Dufour 63 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Dufour 63 means looking at a Felci-designed 2017-onward flagship built as a semi-custom yacht, so the individual boat you step aboard may differ considerably in layout and equipment from the next one listed. Ex-charter four-cabin versions are the more common on the used market, but both owner and charter layouts are available, and a buyer should treat the specific interior plan as a primary decision rather than an afterthought.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 63 was offered in various interior arrangements, all built around a bright saloon under a huge overhead window panel anchor. The used fleet splits between aft and forward owner suites and between two-cabin/three-head and four-cabin/four-head plans, some with a Pullman berth, plus a bow skipper's cabin. Charter four-cabin layouts dominate the ex-charter sector, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common, so a buyer comparing a private owner's aft-suite boat with a former charter four-cabin yacht is comparing two genuinely different vessels.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The standard boat carries a 180 HP Volvo Penta with a 230 HP option, and commonly fitted gear on the used market includes a furling main, teak decks, an inverter, lithium batteries, heating, a cockpit shower and a washing machine. For buyer consequence, the power and energy cluster — lithium batteries, inverter, and often a generator-sized house bank — determines whether the boat can run systems at anchor without constant engine use. Canvas and sail handling center on the commonly fitted bimini and furling main, while the swim platform and cockpit shower speak to the same warm-water entertaining layout seen in the original design. A washing machine and heating are commonly fitted but weigh more on the ownership side than on the sailing character.
What to Inspect
Inspection should follow normal composite-yacht practice. Verify which mast and sail plan is fitted and confirm the helm's control of electric winches, thrusters and anchor winch operates as intended anchor. Check the tender garage and folding bathing platform mechanics, and the convertible cockpit bed-to-table hardware, since these are central to the deck plan.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for used Dufour 63 yachts is Croatia. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm the interior layout matches your use (owner suite versus four-cabin charter), verify the rig and engine actually fitted, exercise the cockpit convertible features and transom gear, and assess lithium and inverter upgrades as liveaboard essentials.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Dufour 63. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | 1 | $911,967 | — |
| Apr 26 | 5 | $741,772 | -18.7% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $741,772 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Dufour 63 listings appear across 1 country. Croatia has the most listings with 8.
Country view
8 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | $741,772 | 8 | 2 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
8 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufour 56 | 56' | $ 463,535 | 61 | 6 |
| Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 62 | 62.56' | $ 1,044,405 | 39 | 11 |
| Dufour 56 -2 | 56.27' | $ 328,192 | 36 | 7 |
| Hanse 630 E | 62.34' | $ 551,827 | 33 | 7 |
| Dufour 54 | 55.25' | $ 1,113,000 | 21 | 0 |
| Hylas 63 | 63' | $ 1,370,000 | 12 | 7 |
| Dufour 63You are here | — | $ 741,772 | 8 | 2 |
| Dufour 61 | 63.06' | $ 1,042,684 | 4 | 2 |