Dufour Yacht

Dufour 325 Grand'large - Technical Specifications

Construction

  • Hand laminated GRP hull.
  • NPG gelcoat, the first layer of cloth impregnated with NPG resin, forming an optimum barrier against osmosis.
  • Inner moulded hull bottom, structural grid laminated to the hull. Hull portlights in saloon.
  • Deck in PVC foam core sandwich, moulded by injection process (Resin Transfer Moulding) giving significant weight saving and an excellent interior finish.
  • Draft: 1.85m, cast iron keel, bolt loads taken up by stainless steel backing plate.
  • Semi-elliptical rudder, filled with closed cell epoxy foam. Stainless steel solid stock.

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Deck & Deck Fittings

  • Teak handrails on coachroof. Teak toerail.
  • Self-draining chain locker with eye bolt and integrated windlass bracket, lid with locking bolt. Stemhead fitting anchor roller.
  • Pulpit with wooden step and separate port/startboard navigation lights.
  • Pushpits with horseshoe buoy bracket, flag pole holder, navigation lights, and opening cable gate with hook.
  • Stanchions with two levels of life line.
  • Four aluminium mooring cleats. Single stainless steel chainplate for cap shrouds/aft lower shrouds. Two chainplates for backstay.
  • Two deck fillers, one for water and one for fuel. Mainsheet tackle on the roof.
  • Boomvang with 4:1 purchase.
  • Genoa sheet tracks with piston lead blocks. Genoa sheet turning blocks on coaming.
  • One x four sheave deck organizer for halyard returns, mainsail sheet and reefing lines. Stainless steel swan neck electric/electronic cable gland. Four clutches on roof.
  • One x 32.2 ST halyard winch on roof.
  • Two x 32.2 ST Genoa winches on coamings close to the helmsman.

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Cockpit

  • Teak trimmed seats, GRP sole. Large side locker with lid fitted with padlock hasps.
  • Rudder stock head under helmsman's sole for installing the emergency tiller.
  • Engine lever and control panel easily available to the helmsman.
  • Transom open in centre by removing helmsman's seat giving access to the swimming/boarding platform. Gas cylinder locker in aft port seat. Life raft stowage in starboard cockpit locker. Cockpit shower in aft locker. Folding bathing ladder.

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Sails & Rigging

  • Anodised aluminium mast with double swept backed spreaders, rigged 9/10, deck stepped.
  • Anchor and steaming lights. Boom topping lift cleat. Anodised aluminium boom equipped with a two single line reefing system.
  • Genoa furler. Grounded rigging system. Continuous standing rigging in single strand stainless steel cable and chrome plated bronze turnbuckles including: Forestay, double backstay, cap shrouds, inter and lower shrouds
  • Pre-stretched running rigging including: Main and Genoa halyards, boom topping lift, Main and Genoa sheets, two reefing lines, outhaul line, furling line, boom vang tackle.
  • Mainsail equipped with two broad reef bands, with battens and bag. Furling Genoa with anti- UV protection.

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Interior

  • All joinery work is in prime Moabi mahogany, with fiddles, mouldings and framings in solid wood. All Cabin doors have a blocking system which keeps doors open where required. Soles are in Moabi laminated floor boards.
  • Saloon cushions and cabin mattresses have removable covers.
  • The upper cabin linings are in Moabi wood, the bottom in cream vinyl.

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Ventilation & Lighting

Excellent ventilation ensured by:

  • Two deck hatches with integrated ventilators
  • Four opening port-lights on roof with curtains
  • Permanent ventilation with two aerators, «mushroom» models
  • Two hull port-lights as well as two port-lights on the roof add to the saloon natural lightness.

Electric lighting is provided with numerous spotlights and reading lights in a chrome finish.

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Companionway

  • Headroom : 1,87m
  • Sliding companionway hatch and washboards in Plexiglas with stops and lock.
  • Curved wooden steps and access to engine by lifting step case on jack. Two handrails.
  • Dedicated stowage for the door under aft port berth.

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Forward Cabin

  • Large side berth approx. 200cm. 10cm thick foam mattress with washable cover.
  • Access to stowage locker under berth. Full length shelf with sea-fiddle over berth alongside the hull. Large hanging locker with shelve.
  • Access to navigation instrument transducers.

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Forward & Aft Head

  • Aft head with manual marine toilet, moulded washbasin, large mirror, chrome plated brass mixer tap with shower unit, shower with direct drainage by electric pump, hooks
  • Dedicated large oilskin locker in the cockpit compartment.

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Saloon

  • Large settees. Cushions made out of foam with washable covers.
  • Stowage under seats and behind backrests. Stowage lockers with doors and bookshelf above the settee.
  • Saloon table with bottle rack in the centre, fiddles and incorporated cutlery drawer.
  • Stainless steel mast pillar.

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Galley

  • L-shaped galley with a large worktop in Corian®.
  • Stainless steel sink.
  • Chrome plated brass mixer tap for pressurised water. Cooker with a two burner stove with oven on gimbals. 12V refrigerator unit with minimum capacity 120 litres, stowage box, and separation. Crumb tray under sole.

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Chart Table

  • Large format chart table with hinged desk top.
  • Ergonomic wooden seat with stowage underneath.
  • White vinyl cushion.
  • Instrument console. Stowage under chart table.

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Aft Cabin(s)

  • Double berth approximately 200cm in length. 10cm thick mattress with washable cover.
  • Large hanging locker. Shelf with sea-fiddle over berth. Access behind engine, oddments tray on top.
  • 90 litre fuel tank under the starboard berth. 160 litre water tank under the port berth.
  • Battery switches on vertical area between cabin and engine compartment.

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Engine

  • VOLVO 19 hp (13.8 KW). Sail-drive transmission.
  • Heat exchanger, anti-siphon valve. Control panel close to helmsman, with hour meter, and tachometer.
  • Alternator with battery isolator.
  • Approximately 90 litre fuel tank with a gauge on the electrical switchboard.
  • Fuel filter with water separator.
  • Emergency fuel shut-off handle.
  • Engine room ventilation blower, and two ventilation hoses. Two-blade fixed propeller.
  • Multiple access to the engine. Independent engine bilge. Quality sound proofing with high density foam.

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Plumbing

  • Polyethylene tanks for a total capacity of approx. 160 L with inspection plates and gauges on tanks.
  • Pressurised water system. 20 litre water heater. Electric bilge pump with strainer and controls on switchboard.
  • Bilge integrated in hull and keel with easy access to strainer under floor board.
  • Manual bilge pump operated from the cockpit.
  • Drainage of shower water by electric pump direct to the sea, easily accessible under the washbasin.

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Electricity

  • 12 V DC system. Switchboard with circuit breakers, voltmeter, 12V outlet.
  • 1 x 60 Ah engine battery. 1 x 60 Ah house battery. Battery switch for each circuit.

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Miscellaneous

  • 2 winch handles with holder.
  • Owner's briefcase with owner's manual.

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Technical Data

Architects Umberto Felci / Patrick Roséo
L.O.A. 10,08 m
Hull length 9,85 m
Waterline length 8,62 m
Max beam 3,40 m
Light displacement standard draft (approx.): 4 700 Kg
Standard draft (cast iron) 1,85 m
Optional draft (lead keel) 1,55 m
Draft Weight 1 300 Kg
Air draft 14,46 m
Fuel capacity 90 L
Water capacity 160 L
Engine power 19 CV (13,2 kW)

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Sail Area

Sail area, close-hauled 54,10 m2
Mainsail 26,30 m2
Genoa 27,80 m2

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Sail Plan

I 12,35 m
J 3,55 m
P 11,20 m
E 3,90 m
LP (130 % overlap) 4,61 m

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