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1969 Dufour Arpege located in Maine for sale

30' Dufour Arpege



Year
Length
Beam
Draft
Location
Price
1969
30'
9.5'
4.5'
Maine
$7,400

Description:
The Arpege is a classic plastic, among the first mass produced fiberglass production boats in the world, that has held up extremely well through the decades. Roughly 1,500 of these boats were produced between 1966 and 1976, and they can be found all over the world, though most of them are still in Europe.
Key data and specifications for the arpege can be found here: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/arpege-30-dufour/

Here are a few other articles/reviews of the Arpege (from various times in the last several decades):
Yachting Monthly review from 2009: https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/reviews/yacht-reviews/arpege
Sailing magazine review from 2008 : https://sailingmagazine.net/article-562-dufour-arpege-30.html
Yachting Art Magazine from 2023 Legendary sailboats - https://www.yachtingart.com/2023/06/legendary-sailboats-the-dufour-arpege-a-mass-produced-sailboat-that-performs-well-under-sail.html
Boat News from 2023 Arpge, https://www.boatnews.com/story/24016/arpege-what-a-panache-upwind

Ive owned Daimonion for the last 15 years but have actually been sailing on her for nearly 30 years as she was previously owned by a close friend of mine. His father originally purchased the boat back in 1969 in Greece, making me only the third owner in 60 years. She spent her first few years in the Mediterranean, then the bulk of her life down in Buzzards Bay, and the last 15 years here in Maine and she has been deeply loved by all three of her owners.

Daimonion is in very good shape overall, though shes obviously not a new sailboat and so has her share of usual wear and tear for a boat her age. On the other hand, shes a rock solid ship and her relative simplicity and lack of complicated boat systems makes her easy to own and to sail. Shes been the perfect boat for our young family to enjoy both day trips and multi day cruises in Casco bay and around southern Maine for the last 15 years, and it will be exceedingly difficult for us to say goodbye, so were really interested in seeing her go to a good new home.

Equipment:
Features include:
-Berths/Accommodations for 6 (though 4 is much more comfortable)
-Diesel: Westerbeke 20BTwo engine. Engine and transmission rebuilt around 2010 and has been perfectly reliable since then. Unknown hours, but not very many (I average less than 40 hours a year the last 15 years). Starts and runs easily. No smoke or issues.
-Two lead acid batteries with A/B switch- one of the batteries is at the end of its life and I currently just use it as a house battery and use the good one as start.
-Marine Head with holding tank-
-Origo alcohol 2 burner Stove (not pressurized, liquid fueled)
-Chart table (a rare feature in a 30 ft boat)
-Removable Saloon table
-ST 2000 Tiller pilot- best investment I ever made
-Life ring/man overboard gear/PFDs
-Small rail mounted charcoal Grill
-Cushions- cleaned and zippers replaced about 2015
-New Main sail in 2023 from Rolly Tasker
-New sailcover in 2023
-Teak swim ladder
-Teak and Holly Cabin sole (replaced in 2012)

Location: Portland, Maine
L110284
2072525724

Material
Hull
Type
Rigging
Cabins
Condition
fiberglass
monohull
cruiser
masthead sloop
good

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This Dufour Arpege Added 05-Oct-2025



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