Dufour Boats for Sale

Current owner from new 2009 Southampton boat show.
Has 7 berths in 3 cabins . She is the tall rig version with lead keel .
D1-30 Volvo engine. The engine has done 1,470 hrs and last serviced November 2024.
She is a fast comfortable cruiser/Racer with a large selection of sails, spinnaker, cruising chute and shuffler.
Sail drive seal replaced Feb 2025 .
All standing rigging replaced May 2025 .
She is currently berthed in Gillingham Marina ( Kent).
A full inventory can be supplied to interested parties.

Contact stveveseh@aol.com or +44 (0)7956 481819.

Specifications

Make: Dufour
Model: 385 Grand Large – 40^th Anniversary edition with range of OEM extras from new.
Layout: Single heads, 3x double sleeping cabins, main cabin with optional table conversion for extra double (or even triple!) bed. For’ard cabin has 7” sprung mattresses. Aft cabins have mattress toppers.

LOA: 11.72m / 38’5”
Beam: 3.93m / 12’11”
Draft: 1.76m / 5’9”
Displacement: 6,980Kg

Engine: Volvo Penta 29hp MD2030D / 130S saildrive (new gaiter & engine start battery May 2025)
Fuel tank capacity: 160 litres
Water tank capacity: 320 litres (2x 160 litres)

Electronics (mainly Raymarine): 6x ST instruments, Axiom Pro 9 MFD, Quantum Radome digital radar, AIS650 rx/tx, Autohelm system (p70s/ACU200/EV1/rudder sensor), Icom DSC VHF radio with cockpit command mic (Icom), Icom handheld VHF, Navtex6+, Tablet repeater for MFD, Fusion stereo system, TV & DVD player, EPIRB, 2x PLBs
Sail wardrobe: Main sail – 3x slab reefs – single line reefing, batten cars, Foresail – furling genoa, removable inner forestay with jib, Gennaker with optional furler – flown from extending bowsprit
Electrics / Batteries: 2x 105Ah leisure batteries, 1x 72Ah/720CCA engine battery, Adverc Smart alternator regulator, Cristec shore power 25A charger, 100W solar panel, battery isolators, galvanic isolator for shore power, UK mains sockets in all cabins, LED lighting (incl. mast Nav lights).

Aquila has been maintained to a high standard & we’ve added many enhancements & upgrades of older systems (e.g. electronics). Major enhancements include much more efficient use of storage space with custom shelf/drawer additions. A high specification example.

For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/3ZjHgA8
Contact:  David Stanger 07488 288484   davidgy.stanger@gmail.com

Owned: 22 years
Condition : Good
Engine Beta 20 hp Low hours  very reliable 
5 Berth – forepeak new mattresses
Standing rigging: Good
Boat : 2800 Nina2
Built : 1978
Sails : Main and foresail – very good. Cruising Shute very colourful
Nav: New chart plotter, wind, depth and speed/ lat. long  2 compasses
Heads Good, wash basin wet storage
Batteries 2 very recent 
Fuel Diesel in stainless tank 
Hull copper bottomed, shoal fin
No osmosis
Anchors x 2, 30m of good chain
Lazy jack system with very good main cover    
Benefits: Great track record for this model, capacious, fast, easy to handle, 
Large cockpit. Ready to sail.

Contact: John Bernie 07905870796, jabernie@gmail.com

Full details available on Clarke & Carter website or email questions to craigpuffett@yahoo.co.uk

Hull length: 10.65 m
Waterline length: 8.40 m
Largest width: 3.45 m
Draft: 1 . 85 m

Engine:
Yanmar 3YM30 with Flexofold 3-blade folding propeller, brand new from 2022.
Navigation & Electronics:
Equipped with a Raymarine Axiom “7 plotter, RAY63 VHF radio, 2 x i70S displays + speed, depth and anemometer (DST800) and a liquid Sestrel compass. Plus, 2 new batteries installed in 2022.
Rigging:
Sloop type with 2 x halyard winches, 2 x genoa winches, Dacron sails, Selden mast, and more.
Equipment:
Complete with anchor, spinnaker pole, fenders, lines, spray hood, swimming ladder, and stainless steel sea rails.
Interior:
7 berths, 2 cabins, hand pump toilet, 3-burner ENO Marine gas stove with oven, Danfoss refrigerator with freezer, and new upholstery.

Other:
The entire lower hull and hull were bare in 2022 and rebuilt and sprayed with a fresh gelcoat and antifouling
All halyards and winches can be operated from the cockpit
Completely new upholstery and mattresses in 2023.
Equipped with Eberspacher Airtronic AS2 D2L heating in 2023, so you can stay on the boat all year round.

Mooring in Volendam with paid mooring fees until 2025.
For more details please contact Ian Brennan, ianbrn@yahoo.co.uk, +447832970333