Dufour 40 Performance

Step aboard "FALCON" a Dufour 40 Performance a 2004 Seattle boat show boat of the year. 

This is aboat designed and built by sailors for sailors. She is a high quality, fast racer cruiser that will

turn heads in any harbor. With a beautiful interior in African mahogany with teak and holly

flooring, a V berth in the forepeak, as well as a double aft staterooms, an owner’s private head

and a guest head, it comfortably accommodates six guests. L shaped galley to port with a

gimballed stove with oven, center line double sink with a foot operated saltwater pump for

long offshore cruises. She is easily sailed by one person or a couple. Rare find on the West Coast

for this beautiful one owner French built yacht. A must-see!

The Dufour 40 is a design by Umberto Felci with the interior and deck designed by Patrick

Roseo. Construction is French. Dufour 40 is a proven offshore performance cruiser with high

placings in races over the years such as Fastnet, Annapolis to Bermuda, North Sea Race. At the

same time, she is a very comfortable, safe and easily handled for family vacations. All lines lead

aft, including the reefing lines, making sail handling very easy. The main sheet is at the end of

the boom with a traveler almost as wide as the boat. She is a very light feeling boat, easily

matching the wind speed up to 7-8 knots. SA/D 19.3.

The hull features short ends and a wide beam aft. Carrying that beam aft adds stability and

sailing length, but more importantly, makes for more interior volume aft. 

Engine

40hp Volvo MD2040.

A full service with valve adjustments was performed after the run-in period.

The heat exchanger was serviced in 2020.

New K&N air filter 2023.

Control panel close helmsman with an hour meter.

Alternator with battery isolator.

Diesel filter with water separator.

Oil changes yearly since new.

Two-blade propeller.

Fuel gauge on the chart table electrical panel.

Emergency Fuel shut-off handle.

Access to the engine from the front & sides.

Quality soundproofing, high-density foam.

Cabins 

Spacious V-birth forward, with wet head.

Two large aft berths with good headroom (6' 6”).

Thick foam mattress.

Large Hanging locker aft with shelf & lamp; double doors.

Deck hatch and opening port light.

1 dome light and 1 reading light in each cabin.

Fuel tank under the starboard berth.

Water tanks under the port and forward berth.

The forward head was replaced with a Raritan 2023.

Navigation Station

Large format chart table with hinged desktop.

Remote for the Raymarine autopilot.

Raymarine ST60 Multi Instrument.

Furuno GPS, GP-32.

Multiple storage cabinets.

Large storage for flares, fire extinguishers under navigation seat.

Stowage under the chart table with a drawer.

Dome light and red/white light chart reading light.

Galley 

L-shaped galley close to the companionway.

Stowage under sink w/ shelf & Door.

Hinged door with garage bin.

Foot-operated saltwater pump.

2-burner stove with oven on gimbals.

12 V Electric Frigoboat refrigerator. Compressor and evaporation plate replaced in 2018.

Main Salon

Large U-shaped settee to port, featuring a saloon table.

1 folding table leaf, ergonomic backrests & seats in foam with washable covers.

Settee to starboard.

Stowage under seats and behind backrests.

Stowage lockers with doors & a bookshelf above each settee.

Upgraded LED lights throughout, six new fixtures in the three cabins in 2024.

Sail Inventory: 

Fully batten Tri Radial 409 Sqft  Mainsail 2021.

Furling Tri Radial 120% 401 Sqft Genoa 2021.

North Sail Asymmetrical Spinnaker 2005. 

Removable forestay and storm jib 2005.

On Deck 

10'2" Zodiac and Tohatsu 6 hp four-stroke, very little used.

Outboard Nova Lift.  

Deluxe bosun chair. 

Heavy weather full length deck web lifelines, port and starboard, 6' life tethers with ss heavy

duty carabiners. 

Two 3” Harken blocks for spinnaker sheets.

Two 3” Harken snatch blocks for fine tuning the drifter and inner stay sail.

50 lb Delta anchor.

210’ 3/8” HT anchor rode, marked.

Emergency tiller. 

Navigation lights sized for over 12m boats. 

Bilge pumps, one 12v, one manual in the cockpit.

Dimensions

LOA: 40 ft 6 in

LWL: 39 ft 6 in

Beam: 12 ft 10 in

Max Bridge Clearance: 63 ft

Min Draft: 7 ft

Dry Weight: 16,061 lb

Ballast: 5,952 lb, solid lead modified bulb keel

Displacement:17,716 lb

Cruising Speed: 7 mph

Seating Passengers: 8

Tanks

Fuel: 42 gal

Fresh Water: 2 x 43 gal

Accommodations: 

Cabins: 2

Heads: 2

Features: 

Dodger 2024

Lazy Bag

Mainsail Cover

Cockpit tent 2024

Electrical Equipment

- Shore Power Inlet

- Autopilot Raymarine 100/300

- Compass

- Depth sounder Raymarine ST60 Tridata

- GPS Furuno

- Wind Speed and Direction Raymarine ST60

- VHF

- Raymarine ST60 Tridata

- Windspeed and Tridata on both sides of the helm

- Xantrex X3012, 3-stage battery charger.

- 6v deep cycle batteries 210 AH x 4, 2024

- Hot Water

- Marine Head

- Oven

- Refrigerator

- Cockpit Shower

- Swim Ladder

- Teak Side decks

Rigging

- 5’ Steering Wheel

- Oversized standing rigging wire stays