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Dufour 31 for sale in Plymouth United Kingdom

LOCATION

Plymouth United Kingdom

YEAR

1979

LENGTH

31.0 ft.

DETAILS

Condition

Used

Year

1979

Make & Model

Dufour 31

Boat type

Sail

Length

31.0 ft.

Fuel Type

Diesel

Location

Plymouth United Kingdom

Tax status

Paid

MEASUREMENTS

Beam

10.5 ft.

Draft Max

4.76 ft.

LWL

23.0 ft.

DESCRIPTION

Dufour 31  -  1979  -  £16,750

A spacious yacht designed for safe and comfortable cruising and offering well designed accommodation for six. Offering the benefits of the bulbed shoal draught keel and a replacement engine, 'Rusalka' has been in current ownership for sixteen years and has been regularly and assiduously maintained.
Her accommodation offers remarkably good volume, is light and is warmly finished using genuine wood veneers and velour covered deep foam cushions. A lot of boat that has been cruised by a capable retired couple, but would suit equally a young family that will need room to grow.

Accommodation:

Six berths and particularly good headroom.

Saloon: 'L' shaped seating to starboard that can be converted to a double berth in conjunction with the table, with a single settee berth to port with fitted lee cloth. Good light levels, with relatively large, fixed coachroof side windows and a large opening hatch over the table.

Chart table: to port with chart stowage within and pilot book/manuals stowage above quarterberth.
Galley: to starboard with Eno three burner cooker and oven, stainless steel sink, large original cool box (currently used for dry bulk storage), supplemented by a top-access Waeco 12v DC fridge. Crockery, cutlery and pots and pans included.
Heads compartment: with Brydon sea toilet (new service kit fitted in 2018), and wash basin opposite. Large hanging locker outboard, beneath the side deck.

Forward cabin: with two berths and infill, locker and shelves and supplementary closed lockers within the shelves.
Forward cabin bedding is included in the sale
LED cabin lighting throughout. Goodmans CD player/radio and compact 12v DC  TV/DVD player to be included in sale.

Mechanical And Electrical Systems

Volvowith a top-end overhaul in 2017, when the head was skimmed, new gaskets, valves and injectors fitted. A new exhaust elbow also fitted at this time. The engine drives a fixed, 2 bladed propeller through a conventional stainless steel shaft, with PSS drip-less stern seal fitted.
Fuel capacity: approx 45 litres in a stainless steel tank
Water capacity: approx 120 litres.

2 x Numax 110 A/hr batteries (new in 2017) are charged by a number of different systems, namely:
   
Wind generator

27W flexible PV (solar) panel in addition to a 20W rigid panel.
Quick Energy 12A battery charger with two outputs.  220-240V, 13A outlets are fitted in the accommodation spaces.

LED cabin lighting throughout, with the exception of above the hand basin, within the heads compartment.

Deck Equipment:

Simrad TP20 autopilot.

Two CQR 25lbs anchors.
Fortress 6-16 aluminium Danforth-style anchor.
Lewmar 40 2-speed primary sheet winches.
Sprayhood (2014) with stainless steel grab handle to rear edge.
Mainsail cover.
Cockpit sun awning (supported from twin backstays and sprayhood grab rail - you can sail with it up)

Cockpit table
4 x individual cockpit cushions.
Hardwood cockpit grating.

Tiller with extension by RWO and acrylic protective cover.
Minimum of 6 mooring lines.
Minimum of 6 fenders with fender socks.
Ensign and staff.

Inflatable dinghy.
3.3hp outboard engine
Winter storage cradle for the vessel. 

Navigation Equipment

  • Navman Tracker 5380i with C-map cartridge.
  • Furuno GPS
  • Seafarer 701 echosounder with digital repeater to cockpit.
  • Stowe log 
  • Walker wind speed/direction
  • Walker, magnified close-hauled indicator.
  • Plastimo Contest steering compass.
  • NASA AIS 'radar' .
  • NASA Clipper Navtex.
  • Chronometer and barometer.

Sails &Amp; Spars

Sloop rig with alloy mast and boom. The mast (by Selden) dates from 2001 and the boom has been converted to accommodate two slab reefs for the mainsail. The main halyard has been brought aft to the cockpit, while the headsail halyard remains winched and cleated on the mast.
Mainsail cover (new in 2014).

The stainless steel standing rigging dates from 2001 and the Furlex roller reefing system was fitted in 1997.

Sail Wardrobe includes:
Mainsail with two single line reefing systems.  
Roller furling Genoa.
Cruising chute with snuffer.
Storm jib (hanked).

Safety Equipment

  • Cobra VHF with DSC and GMDSS capability and cockpit speaker.
  • Grab bag containing: 
       Hand-held flares (expiry date 12/2017),
       Hand-held -American spec - VHF radio,
       Fast find personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
  • Liferaft (out of service 2016 due date)
  • Named horseshoe lifebuoy, with Danbuoy attached.
  • Throw line.
  • Emergency VHF antenna.
  • Numerous fire extinguishers (note: all beyond warranty expiry date).
  • Fire blanket.
  • Automatic fire extinguisher within the engine space (warranty date not recorded).
  • Manual bilge pump (2018).
  • 12V DC electric bilge pump.

History &Amp; Construction

A highly successful model, over 900 of the Dufour 31's sold from 1973 onward. With hull, deck and superstructure designed by Michel Dufour. They were considered to be cruiser racers of their day and with their masthead rig they still represent a surprisingly fast cruiser with immense volume. This particular example (hull No. 556) offers the benefit of the shoal draft fin keel option.

'Rusalka's underwater sections were epoxy-coated in 1995, the same year in which the current, indirectly-cooled engine was fitted. The current Selden mast dates from 2001 and the original roller reefing system for reefing the mainsail has been replaced by a twin single-line slab reefing system.

PROPULSION

Engine Count

1

Engine Horse Power

19.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HULL

Hull Material

Fiberglass

OTHER

Displacement(kgs)

4263.77 kilograms

Drive Transmission Description

Direct

Engine Type

Inboard

No of Heads

1

Keel Type

Bulb Keel

ABOUT DUFOUR 31

The Dufour 31 is a 31 feet long that boasts a 10 feet beam. and a draft of 1.45 meters.This 1979 diesel Dufour 31 is powered by a Volvo 2020, with 19.0 horsepower. The Dufour 31 is made of fiberglass.