Details
- Make: Dufour
- Model: 455 GL
- Engine Make & Model: Volvo Penta D2 75
- Horsepower: 75
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Price: £145,000
- Location: In Portland
- Keel: Fin
- Hull Construction: Fibreglass (GRP)
- Drive Type: Sail drive
Dimensions
- Beam: 4.3m
- Draft: 2m
- LOA: 13.76m
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 250l
- Water Tank Capacity: 530l
- Builder: Dufour Yachts
- Designer: Umberto Felci
- Hull Type: Monohull
Summary
Silver Cloud is a stunning example of the Dufour 455, the flagship of Dufour’s cruiser range of yachts launched in 2005 and which marked the transition from the excellent Classic range. From Sail Magazine “the 455 is fast and stable on all points of sail in mid-range wind speeds. It has good manners and is easily handled by a small crew”. This design has a rig, deck layout and sail plan which provides a combination of performance, comfort and ease of use.
Silver Cloud has a large, welcoming and comfortable cockpit with stern access, twin wheels and a large teak table. The cockpit has a fitted bimini and sprayhood to provide protection from sun and rain. On deck she is easy to move around having wide side decks. A notable feature is the large sail locker just aft of the anchor locker which can take for example the asymmetric, the dinghy and plenty of fenders. This leaves the cockpit lockers free for ropes and warps and all which is used on a regular basis.
Down below the saloon is, to quote a visitor, cavernous and has a table well able to seat six or seven. There are three cabins, all doubles, two in the stern and a master’s ensuite cabin forward which has a loo and shower stall. There is a second head aft. Silver Cloud has a long linear gally with a three ring and oven cooker, and a deep fridge and adjacent icebox. She has a full size chart table to starboard. There is plenty of storage for groceries, drinks etc and for any amount of tools, spares, bosun’s bits and pieces and so on. There is a TV and a microwave.
Access to the engine is available behind the companionway and from the aft cabins. The engine is a top rated Volvo Penta D2 75 yielding 75HP (the standard engine gives just 51HP) driving a powerful Volvo Penta four blade folding propeller.
Silver Cloud has a comprehensive specification which includes the mainsail(with single line reefing), the genoa, the asymmetric, an electric halyard and reefing winch plus three manual winches, an electric windlass and a bow thruster. She has a comprehensive inventory which includes a 2022 liferaft, a dinghy and outboard, spares and bosun’s bits and a complete domestic pack of plates, bowls, mugs, pots and pans and cutlery. The engine was serviced in November 2024 and new anodes were fitted to the propeller when she was antifouled in January 2025.
In a nutshell Silver Cloud is a fast, comfortable and well-maintained cruising yacht which can be sailed short-handed or which can take the whole family, She is ready to go.
Available for viewings now, please call 01305 818541
Mechanical
Volvo Penta D2 75 Inboard Diesel 75HP raw water cooled engine with heat exchanger
Engine serviced November 2024
Sail drive to 4-blade folding propellor (New hub in 2022)
Sail drive seal and oil replaced in 2022
6.5 Knots at 2000 RPM consuming approx. 3.2 l/ hr
Ambassador rope cutter (New bearings January 2025)
Engine hours as of August 2024 - 1233
Side Power bow thruster
Electrical
1x Engine battery (New July 2024)
4x Domestic batteries (3x New July 2024)
1x Bowthruster battery
Engine alternator charging
Victron Phoenix battery charger (New 2024)
Shorepower 230V circuit with sockets throughout boat
Shorepower cable
Rigging
Fractional rig
Aluminium mast and spars
SS standing rigging (2010) was professionally inspected in 2022 and 2023
Single line reefing for mainsail
Facnor LS290 furler for headsail
Spinnaker halyard new April 2022
Deck Hardware
Harken mainsail traveller on coachroof
Spinlock clutches on coachroof for running rigging and mainsail
1x Harken 44 2SPD ST Electric Halyard winch on coachroof
1x Harken 44 2SPD ST Halyard winch on coachroof
2x Harken 53 2SPD ST Sheet winches
Sails
Mainsail - 2010 - good
Genoa - 2010 - overhauled winter 2023
Cruising chute - 2019 - Moatt sails - good
Navigation
Raymarine E80 chartplotter at helm
Raymarine 4KW radar
Raymarine ST2000 Autohelm
Raymarine ST60 Wind
Raymarine ST 60 speed
Raymarine ST 60 depth
Olympic compass at each helm
Raymarine Chartplotter repeater on Neovo screen at chart table with Raymarine controller
Icom IC-M505 VHF DSC radio
AIS Class B receiver (New November 2024)
In mast wind transducer cable New September 2024
Deck
Anchor with chain
Quick anchor windlass
Twin wheels in cockpit with a walkthrough to transom
Cockpit table with storage
Sprayhood - refurbished winter 2023-24
Bimini
Wheels covers
Cockpit table cover
Cockpit cushions
Inflatable Dinghy
Yamaha 2.5HP 4 stroke outboard
Safety
Mcmurdo smartfinder EPIRB
Liferaft new 2022
Lifesling
Danbouy
2x Horse shoe life rings
Fire blanket
2x jackstays
Gas system checked and passed 2022 including new flexible pipes
Electric bilge pump
Manual bilge pump
Accommodation
6 berths in 3 cabins with Webasto air-blown heating throughout
Forward Cabin
Semi Island double berth with seating on either side
2 x overhead hatches
Wardrobe and and storage lockers port and starboard
Forward heads (Ensuite)
Jabsco manual marine toilet
Countertop with basin mixer tap and storage under
Separate shower stall with shower and drain
Saloon
Large saloon table to starboard with seating all around
Samsung flatscreen TV
Stereo with MP3
Overhead lockers
Book shelf
Overhead hatches
Galley
Linear galley to port
Eno gas cooker with three burners and oven
Microwave oven
Fridge
Coolbox
SS sink and a half with mixer tap
Storage cupboards
Chart Table
Large forward facing chart table with chart storage and dedicated seat
Electric panel with battery and tank level monitoring
Hanging cupboard
Shelves and storage
Aft heads
Jabsco manual marine toilet
Countertop with basin mixer tap and storage under
Separate shower stall with shower and drain
Aft cabin starboard
Double berth aft
Wardrobe with hanging and shelf space
Opening ports
Aft cabin port
Double berth aft
Wardrobe with hanging and shelf space
Opening ports
Construction
GRP construction
Fin keel
Spade rudder
Antifouled January 2025
New saildrive anodes and rope cutter bearings in January 2025
Documentation
Bill of sale to current owner
Evidence of 5 years clear title
Invoice to original owner evidencing VAT payment
Builders certificate
Evidence of RCD
SSR registered
Owner's Comments
Silver Cloud has been a pleasure to own. We have cruised locally along the south coast as far west as the Scillies Islands as well as making frequent cross-channel trips to the wartime beaches of Normandy, the Channel Islands and down to Les Sables d’Olonne. Throughout these many miles she has proved herself to be fast, stable and completely unruffled by a bit of wind. She comfortably makes 9 knots on a beam reach in a good Force 4. We have never had to put the second reef in and the first only when the wind speed gets above about 22 knots apparent. She is very easy to sail with a small and elderly crew, generally in their 70s and 80s, or with my children and grandchildren.
Silver Cloud has a large cockpit which has proved to be something of a lure for Commodore’s drinks during my yacht club rallies and the cavernous saloon enables us to feed the family hordes with ease.
I have looked after her well during the three years I have owned her and have put her ashore each winter for anti-fouling and anode replacement. You will see in the detailed particulars that I have renewed several significant items.
It is antiquity which is forcing me to sell. She will therefore come with a very extensive range of domestic and technical in addition to the declared inventory. I am confident that the buyer will enjoy her as much as we have.
Disclaimer
For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old
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