Dufour Yachts Factory Tour

The Dufour Factory Tour is a collection of candid photos taken at the La Rochelle and Mortagne, France, manufacturing facilities.

You can view the entire tour or any photo in the collection below.
And for an on-going view, please take the tour presented by our colleagues in France .

	Finished hulls awaiting spring delivery to new owners
	Furniture modules ready for installation
	Deck Fabrication in La Rochelle
	Mahogany Door Frame
	Easy access to electrics behind panel
	Foam & lead engine room sound proofing
	Grid system glassed into each dufour hull
	Hand layup and Grid System on for Dufour 45
	Hand Lay Up
	Hand lay up of a radical angles
	Hand lay up on Dufour 45
	Hull to deck joint (illustration)
	Hull fabrication in La Rochelle
	Keel bolts and sumps
	Bonding a liner to the hull with pressure
	Liner and grid
	Plumbing
	The “Port Line” in La Rochelle
	Self aligning rudder bearing
	Sail drive seal from underneath
	Bulkhead glassed and tabbed to hull
	Bulkhead tabbing and glassing
	Test pool in Mortagne
	Vacuum bagging the cored hull above the water line
	Vaccum bagging a deck
	Spray testing for leaks
	Anchour windlass installation
	Windlass motor installation

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