2008 Dufour 34 Performance

Dufour 34 Performance – well loved example in very nice condition throughout, owners 2 cabin version with tall rig and deep lead keel, well balanced cruiser with a pleasing turn of speed, ideal for the sailor wanting quicker passages. This boat has been well maintained and updated over the years. Inventory includes, diesel hot air heating, solar panel, glass screen plotter, AIS, spinnaker kit with pole, autopilot, modified transom option, cut down saloon upholstery, secondary engine inlet, hull epoxied from new then re applied 2022. Must be seen. Built by Dufour Yachts designed by Umberto Felci/Patrick Roseo. Sloop with Lead keel, aft cockpit, semi – elliptical rudder, Lewmar wheel steering, GRP hull deck and superstructure. White hull with white deck, cockpit and coachroof, S/S push and pulpit, Teak cockpit seats, grab and toe rails, removable boarding ladder. 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 PVC foam core sandwich, moulded by injection process (Resin Transfer Moulding) for significant weight saving and excellent interior finish. Volvo D1-30 30HP 3 cylinder diesel engine. (Last Serviced Aug 2024) Two bladed folding propeller on saildrive. (saildrive seal replaced 2022) Control panel close to helmsman, with hour meter, and tachometer. Alternator with battery isolator. Fuel filter with water separator and Emergency fuel shut-off. Engine room with Quality sound proofing and ventilation blower via 2 hoses. Water inlet strainer fitted (New 2022) Optional change over valve through toilet inlet to engine (New 2022) 4 x 12 volt batteries charged by engine alternator. 1 engine 3 service batteries Engine & service battery isolators Onboard battery charger via 240V a/c shore power Solar panel with regulator/controller (New 2021) Battery monitor BM-1 amps/Volts 240V ac shore power connections with RCD and 13amp sockets below Fuel: 90L – Plastic tack – Port cockpit locker - with gauge on the electrical switchboard Water: 230L – Stainless steel tank – Fore cabin - with gauge on the electrical switchboard Holding Tank – Port cockpit locker with deck outlet (never used) Bermudan Sloop 9/10ths Tall rig version. Anodized Sparcraft performance aluminium Mast and Boom with double swept backed spreaders, deck stepped. Discontinuous standing rigging in solid stainless steel Rod and chrome plated bronze turnbuckles including: Forestay, double backstay, cap shrouds, inter and lower shrouds, fully grounded rigging system. Dynemma running rigging including: Main and Genoa halyards, boom topping lift, Main and Genoa sheets, three reefing lines, out-haul line, Main sheet car control line with sheet on a 5 to 1 purchase, furling line, boom vang tackle. Mainsail with slab reefing via three lines reefing system, Stack pack Lazy