Dufour 365 Grand Large Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The 365’s interior centers on a longitudinal pantry to port and a forward berth offset to starboard that measures only 1.35 metres wide. The aft end is the main variable: a single aft cabin gives a 1.95-by-1.60-metre berth, while two aft cabins cut that width to 1.40 metres. The offset forward berth and linear galley are consistent across versions; the choice is really about a large owner’s aft double versus two smaller guest berths. Ex-charter boats tend to be the two-aft-cabin configuration.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market, a Dufour 365 Grand Large will commonly carry a chartplotter, autopilot, AIS, radar, and a life raft as navigational and safety baseline. Common comfort and sail-handling gear includes a bimini, cockpit shower, hot water, heating, and solar; teak decks and an asymmetric spinnaker or conventional spinnaker are also frequently found. Less common owner additions include a Code Zero for offwind speed, electric winches to ease shorthanded trimming, and an EPIRB. A swim platform appears on some boats as a later upgrade. The 29-horsepower Volvo Penta diesel and the injection-molded deck are standard; the equipment clusters a buyer should weigh are power and energy (solar, heating, hot water), canvas and sail handling (bimini, spinnaker, Code Zero), and navigation (chartplotter, AIS, radar).

What to Inspect

The one documented factory limitation is that the 365 could not be ordered with a rubbing strake, not even as extra equipment anchor. Inspect the topsides for gelcoat scuffs or owner-fitted guard rails. The hull and deck are glued and screwed with laminated bulkheads anchor, so check bulkhead bonds for any separation. The infusion-process hull using iso-resins and foam sandwich anchor should be surveyed for moisture consistent with any foam-cored fiberglass, but the construction method itself is a point in the boat’s favor.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These yachts typically appear in the United Kingdom, France, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Italy. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm the layout matches your berth-width needs (forward is 1.35 metres; aft is 1.60 single or 1.40 twin), verify any rubbing-strake retrofit, and review the bulkhead lamination during survey. A commonly equipped example with solar, autopilot, and a spinnaker represents the model’s intended cruising character well.