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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