The Dufour 34E Performance is a fantastic combination of cruising comfort and exciting performance. Her design is unique as she really does offer something for everyone, along with plenty of style! One of the best fast cruising designs that came out of the Dufour yard. Now ashore with Sea Ventures in Swanwick, "Venustus" is a lot of boat for not a lot of money that will give many happy seasons to come. December 2022 survey completed and available.
The Dufour 34E Performance is a fantastic combination of cruising comfort and exciting performance. Her design is unique as she really does offer something for everyone, along with plenty of style! One of the best fast cruising designs that came out of the Dufour yard. Now ashore with Sea Ventures in Swanwick, "Venustus" is a lot of boat for not a lot of money that will give many happy seasons to come. December 2022 survey completed and available.
The current owner has just replaced the standing rigging, saildrive seal, 2-blade folding propeller, anodes and given her an antifoul so she is ready to launch and head straight out! This one won't be with us for long so early viewing is recommended!
Yacht Information
- Boat Name: VENUSTUS
- Year: 2008
- Builder: R. King / JW Marine
- Designer: Andrew Stewart
- Engine: Volvo Penta D1-30
- Wheel steering with single blade rudder
- Location: Swanwick Marina ashore
Dimensions
- LOA: 34 ft 9 in / 10.59m
- LWL: 33 ft 9 in / 10.33m
- Beam: 11 ft 5 in / 3.48m
- Max Draft: 6 ft 3 in / 1.92m
- Displacement: 5864 kg
Engine
- Volvo Penta D1-30 28.4hp
- Sail drive - new seal and anode 2022
- Propeller - new 2-blade folding 2022
- Engine hours: 2045
- Tankage:
- Fuel capacity: 85 litres
- Water: 310 litres
- Holding tank
Systems
- 3 x 70 amp/hr batteries
- 1 x 12v outlet
- Switch panel with thermal breakers
- Shore power cable
- CD player / FM radio
Deck Equipment
- 16kg Danforth anchor + 10m chain + 35m warp - no windlass
- Stainless steel standing rigging - New 2022
- Most control lines led aft via clutches
- 2 x winch handles
- Rope tidy
- Spinnaker pole and spinnaker rigging
- Leather steering wheel (0.9m radius) + cover
- Clip on points in cockpit
- Teak cockpit seating
- Shower at transom
- Jackstay deck safety lines
- No sprayhood
- Gas bottle
- Mooring warps + 6 x fenders
- Liferaft
Sails
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Mainsail:Tri-radial 8.11 warp drive Dacron by Jeckellsx full batten at the top and 3 x 3/4 battens + 2 x reefs
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Genoa:Tri-radial 8.11 warp drive Dacron by Jeckells, UV strip, padded luff for furling, tell tales
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Spinnaker:0.75 Spinnaker with lines and pole
Cabin Types
- 1 x cabin forward with double V-berth
- 2 x double aft cabins
- Hanging locker in each cabin
- Saloon midships with 2 x berth / settees - ivory leather upholstery
- Sleeps a maximum 8 persons overnight
Domestic Inventory
- Saloon with settees / berths and saloon table with 8 x bottle storage in centre folding table
- Navigation station with chart table and light
- Galley with 2-burner hob and oven + crash bar
- Double sink with hot & cold pressurised water system
- 12v top loading fridge
- Waste bin
- Separate heads compartment with marine w.c. and holding tank
- Wash basin and shower unit
Navigation Equipment
- Navigation and steaming lights - New 2022
- Garmin GP Map450 chart plotter
- No autopilot
- Raymarine ST60 wind, log and depth
- Icom VHF DSC fixed radio
- Barometer
