Dufour 380 Grand Large Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Dufour 380 Grand Large means looking at a 39-foot cruiser built by Dufour Yachts from 2011 and succeeded by the Dufour 382 Grand Large in 2014–2015. These are modern aft-cockpit yachts with twin helms, a drop-down swim transom, and a fractional rig — comfortable family cruisers that also sail with notable form stability. Ex-charter examples are common, so survey scrutiny matters as much as layout choice.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin versions are the more common find, sleeping eight with a forward owner's cabin and two aft doubles sharing a head, but two-cabin owner layouts are also available. Dufour offered no fewer than six interior configurations originally, and the performance version trades the three-cabin arrangement for two cabins and one head plus a deeper keel and taller mast. The standard three-cabin boat has a U-shaped saloon berth, a starboard galley, and a proper chart table; Moabi mahogany joinery and a wine cellar beneath the companionway are consistent interior signatures. Ex-charter hulls will typically show higher hours and more wear in the three-cabin charter layout.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry autopilot, chartplotter, radar, AIS, hot water, bimini, swim platform, heating, gennaker, and teak decks as commonly fitted gear. Power and energy systems often see owner attention: lithium batteries, inverters, and solar are often seen, and the cockpit arch is suited to panel mounting. For sail handling and short-handed use, many have electric winches, bow thrusters, and a short-handed setup; a gennaker or asymmetric spinnaker is frequently present. Less common but possible upgrades include a watermaker, wind generator, furling main, and dodger. A bowsprit for code zero or gennaker work is a factory option worth confirming.
What to Inspect
The boat lacks rub rails as standard, so check gelcoat along the hull sides for marina scrapes and consider whether an owner added protection lacks rub rails as standard. The holding tank is only 12 gallons and was a frequent owner complaint for offshore use; verify its condition and whether it meets your plans. Certain used examples show slight interior trim defects, and the fluid and battery gauges on first-series boats were rated primitive by owners — work those systems at the panel. The teak cockpit seating and coachroof grab rails should be examined for lifting or cracking from UV and trapped water.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically appear in France, Finland, Portugal, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Sweden. When viewing a Dufour 380 Grand Large, confirm the layout matches intended use, test the monitoring systems, inspect hull sides for rub-rail absence damage, and verify the holding tank size against your cruising range. Check whether the rig is standard or performance, and confirm the presence of a bowsprit if you want reaching sails.
- Choose three-cabin owner or two-cabin performance layout per plan
- Inspect gelcoat where rub rails would sit
- Exercise tank and battery monitors on earlier boats
- Confirm teak condition and optional bowsprit
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Dufour 380 Grand Large. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 11 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 2 | $147,039 | — |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $156,730 | +6.6% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $148,573 | -5.2% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $128,180 | -13.7% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $139,833 | +9.1% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $152,923 | +9.4% |
| Feb 26 | 3 | $145,660 | -4.7% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $150,321 | +3.2% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $157,515 | +4.8% |
| May 26 | 2 | $117,330 | -25.5% |
| Aug 26 | 3 | $168,849 | +43.9% |
Where they're listed
Dufour 380 Grand Large listings appear across 7 countries. France has the most listings with 8 (33.3%), followed by Finland and Portugal.
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| Dufour 405 Grand Large | 39.93' | $ 147,990 | 45 | 6 |
| Dufour 350 Grand Large | 33.73' | $ 93,222 | 36 | 4 |
| Dufour 380 Grand LargeYou are here | — | $ 149,731 | 25 | 4 |
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