Dufour 3800 Shoal draft
Sailboat
31′
Monohull
Since 1980
Overview
- Builder
- Dufour
- Model
- 3800 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1980–1984
- Designer
- Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass pol
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 31′ (9.45 m)
- Waterline length
- 25′ 4″ (7.72 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 8″ (3.25 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 5″ (1.35 m)
- Displacement
- 8,378 lb (3,800 kg)
- Ballast
- 3,638 lb (1,650 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 8–18 hp
- Fuel
- 12 gal (45 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 522 sq ft (48.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 8
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.2
- Displacement / length
- 230
- Ballast ratio
- 43%
- Capsize screening
- 2.10
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 43 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 8.18 Tx
- Genoa area
- 334 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 16.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 237 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat collection
- Half Ton class
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Stormjib area
- 75 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 753 ft²
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.