malo 34 yacht review

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• 18 Jul 2020

Thinking of putting an offer on a Malo 34 for sailing on the West Coast of Scotland. can't find any review of a Malo 34 so wondered if anyone had experience/thoughts. Thanks  

• 19 Jul 2020

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We have a 39. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed but I believe either the 34 or 36 had a rudder length issue originally. Others may know more  

• 25 Jul 2020

I had one for 15 years.Great boat,only sold it to go bigger.No issues with rudder on the 34,Tracks beautifully and faster than you would expect. The 36 had i'm told a rudder recall early on and i modified the skeg on mine as there was a gap between the it and the leading edge of the rudder,Made a huge difference just by making the rudder more efficient. Now also tracks well. Speak to Dan at Malo uk.Very helpful guy.  

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sailingval said: Thinking of putting an offer on a Malo 34 for sailing on the West Coast of Scotland. can't find any review of a Malo 34 so wondered if anyone had experience/thoughts. Thanks Click to expand...

We sail a Malo 43. If yours needs 15kts to get it going then there’s something adrift with your sail plan, we happily sail in ten kts no trouble. Maybe add a light wind sail?  

Robih said: We sail a Malo 43. If yours needs 15kts to get it going then there’s something adrift with your sail plan, we happily sail in ten kts no trouble. Maybe add a light wind sail? Click to expand...

If it’s the same boat, I went on a Malo 34 once very briefly. Although typically nice inside in Malo fashion, it struck me as being very small, and definitely a ‘couple’s’ boat rather than a family one.  

johnalison said: If it’s the same boat, I went on a Malo 34 once very briefly. Although typically nice inside in Malo fashion, it struck me as being very small, and definitely a ‘couple’s’ boat rather than a family one. Click to expand...

I seem to recall Michael Buerk sailed a Malo so might have written a few articles on this marque and his trips inked.  

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Review of Malö 34

Basic specs..

The boat is typically equipped with a Volvo Penta diesel engine at 29.0 hp (21 kW), which gives a max speed about 6.3 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 180 liters (47 US gallons, 39 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Malö 34 is 1.90, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.0 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Malö 34 is about 178 kg/cm, alternatively 999 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 178 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 999 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

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The Malo 34 is a 34.78ft masthead sloop designed by Bo Olsson and built in fiberglass by Malö Yachts (SWE) between 1990 and 1996.

40 units have been built..

The Malo 34 is a moderate weight sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser. The fuel capacity is average. There is a short water supply range.

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• Updated: July 4, 2006

Malö North America’s newest offering from the island of Orust, on Sweden’s western coast, is the Malö 40. During a fall sail, it exhibited many attributes of a passagemaker: a stable, easy motion; a dry, efficient, untemperamental work platform on deck; and sturdy, soft-edged joinery below.

At the aftermost extremity of the Malö 40’s windscreen, a substantial fiberglass-covered stainless-steel “Targa” arch is through-bolted to the hull. It provides a strongpoint for the after edge of the dodger and the forward edge of the cockpit canopy, serves as a mount for the traveler, and keeps the mainsheet out of the way when tacking.

When a boat is ordered, the buyer meets with Dan Rundblom, a carpenter, to help him or her select a mahogany log with the preferred shade and grain for the interior joinery. All the wood below is solid mahogany, except for the door panels and bulkheads, which have veneers chosen so the grains match. Then CAD drawings of the model are delivered to Dan, who builds the interior separate from the hull, which is molded off island. Six coats of varnish are applied to the joinery, and cabinets are lined with foam to reduce rattling in a seaway.

Meanwhile, hull and deck construction begins on the mainland. The centerline of the 40 is solid fiberglass, as are the cabin sides, but the rest of the hull has vacuum-bagged sheet-balsa coring. The hull and Divinycell-cored deck are bonded together, and the entire assembly is delivered to Malö for finishing.

During our test sail in lumpy conditions, we appreciated the wide, clear, laid-teak decks, with chainplates and genoa track snugged close to the cabin sides. Footing is excellent everywhere on the deck, with low bulwarks and handholds where needed. The deep cockpit is very dry thanks to the windshield and canopy.

Cruising speed under power, at 2,400 rpm, is 7.7 to 7.9 knots. Halyards are coiled in the traditional manner at the mast, on which two Andersen self-tailing winches are mounted. Sailing with a full-battened main and 135-percent genoa, we logged 6.5 to 7 knots close-reaching in 12 knots, and the helm was light. A removable inner forestay for a storm jib is standard.

Below, the joiner work is stout, and all edges are chamfered to present soft landings should the crew be thrown into them. Forward of the nav station and galley (lockers have pegs and holes for configuring china storage, and drawers are self-closing with a dip in the track) is the dinette, with a standard butterfly table that turns and folds out. This Malö had twin easy chairs to starboard, but a settee is standard. The sole is teak and holly, with all edges sealed. The shelves aren’t locked in place and could fly out in a knockdown, but the builder says this would be easy to fix.

The forward cabin has a V-berth with drawers and lockers under and cabinets, bookshelves to port and starboard, and a hanging locker. The bow thruster is beneath the berth, in a watertight compartment. A full head is optional forward; an island queen and a writing desk can replace the space taken by the shower.

The standard aft cabin has a queen surrounded by bookshelves and cabinets and a head with shower; the 40 we sailed had a double berth to port and room for a second fuel tank under. A large locker is sized for a European washer/dryer. The genset is stored here as is the starter battery, which allows some electrical capacity to be retained in the event of house-bank failure.

Malö North America is starting its fifth year importing its various cruising boats. It has ordered 18 for North Americans in that time. At $384,000, they’re expensive boats because of the weak dollar, but so much is standard-a full complement of cockpit instruments, a chart plotter with GPS, a VHF, carbon dioxide detectors, jackline eyebolts, a boat hook and a first-aid kit, ground tackle and dock lines-that you get a boat that’s truly sailaway.

The Malö 40 was named Import Boat of the Year and Best Midsize Cruiser for 2007

The judges’ decision to crown the Malö 40 as Import Boat of the Year came after lengthy discussions that involved a number of high-quality boats. However, the Malö 40 prevailed because of, in the words of one of the judges, “a superb job of meeting the needs of long-distance cruising couples in terms of sailing ability, safety, and price.”

The Malö 40’s systems stood out, earning an A rating from judge Ed Sherman, a stickler for detail. He said, “It’s a sweet-sailing boat. Everything on the boat that we tested was of maximum quality.” The Malö 40 was also judged as Best Midsize Cruiser.

Nim Marsh is a Cruising World contributing editor.

LOA 40′ 6″ (12.34 m.) LWL 33′ 8″ (10.26 m.) Beam 12′ 3″ (3.73 m.) Draft 6′ 1″ (1.85 m.) Sail Area 937 sq. ft. (87 sq. m.) Displacement 18,595 lb. (8,435 kg.) Water 120 gal. (455 l.) Fuel 69 gal. (260 l.) Engine 56-hp. Yanmar Designer Leif Ängermark Sailaway Price (incl. sails and electronics) $384,000 Contact Malö Yachts North America, (800) 682-9260, www.maloyachts.com

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Becalmed by a quiet market, this Swedish stalwart aims to put the wind back in its sails with a revamped 37. Chris Beeson puts a wet finger in the air

Product Overview

Manufacturer:, price as reviewed:, what’s she like to sail.

When I was growing up, Malö was a name I associated with the best of the best in cruising boats.

It meant a serious cruiser, the sort you expected to encounter anywhere exotic, from the Arctic to South Pacific anchorages.

This was my first sail aboard the famous Swedish brand so my expectations were high, perhaps unfairly so. As it turned out, the very full-cut sails meant the upwind sailing experience proved rather a disappointment.

With no backstay adjustment there was only so much we could do about the main and we had to come down to 45° apparent wind angle to get the inner telltale to stream so unsurprisingly she wasn’t the boat of my dreams upwind.

Off the wind, she bowled along very nicely, delivering a feeling of power and making decent passage-making speeds.

The wheel felt good, light and responsive in the hand, and the deep, enclosed cockpit and windscreen engendered a feeling of great comfort and security, but overall I was left with my expectations, much like the boat’s undoubted potential, somewhat unfulfilled.

A backstay tensioner should not be optional.

What’s she like in port and at anchor?

In contrast to the rather ordinary sailing experience, comfort levels down below in the exquisite mahogany cocoon are everything you’d expect of a premium brand like Malö.

The quality of materials and workmanship is uncompromising throughout, near flawless.

With grabrails everywhere you might reach and lighting everywhere you might need it, design is thoughtful and reflects decades of experience and the tweaks – the extra hatch, the larger coachroof windows and the aft-raked arch (not shown in our graphic) gild this highly finessed lily.

The only slight beef is the squeeze a portly chap might encounter when closing the forward cabin door from within.

Stowage is prodigious and ingenious touches like forward-hinged seats make me wonder why I have to scatter cushions and bits of plywood to get at under-seat stowage on other boats.

At anchor, the cockpit tent stowed against the targa arch doubles your living space as well as bringing the outside in, and those benefits can’t be overstated.

Access to the bathing platform is not as straightforward as it might be on twin-wheel boats with drop-down and walk-through transoms but it’s not exactly arduous and you’re better protected at sea.

Would she suit you and your crew?

Retirement beckons and you’ve got the money, plus a head full of ideas about getting away from the pitiful interest rates and relentless financial gloom and doing some proper cruising where every day brings something genuinely new. If that’s you, read on.

Properly kitted out with decent sails and top-spec deck gear, the Malö 37 is more than able to take you anywhere in the world in enviable comfort and with the minimum of fuss – and she’ll brush off experiences that would scar other, less sturdy boats.

I feel she’s best suited to northern latitudes but once you’ve been round the Arctic Circle, you might fancy a bit of sun and she’ll get you there too.

You could use her for coastal pottering but there are boats better suited to port-hopping and they’re cheaper too.

Still, as Malö agent Dan pointed out, some people go shopping in Range Rovers and that makes no sense either.

Sails aside, Malö has delivered a boat that earns its blue stripe and lives up to its brand name.

Will she reinvigorate Malö’s fortunes?

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Excellent cruiser from the famous Malö Yard. Pedigree in design, finishing, and build quality, puts them in the top class of yacht building. This Malö 34 model has every option you could wish for. All cruising qualities are represented, easy handling with bow thruster, Andersen electric winches and most of the equipment is almost new. Now ready to be admired and inspected 7 days a week in our salesharbour in Hindeloopen

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New Listing – Malo 34 ‘ARIETTA’

Friday 18th September 2020

Mark Cameron Yachts is delighted to have been appointed to act in the sale of the Malo 34 ‘ARIETTA’.

The Malo 34 is a yacht which defies expectations. The clever design and high quality build, delivering a yacht of just 34’ which offers all the comfort and refinement you would expect from a far larger yacht. The Swedish yard built the Malo 34 ’s with the same materials, the same quality of finish and the same attention to detail as their larger yachts. The end result is a 34’ yacht which punches well above her weight and offers refined and comfortable cruising in a package which is ideally suited to single or short-handed cruising.

ARIETTA is a lovingly maintained Malo 34 . With her current owner for the last 5 seasons she has benefitted from continual maintenance. Offered with a comprehensive inventory, including highlights such as:

• Sheer band and boot top stripes professionally painted 2019/20
• Holding tank
• Raymarine Axiom 9” chart plotter with UK & Ireland cartography, installed 2020
• Furuno Radar
• Heads stripped and serviced with new hoses in 2019
• Eberspacher diesel fired heating system
• New standing rigging fitted 2020
• New Selden roller reefing system fitted 2020
• Selden removable bowsprit fitted 2017
• Majority of running rigging replaced 2020
• New mainsail in 2018
• New sprayhood and cockpit tent in 2014
• Tubular davits fitted 2017
• Inflatable dinghy and outboard.

A complete package for a first time buyer ARIETTA is offered for sale lying afloat and in commission, ready to sail away this autumn.

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Malo 34 ‘ARIETTA’ – Saloon

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Malo 34 Boat for Sale

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• Manufacturer: Malo
• Location: Dartmouth, Devon
• LOA: 34'9" (10.60m)
• Beam: 10' 7'' (3.23m)
• Draft: 1.67
• Keel: Long keel
• ID no.: 171469
• Heating: Eberspacher
• Watertank Size: 220 Litres
• Engine Make: Volvo
• Horsepower: 29hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 220 Litres

Broker Remarks

Mälo Yachts 34 for sale. This fabulous stylish Swedish yacht is for those who crave quality.  A comfortable blue-water cruiser beautifully presented.  The Malo 34 offers a deep safe cockpit which provides great cover from the elements.

Down below is a comfortable area in which to relax in lovely surroundings at the end of the day. The interior is fitted in mahogany and to a very high standard.  HESPER is very well appointed for coastal cruising and as a design, the Malo 34 is very seaworthy, offering impressive performance due to her traditional lines. Inventory includes, full electronics package, electric windlass, holding tank and wind generator.

This Malo 34 has a fin keel, aft cockpit, wheel steering, teak decks and coachroof.  A quality yacht that has been well maintained and lightly used.

Accommodation

Sleeps 6 in 2 double berths and 2 single berths in 3 cabins, including saloon

• Eberspacher cabin heating ( control unit rear cockpit locker )
• Handcrafted mahogany interior joinery
• Teak and holly sole
• Portlights in coach roof
• 3 x opening deck hatches in saloon and 1 in forecabin
• Double stainless steel sink
• Isotherm refrigerator
• Extra chopping board
• Lift up work surface
• Stainless steel 2 x burner cooker with oven

Navigation Station:

• Forward facing chart table
• Control switch board for wind generator, bilge pump, outside speaker and radio
• Switch panel with gauges for volts, fuel and water, plus Battman, Furuno Navtex and fan
• Dinette ( to port )
• Extending table
• Seat cushions remove to facilitate wider saloon berths
• Locker under starboard seats
• V berth with infill seat
• Hanging locker
• Overhead lockers

Quarter berth:

• Small double berth
• Sink with cupboards above and below
• Marine heads
• Shower with electric drain pump
• Opening portlight

Mechanical and Rigging

Built in 1994 by Mälo Yachts AB, Kungsviken, Sweden

• Hand laid teak decks, coachroof and cockpit
• Insulated hull with encapsulated keel
• Hand laid GRP hull with Kevlar reinforcing
• Wheel Steering
• Steering pedestal with compass
• Long keel  
• Dried and re-epoxied (2016/17)
• Volvo Penta 2030 29hp marine diesel engine
• Last serviced 2017
• There is no engine hours meter but hours estimated at 100 per annum
• 3 blade JF feathering propeller
• Stripper rope cutter

Electrical:

• Engine start battery (2018)
• 3 x domestic batteries ( 2 x 2018, 1 x disconnected)
• 3 x 12v outlets
• 13amp 230v ring main and consumer unit
• Ampair wind generator
• 12v outlet in cockpit
• 240v shore power connection
• Fuel capacity 220 litres in 1 x stainless steel tank
• Freshwater capacity 220 litres in 1 x stainless steel tank
• Stainless steel holding tank

Water System:

• Pressurised hot and cold water with backup foot galley cold water pump (2018)
• Masthead sloop rig
• Stainless steel standing rigging (2014)
• Targa arch with mainsheet traveller over cockpit
• Telescopic spinnaker pole
• 135% foam luff genoa
• 3/4 battened mainsail (2013)
• 3 x Anderson winches on mast, 2 are self tailing
• 3 x Anderson self tailing sheet winches on cockpit coaming
• 4 x winch handles

Navigation Equipment:

• Wind, depth speed instruments ( over companionway )
• GPS main unit ( at chart table )
• GPS repeater and autopilot control ( in cockpit )
• Radar display
• Autohelm multi- function display
• Radar on mounting pole ( on pushpit ), plus mounting for GPS radio antenna
• Compass (2014)

Anchoring and Mooring Equipment:

• Spade anchor
• Bruce anchor
• Fortress anchor ( mounted on pushpit )
• Electric windlass with remote control
• Stem head bow roller
• 6 x mooring cleats
• Mooring warps

General Equipment:

• Sprayhood and spare
• Cockpit enclosure and spare
• Cockpit cushions
• Cockpit table
• Outboard bracket ( in locker )
• Cockpit speaker
• Fixed windscreen with safety glass

Safety Equipment:

• Emergency tiller
• BFA Atlantic 4 person life raft in container with BFA stainless steel mount / launcher (out of date)
• Manual bilge pump
• Automatic bilge pump with manual control
• Stainless steel pushpit
• Stainless steel pulpit
• Stainless steel guardrail with gate (2014)
• Tricolour, anchor light, steaming light and deck light
• Radar reflector on mast

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Malo 38 is a 38 ′ 2 ″ / 11.7 m monohull sailboat designed by Leif Ängermark and built by Malö Yachts between 1988 and 1995.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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