Taylor Dufour 31

Solid, safe, and well-maintained cruising sailboat, prepared and equipped for offshore sailing. Ocean design category (without CE marking). Registered in Poland. Ready to sail.

Built in the late 1970s by the now-defunct shipyard Taylor Española, under Dufour license, with design by the prestigious naval architect Michel Dufour. A highly sought-after classic in the second-hand market for its exceptional construction quality: thick hull, molded, without osmosis, and high displacement.

It is a particularly habitable sailboat for its length, ideal for tall people, with 1.90 m of height in the cabin. Large, well-protected cockpit, forward superstructure (typical of the era), and a spacious bow area perfect as a sunbathing spot.

Inside, it offers 6 sleeping places between the salon, forward cabin, and storage under the cockpit. The layout of the bathroom, a necessary passage to the forward cabin, is characteristic of classic designs.

Engine and mechanics
Volvo Penta MD11C, 2 cylinders, 23 HP, shaft, year 1979
Cooling by heat exchanger (replaced the original seawater-cooled engine in August 2020)
Engine compartment with acoustic and fireproof insulation
Bilge painted with Damboline
Dry stuffing box Solé type Volvo
Nautric through-hull fittings
SilicOne antifouling (changed every 2–3 years)

Safety and stability (the boat's strong point)
Data more typical of larger lengths:

Design category: Ocean
AVS (Positive Stability Angle): 137.6º
Motion Comfort Ratio: 25.76
Capsize Ratio: 1.97
The AVS far exceeds the 130º required for class A in this length, making the Dufour 31 an exceptionally stable and safe sailboat.
The Motion Comfort reflects its good behavior in rough seas, and the Capsize Ratio indicates high resistance to capsizing.

General characteristics
Overall length: 9.43 m
Waterline length: 7.00 m
Maximum beam: 3.25 m
Draft: 1.78 m
Height: 1.56 m
Displacement: 4,200 kg
Ballast in keel: 1,650 kg (39.3%)
Mast height (without VHF antenna): 13.10 m
Stainless steel diesel tank: 50 L
Flexible water tank: 100 L

Construction
Hull in molded fiberglass internally
Sandwich deck polyester/balsa molded
Hull and deck painted with 2C paint in 2021
New acrylics 2023

Safety
Safety equipment in force for 6 people, zone 4
EPIRB and liferaft 2021 (pending inspection)

Electronics and electricity
Wired and wireless NMEA 0183 network
Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot with 2 remote controls
Wind, speed, and depth equipment NASA Marine
Garmin GPS
AIS B Camino 108
NAVTEX NASA Marine
JRC 100 radar
Navicom RT-550 DSC VHF
AGM service batteries 230Ah + 100Ah
Starter battery 100Ah gel
Solar panels on bimini 520W
Dual 40A MPPT solar regulator
Victron Bluetooth battery separator
Victron 20A smart charger
Digital battery monitoring
12V and USB sockets
24” TV 12V/220V in salon
Pressurized water pump
Stationary heating (Webasto type)
Automatic bilge pump

Anchoring
Electric windlass Lofrans 1000W
Control at the bow and remote control
Bruce anchor 10 kg
70 m of 8 mm chain
30 m of 8 mm safety chain
Folding grapnel 12 kg
Various lines (≈100 m)
9 fenders

Rigging and sails
Aluminum pole on deck
Dacron mainsail 2023
150% genoa with sunband, 2023
Spinnaker
Safety genoa + light safety genoa
Safety mainsail
Furlex MKII roller
Lewmar winches:
2 × ST40
2 × ST8
1 x ST8 on mast
1 on boom

Comfort
Bimini and anti-rolling
Anchoring awning
Shower in cockpit
Swinging kitchen with 2 burners
12V refrigerator
LED lighting
Manual marine toilet Jabsco
Black water tank 48L + macerator
New exterior upholstery 2024
Swim ladder at the stern