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DUFOUR 390

A designation that overstates a boat’s length has long been the norm among production builders, and the Dufour 390 has a hull that’s actually 36ft 9in (11.20m) long. She’s longer, lighter and more modestly canvassed than the Hanse.

As with other modern cruisers of this ilk, the volume of the hull makes her bigger down below than older-generation boats a good deal longer. Such is the volume that, if you need to accommodate the greatest possible number of people, you can choose a layout with three cabins and three heads. Then there are three-cabin arrangements with

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