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The Dufour T7 is an extremely versatile 7 meter sailboat, fast, responsive, easily sailed in the confines of small harbours and equally capable of safe passages on the open sea. I’ve owned this vessel for the past 11 years. She has been extensively stripped down and refitted throughout. Her sails and equipment are in good condition and she is ready to sail. The boat comes with a twin axel fully braked trailer. She is able to be rigged and launched by just two people. I have sailed her on the East coast between the Farne Islands and Lowestoft, though mainly day sailing with my family from a drying mooring on the North Norfolk coast. She is a great looking yacht and a lovely vessel to sail. With her swing keel and lifting rudder, she can be beached and is afloat in just 30 cm of water. She has been lovingly looked after and is in great condition.
She was designed by Jean Louis Noir in the later 1970’s as a safe family cruiser, "allowing total independence". The prototype Dufour T7 was sailed in the 1979 Mini Transat Race from Penzance to Tenerife and onwards to Antigua, well over 4,000nm across the Atlantic Ocean. Daniel Gillard sailed the vessel singlehanded though several 40kt plus depressions and finished in 3rd place, from a fleet of 49 yachts.
The Central cockpit concentrates the main weight and ballast into the centre of the vessel reducing pitching and allowing a smooth motion through the waves. The engine well drains a large cockpit, which also allows easy access for outboard engine controls. Its position in the aft end of the cockpit avoids any prop cavitation in short choppy seas. Additionally the engine is easily lifted and fits into the starboard cockpit locker.
The cockpit separates two cabins. The aft cabin has two berths or ample space for stowage. The forward cabin has two berths, a table, cooking and navigation areas and a sea water toilet.

THE MAIN REFIT 2012/2024:
The interior including the head liner, the deck, hull and all fixtures were totally stripped down. All the bulkheads and headlining were replaced with new ply which was epoxied and fibre-glassed into the hull. Any surface damage was cut back, re – glassed and or filled with epoxy filler. Old antifouling was completely removed and the hull was sanded, then painted with two coats of epoxy primer, a barrier primer and hard antifouling. The interior and exterior surfaces were painted with two coats of epoxy paint and then two coats of a two part polyurethane paint. Jotun hardtop HB satin for the interior and deck. The topsides coated with epoxy paint and two part polyurethane Jotun Hardtop AX high gloss Oxford blue. The topsides have been recoated this year.
The keel swivel pin was replaced last year.
The forward hatch and four windows have new Perspex and sealing.
All the electrics were stripped out and replaced with marine grade wire and where appropriate into conduits. All navigation and interior lights were replace with LED lighting. I also fitted a 50 watt solar panel and a 110 amp battery.
MAST AND RIGGING:
The Z spar aluminium mast and boom are original. All the fittings were removed and refitted with monel pop rivets. I have replaced the spreaders with the modern thru mast Z spar system. All the rigging was replaced in 2013 with swaged terminals and new turnbuckles from Z spars.
All new sheaves
All new electrical wiring
The anchor and steaming lights are led
Main and genoa halyards are dyneema
All other lines and sheets are pre-stretched braid on braid, and in excellent condition

FORWARD CABIN:
NAVIGATION AND ELECTRICS:
Standard Horizon DSC VHF Radio with, GPS and AIS reception - 2018
Raymarine ST1000 tiller pilot new 2017
Navtex reciever
Depth Sounder
New switchboard and interior LED lighting
Compass
A 50 watt solar panel is attached to the forward cabin hatch and charges a 75amp battery
GALLEY:
Twin burner with grill, gimbaled stove
Deep stainless steel sink with tap and fresh water foot pump
35lt fresh water tank
Fire blanket and a fire extinguisher are mounted on the aft cabin bulkhead

MAIN SALOON:
New cushion covers 2023
A detachable varnished table slides down the mast support column aligning with seating
Two berths utilizing the seat area and forward cushions
Additionally adjustable berths can be lowered port and starboard for a level berth underway
A Jabsco sea water toilet is situated under the sliding navigation table

DECK:
Forward locker houses a plough anchor chain and warp
A kedging anchor is stowed in the port side cockpit locker plus chain and warp
Self-tacking jib track
Two lewmar winches sit either side of the main hatch, each has a Rutgerson three line rope clutch with deck guides from the mast
Pt and Stbd jib tracks with sliding blocks
Pt and Stbd spinnaker tracks either side of cockpit with two sliding blocks on each track
Mainsail track mounted on the aft deck – with car and main sheet jammer
Cockpit has deep locker stowage under seating. Port and Starboard thru-deck mounted jabsco hand bilge pumps can pump water from all compartments
Starboard locker houses the outboard and fuel tank – plus a hand bilge pump
Port locker houses sails, butane gas tank – plus a hand bilge pump – and the kedging Anchor chain and warp
2023 New spray/wind dodgers fit between the stanchions either side of the cockpit
2023 New adjustable spray/wind dodger surrounds the main hatch
4 Sheet bags around cockpit
2023 New stanchion wires
MOB horseshoe with floating line and strobe light
Removable deck safety line

OUTBOARD ENGINE:
Tohatsu 6hp sail pro four stroke engine – serviced with all new oils 2023

SAILS:
Edge Sails - loose footed mainsail with three reefs - new 2019 and in excellent condition -2nd smaller mainsail with two reefs in excellent condition
Doyle genoa in good condition
Wilkinson Sails - working jib in excellent condition plus an old Gastra jib
Storm jib in excellent condition
New mainsail cover 2023

Spinnaker in excellent condition
2nd larger spinnaker in usable condition

TRAILER:
Atlas twin axel, galvanised fully braked trailer
New axels, hubs, wheels and Indespension suspension units in recent years
New Knott 2000kg lockable coupling 2023
New brake shoes and brake lines 2023

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