DUFOUR 4800

Sailboat Specifications

both US imperial metric

Hull Type:

Fin with rudder on skeg

Rigging Type:

Masthead Sloop

LOA:

34.94 ft / 10.65 m

LWL:

27.56 ft / 8.40 m

Beam:

11.15 ft / 3.40 m

S.A. (reported):

503.00 ft² / 46.73 m²

Draft (max):

6.00 ft / 1.83 m

Displacement:

12,125 lb / 5,500 kg

Ballast:

4,960 lb / 2,250 kg

S.A./Disp.:

15.30

Bal./Disp.:

40.91

Disp./Len.:

258.58

Construction:

FG

Ballast Type:

Iron

First Built:

1981

Last Built:

1984

Builder:

Dufour Yachts (FRA)

Designer:

Johan Valentijn

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:

Volvo

Model:

MD 2B

Type:

Diesel

HP:

25

Fuel:

25 gals / 95 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

15.30

Bal./Disp.:

40.91

Disp./Len.:

258.58

Comfort Ratio:

25.35

Capsize Screening Formula:

1.94

S#:

1.94

Rig and Sail Particulars

help

I:

42.65 ft / 13.00 m

J:

14.57 ft / 4.44 m

P:

36.75 ft / 11.20 m

E:

10.50 ft / 3.20 m

S.A. Fore:

310.71 ft² / 28.87 m²

S.A. Main:

192.94 ft² / 17.92 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

503.64 ft² / 46.79 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

15.32

Est. Forestay Len.:

45.07 ft / 13.74 m

Accommodations

Water:

54 gals / 204 L

Sailboat Links

Designers:

Johan Valentijn

Builders:

Dufour Yachts (FRA)

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

First called DUFOUR 35 (VALENTIJN) in the US.
Also called DUFOUR V35.
Standard (shown here) and 'offshore/racing' layouts.
Some boats delivered with Perkins diesel.
Shoal draft version: 4.92'/1.5m.
Tall (masthead) Rig:
I: 45.60'
J: 14.57'
P: 38.70'
E: 11.80'

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