Dufour 360 Grand Large Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Owner two-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The two-cabin arrangement gives a roomy forward V-berth, a port aft cabin with real headroom and a large hanging locker, a big heads compartment, and a decent forward-facing chart table with good sea berth to starboard. The three-cabin version adds an aft cabin to starboard but loses legroom there for adults and cuts into the saloon settee and nav station. Either way, a large cockpit locker and loads of deck stowage in the two-cabin version make day-to-day gear easy to stow.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Commonly fitted gear on these boats includes a chartplotter, autopilot, bimini, swim platform, and cockpit shower — the core of a relaxed coastal setup. Often seen are heating, an inverter, teak decks, solar, hot water, and a self-tacking jib; the last pairs with the backstay-less rig and swept spreaders for truly short-handed sailing. Less common but worth noting as owner upgrades are a furling main, AIS, a bow thruster, and a life raft. For buyer consequence, the meaningful clusters are energy and comfort: solar with an inverter and heating extends shoulder-season use, while a self-tacking jib and furling main reduce crew workload. A bow thruster and AIS are the upgrades that matter most in tight marinas and busy coastal traffic.

What to Inspect

The one documented service difficulty is access to the primary fuel filter, which testers found hard to reach but noted could be relocated anchor. A buyer should confirm whether a previous owner has already moved it, or budget the modification. On the three-cabin boats, inspect the starboard aft cabin for adult usability given the known legroom shortfall anchor. Otherwise the standard 18 horsepower engine and the upgraded 29 horsepower Volvo seen on the Cruising World test boat, with saildrive, are straightforward, but a survey should still verify the fuel system condition.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These yachts typically appear in Spain, Italy, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, and the United States. For a buyer, the short checklist is: prefer the two-cabin layout unless you need the third berth; confirm fuel-filter access has been addressed; verify the self-tacking jib or genoa rigging and lines-led-aft setup are intact; and check the cockpit locker and stern-seat mechanisms, since the folding and opening seats are central to the boat's appeal.