Dufour 1800/25 Buyer's Guide
The Dufour 1800 is a French-built 25-foot trailerable cruiser-racer designed by Laurent Cordelle and Michel Dufour, produced between 1979 and 1982 with about 200 examples completed. She is a development of the earlier Dufour 25 and sold mostly in Europe while developing a following in Canada and to some extent the United States. For a buyer on the brokerage market, her keel variety and compact but clever interior make her a candidate for daysailing, club racing, and light cruising rather than extended liveaboard use.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 1800 sleeps four, with a forward V-berth and opening hatch, two cabin berths, and a head positioned on both sides of the bow just aft of the V-berth. A separate forecabin sits ahead of a midships heads compartment, and the starboard berth foot runs under the navigation table. The galley centers on a two-burner stove and is adequate for extended cruising, though the saloon feels a bit cramped. The dinette table stores under the starboard berth and can be moved to the cockpit; a small chart desk on the port side, fixed to the rear bulkhead, serves the navigator. Keel configuration is the main layout variable: fixed fin in shallow, standard, or deep draft, or the optional lifting keel with a centerline outboard well just forward of the rudder. An inboard engine was a factory option alongside the outboard well.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Original equipment centers on simple shorthanded sailing: a single cabin-roof halyard winch, two jib winches on the cockpit coaming, a mainsheet traveller, jib-block tracks, and standard boom vang with adjustable backstay. For a buyer, the meaningful differences are power and sail handling — the outboard well versus the optional inboard, and the lifting keel for trailering. Navigation is served by the half-size chart table, and comfort upgrades tend to cluster around the adaptable dinette and cockpit use rather than factory-fitted systems.
What to Inspect
The 1800 is a fiberglass boat with wood trim, so inspect the wood around the opening hatch and the coachroof joints for softening. The centerline outboard well and its drainage should be checked for leakage into the cockpit locker, and the lifting-keel trunk on optional-keel boats for wear. The head was standard as a chemical toilet with sink and a marine toilet as factory option; verify any converted installation is sealed properly. The cramped saloon and original winch layout reward a close look at tiller-extension and traveller track wear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in Germany, Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, Italy, and Switzerland. For the shopper, the checklist is short: confirm the keel type matches your mooring or trailer needs, verify the outboard well or inboard installation is sound, check the wood trim and hatch seals, and sail her with a crisp suit of sails to confirm the sporty fractional rig's behavior. A clean 1800 with the table and chart table intact is a capable small cruiser-racer at a modest scale.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Dufour 1800/25. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $12,363 | — |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $16,315 | +32.0% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $2,310 | -85.8% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $2,515 | +8.9% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $10,372 | +312.4% |
Where they're listed
Dufour 1800/25 listings appear across 5 countries. Germany has the most listings with 3 (42.9%), followed by Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Country view
7 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $10,372 | 3 | 0 | 42.9% |
| Switzerland | $15,520 | 1 | 0 | 14.3% |
| United Kingdom | $2,515 | 1 | 0 | 14.3% |
| Italy | $16,315 | 1 | 0 | 14.3% |
| Netherlands | $2,310 | 1 | 0 | 14.3% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufour Classic 30 | 30' | $ 35,803 | 28 | 9 |
| Dufour 2800 | 27.08' | $ 13,587 | 25 | 5 |
| Dufour 3800 | 30.67' | $ 27,850 | 15 | 11 |
| Dufour 24 | 24.1' | $ 9,089 | 12 | 2 |
| Pegasus Yachts 800 | 25.75' | $ 7,409 | 8 | 1 |
| Dufour 1800/25You are here | — | $ 10,371 | 7 | 0 |