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The Dufour 29 Sailboat Specs & key Performance Indicators

The Dufour 29, a masthead sloop, was designed by Michel Dufour and built in France by Dufour Yachts.  

Published Specification for the Dufour 29

Underwater Configuration:   Fin with skeg-hung rudder

Hull Material:   GRP (fibreglass)

Length Overall:  29' 4" / 8.94m

Waterline Length:  25' 1" / 7.64m

Beam:  9' 8" / 2.95m

Draft:  5' 3" / 1.60m

Rig Type:  Masthead Sloop

Displacement:  7,250lb / 3,289kg

Designer:  Michel Dufour

Builder:  Dufour (France)

Year First Built:  1975

Year Last Built:  1984

Owners Association:   Dufour Owners Association

Published Design Ratios for the Dufour 29

1. Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 15.6

2. Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 36.5

3. Displacement/Length Ratio: 205

4. Comfort Ratio: 20.7

5. Capsize Screening Formula:   2.0

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Summary Analysis of Published Design Ratios for the  Dufour 29

1. A Sail Area/Displacement Ratio of just 15.6 suggests that she'll need a stiff breeze to get her going. In any other conditions, unless you've got plenty of time on your hands, motor-sailing will be the way to go.

2. A Ballast/Displacement Ratio of  36.5 means that a sailboat like the Dufour 29 (which doesn't have a stiffness-enhancing bulb keel), is likely to benefit from being reefed early to keep her sailing upright in a moderate breeze.

3. A Displacement/Length Ratio of 205, tells us she's a moderate displacement cruiser, which means she'll carry all your cruising gear without it having a dramatic effect on her performance. Most of today's sailboats intended for offshore cruising fall into this displacement category.

4. Ted Brewer's Comfort Ratio of 20.7 suggests that crew comfort in a seaway is similar to what you would associate with the motion of a coastal cruiser, which is not encouraging news for anyone prone to seasickness. 

5. The Capsize Screening Formula (CSF) of 2.0 indicates that a Dufour 29 would not be the wisest choice of sailboat for ocean passage-making owing to the lower resistance to capsize in strong winds and heavy seas that is associated with sailboats with a CSF of 2.0 and above.

More about the Dufour 29...

The Dufour 29 is a simple and sturdy sailboat that can accommodate up to six people in two cabins and a saloon. It has a spacious cockpit with a tiller steering. The Dufour 29 is powered by a Volvo MD6A diesel engine with a fuel capacity of 10 gallons. The Dufour 29 is not a very fast or agile sailboat, but it is stable and comfortable in moderate conditions.

Accommodation

The Dufour 29 has a traditional layout with two separate cabins and a saloon. The forward cabin has a V-berth that can sleep two people, with storage lockers underneath and shelves on both sides. The aft cabin has a double berth that can sleep two people, with storage lockers underneath and shelves on both sides. The saloon has two settees that can sleep one person each, with storage lockers underneath and behind them. The saloon also has a folding table that can seat four people comfortably.

The galley is located on the port side of the saloon, next to the companionway. It has a two-burner stove with an oven, a sink with cold water, and storage cabinets for dishes and utensils. The navigation station is located on the starboard side of the saloon, opposite the galley. It has a chart table with drawers, an electrical panel, and instruments such as VHF radio, depth sounder, speedometer, and compass.

The head is located on the starboard side of the boat, between the saloon and the forward cabin. It has a manual marine toilet, a sink with cold water, and storage cabinets for toiletries.

The Dufour 29 has ample headroom of about 6 feet throughout the boat. It also has several opening ports and hatches for ventilation and natural light.

Hull and Deck

The Dufour 29 has a fiberglass hull and deck with an end-grain balsa core for stiffness and insulation. The hull-deck joint is secured by bolts and covered by an aluminum toe rail.

The mast is deck-stepped and supported by stainless steel wire rigging with single spreaders. The boom is aluminum and has slab reefing for the mainsail. The foresail is roller-furling on the forestay. The sails are made of dacron and are in good condition.

The cockpit is large enough for four people to sit comfortably or six people to squeeze in. It has two lockers for storing lines, fenders, tools, etc. It also has two winches for handling the sheets and two winches for handling the halyards on the cabin top.

The deck is wide and flat, with stainless steel stanchions and lifelines for safety. It also has a bow pulpit, a stern pulpit, and a double anchor roller at the bow. The anchor locker has a manual windlass and a chain and rope rode. The boat comes with a CQR anchor and a Danforth anchor.

The above text was drafted by sailboat-cruising.com using GPT-4 (OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model) as a research assistant to develop source material; we believe it to be accurate to the best of our knowledge.

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Dufour 29 is a 29 ′ 3 ″ / 8.9 m monohull sailboat designed by Michel Dufour and built by Dufour Yachts between 1975 and 1984.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Most DUFOUR 29’s were exported to the US.

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• Boat REF#  ·  275260
• Length  ·  8.94m
• Year  ·  1977
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Fin
• Sleeping berths  ·  5
• Engine  ·  1 x diesel 18hp, Volvo 2002 ()
• Lying  ·  Forth

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Sloop rigged Francespar Aluminium spars (1977) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (2015)

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 2 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

Construction

Accommodation.

Eberspacher cabin heating

2 burner propane Stove

2 halyard winches 2 sheet winches 1 anchors (Delta) 42.00m of chain 20.00m of rode

Nav Equipment

Safety equipment.

2 bilge pumps (2 manual / 0 electric)

Broker's Comments

A well maintained example of this popular cruiser/racer. The wood finished interior is far better than more modern yachts but was typical of this era. She has been lovingly maintained by the owner and would make an excellent starter yacht for someone who wants good quality affordable sailing, or wishing to downsize. A cradle is included in the sale.

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The Dufour 29 is a 29.33ft masthead sloop designed by Michel Dufour and built in fiberglass by Dufour Yachts (FRA) between 1975 and 1984.

The Dufour 29 is a moderate weight sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.

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• Boat REF#  ·  137637
• Length  ·  8.94m
• Year  ·  1976
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Fin
• Sleeping berths  ·  5
• Engine  ·  1 x diesel 18hp, Volvo Penta 2020 (2003)
• Lying  ·  Portsmouth Harbour

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Extra Details

Sloop rigged Aluminium spars (1976) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (1976)

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 1 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

Construction

The side decks are wide and uncluttered, with a decent hand rail. She has an encapsulated keel

Accommodation

There seems to be plenty of stowage under the bunks, and the saloon table is a good size. There looks to be room to convert the coolbox to a proper fridge if you feel the need.

2 burner propane Stove

2 halyard winches 4 sheet winches 2 anchors (CQR) 20.00m of chain 5.00m of rode Lifeguard dinghy () (Inflatable)

Nav Equipment

Garmin 128 GPS. Raymarine ST1000+ Tiller Pilot. Swiftech VHF. Clipper Duet Log/Depth. Clipper GPS Repeater. Clipper Wind (not working).

Safety Equipment

1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 electric)

Broker's Comments

Great name, Dufour are known for their well designed, safe, roomy cruisers and racers, and you can see where they get it from – this 1976 Dufour 29 pushes all the right buttons!

She is getting on a bit folks, 1976 was a while ago now, but she wears her maturity well, and down below you’ll be pleasantly surprised. She is clean and tidy, no rainwater in there, and when I turned on the battery everything sprang into reassuring life!

Plenty of room, decent berths, good sized heads, a chart table, what more could you want for under £12k?

On deck she is pretty standard, no surprises, but a handy anchor locker and the cockpit lockers are very good indeed.

Her hull could do with a bit of a wash and brush-up. Her last trip was up through the French canals, so her paintwork has taken a couple of superficial knocks and scrapes, but that is only to be expected on that journey!

Well worth coming to see her, she looks pretty sound to me and of course her engine was replaced in 2003, so there’s plenty of life in the old girl yet!

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