Description
Owner’s cabin plus crew layout, shoal draft Dufour 525 Grand Large from 2008. Stylish Felci design and easily-handled thanks to in-mast furling rig and powered winches. Big 2023 refit.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
UNFURLED is a privately used Dufour 525 Grand Large, launched in September 2008 and benefitting from a fantastic cruising spec including shoal draft keel, powered-winches, in-mast furling rig and a versatile owner’s cabin layout plus crew cabin with ensuite forward. With circa Euro 45,000 spent of upgrades for the 2023 season, her specification highlights include:-
• Owner’s 3-cabin, 2-heads interior layout in Moabi with upgraded Wenge floors.
• Separate crew cabin in forepeak with heads and sink.
• Larger Volvo D3-110 engine with shaft drive and 3-bladed folding propeller
• Retractable bowthruster
• 2.00m shoal draft keel
• Retractable bowsprit for gennaker
• Vertically battened in-mast furling mainsail
• Harken powered winches
• Teak decks
• Tender garage aft
• Bimini and sprayhood
• Carbon fibre passarelle
• Raymarine instruments with radar, chart plotter and autopilot
• Newly-installed air-conditioning system
• Newly installed upgraded Mastervolt 100Amp battery charger
• Newly installed Whisper Power Gel service batteries
• Newly installed Schenker Zen 50 Watermaker
• Inverter
• Electric heads
• Two fridges and freezer
• LED lighting throughout
• LCD TV in saloon
UNFURLED is seriously for sale, EU VAT paid, and ready to go.
MAGAZINE REVIEW:
The 525 Grand’large is a handsome, powerful, stable, and stiff yacht. The deck layout is configured so that it can be handled with a minimum crew, and the deep-V’d bow helps produce a very comfortable motion in any sort of seaway. That’s an important trait for a passage making cruiser to have, and this one passes with flying colors.
Sail Magazine – August 2008
Specification
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”
Hull Construction:
• GRP sandwich design of the hull makes for very good thermal and acoustic insulation.
• The lamination of the network of ribs reinforces the hull’s solidity and spreads forces from the keel and rigging.
• The inner moulding liner with its accurate surface finish produces additional stowage space under the floors and makes for easier cleaning.
• Prevention of osmosis on hull with the use of a NPG gelcoat.
• Antifouling, primer, zincs - June 2023
• Professional polishing hull - June 2023
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• The GRP deck structure is produced by vacuum infusion for an optimum rigidity/ lightness ratio along with excellent thermal and acoustic insulation, and has an inner moulding liner for a perfect finish.
• Teak laid side decks, cockpit sole, cockpit seating and bathing platform.
• Localized monolithic reinforcing areas are included under deck fittings (winches, tracks, chain-plates, cleats).
• To increase the boat’s durability, Dufour’s team of engineers have opted to minimize wooden structural inserts beneath deck fittings.
• A straight sheer strake forms the join between the hull and the deck. This assembly ensures the watertightness of the hull/deck join and increases safety when moving about on deck.
• The wooden toerail emphasizes the deck line, and offers non-aggressive protection for the feet.
• The join between the transom/hull is built flat for greater aestheticism.
Keel & Rudder:
• The shoal draft (bulb) keel is in cast iron: 2.00 m
• For maximum life, keels undergo factory treatment before fitting (anti-corrosion and improved finish thanks to epoxy-based paint and coatings).
• The keel with a large sole-plate is fixed to the boat with a system of stainless backing-plate and bolts.
• The GRP rudder blade is semi-elliptical in shape — taking advantage of the latest research in hydrodynamics — and filled with very high density closed-cell epoxy foam to avoid any ingress of water.
• The solid stainless rudder stock is mounted on self-aligning bearings for greater precision and lightness of the helm whatever the wind conditions.
• Stainless steel emergency tiller with access deck-plate.
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Volvo Penta D3-110i-C 2.4 litre common rail 5-cylinder naturally aspirated diesel engine producing 110Hp @ 3,000rpm – factory upgrade from standard 75hp 4-cylinder engine.
• Volvo shaft-drive reduction gearbox
• Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Carefully-designed foam soundproofing.
• Engine compartment ventilation via 100 mm ducts leading to transom (invisible ventilation openings).
• Engine sump.
• Volvo electric vessel control system.
• Engine control lever and engine control panel built into aft sun platform, aft of the port helm position.
• Fuel filter with water separator, plus sea-water filter, anti-siphon valve.
• Engine compartment light
Service, Maintenance & Performance:
• Engine hours approx. 1,367 as of Summer 2023
• Date of last engine service: June 2023
Propulsion & Steering:
• 4-bladed folding propeller
• MaxPower VIP 150 Duo 12vDC retractable bowthruster
• 2 leather-sleeved stainless steering wheels, 1100 mm in diameter.
• The steering wheels are easily controllable from a seated position on the helmsman’s side bench seats.
• Transmission system via chain and cranks connected to the rudder quadrant.
ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via shorepower, or inverter
Battery Banks:
• 1x 12vDC 120Ah Victron AGM deep cycle engine start battery – 2022
• 4x 12vDC Whisper Power Gel 255Ah service batteries joined in parallel to supply 1,020Ah @ 12vDC – 2023
• Battery monitoring and control system
Charging / Inverter:
• Mastervolt 12vDC/220vAC 100Amp automatic battery charger – 2023
• 2,000w inverter
Alternators:
• 12vDC high output engine-mounted alternator
Shorepower:
• 220vAC shorepower supply with ring main and internal 220vAC sockets
Other Electrical:
• Electrical distribution panel with 21 functions on 12vDC and 6 functions on 220vAC, including: Voltmeter for service battery and engine (220 V and 12 V).
• Ammeter for consumption.
• The 12vDC electrical circuit is protected by circuit-breakers.
• The 220vAC circuit has dual protection, via one thermal-magnetic circuit-breaker per function, and an overall 30 mA differential circuit-breaker on the distribution panel.
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• Pressurised fresh water supply via 12vDC pressure pump
• Hot water supplied via engine-driven calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element in 60 litre well insulated hot water tank
Watermaker:
• Schenker Zen 50 reverse osmosis watermaker - 2023
Bilge Pumps:
• 2x 12vDC electric automatic bilge pumps
• Manual bilge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
2x 250 litre rotomoulded fuel tanks beneath aft bunks, with electric fuel gauge remoted to chart table.
Extra 20 litre stainless steel day tank giving total fuel capacity of 520 litres
Fresh Water:
• 750 litre water capacity is stored in: 280 litre rigid rotomoulded water tank beneath bunk in forward cabin. 2x 210 litre rigid rotomoulded water tanks in saloon to port and starboard.
• The tanks are fitted with electrical level gauges.
Holding Tank:
• 2x 70 litre black water holding tanks servicing forward and aft heads.
• Electric pump out to sea, or deck extraction point.
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
• Raymarine E80 GPS chart plotter and radar display at aft end of cockpit table
• Raymarine closed array radar scanner
• Raymarine ST60 wind displays at each helm
• Raymarine ST60 speed and depth displays at companionway
• Raymarine Fishfinder transducer
• Raymarine ST70 autopilot control head with SPX course computer
• Raymarine ST100 autopilot remote control handset
Communications Equipment:
• Raymarine Ray VHF with DSC
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Gimbal-mounted stainless ‘Bretagne Evolution’ 3-burner gas cooker with grill/oven, with stainless fiddle and anchor-point for safety strap.
• 130 litre front-opening 12vDC refrigerator
• 100 litre top-opening 12vDC refrigerator
• Double sink with synthetic resin cover doubling as a chopping-board.
• Pressurised hot and cold water supplies plus manual fresh and salt water supplies.
Heads:
• 12vDC electric flush heads in guest heads plus manual heads for crew cabin.
• Hot & cold pressurised water supplies and showers in forward and aft heads
Heating & Ventilation:
• 220vAC reverse cycle air-conditioning/heating system – 2023 (brand new and not yet commissioned)
Entertainment:
• Sony CD/Radio with iphone input and speakers in saloon and cockpit
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• Three cabins layout with owner’s cabin forward. Ensuite heads for owner’s cabin and further day heads aft. Converting saloon table to create occasional double berth. Crew cabin forward with single berth and heads.
Accommodation Finish:
• Interior woodwork is in first-grade moabi and Wenge.
• Floors are made of Wenge (Factory upgrade).
• Beadings, trims and cubby-hole door surrounds are in solid wood.
• Ventilation louvers are fitted at the top of cupboard doors.
• LED interior lighting via numerous ceiling lights and reading lamps.
• All cushions have easily-removed covers.
Accommodation layout from Forward:
Crew Cabin:
• Accessed from T70 deck hatch.
• Stainless ladder.
• Single berth.
• Heads and sink.
• Ceiling light.
• Lewmar ventilator.
• 1.87 m headroom.
Owner’s Cabin:
• 1.92 m headroom Door and access to en-suite head.
• Closed units running along side to port and starboard.
• Hanging locker with light and shelves to port, unit to starboard. 6 light fittings.
• Hull liner.
• 3 opening deck hatches with ventilators, black-out blinds and mosquito screens.
• 2 hull ports.
• Central bunk.
• Seat in front of port hanging locker.
• Accessible stowage under bunk with 2 drawers on bunk face.
Owner’s head:
• Headroom: 1.92 m.
• Polyester bulkheads to protect woodwork from water.
• Sea-toilet with lid.
• Bulkhead-separated shower with Plexiglass® door.
• Synthetic resin wash-basin, high-level unit, mirror, toilet accessories.
• Electric shower waste pump discharging into sea.
• T44 deck hatch.
Main saloon:
• Headroom: 1.96 m. Saloon with U-shaped banquette seat to starboard and long banquette seat to port.
• A central settee allows 2 extra guests to sit at the table.
• 2 low units acting as arms for the port banquette offer extra stowage.
• Fitted unit against forward bulkhead. Stowage in port banquette, accessible by lowering the back.
• Adjustable height 1.2 m × 0.9 m saloon table dropping to create occasional double berth.
• Cubby-holes and closed stowage units running along the side of the hull, behind the banquette backs.
• Hull liner in wood.
• 6 ceiling lights and 4 bulkhead lights.
• T60 opening deck hatch with built-in black-out blind and mosquito screen. 1 ventilator. 2 hull ports.
Galley:
• Headroom: 1.96 m
• Corian® worktop with wooden fiddle round it.
• Double sink with synthetic resin cover doubling as a chopping-board.
• Waste bin below sink.
• Under-sink storage and cutlery drawer.
• Sliding storage bins.
• Stowage cubby holes along side of hull.
• Bottle stowage.
• System for securing crockery in dedicated unit fitted with pegs. 2 opening ports in coach-roof side.
• 6 ceiling lights and one spotlight.
• Gimballed stove
• 2x fridges and 1x freezer
Chart Table:
• Headroom: 1.95 m.
• Forward-facing chart table.
• Unit with shelf beneath chart table.
• High-level unit running along side.
• Bookshelf.
• Panel for navigation instruments.
• Electrical distribution panel (12V / 220V)
• Seat with cushions for seat and back.
• Fixed port in coach-roof side.
Aft head:
• 1.88 m headroom.
• Polyester bulkheads to protect woodwork from water.
• Sea-toilet with lid.
• Shower tray.
• Synthetic resin wash-basin, high-level unit, mirror, toilet accessories, single-lever mixer tap and shower-head.
• Electric shower waste pump discharging into sea.
• Light fitting.
• Opening port in coach-roof side
Port side and starboard cabins:
• 1.88 m headroom.
• Double bunk 2.02 m × 1.52 m / 1.03 m.
• Stowage beneath bunk.
• Hanging locker with light and shelves.
• High-level unit running along the hull.
• Central cubby-hole between the two cabins.
• Hull / ceiling liner in wood and simulated leather.
• 4 light fittings.
• 2 ports opening onto cockpit and 1 hull port.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• 9/10 fractional rig anodized aluminum mast stepped on the deck, carrying 2 levels of 20° swept-back spreaders.
• Anodized aluminium boom.
• Inmast furling system
• Stainless steel wire standing rigging – 2008
• Facnor LS290 twin-slot manual genoa roller furler and furling line
• 2 genoa sheet tracks with Harken piston-adjustable traveler blocks.
• Retractable bowsprit allows attachment of spinnaker tack. Tack position adjustable from cockpit.
Winches:
• 2x Harken 2-speed electric self-tailing primary winches
• 1x Harken 2-speed electric self-tailing main halyard winch at companionway
• 1x Harken 2-speed manual self-tailing halyard winch at companionway
Sails:
• Dacron vertically-battened in-mast furling mainsail
• Dacron furling genoa – new UV strip 2023
• 160sqm gennaker - 2023
General:
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and guardwire stanchions.
• Side boarding gates.
• Large sun platform aft with teak trim.
• Removable bathing ladder with teak steps.
• Removable ladder with teak steps for side gates.
• Cockpit shower with hot and cold water.
• Transom with locker: a hinged door mounted on a electro-hydraulic ram opens to reveal a large tender stowage space.
• Large fixed cockpit table fitted with a teak tray and stainless fiddles with hinged leaves: easy movement and lots of seating around the table.
• Cockpit shower
• Carbon fibre “Carboway” passarelle covered with teak.
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Self-draining anchor locker forward, with hatch cover.
• Vertical 1.5 kW electric windlass with control box in the sail locker for remote electrical control plus further remote control in cockpit.
• Vulcan 33kgs anchor (2023) with 100m of 10mm chain
• Spare Lewmar Delta 30kgs anchor
• 16kgs folding kedge anchor
• Twin bow rollers with stainless stemhead fitting.
• 6 stainless steel mooring cleats for making fast warps and springs.
• 6 stainless steel rubbing plates on sheer line.
• Fender stowage provided in stern locker or sail locker.
Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
• Sprayhood with stainless steel frame.
• Bimini with stainless steel frame.
• Sunbrella cockpit cushions.
• Top Cockpit cover
• Hatch covers
• Wheels covers
• Front deck cover
Tender & Outboard:
• Inflatable tender
• Yamaha 4-stroke outboard engine - 2013
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
• Radar reflector
• Gas alarm
Viewing arrangements
Lying Torrevieja, Spain
Available to view strictly by appointment
Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment
For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.
Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.
Lead Broker: Jascha Bach
Tel: +31 641 486879
Email: jascha@grabauinternational.com
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