The Dufour 385 GL guide helps owners decide what may need replacing, what can be priced indicatively and what still needs measuring. The kicker recommendation is presented as a separate equipment option, allowing it to be considered during the refit without treating it as part of the standing-rigging set. Model data is most valuable when it is compared with the boat in front of you, because small hardware changes can affect the finished length and termination required for a replacement stay. The lowest-risk approach is to verify the complete existing set: stay count, material, diameter, finished length, terminals, pins, rigging screws and all forestay/furling interfaces.
Yacht and Rig Details
| Production | France, 2005–2018 |
|---|---|
| LOA | 11.72 m |
| Beam | 3.93 m |
| Displacement | 6,980 kg |
| Rig | Fractional sloop |
| Mast stepping | Deck stepped |
| Spreaders | 2 |
Dufour 385 GL standing rigging
| Indicative forestay/backstay/shroud diameter | 8 mm |
|---|---|
| Rigging type | 1x19 stainless steel wire |
| Indicative standing rigging cost | £2,940 – £3,323 inc VAT |
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Furler and kicker recommendations
| Genoa furler | Furlex 304S — 15.05 m |
|---|---|
| Rodkicker | Seldén Rodkicker 20 (Normal Gas) |
Mast and boom recommendations
| Suggested mast section | C124 |
|---|---|
| Indicative mast height | 16.20 m |
| Suggested boom section | E219 |
| Indicative boom foot length | 4.43 m |
| Reefing | Slab reefing (2 reef lines) |
Dufour 385 GL running rigging
| Line | Diameter | Length | Suggested rope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main halyard | 10 mm | 33.5 m | Dyneema |
| Genoa halyard | 10 mm | 35.1 m | Dyneema |
| Spinnaker halyard | 10 mm | 37.6 m | Dyneema |
| Genoa sheets | 12 mm | 23.5 m per sheet | Marlow Ocean Braid |
| Main sheet | 12 mm | 11 m | Marlow Ocean Braid |
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These specifications and prices are indicative only and should be verified against the rig and existing equipment on the individual yacht.