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Dufour 32 Classic |
Brief Notes |
Builder |
Dufour Yachts (France) |
Length OA |
32' 3" |
Sail Area |
581 sq ft |
The Dufour 32
Classic offers an excellent compromise between sailing performance
and comfort, with a remarkably well finished and spacious
interior. |
Length WL |
27' 3" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
10' 9" |
Cabins |
forecabin, saloon and aft cabin |
.Draught |
4' 1" or 5' 7" |
Berths |
4/6 |
Displacement |
7,205 lbs * |
Engine type |
Volvo diesel |
Ballast |
2,811 lbs * |
Engine bhp |
19 |
Keel type |
Choice of shallow or deep draught
bulbed fin keels with spade rudder
* The sail area, displacement and ballast figures quoted
here are as per the 2003 Dufour brochure for yachts sold in
the UK: the USA distributors quoted substantially different figures, notable a displacement of over 9,700 lbs, with a slightly lower ballast figure. It could be that boats for different markets were built differently. |
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The Dufour "Classic" range was introduced in
1995/96. All were designed by J. & J. Designs, and were
intended as comfortable cruisers with good sailing performance.
The 32 is the second smallest of the range. The yacht shown
here is the deep fin keel version, with wheel steering. The
hulls are GRP sandwich with high density PVC foam core, laid
up using vacuum bagging techniques, and the decks are GRP
balsa sandwich construction. Production appeared to cease in early 2004. |
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