Dalu 40
(13,75 m) - 1993

Layout :

• Length : 13,75 m (45' 0")
• Width: 4.13 m
• Draught: 0.90 m to 2.10 m
• Material: Thick aluminium (Strongall)
• Light displacement: 14 tonnes
• Loaded displacement: 15 tonnes
• Engine: Nanni Diesel 50 CV

French flag. Import tax not paid for French Polynesia.

Based in French Polynesia

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Price : 7,04 M XPF / 59 000 €

Integral lifting keel boat in thick aluminium (Strongall).

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Interior fittings :

Sleeps 6 - 2 double cabins

• Large forward cabin with shelves and hanging space
• Passageway to port with galley
• To starboard large saloon convertible into double berth, bathroom
• Aft: chart table and double cabin

Listing :

Construction and history

Built in 1993, launched in 2002, by the META shipyard in TARARE (FRANCE) to Michel JOUBERT's design.
Mediterranean cruises from 2002 to 2006 by the first owner.
The second and current owner bought her in December 2006. From 2006 to 2019 she sailed the French, English, Danish, Norwegian and Scottish coasts.
In June 2021: departure from Brest for a round-the-world trip - Azores, Madeira, Canaries, Cape Verde and then the Transatlantic.
Between 2022 and 23: sailing in the West Indies, Jamaica and then through the Panama Canal.
Early 2024: Transpacific and arrival in French Polynesia.

Engine

Nanni Diesel N4-50 - 50 HP (2016, 3000h)
Average consumption: 5 litres/hour
Rotating joint
2 x 100 Ah Charging alternators
Folding J-PROP propeller
400 L Diesel tanks
Lewmar bow thruster from 2014 (with joystick at folding wheel helm)

Cutter rigging

Standing rigging 2018
Sparcraft aluminium mast with 2 spreaders (2002)
Mast rungs
Slightly cracked gooseneck (1 spare)
26 m2 Furling mainsail (2018) + old fully battened mainsail
Furling staysail
Asymmetric spinnaker with sock
Winches: 2xMeissner 32-ST 58 on each side of cockpit; 2xMeissner 21-ST32A on each side of mast; 2xHarken 44 on each side of companionway
Spinnaker pole
Boom brake, lowered boom, no boom vang

Ground tackle

2 Lewmar windlasses with remote control and 2 dedicated batteries under the forward berth
Main anchor: 2 Spade 30 kg anchors with 60 metres of chain
Secondary mooring: Britany flat anchor with 10m chain + rope

Comfort

200 L Fresh water tanks in 4 stainless steel tanks
Double sink, seawater foot pumps and pressurised water unit
2-Burner gas cooker with oven
Fridge
Webasto heater powered by the main diesel tank
Bathroom with shower, washbasin and conventional pump-out toilet
40 L Holding tank for black water

Electricity

4 Gel service batteries, Total 400Ah from 2024
Engine battery 100Ah from 2024
Bow thruster
400W Solar panels
Hydrovane regulator
Wind turbine
Battery charger
Generator (out of order)
1500W Converters
Electrical leak detector
LED lighting

Electronics and navigation instruments

Raymarine ST 60 autopilot
Complete Raymarine electronics with AIS transceiver
2 Multifunction displays
3 GPS
Hydrovane windvane gear
VHF Icom IC-M423G-GPS
Raymarine Radar
AIS
2 Compasses
Barometer

Dinghy

Plastimo V-bottom inflatable dinghy
Yamaha 5 HP 4 T outboard

Safety

Bombard 6-seater liferaft (2014, to be revised)
4 Plastimo Pilot Hamar system waistcoats
Epirb beacon
3 Fire extinguishers - flares - harnesses - waistcoats
3 Bilge pumps: 2 electric + 1 manual

Miscellaneaous

2 Tauds
Aft gantry for solar panels, wind generator and tender

Last bottom paint : February 2024

Work to be carried out

Replacement of the gooseneck
Generator (control button)
Sealing of pilot house
Cosmetics: deck paint and varnish

Main strenghts

Integral lifting keel boat in thick aluminium (Strongall), owner's version.
Large skirt, three rudders, two windlasses with moorings, comfortable pilot house, bowsprit for the asymmetric spinnaker. Designed for sailing in all latitudes.

Last modified : 20/09/2024