Dufour Yacht

Dufour 40E Performance - Technical Specifications

Construction

  • Hand laminated GRP Hull, vacuum bagged PVC foam core sandwich above water line. NPG Gelcoat with first layer of cloth impregnated with NPG resin forming an optimum barrier against osmosis. Inner moulded hull bottom, structural framing laminated to the hull. Navy blue decorative stripes 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.
  • Standard draft 1.65 m, cast iron keel, bolts loads taken up by stainless steel backing plate. Semi-elliptical rudder, filled with closed cell epoxy foam. Stainless steel solid stock, on self-aligning bearings.

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Deck & Deck Fittings

  • Teak handrails on coachroof. Wood toerail on hull-deck joint. Self-draining chain locker with eye bolt and integrated windlass bracket, cover with locking bolt. Stemhead fitting with removable anchor roller. Pulpit in two separate parts with separate green/red navigation lights.
  • Asymmetrical spinnaker tack ring ahead of forestay. Pushpits with horseshoe buoy bracket, flag pole holder and opening cable gate with hook. Stanchions with 2 levels of stainless steel guard -rails. 6 Mooring cleats, stainless steel rubbing plates on sheer line. Single chainplate for cap shrouds/aft lower shrouds including an eye for fixing extra control lines. 2 deck filler plates for water, 1 for fuel.
  • Mainsheet track on cockpit sole with adjustable traveller. Genoa sheet tracks with piston lead blocks.
  • Double sheet turning blocks with built-in jammer. Stainless steel swan neck electric cable gland.
  • 2 x 4 and 6 sheave deck organizers for halyard returns. 5+2 clutches on coachroof.
  • 2 x 40.2 ST halyard winches on coachroof. 2 x 48 ST Genoa sheet winches on coamings close to helmsman. Spinlock clutch on toerail for Genoa furling line.
  • Sliding companionway hatch and washboards in Plexiglas with stops and lock. GRP cover ahead of companionway with spray deflector.

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Cockpit

  • Teak trimmed seats, slightly curved GRP sole. Large side lockers with lids fitted with padlock hasps. GRP steering pedestal forming a footrest and instrument panel, with compass. Stainless steel arch above compass.
  • Large leather rimmed steering wheel. Rudder stock head under helmsman's seat for installing the emergency tiller. Engine control lever starboard and recessed engine control panel. Recessed instrument panel symmetrical to engine panel. Stowage bins built into engine and instrument panels. 2 winch pockets.
  • Transom opens in centre by tipping helmsman's seat giving access to the swim/boarding platform. Large Propane locker in aft port seat. Locker for small equipment in aft starboard seat.
  • Life raft stowage in dedicated locker under sole. Swim/ boarding platform teak trimmed in central part. Cockpit shower in aft locker. Stainless steel bathing ladder with teak steps. Shore power socket in cockpit

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Sails & Rigging

  • Anodised aluminium mast with double swept backed spreaders, rigged 9/10, deck stepped. Anchor and steaming lights.
  • Possibility of rigging a removable inner forestay. Boom topping lift cleat. Anodised aluminium boom equipped with single line reefing system.
  • Rigid boom vang , with tackle led back to cockpit.
  • Genoa furling system.
  • Discontinuous standing rigging in single strand stainless steel cable and chrome plated bronze turnbuckles including: forestay, backstay, cap shrouds, inter and lower shrouds. Backstay adjusted with stay tensionner.
  • Running rigging in pre-stretched textile including: « low stretch » main and Genoa halyards, boom topping lift, main sheet on standing winch block with cleat on cockpit floor, Genoa sheets, adjustable mainsail track, boom vang, reefing lines and Genoa furling line.
  • Mainsail with logo in high tenacity cloth, with two broad reef bands. Mainsail cover. Special biradial roller furling Genoa with anti-UV protection.

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Interior

  • All joinery work in prime choice light Moabi mahogany, with fiddles and mouldings in solid wood. Locker doors have ventilation louvers. The cabin doors have double anti-vibration bolts. The soles are in varnished.
  • Moabi veneered marine plywood.
  • Cabin mattresses and saloon cushions have removable covers. The upper cabin and saloon linings are in Moabi wood.

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Ventilation & Lighting

  • Very good ventilation ensured by 5 deck hatches with integrated ventilators and 6 opening port-lights. Lighting is completed by 2 fixed coachroof port-lights and 2 fixed hull port-lights.
  • Electric lighting provided by numerous spotlights and reading lights.

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Companionway

  • Headroom: 1.95 m. Removable companionway unit with wooden steps. Handrail. Removable engine wooden cover under companionway steps
  • Battery switches under companionway. Dedicated stowage for companionway door inside the boat

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Forward Cabin

  • Headroom: 1.92 m.
  • Large berth approx. 220 x 196 cm. 10 cm mattress in 2 parts (washable cover). Access to stowage lockers under berth. Full length shelf with seafiddle over berth. Large hanging locker with shelves and seat forming a shoe locker. Access to navigation instrument transducers. Water tank under berth.

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Forward & Aft Head

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  • Washbasin unit, with moulded washbasin and stainless steel handrail. Large mirror, chrome plated brass mixer tap with shower unit.
  • Shower with direct drainage by electric pump. Manual marine toilet. Closing upper lockers with ventilation louvers and space for holding tanks. Ventilation by deck hatch or opening portlight. Hooks in aft head for hanging oilskins.

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Saloon

  • Large U-shaped settee to port. Settee to starboard. Saloon table with bar and folding leaf for easier circulation. Backrests and seats in foam with washable covers. Stowage under seats and behind backrests.
  • Stowage lockers with doors and a bookshelf above each settee. Light and ventilation by deck hatch, 2 opening port-lights and 4 fixed port-lights and 8 spotlights. Solid wood mast pillar onto mast bulkhead.

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Galley

  • L-shaped galley close to companionway.
  • Corian® work top with fiddle.
  • Double stainless steel sink.
  • Chrome plated brass mixer tap for pressurised water (hot/cold).
  • Cooker with 2 burner stove/oven on gimbals. 12 V electric refrigerator with ice cube compartment.
  • Stowage under sink with shelf and door.
  • Hinged door with garbage bin.
  • Outboard lower cabinet with cutlery drawer and sliding vegetable baskets. Upper cabinets with doors on hull side, one of which can house a microwave oven (option).
  • Light and ventilation ensured by opening port-light and 2 spotlights over galley.
  • Crumb tray under sole.

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Chart Table

  • Large format chart table with hinged desk top, starboard to companionway. Seat with stowage underneath, vinyl covered curved cushion.
  • Outboard panel with switchboard and instrument panel. Instrument console angled towards navigator.
  • Bookshelf under electrical switchboard. Stowage under chart table with drawer and door. Dome light and chart reading light.

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Aft Cabin(s)

  • Headroom: 1.98 m.
  • Double berth approx. 195 x 141 cm. 10 cm thick foam mattress with washable cover.
  • Large hanging locker with double door with shelf above. Seat forming shoe locker. Shelf with sea-fiddle over berth. Access behind engine, oddments tray on top.
  • Fuel tank under starboard berth.
  • Water tank under port berth.
  • Lighting and ventilation by a deck hatch and an opening port-light and by 1 dome light and one reading spotlight.

Shower Stall (depending on version)

  • Shower with direct drainage by electric pump. Shower with mixer tap and shower head mounted on track.
  • Very large wet locker along hull side.

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Engine

  • VOLVO 40 hp (29.1 kW). Sail-drive transmission. Heat exchanger, anti-siphon valve. Large capacity sea water filter. Control panel close to helmsman, with hour meter, tachometer and Plexiglas protection.
  • Alternator with battery isolator.
  • Fuel tank approx. 160 l, gauge on electrical switchboard. Fuel filter with water separator. Emergency fuel shut-off handle. Engine room ventilation blower, and 2 ventilation hoses.
  • Two-blade fixed propeller. Access to the engine from front and both sides. Independent engine bilge.
  • Quality sound proofing high density foam.

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Plumbing

  • Polyethylene tanks for a total capacity of approx. 350 l with inspection plates and gauges at electrical panel. Sump built into keel.
  • Water heater 20 l running off engine transfer and 220 V. Electric bilge pump with strainer and filter and controls on switchboard. Manual bilge pump operated from cockpit. Drainage of shower water by pump(s) direct to the sea, easily accessible under the washbasin(s).

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Electricity

  • 12 V DC SYSTEM. 16 function backlit switchboard. 12V outlet at galley and switchboard.
  • 1 x 100 Ah engine battery. 1 x 100 Ah service battery. Battery switch for each battery.

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Miscellaneous

  • Two winch handles with holder.
  • Owner's briefcase with owner's manual.
  • Grounded rigging system.

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Technical Data

Architects Umberto Felci / Patrick Roséo
L.O.A. 12,35 m
Hull length 11,99 m
Waterline length 10,74 m
Max beam 3,89 m
Light displacement standard draft (approx.): 7 800 Kg
Light displacement optional draft (approx.): 7 950 Kg
Standard draft (cast iron) 1,65 m
Optional draft (lead keel) 2,10 m
Standard keel weight (approx.) 2 815 Kg
Optional keel weight (approx.) 2 690 Kg
Air draft 17,65 m
Fuel capacity 200 L
Water capacity 360 L
Engine power 40 CV (29,1 kW)

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Sail Area

Sail area, close-hauled 82,35 m2
Mainsail 41,60 m2
Genoa 40,75 m2

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Sail Plan

I 14,66 m
J 4,19 m
P 14,25 m
E 5,25 m
LP (140 % overlap) 5,86 m
SL 14,48 m
SMW 7,542 m

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