Description

Still regarded as Michel Dufour’s masterpiece, following the huge success of his iconic Arpege 30, the 1971 – 1982 Dufour 35 incorporated design features copied by many builders in the years that followed.
IDUNA is a notably strong yacht which has been well fitted out and equipped for high latitude voyaging. In the last 11 years many upgrades and refitting have been carried out. She now being sold because her crew has flown the nest and a retirement downsize is sought.
A great liveaboard layout had made this model popular with ocean travelling families.

Specifications

Accommodation

The main cabin offers 3 berths: a starboard berth with U shaped seating opposite around the table which drops to enable a double berth to be formed. The table opens out to double size with the starboard berth providing further additional seating. A generous pilot berth extends under the cockpit seating. The forward cabin provides another double berth over the sail storage locker.
The design retains lift up backrests behind the main cabin port and starboard berths which lift up to form pipe cot berths for two further agile crew and expose extra width for the lower berths both sides. In most cruising adaptations the ‘cots’ are used for shelving which on IDUNA has been fitted out as a bar with glasses storage on the aft port side. Both forward starboard shelving sections have retaning bars for bookshelf use. Behind and below the lift up backrest are open lockers and a drawer each side.
With the pipe cots berths redundant the backrests on IDUNA have been extended to give full back support when seated. The original design had a full bulkhead between the galley/chart table section to facilitate night watch galley use and navigation without disturbing off watch crew. This and the rudder and skeg design follow the same arrangement as the earlier 30 foot ‘Arpege’ model, popular for, and successfully used, for racing. On this Dufour 35, many models intended primarily for cruising still have the door frame minus the door, with the upper section of bulkhead cut out to form a generous trimmed opening between the galley and main cabin.
As with many cruising yachts of this era, the heads, basin and shower facility is amidships between the main and forward cabins.
A deep safe cockpit has teak strip finished port and starboard seating which continues behind the tiller post shaft. Behind that is an aft locker. A drained locker for a Camping Gaz 907 2.75kg bottle and a large, deep port side locker have lids set in the seating.

Construction

A notably thick hull with deep reinforcing cross beams over its encapsulated keel made for an exceptionally strong, powerful boat with balanced lines which performs especially well in medium to high winds. This made it revolutionary in its own way, so much so that it still is appreciated by discerning sailors today, including live aboard cruising families on ocean cruising voyages. A further benefit is the full bonded inner moulding lining which creates an air cavity that help with a degree of thermal insulation.

Equipment

Aries pendulum windvane self steering fitted.
Simrad Autohelm and auxiliary remote hardwire handset.
Tiller steering with adjustable tiller extension
Deck Fittings and Equipment:
Anchor gypsy (manual) in the anchor locker and attendant in line deck cleat
Fore, Aft and mid Mooring cleats
Forehatch. Heads hatch and Main Cabin hatch all original ‘Altrad’ fittings.
Forward, port and starboard ‘U’ deck rings for webbing jackstays
Mainsheet track with IYE 3:1 continuous line pulley car adjustment
Headsail sheet tracks with new Barton genoa cars.
Bow Port and Starboard navigation lights + Sternlight
Canvas Sprayhood and complete cockpit Canvas Tent.
Stern ladder with lifting lower section.
Coachroof winches and clutches for main uphaul, and kicking strap sheet.
Port and Starboard Headsail and Spinnaker winches
Fuel Tanks:
Stainless steel 60 litre main fuel tank below starboard piiot berth with raised stainless steel gravity feed 40 litre day tank in the port side hanging locker by the galley. This installed for arctic latitude sailing is filled from the main tank by electric pump and fitted with a clear tube fuel depth gauge.
Water Tank
Stainless steel 60 litres capacity below the port side main cabin bunk – electric, on demand pump to galley sinks and heads basin ( pumprenewed 2016)
Fridge
refrigerated, two compartment cool box in the galley unit
Masthead TV antenna to internal coaxial cable socket:
Eberspacher diesel heater

Navigation Equipment

Plastimo compass :
Autohelm wind indicator::
Furuno GPS unit (internal repeater):
Navman Depth and Speed unit:
External speaker:
Furuno Radar and Internal screen
Icom VHF/DSC radio :
Lowe HF-150 multi band inc. SSB radio receiver:

Engine(s)

Volvo 2003 28hp 3 cylinder, raw water cooled

Sails & Spars

Sailing Inventory:
Rochna anchor with 30m. 8mm galvanised chain - 30m. anchorplait – anchor ball and line
Furling jib with 40 sq. m and 30sq.m sails .
Head sail canvas cover
Spinnaker and Cruising chute – spinnaker pole
Fixed head optional Inner forestay + heavy duty Pelican Hook with tensioning wheel.
3 no. hanked on inner forestay sails – 17sq.m., 12sq.m. and 10 sq.m.
Loose footed mainsail with two reefs and lines. A third reef option - leech not rigged.
The mainsail sheet track is set in the teak strip finished bridgedeck between the cockpit well and hatch with an IYE 4:1 purchase car and end stop blocks.
Mainsail canvas cover
Lazy jacks fitted with head block to lower and stow them for sailing
All sheets and halyards for the above are with the boat

Safety Equipment

Danbouy with drogue, reflective striped flagstaff and Lifebuoy on floating line with auto light float
Throwing line in stowage bag. Spare Lifebouy in port locker
Viking Ocean 6 man Liferaft in carry bag (will need a service)
First Aid Kit

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