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Dufour 360

When you have a successful product, you don’t completely change its design. You tweak it. The Dufour 360 is a well tweaked version of the Dufour 350, and the changes are quite worthwhile.

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Dufour has always been a step above many standard production boats in fit and finish quality, and the 360 is no exception. The joinery is precise, the wood grains are quite attractive, and little touches like air lifts on lockers abound.

On a more basic, structural level, Dufour hulls are made of vacuum-bagged fiberglass, and the decks are laminated with a foam core. I

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