Dufour 525 Grand Large Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Dufour 525 Grand Large means looking at a 50-foot Grand Large-series cruiser built from 2006 onward, with a Felci Design hull and a Dufour Yachts build. The boat was sold in eight layouts and was aimed at comfortable liveaboard cruising, so the used fleet ranges from ex-charter boats to heavily optioned owner versions. What follows is how to read that market and where to spend your survey dollars.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, but both three- and four-cabin versions appear, and ex-charter examples are common. Every layout keeps two large aft cabins with wide berths, while the owner's version places a centerline queen forward with a lift-up mattress for stowage. A buyer cross-shopping a Beneteau Oceanis 50 or a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 509 will find the Dufour's saloon headroom of 6 feet 5 inches and its 211-gallon water capacity on the generous side for the class.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry electric winches, teak decks, a bimini, cockpit shower, bow thruster, radar, autopilot, furling main, swim platform, chartplotter, and dinghy davits as commonly fitted gear. For power and energy, watermakers, solar, and inverters are often seen, which matters because the stock electrical system is frequently supplemented for liveaboard loads. Sail-handling upgrades often include an asymmetric spinnaker or a dedicated A-sail rig on the retractable bowsprit, with a dodger, AIS, and life raft also frequent. Air conditioning and hot water show up less often and usually mark a specific owner's upgrade rather than a standard fit.
What to Inspect
The balsa-cored deck is bedded on a flat hull joint with Sikaflex and screwed down under a teak toerail, so probe the toerail line with a moisture meter and tap for soft spots where water may have reached the core deck joint under a teak toerail. The transom lifts by an electric motor; cycle it fully open and closed at the viewing and listen for strained actuators or a stuck limit switch that leaves it mid-travel. If the boat has the optional electric primaries, work them under load and confirm the motors are not overheating. Where the standard 75-horsepower Volvo Saildrive is fitted, inspect the leg seals and the rubber boot for weeping, since that leg service is on a different schedule than a shaft drive.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts turn up across the United States, Spain, France, Türkiye, and Italy. Before you commit, run this short list at the boat:
- Meter the teak-toerail deck joint for core moisture.
- Cycle the electric transom fully open and shut.
- Load-test any electric winches.
- Check Saildrive seals for leakage.
- Confirm the layout matches owner or charter use.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Dufour 525 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 | $279,125 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $329,000 | +17.9% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $256,244 | -22.1% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $329,000 | +28.4% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $220,820 | -32.9% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $325,000 | +47.2% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $325,000 | 0.0% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $297,146 | -8.6% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $279,000 | -6.1% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $255,445 | -8.4% |
| Jul 26 | 3 | $139,500 | -45.4% |
Where they're listed
Dufour 525 Grand Large listings appear across 4 countries. United States has the most listings with 9 (56.3%), followed by Spain and France.
Country view
16 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $289,000 | 9 | 2 | 56.3% |
| Spain | $326,278 | 3 | 0 | 18.8% |
| France | $231,890 | 2 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Turkey | $220,820 | 2 | 0 | 12.5% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufour 430 Grand Large | 43.44' | $ 247,966 | 80 | 21 |
| Dufour 520 Grand Large | 49.87' | $ 326,278 | 58 | 8 |
| Dufour 512 Grand Large | 49.87' | $ 360,815 | 52 | 7 |
| Dufour 425 Grand Large | 42.32' | $ 150,321 | 39 | 11 |
| Dufour 455 Grand Large | 45.14' | $ 168,965 | 32 | 2 |
| Dufour 445 Grand Large | 44.29' | $ 214,476 | 29 | 0 |
| Dufour 500 Grand Large | 49.54' | $ 314,625 | 23 | 2 |
| Dufour 54 | 55.25' | $ 1,113,000 | 21 | 0 |
| Dufour 410 Grand Large | 40.68' | $ 186,444 | 21 | 0 |
| Dufour 485 Grand Large | 48.33' | $ 232,473 | 18 | 6 |
| Dufour 525 Grand LargeYou are here | — | $ 279,000 | 17 | 3 |