Dufour 455 Grand Large

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Teak seats, GRP sole. Two large side lockers with lids equipped with hasps for padlocks. GRP steering pedestals. Rudder tip under the helmsman's sole for installing the emergency rudder. Engine lever and control panel easily accessible for the helmsman on the starboard side. Open transom in the center with a tilting helmsman's seat providing access to the swimming/boarding platform. Gas locker in the port rear seat. Liferaft storage in a dedicated locker under the helmsman's seat. Cockpit shower in the rear locker. Folding stainless steel swim ladder.

All carpentry work is finished in top-quality Moabi mahogany, with solid wood borders, moldings, and frames. The cabin doors have a locking system to keep them open if necessary. The floors are made of Moabi laminate floorboards. The salon cushions and mattress fabrics have removable covers. The upper cabin linings are made of Moabi wood, the lower part in cream-colored vinyl.

12V DC system. Distribution panel with circuit breakers, voltmeter, 12V socket. 1 x 100 Ah engine battery. 1 x 200 Ah house battery. Switch for each battery.

Longitudinal galley with a large Corian worktop. Double stainless steel sink. Chrome brass mixer tap for pressurized water. Stove - three-burner hob with oven and grill on gimbal. Cooler with a minimum capacity of 100 liters. 12V electric refrigerator unit (150 liters). Storage boxes, with separate compartments. Cutlery drawer and PVC storage baskets. Upper cabinets, one of which can accommodate a microwave. Drip tray under the floor.

Volvo 55 hp (41 kW) sail-drive transmission. Heat exchanger, anti-siphon valve. High-capacity sea water filter. Control panel near the helmsman with hour meter, engine stop, and tachometer. Alternator with battery isolator. Fuel tank level indicator on the electrical panel. Fuel filter with water separator. Emergency fuel shut-off handle. Engine room ventilation blower and two ventilation ducts. Fixed two-blade propeller. Engine access from the front and both sides. Independent engine bilge. 5 Quality sound insulation using high-density foam.

Teak handrails on the roof. Wooden toe rail. Self-draining chain locker with a hawsehole and integrated windlass support, cover with lock. Anchor roller on the bow fitting. Pulpit with wooden step and separate green/red navigation lights. Pushpits with horseshoe buoy support, flagpole, navigation light, and opening cable gate with hook. Stanchions with two levels of lifelines. Six aluminum mooring cleats. Stainless steel chain plate for headstay/lower backstays. Two chain plates for the shrouds. Two deck fillers, one for water and one for fuel. Mainsail track and adjustable car on the roof. Boom vang. Genoa halyard tracks with piston guide blocks. Genoa halyard turning blocks on the coaming. 8 deck organizers with pulleys for halyard returns, mainsail halyard, and reef lines. Stainless steel electrical/electronic cable sheath in a gooseneck. Two x three clutches on the roof. Two x 44.2 ST halyard winches on the starboard roof. Two x 53.2 ST genoa winches on the coamings near the helmsman.

Two winch handles with support. Owner's case with owner's manual.

Hand-laminated GRP hull with Twaron reinforcements in the keel area. The NPG gelcoat (the first layer of fabric is impregnated with NPG resin) forms an optimal barrier against osmosis. Molded interior hull bottom, structural grid laminated to the hull. Hull portholes in the salon. Sandwich floor with Balsa core, made by infusion process. Draft of 2.20 m, cast iron keel, bolt loads supported by a stainless steel reinforcement plate. Semi-elliptical rudder, filled with closed-cell epoxy foam. Stainless steel, solid shaft.