2024 Dufour 56

A peerless long-range sailing yacht with stunning aesthetics, the Dufour 56 is designed, first and foremost, for high-sea sailing. Fast, seaworthy and reliable in all circumstances, it embodies the very essence of a powerful, safe and easy-to-manoeuvre sailboat. With its tilling consoles equipped with commands for all winches and electric furlers, sailing on the Dufour 56 is child’s play. Inside, the Dufour 56 sets a new standard for on-board luxury and comfort with a sophisticated design and high-end features.

Basic Boat Info

Make: Dufour
Model: 56
Year: 2024
Condition: New
Category: Sail
Construction: Fiberglass

Dimensions

Length: 56'3 ft
Length Of Deck: 53'6 ft
Waterline Length: 49'9 ft
Beam: 16'7 ft
Max Draft: 8'2 ft

Tanks

Fuel Tank Capacity: 116 gal
Water Tank Capacity: 193 gal

Other

Boat Class: Cruisers
More Info :
Construction
  • Hull: Composite sandwich hand-laminated polyester.
  • PVC panels are vacuum-bonded for better adhesion to laminate.
  • Structure: Hull bottom counter-moulded, floors laminated into the hull.
  • Gelcoat: NPG gelcoat with first mat impregnated with NPG resin forming an optimum barrier against osmosis.
  • Decoration: Grey for waterline and decoration line
  • Deck: Sandwich with injected PVC foam core
  • Ballast: Keel in cast iron with stainless steel bolts bear on stainless back-plates (optional shallow draft)
  • Rudder: Semi-elliptical shape, filled with closed-cell epoxy foam.
  • Rudder stock: Solid stainless steel.
  • Rudder quadrant: Stainless steel cables and quadrant 610 mm diameter.
  • Non-slip deck surface: Non-slip structured deck surface.
Deck Hardware
  • Mooring: 1400W electrical windlass (LEWMAR) fixed stainless steel anchor arm (32kg delta anchor and 100mt chain OPT)
  • LED navigation light and tri-color mast head light
  • Bow pulpits: Stainless, opening for easy access and for spinnaker handling
  • Stern pulpits: Jackstaff bracket, navigation light, and opening lifelines with hook.
  • Stanchions: With 2 rows of life-lines, one opening gate each side.
  • Mooring cleat: 6, aluminium.(SIZE)
  • Chainplates: 2 backstay chainplates, external side deck chainplates
  • Fuel deck fillers: 2
  • Water deck fillers: 3
  • Safety gear: Safety harness padeye in cockpit floor and wood hand rail along coachroof
  • Mainsheet tracks: On coachroof with adjusting car (2440 mm). STD
  • Genoa tracks: 2 genoa sheet tracks, plunger-adjustable low-lead cars
  • Genoa self tacking track
  • Through-deck fitting: Stainless swan-neck for electrical and electronic cables
  • Deck organizers: 2 deck 4-sheave organizers for halyard, sheet and reef line returns.
  • Halyard winches: 2 halyard winches (T 55 LEWMAR) on coachroof.
  • Mainsail halyard side winch ELECTRICAL
  • Primary winches: 2 genoa sheet winches (T55 LEWMAR) at helm positions
  • Jamcleats: 2 rows of jamcleats port / starboard level with the companionway
  • Furler line jamcleats: 1 at aft end of sidedeck
  • Hatch covers: Sliding companionway hatch in Plexiglas.
  • Flush deck hatches: 5 X T60 + 6 X T20 flush hatches on deck (LEWMAR)
  • Sprayhood
  • Cockpit bench seats: Teak covered. (1975 mm)
  • Helmsman’s seat: Teak covered.
  • Cockpit floor: Teak cockpit floor(opt)
  • Port bench seat: convertible into a sun deck.
  • Lockers: 1 large side locker to Stbd with strut-assisted closing and fixing for padlock.
  • Helm: Grp instrument console with 2 900mm diameter steering wheels BLACK)
  • Cockpit table: wood cockpit table with grp structure
  • Cockpit table Storage: storage space (refrigerator and sink OPT)
  • Handrail: Stainless, on cockpit table + 1 in each steering column
  • Shower: Hot and cold water in aft central section
  • Shore supply: Stbd helm position
  • Bathing ladder: Foldaway stainless bathing ladder.
  • Engine controls: At starboard helm position
  • Compasses: 2 on columns
  • Gas locker: Under port helmsman’s seat
  • BIB locker: Under floor
  • Emergency tiller: A stainless tiller with deck plate for access
Tender Garage
  • Opening transom giving access to swim platform / tender garage with ELECTRIC mechanism /OPT
  • Tender (opt) can be 3.10m with inflatable bottom / (OPT)
  • Tender inflating/deflating electric pump (OPT)
  • Access to tender garage is from deck and transom
  • Access to steering system and (opt) autopilot
Rigging and Sails
  • Mast: Anodized aluminium with 2 levels of swept spreaders
  • Rigging: 9/10 fractional
  • Mast stepping: On deck
  • Lights: Anchor and steaming lights and deck flood (LED)
  • Topping lift: Boom topping lift cleats.
  • Boom: Anodized aluminium equipped for 2 continuous reefs.
  • Furler: Manual roller furling genoa system (FACNOR).
  • Standing rigging: Continuous in stainless single-strand cable, chrome-plated bronze rigging screws, comprising: forestay, backstay bridle with twin rigging screws, inter and lower shrouds.
  • Backstay: double mechanically adjusted
  • Running rigging: “Running rigging in pre-stretched textile including: main and genoa halyards, boom topping lift, main and genoa sheets, 2 continuous reef lines, leech tensioner,
  • 1 mainsheet car adjustments, furling line, downhaul tackle. (MAIN and JIB halyard in spectra)
  • Mainsail: 2 wide reef strips, with battens and bag.(Dacron)
  • Genoa: Furling genoa with UV-protection (Dacron)
Saloon

Saloon

  • Partially raised saloon position allows a front panoramic view.
  • Plenty of natural light and ventilation is guaranteed by the front, side fixed plexi and the hatches in the coachroof
  • Direct and indirect lights
  • Night courtesy light in the saloon,
  • Saloon: U-shaped banquette on port side (2.1 m)
  • Central banquette: Sliding, with raising back rest
  • Table: 3-function saloon table
  • L shaped relaxing sofa to starboard side

Forward Cabin

  • Double Berth: 200 Å~ 160 cm centred placed in the front bhd
  • Mattress: 10 cm thick foam mattress with washable cover.
  • 12 V /230 V socket
  • 4 opening hatches above the bed
  • Stowage:
    - Side top lockers along side of hull.
    - 2 hanging lockers with shelves.
    - Below berth.
    - 2 tidy pockets
  • Access: To navigation instrument transducers

Forward Head

  • The owner cabin has an en suite toilette and a separated shower area
  • WC: Electric sea toilet + basin with single-lever mixer tap
  • Wash-basin: Polyester bowl with ‘Corian.’ synthetic resin top
  • Water: Hot and cold water, chrome-plated brass single-lever mixer tap and shower head.
  • Discharge: Direct, via an electric pump.
  • Mirror: Large mirror
  • Grating: ‘Corian.’ synthetic resin (std) or teak (std)
  • Ventilation: Via deck panel or opening port.
  • Cupboards: Storage unit

Aft Cabin

  • Berth: 198 x 195 cm approx.
  • Mattress: 10 cm thick foam mattress with washable cover.
  • Stowage: Hanging locker with shelves and top lockers along side of hull.
  • Ventilation and Natural Light: 3 openable hatches and 1 fixed hatches guarantees plenty of light
  • Artificial Light: general roof lights and 2 reading lights in each cabin
  • 12V & 230V electric outlets in each cabin
  • Technical area: Between aft berths.
  • Soundproofing: Double bulkhead provides acoustic and thermal insulation from adjoining engine compartment.

Aft Head

  • Access: both from saloon and cabin
  • WC: Manual sea toilet
  • Wash-basin: Wash-basin unit with basin in Corian.C synthetic resin.
  • Water: Hot and cold water, chrome-plated brass single-lever mixer tap and shower head.
  • Discharge: Direct shower discharge electric pump.
  • Cupboards: 1 high-level 2-door storage unit with mirror
  • Mirror: Large mirror
  • Grating: ‘Corian.’ synthetic resin (std) or teak (option)
  • Ventilation: Via deck opening port.
  • Other: Head to port and stbd. Separate shower to port
Galley

  • Configurations: the galley is located one step down forward of the saloon and it runs across the full beam of the boat
  • Worktop: ‘Corian.’ synthetic resin with wooden fiddle.
  • Sink: Stainless steel bowl sink in port module
  • Water: Hot and cold pumped water with brushed stainless single lever mixer tap.
  • Gas cooker: 3-burner gas cooker with oven and grill, on gimbals, with stainless hand rail in port side
  • Refrigerators: 130 lt front opening fridge Crockery storage: Dowels to retain crockery when heeling.
  • Freezer: 65 lt front opening fridge ( Std )
  • Stowage: various lockers
  • 220 V microwave oven: In stbd hull cubby-hole
  • Pump: Sea-water pump built-in under fl oor to stbd
  • Waste bin: Sort compartments, to port

Engine
  • Engine power: 110 hp (opt 150 hp)
  • Bow thruster(opt)
  • Transmission: Shaft-line with hydraulic V-drive reverse gear
  • Cooling system: Heat exchanger, anti-siphon valve.
  • Sea-water strainer: Sea-water strainer
  • Fuel tank: 2 tanks with gauge on electrical panel. 500lt
  • Fuel filter, water separator
  • Shut-off valve: fuel shut-off valve on each tank with selection system.
  • Control panel: Engine control panel with hours meter, engine stop and tachometer.
  • Alternator: Alternator with battery isolator.
  • Ventilation: Ventilation with 3 natural inlets and electric mechanical extract.
  • Bilge: Separate engine bilge.
  • Access: Access to the engine from front and both sides.
  • 4-blade folding propeller
  • Insulation: Carefully-designed foam acoustic and thermal insulation.
Electricity
  • Circuit: 12 V
  • Distribution panel: 18 functions with circuit-breakers, voltmeter 12V / 220V
  • Socket: 12 V on electrical distribution panel.
  • Isolator: 1 per set of batteries (Descente)
  • 12V / 60 Ah battery charger
  • 12V / 220 V - 2000W inverter OPT
  • 12V & 220V electric outlets in galley, chart table and each cabin
  • Engine Battery = 140 Ah
  • Service Batteries = 3 * 140 Ah

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