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1973 Sailing Yacht with Volvo Penta MD7a Engine For Sale on Ebay @ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dufour-Arpege-27-Sailing-Yacht-1973-Southsea-Marina-/270943021547?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Sailing_Boats_ET&hash=item3f157669eb The Dufour 27 with its high freeboard and small hull windows either side, is a distinctive and popular coastal cruiser. She has semi-flushed decks and offers a generous headroom of 5' 11" below. A masthead rig with small mainsail and large headsail gives her adequate cruising performance but also allows for ease of handling when single or short handed and her keel configuration gives her a good upwind performance. Aquila is in overall good condition for her age and benefits from a number of improvements during her present ownership; notably a newly refurbished engine this year which has seen little. 'Muscadet' is an ideal yacht for those new to sailing or with a small family. Construction: SSR Registered, 'Muscadet' has a GRP hull, deck and super structure, deckworks incorporate areas of sandwich construction; keel is a bolted fin with bulb. Steering is by tiller - Rig, Sails & Covers: 'Muscadet' is a masthead rigged Bermudan sloop with the mast being deck stepped. The stainless steel standing rigging • mast, boom and spinnaker pole • Masthead sloop rig with mast being deck stepped • Stainless steel standing rigging • Mainsail with mast slab reefing • Furling genoa Storm Gib Spinkiker / Kite • Sail cover - Accommodation: The accommodation comprises forward v berth cabin (with hatch) which, with infill, can be made into a decent double berth. The enclosed heads are located to port and aft of the forward cabin and are a reasonable size with standing headroom (approx. 5' 9"). The saloon will comfortably seat 5 or 6 with settees both sides. There is a large extendable table, stowed against the bulkhead, and which is also used as chart table The starboard settee can be converted into a double berth which, together with port settee, offers sleeping accommodation for 5. Ample under bunk storage including a wine rack under starboard seating and with additional fiddled storage above. The galley is located to starboard at the rear of the saloon. • Galley with twin gas burner and grill and twin sinks • Separate heads compartment with Johnson WC (replaced 2007) and wash area • 2 Hanging lockers • Large saloon table can be half or fully extended • All cushions - Navigation/electronics: • NASA Clipper depth and Log • GPS • VHF Radio and Handheld • Bulkhead mounted compass • Autohelm • Masthead tricolour and anchor light, steaming light - Mechanical Systems: • Volvo Penta MD7A • 2 New x 12v 75 a/h batteries, Dynastart charged through 1, 2 or both isolator/ selector. Batteries and isolator are located beneath port saloon berth - Fuel/Water/Gas: • Fuel capacity - 40 litres in stainless flexible tank • Fresh water capacity - 45 litres in flexible plastic tank, manually pumped in galley and wash area • A fixed gas supply is installed. CampingGaz Domestic Equipment: • Double gas burner and grill • Integrated moulded cool box • Cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils • Barometer - Safety Equipment: • 1 x fire extinguisher and 1 fire blanket • Electric bilge pump (To Be Installed) • Manually operated bilge pump • 1 flare pack Offshore • Horseshoe buoys • Lots of Fenders - Deck Equipment The spacious and uncluttered cockpit has ample seating. The cockpit locker is large enough to house both tender and liferaft together with all warps and fenders etc. The cockpit has well positioned harness clip-on points. • 2 x 2 speed 25 Genoa Sheet Winches • 1 x mast mounted single speed 8 winch • 2 x Coachroof mounted winches single speed 7 • 5 x Coachroof mounted clutches • 2 Warps and 3 fenders • 1 Claw anchor with 12m chain and 18m warp • 1 Danforth anchor with 4m chain and 16m warp • 2 x Boat hook • Removable boarding ladder • Stainless steel fixed boarding ladder • Bosun's Chair Plus loads of other bits and bobs