2012 Dufour 40'
12.19' m
$196,150 USD

2012 Dufour 40'

12.19'
$196,150 USD

2012 Dufour 40'

Mon Confidant is a lovely example of the renowned and coveted Dufour 405 GL. Bought new in 2014 from the Toronto dealer the boat has had only one owner who has used the boat lightly and sailed only on Lake Ontario Reluctantly for sale now to attend to other demands Don't let this one get away!

Description

From the design board of Felci Yacht Design the 405 stands out from the crowd with beautifully drawn lines, excellent ergonomics above and below, consistently superior Felci sailing performance and Dufour's commitment to premium quality in that period


Mon Confidant has been professionally maintained mechanically and the deck is detailed and cleaned bi-weekly by club professional staff

* only 275 engine hours

* Sept 2024 - brand new North Sails 3Di furling mainsail with vertical battens


Mon Confidant features the following major factory options:

> In-mast furling mainsail

> Shallow draft fin with bulb keel

> Upgraded 55 hp Volvo Penta with saildrive

> Teak clad cockpit floor and swim platform

> Teak clad coachroof

> Liberty Package

  • Wooden cockpit table with storage unit, 12V plug for lamp
  • Dufour Yachts dining set
  • Wine cellar
  • Radio/CD/MP3 player with 2 cabin speakers and 2 cockpit speakers
  • 2nd house battery
  • Rigid vang
  • 2nd coachroof winch with deck organizer and clutches
  • H&C cockpit shower
  • Outboard engine mounting bracket on stern rail


Accomodations

She has the standard 2 cabins and 2 heads layout.

The stateroom forward has an island queen bed and head with lots of storage and lots of natural light.

The salon is very spacious, featuring a dinette and opposing lounge chairs with table between, convertible to settee / single berth.

L-shape galley is to starboard and separated from the lounge seating by a massive top and front loading fridge and freezer

Aft head with shower is between the aft cabin and dinette on the port side.

To starboard of the companionway is a gigantic drop-in / walk-in cockpit locker where the optional aft cabin would be.


The ambience below is of efficient elegance


Specifications

FRDUFF3122D212

6607

Yes

40' 9" (12.19 Meters)

Sail - Used

2012

13' 1"

34' 9"

5' 9"

2

4

1

1

2

6' 5"

7.89 Knots

Diesel

Fibreglass

Fiberglass

White gelcoat

Monohull

55' 7"

53 Gallons (200.63 Liters)

100 Gallons (378.54 Liters)

13.21 Gallons (50 Liters)

Yes

Felci Yacht Design

Dufour

Full Details

Construction

Hand laminated FG hull

NPG gelcoat in first layer of glass for osmosis barrier

FG inner molded hull bottom, structural grid laminated to the hull

Infused fg deck with balsa core sandwich

Cast iron keel, bolt loads taken up by ss backing plate

Semi-elliptical fg skin rudder cored with closed cell epoxy foam with solid ss stock

Interior

All joinery work is finished in prime choice Moabi mahogany, with fiddles, mouldings and framings in solid wood.

Cabin sole in solid Moabi wood

Cabin lining in white coloured marine plywood

Blocking system for cabin doors to keep them open where necessary

Curved wooden companionway stairs and access to engine by lifting stairs supported by hydraulic struts

~ 77" long island queen bed with mattress in forward stateroom. Large hanging locker with shelves. Full length shelf with sea fiddle above the bed along the hull. Water tank under. Ensuite head including shower, Corian counter tops and moulded sink. Chrome plated h&c mixer, large mirror and stowage

~ 77" long double berth in port aft cabin. Large hanging locker with double door and shelf on top. Full length shelf with fiddle along hull side. Water tank under

Aft head includes shower and Corian counter tops and molded sink. Chrome plated h&c mixer, large mirror and stowage

L-shape galley with Corian fiddled counter tops, ss sinks, chrome plated h&c mixer, gimballed propane stove/oven, top and front opening fridge with freezer, storage drawers, PVC baskets, open and closed storage lockers

Navigation station with hinged top chart table, ergonomic cushioned nav seat with stowage under seat, instruments console, 12V and 110V panels 

U-shape settee in salon to port, central fixed settee with hinged stowage under the lid, large dining table with integrated plate holder, stowage lockers with doors and bookshelf above the settee, additional stowage under seats and behind backrests  

Cockpit

2 x cockpit lockers with lids supported by hydraulic struts and with lockable hasps 

Port side locker above aft cabin is wide, long and shallow

Stbd side locker is full standing height, double width and full length, accessible from interior and cockpit

2 x fg steering pedestals

Rudder stock head on centreline between helms with emergency tiller attachment

Engine single-lever shifter and control panel on stbd helm pedestal

Transom open in centre with helm seats port & stbd, lazarette to port and propane tank locker to stbd with diesel and water tank fills

Swim platform lowered/raised with line to fairlead and cleat near propane tank locker  

Telescoping ss boarding ladder integrated into aft platform

Cockpit shower in port lazarette

Teak cockpit table with drop leaves and swivel mount for chartplotter aft

Opening port on port side forward above aft cabin 

On Deck

- Teak clad coachroof, cockpit floor, cockpit seats and swim platform

- Teak coachroof handrails

- Teak toerails

- Anchor locker with molded fg windlass base

- SS stemhead fitting with double anchor roller

- SS step-over bow pulpit with wooden step and LED running lights

- SS stanchions for double lifelines

- SS lifeline gate stanchions port and stbd

- SS double rail stern pulpits with lifeline gate between pulpits, lifering holder, stern light and flag pole holder

- Single SS chainplate for cap shrouds and and aft lower shrouds

- 2 x SS backstay chainplates

- Traveller mounted on molded fg bases forward of companionway

- 2 x deck fillers for water, 1 for fuel and 1 for pumpout

- SS swan neck to lead mast cables through deck

Rig and Rigging

I = 47.9'  J = 14.9'  P = 44.3'   E = 15.1'  Bridge clearance = 55.6'

Mainsail ~ 394 sq ft   Genoa ~451 sq ft   Upwind sail area ~845 sq ft

- Aluminum, deck-stepped mast with swept double spreaders and fractional foretriangle

- Anchor & steaming lights - LED

- Aluminum boom with gooseneck, outhaul and bails for vang and mainsheet 

- SS 1 x 19 standing rigging; continuous upper, intermediate and lower shrouds

- SS 1x 19 standing rigging: forestay and double backstay

- In-mast mainsail furling system

- Genoa furling system

- Mainsail & Genoa halyards

- Boom topping lift, main and genoa sheets, traveller control lines, genoa furling line, mainsail furling line, rigid vang with rope tail 

- Mast base collar with blocks for leading control lines aft to deck organizers and aft to 5 clutches each port & stbd and winches at companionway

- Lewmar ST40 winches on coachroof at companionway

- Inboard genoa tracks

- Genoa sheet lead cars adjustable from the cockpit lead genoa sheets aft to coaming-mounted cheek blocks leading to cockpit winches 

- Lewmar ST45 winches on coaming for genoa sheets

Ventilation and Lighting

2 x dorade vents on coachroof with ss protective frame

- 7 x deck hatches with integrated mushroom ventilators

- 4 x opening ports in coachroof

- 4 x fixed ports in coachroof

- 8 x fixed hull ports

- ~ 10 hatch and port screens

- Spotlights and reading lamps in forward stateroom, aft cabin, cockpit locker, heads, galley, nav and salon

Plumbing

- 42. USG plastic fresh water tank under forward stateroom bed

- 52.8 USG plastic fresh water tank under port aft cabin bed

- 5.2 USG hot water tan

- 15.2 USG holding tank in aft head

- H&C pressure water at galley, head and cockpit shower

- Shower sump pumps drain overboard

- Electric bilge pump

- Manual bilge pump

- Manual marine toilet in aft head 

- Manual marine toilet in fwd head

Electrical

- 12V starting battery

- 2 x house batteries

- 30A shore power connection on transom

- 2 x 50' shore power cords and adaptor

- Battery charger

- Battery isolator

- Battery selector switches (in aft cabin)

- Battery monitor

Engine and Drive

- Volvo Penta 55 hp inboard diesel with Saildrive

- ~ 275 engine hours

- Large capacity sea water strainer

- Engine instrument panel near helm

- Alternator with battery isolator

- 200 litre fuel tank with gauge at nav panel

- Fuel filter with water separator

- Emergency fuel shutoff handle

- Engine compartment blower 

- 3-blade fixed prop

- Engine access at companionway, aft cabin to port and cockpit locker to stbd

- Separate engine bilge

- Sound-proofing foam in engine compartment

Equipment List

Docking & Anchoring & Storage

- Delta anchor 

- 40' chain

- 100' rode

- Quick 12V windlass with controller

- Double anchor roller

- 2 x bow mooring cleats

- 2 x midships mooring cleats

- 2 x stern mooring cleats

- 4 x fenders

- 4 x dock lines

- Cradle (2022)

- Custom winter cover with frame


Safety Equipment

- 6 x lifejackets

- Lifering with heaving line

- 2 x fire extinguishers

- Boarding ladder

- Watertight flashlight

- Horn

- Axe

- Emergency tiller


Navigation & Electronics 

- Pedestal card compass at each helm

-2 x Raymarine ST70 displays for log/speed, depth, wind speed/direction - 1 at each helm

- Raymarine C90W chart plotter - on swivel mount at aft end of cockpit table

- Raymarine SPX-30 autopilot with ST70 control head

- Raymarine 49E DSC VHF

- Raymarine VHF cockpit speaker

- Kenwood AM/FM/CD/MP3 stereo with cabin and cockpit speakers


Sails & Cockpit Canvas

- 3Di in-mast furling mainsail with vertical battens - North Sails - Sept 2024

- 130% Furling genoa with UV foot & leech strips

- Fitted cockpit cushions

- Dodger/Connector/Bimini - Island Canvas - 2021

- Helm & cockpit table covers


Other

Available at additional cost:

10' inflateable floor dinghy - 2023

15 hp 4-stroke Tohatsu outboard - 2023

Cover - 2023

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

Contact

For more information about this yacht, please contact Colin Andrews.

For more information about this yacht,
please contact Colin Andrews.
We look forward to working with you!

Colin Andrews

1710 Charles Street

Whitby ON L1N 1C2 Canada

1-905 430 3390

1-905 430 3390
1-905 430 3390