Boom topping lift cleat. Anodised aluminium boom equipped 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 turn buckles including: forestay, backstay, cap shrouds, inter and lower shrouds. Backstay adjusted with stay tensioner. Symmetrical spinnaker gear with pole.
2 suits of white sails by Elvstrom and Kemp, latter almost unused are in a mylar composite cloth.
Storm jib by Sanders sails.
Spinnaker with snuffer by Kemp sails.
Mainsail and headsail covers.

Hand laminated GRP hull, vacuum bagged PVC foam core sandwich above the water line. NGP gelcoat with first layer of cloth impregnated 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 sandwich, 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.       

If there is any value in the old adage that "if a yacht looks right then she is right" the Dufour 40 must be very good. Although Sprit of May has been lightly chartered she is in nice general condition and her inventory, ranging from virtually unused spare sails through to de-humidifiers, tools and pilot books is as comprehensive as any we have encountered. Lifted out of the water and professionally polished and valeted in October 2011.

Slightly unusually for a yacht of this size “Spirit of May” is a two cabin layout with a generous sleeping cabin forward and another aft on the port side. The absence of a second aft cabin on the starboard side means that there is a dedicated shower compartment and a huge cockpit locker. Internal wood finish is thought to be teak and teak veneered marine ply. Teak and holly effect cabin sole.
From forward:
Conventional “V” double berth with seating and large locker to starboard. En suite heads/shower to port. Saloon features a large central table which can be converted to make a double berth on the port side. U shaped settee to port and bench settee to starboard.
Galley to aft port quarter of saloon.
Navigation area to starboard.
Day head and shower compartment also to starboard aft quarter of saloon.
Aft cabin to port.
Removable companionway steps giving access to engine.