Dufour 43 Classic for charter

Deck and Hull Equipment

The Classic 43 is a Mortain & Mavrikios design. The hull below the waterline is solid glasfiber, and above the water line there are inner and outer layers of glasfiber, with a cored layer of PVC foam between. The Dufour Classic 43 has a rigid and solid structure, that is also light, giving it the added benefits of sailing very well in light winds. The cored hull gives added benefits of sound- and heat insulation. The deck is cored with end-grain balsa.

The standing rigging consists of a deck-stepped mast with a massive compression post. The chainplates are positioned well inboard. The tie-rod passes through the galley and dinette to anchor plates molded into the hull. The 43 classic has a standard bulkhead grid that is tabbed to the hull, deck and floors. This provides stiffness to the construction. Heads are built of fiberglass modules that are glassed into place. The interior furniture is made of mahogany veneer. All through-hulls and corresponding valves were replaced in 2021.

• Halyards and lines to cockpit
• 6 winches in cockpit, all in good working condtion
• 4 winch handles
• 2 spinnaker poles
• All through-hulls replaced 2021
• Bimini and sprayhood are in cood condtion and not leaking
• 4 anchors (2 sand anchors, 2 hinged plow anchors)
• 50 m 10mm chain + 50 rope spliced to the chain
• Lofrans electrical anchor windlass, capable of pulling chain and rope
• Lots of mooring lines, many new in 2021/2022
• 10 jerry cans for diesel, gasoline and water 2022
• 2 propane tanks with corresponding adapters
• New Hydrovane wind wane 2022

Accommodations

The Dufour classic 43 is very specious for its length, and provides four separate cabins, which sleeps eight people, and two heads. Extensive upgrades have been done to the interior. All the cabin pillows and mattresses have been refurbished in November 2021 in a style and color updateed to current standards. The three cockpit pillows were also custom made. Faucets are changed and the boat have a new gas stove from December 2021. The heads have been upgraded with new mirrors and storage solutions, in addition to servicing of the heads and installment of a black water holding tank in the forward head. A new SeaWater Pro watermaker was installed in January 2022, and have been an invaluable piece of equipment over the Pacific, producing up to 80 liters (20 gallons)/hour when running.

• 4 separate cabins, sleeping 8 people
  • 2 people in V-berth in head cabin
  • 2 people in starboard cabin opposite head
  • 2 people in aft starboard cabin
  • 2 people in aft port cabin
• New Watermaker (Seawater Pro) 2022 – 80 liters/hour
• Re-furbished all cabin and bedroom pillows 2021
• New custom made cockpit pillows 2021
• New faucets 2021
• New custom made wood bow platform 2021
• New mirrors and upgrades on both heads 2021
• New led lights in cabins 2021
• New gas stove 2021
• 1 water tank under aft port cabin: 220L
• 1 water tank under v-berth: 200L
• Pressurized water in galley (electrical pump) and both heads
• Footpump for salt water in galley
• Pressurized water for shower in aft head
• Pressurized water for shower on aft plattform
• Installed black water tank fore head 2022

Additional Equipment

The boat comes with a very good Highfield inflatable dinghy with hard bottom, and a 9,8hp Tohatsu two-stroke outboard in very good condtion. Also there are loads of equipment, tools and spare parts that comes with the boat.

Sails

• Full battened heavy duty 3 reef main sail (New December 2021)
• Old main sail
• 150% Genoa
• Sail for inner forestay
• Spinnaker
• Try sail

Safety

• 8 person raft certified 2021, and approved until November 2024
• All new fire extinguishers 2021
• Fire and gas alarm 2021
• New electrical bilge pump 2022
• Serviced manual bilge pump 2021
• New safety lines deck 2021

Navigation Systems

A NMEA 2000 backbone were installed in January 2022, adding to the Raymarine SeaTalk BUS already onboard. An Raymarine to NMEA 2000-adapter were installed in order to extract both SeaTalk and NMEA 2000 sentences to an optional interface, for example the Open CPN chart plotter running on the 2022-installed monitor in the navigation station. A brand new Raymarine 700 AIS transducer were added to the NMEA 2000 backbone, in addition to a Yacht Devices AIS Wifi transmitter, for transmitting AIS data to tablets, phones and more over wifi

• ICOM VHF with VHF antenna at mast head
• Handheld VHF
• EPIRB
• Antenna and cable (plug&play for Iridium Go)
• New Monitor for navigation table 2022
• Installed NMEA 2000 backbone with Yacht Devices AIS Wifi transmitter, for transmitting AIS data to tablets, phones and more over wifi
• Raymarine Radar
• New Raymarine700 AIS Transducer 2022 (sends and receives AIS signals)
• Wind speed and direction
• Deepth transducer
• Autohelm autopilot
• Raymarine E80 and E120 (not working properly) chart plotter
• Installed water tank level gauge
• Replaced wind transducer mast cable 2022

Mechanical Equipment

The Dufour 43 is a masthead-rigged sloop. The standing rigging is brand new and were installed in Tahiti in August of 2022, except the baby stay and removable inner forestay that were considered to be in good condition. The opportunity was also used to reinforce the area of the mast, close to the mast foot, and move the holes for the electrical cables a bit higher. During the long passages over the Pacific, we have had great luck utilizing a poled-out genoa together with the main – or too pole out a sail on the removable inner forestay on the opposite side. The symmetrical spinnaker appears to be in good condition, but as we have been short-handed, and generally had enough wind, we have not used it. The full-batten main sail is new of December 2021 and is made of heavy dacron, and comes with three reefs, so it can be reefed deep in strong winds. The 150% furling genoa is losing its shape and should probably be replaced soon. A brand new Hydrovane Windvane were installed in 2022.

The engine is a Volvo Penta MD22L-B with 50 hp. There is a saildrive unit that is mounted below the companionway step, for an efficient and simple power transfer to the propeller. The original 120S-E saildrive was replaced/upgraded to a Volvo Penta 130S in September 2022 as the transmission mechanism was showing sign of wear. Therefor the seawater-intake of the sail drive is also in very good condition, and the main saildrive gasket is brand new of 2022.

• Volvo Penta MD22L-B 50hp
• Fuel tank (220 liter) below aft starboard berth
• Prefilter, filter, water strainer, valve between diesel tank and engine
• Changed leaking seawater pump 2022
• Changed exhaust elbow 2022
• Replaced 120S-E saildrive with worn gear mechanism with a 130S saildrive 2022 (second hand, but in very good condition)
• Replaced transmission cable (2022)
• Leaking fresh water pump: New pump is bought but not yet installed. Corresponding area of engine should be cleaned and treated with anti-corrosion and painted

The electrical system is logical and well laid out through the central panel at the navigation station. Each lead bearing a number tab, making it easy to trace shorts and add new electrical features. 400 Ah of Lithium batteries and two solar panels, totaling 650W were installed in January 2022. In addition to the alternator, there is an DuoGen, that can be used to produce electricity from water or wind. We have never had to run the alternator in order to charge the batteries. A Victron Argo FET battery isolator was also installed so both house bank and the starter battery can be charged from the alternator without discharging each other. A new shore power charger weas installed in 2022, and have been used once in a marina, when the solar panels were folded in. Multiple USB-outlets and fans have been installed. There is one 300W inverter to run 220V appliances or small power tools off the battery bank.

• DuoGen for charging from water or wind – Unknown year
• 400AH Lithium Batteries 2022
• Start battery 2022
• Battery isolator (Victron Argo FET) 2022
• Shore power charger 2022
• Solar panels 2022
• Solar charger 2022
• Secondary electricity panel installed 2022
• Wall-mounted monitor/screen in V-berth 2022
• Multiple USB-outlets, fans++ installed 2022
• Inverter (300W)

NB! The boat is currently in Fiji. I am in the process of getting boats.com to change the location informed in the ad from NZ to Fiji, ad I could not pick Fiji as an alternative. Depending of where a potential buyer is located, we might be able to deliver it to NZ, Fiji, Australia, Vanuatu or New Caledonia. Please reach out if you have any questions

The Dufour 43 Classic features alot of headroom and traditional high-quality construction with the cruising performance so keenly desired by Dufour owners. Elegant design and low profile with wide side decks have been maintained in this model, which fits between the 41 and 45 Classics. A lovely forward owners stateroom with private head, vanity, and chair are featured in the 43 Classic.