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A true ‘do it all’ ocean cruiser from one of the best names in Scandinavian yacht building. With just three owners since new and boasting a fantastic short-handed cruising specification. Rarely available in the UK market and now offered for immediate sale.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
An iconic yacht from an iconic Swedish boatyard, designed and delivered during their heyday, the Malo 42 is the true ‘Swedish army knife’ of the yachting world. The Leif Ängermark design was rumoured to cost substantially more to build than her later Malo 41 replacement, thanks to her focus on hand-finishing, over-engineered specifications, and epic build-quality.
Originally supplied and delivered to a Dutch owner by the Netherlands Malo dealer in the late spring of 1997 as build number 121, and named ‘GOLDEN FLUKE IV’, WILD ORCHID was used very lightly for local cruising before her onward sale in the Netherlands to her second UK-based owners in 2002 who renamed her WILD ORCHID and enjoyed extensive cruising, living aboard for 6 months of the year and sailing across the Atlantic, round the Caribbean and the coast of South America from Guyana to Panama, Central America etc before returning to the UK in the Spring of 2011. In the Spring of the following year, WILD ORCHID was sold to her third and current owners who were stepping up from their much loved Malo 96.
Continually serviced, updated and improved through her current ownership, with a focus on simplification and ease of handling, WILD ORCHID is now presented in fantastic condition and would be ideally suited to those looking for a comfortable, capable, ocean cruising yacht, equally at home crossing oceans as cruising around the Solent, W.Coast of Scotland or the Med’. Her specification highlights include:-
• Teak laid side decks – overhauled and recaulked 2013/14
• Epoxy treated from new
• 1.95m lead keel and skeg-hung rudder
• Transom with integrated bathing platform
• Powerful 97hp Yanmar engine with shaft drive, 3-bladed prop and rope cutter
• Sleipner 24vDC 10hp twin-prop tunnel bowthruster
• Aft cockpit configuration with Targa-arch for mainsheet
• Sprayhood, bimini and cockpit tent arrangements
• Slab-reefing mainsail system with 3-reefs
• Andersen hydraulic genoa furling system
• Andersen hydraulic cockpit winches
• Spinnaker pole
• Three double cabin interior layout with owner’s cabin forward, en-suite heads and separate en-suite shower cabin.
• Twin armchair saloon layout
• Hand-polished mahogany interior joinery
• Eberspacher Hydronic diesel-fired hot water and cabin heating system allowing generation of hot water without connection to shorepower or running the engine
• Fresh water and air cooled refrigeration with galley and saloon fridges
• Fusion Bluetooth stereo system
• 12vDC and 24vDC system with recently replaced AGM battery banks
• Superwind wind generator and solar panels
• Updated Raymarine instrument package with twin plotters, Quantum radar, CHIRP Downvision echo-sounder, EV-1 autopilot system, AIS transceiver and DSC VHF
• Windpilot Pacific Plus windvane steering system (currently uninstalled but could be reinstated if required for ocean crossing)
Now offered for sale to make way for new land-based projects, WILD ORCHID is UK-flagged and deemed UK VAT paid.
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OWNER’S COMMENTS:
We bought WILD ORCHID in 2012, after our earlier happy experiences of sailing a Malö when owning one of her little sisters, a 34 foot Malö 96.
WILD ORCHID has fulfilled all of our expectations as a go-anywhere cruising yacht with high build quality and sea-kindly motion, thanks to the 5,500 kg of lead in her encapsulated keel. She has a deep aft cockpit with a sprayhood and cockpit enclosure, which give good protection when under way and can also provide a comfortable “conservatory” sitting environment in all weathers when at anchor. She is spacious and comfortable below decks, with a beautiful wood finish. We particularly appreciated the configuration of two heads with a separate shower room when friends came to visit.
We enjoyed sailing WILD ORCHID to the Isles of Scilly, accompanied by a pod of dolphins, and we’ve spent several summers as digital nomads, using her as a mobile office whilst exploring the Channel Islands and the coasts of Normandy and Brittany. We’ve kept her well maintained and updated over the years, to ensure that she is ideal for short-handed sailing and spending time exploring remote anchorages. On the other hand, her aft cockpit and passarelle would suit stepping ashore in the Med and her windvane self-steering system could easily be reinstalled to facilitate ocean crossing.
We have had a fantastic time cruising in WILD ORCHID and very much regret that, due to new responsibilities back home, all good things must come to an end, so we have to put her up for sale. We would like her to go to a good home!
REFIT/SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS IN CURRENT OWNERSHIP:
2023/24:
• Replaced rudder stock seal and gaiter
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
2022/23:
• Thorough engine service, including full servicing of injectors and refurbishment of injector pump
2021/22:
• Serviced Simrad hydraulic drive
• Fitted chain counter on windlass replaced changed remote controls
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
2020/21:
• Replaced 24V batteries
• Replaced 12V engine battery
• Serviced bowthruster
• Checked rigging
2019/20:
• Basic maintenance
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
2018/19:
• New mainsail and sail bag
• New sprayhood and cockpit cover
• Fitted four 12V solar panels on sprayhood and cockpit cover
• Changed navigation lights, anchor light and deck light to LED
• Replaced windlass with new 24V Lofrans Kobra
• Replaced chain with new 60m of new Lofrans 10mm DIN galvanised chain
• Replaced anchor with new 25kg Spade
• Upgraded insulation of fridges, serviced compressors and fitted digital thermostats
• Installed new Eno cooker and serviced the gas system
• Replaced RCCB
• Serviced hydraulic system and replaced hydraulic hoses to genoa furling unit
• Serviced all winches
• Engine service
• Improved earth bonding across Aquadrive
2017/18:
• Hull sanded and smoothed
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
2016/17:
• Major electronics update, including changing to an NMEA2000 backbone and fitting, Raymarine eS128 multi-function display, Raymarine CPT120 Downvision transducer, Raymarine Quantum radar and Ray60 DSC radio
• New Fusion MS-RA70N stereo system
• Replaced cutlass bearing
• Re-packed stern gland
• Serviced forecabin heating matrix
• Diesel tank cleaned
• Changed engine freshwater coolant
• Replaced binnacle head
• Replaced cockpit table
• Replaced leather on helm wheel
• Renewed hull stripes and graphics
2015/16:
• Refurbished and upgraded diesel heating system
• Fitted new Eberspächer D5WSC Hydronic 5 heater with Easystart timer
• Serviced saloon heating matrix and replaced hot air pipes
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
• Fully serviced Superwind wind generator and replaced the blades
2014/15:
• Fitted Raymarine autopilot system with EV1 sensor, ACU-400 control unit, p70 controller, and rudder feedback
• Replaced holding tanks
• Replaced all skin fittings and seacocks
• Replaced fresh water cooling pump (fridge)
2013/14:
• New genoa
• Completely recaulked the teak deck
• Changed all interior lights to LED
• Fitted Raymarine AIS 650 AIS transceiver
• Replaced 12V house batteries
• Replaced 24V shore power charger
• Replaced automatic bilge pump
• Rigging checked
• EPIRB serviced by the manufacturers
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
2012/13:
• Replaced sprayhood, cockpit covers and sail covers
• Added a third reefing point and changed to conventional slab reefing
• Replaced main halyard and reefing lines
• Installed galvanic isolator for shore power
• Replaced 12V engine battery
• Fitted Raymarine e7 multi-function display
• Replaced seals in bow thruster
• Fridge systems refurbished by specialist
2011/12:
• Fitted new Rutgerson main sheet traveller system
• Full engine service, including replacement of engine silencer and exhaust system
• Removed diesel generator along with unused associated seacocks and reinstated hull
• Replaced Jefa stern gland
• Gas system refurbished by specialist
• Replaced rope cutter bearing
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
Every Malo 42 is a reflection of its owner’s tastes, and every Malo 42 is hand built with painstaking care. Her good looks and beautiful sheer line indicate perfect pedigree. With an easily driven medium displacement hull, the Malo 42 is the go-anywhere, go-any-time liveaboard yacht.
Every Malo is an individual yacht. We go to great lengths to encourage each owner to take influence on his boat’s appointment. About the only thing a future Malo owner will have to accept is the shape of the hull and aft cockpit design. This does not mean that every boat’s interior has to be designed from scratch. We have a selection of standard interior designs, all of which are modifiable and which our small but flexible workforce turn onto perfect reality. This might sound expensive, but it is in fact very affordable.
Our West Swedish home island of Orust is seeped with a timeless boatbuilding tradition, and our family has been making fine craft for generations. This heritage is our credo: To create cruising yachts for demanding people.
External Highlights:-
• Wide, uncluttered deck space. High moulded gunwhales, strong stanchions and immaculate non-skid teak. The Malo 42 has a great feeling of security.
• The integrated sprayhood simultaneously protects the Malo 42’s deep cockpit and increases the below deck living area.
• Malo’s Targa-arch supports the mainsheet traveller and the cockpit illumination. It keeps ropes clear and heads out of danger.
• When ordering a Malo 42, every client can influence the yacht’s detailing, such as for example, the transom with an integrated bathing platform.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.
• Construction drawings are approved by Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Hull, deck and superstructure in hand laminated GRP sandwich construction with balsa core.
• NGA white gel coat with embedded blue stripes for boot and cove stripe.
• Hull stripes renewed 2016/17
• Hull underwater sections sanded smooth – 2017/18
• Durable construction with all bulkheads, ribs and stringers, laminated directly to the hull.
• Teak deck recaulked and overhauled – 2013/14
• External trim: Teak, stainless steel with teak-capped raised bulwark
• Integral moulded protective rubbing strake in hull with protective brass capping
Keel & Rudder:
• Encapsulated fin keel with 5,500kgs lead ballast
• GRP rudder blade well-supported by GRP skeg.
• Stainless steel rudder stock
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Yanmar 4JH2-UTE 4-cylinder direct-injection turbocharged and intercooled marine diesel engine producing 97hp (72kw) @ 3,600rpm
• Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Twin Racor fuel/water separators
• Kanzkai KM4A 2.63 marine reduction gearbox
• Morse single lever throttle and gearbox controls
Maintenance & Performance:
• Engine last serviced: 2023 – including full service of injectors and refurbishment of injector pump
• Cruising speed - approx. 6 knots @ 2,200rpm
• Range @ cruising speed – approx. 450Nm
Propulsion & Steering:
• Sleipner 24vDC 10hp twin-prop tunnel bowthruster – fully serviced 2020/21
• 3-bladed fixed pitch propeller
• Stainless steel prop-shaft
• Aquadrive flexible shaft coupling
• Rope cutter
• Large diameter stainless steel helm wheel in cockpit – covered with new hide 2016/17
• Emergency tiller system
• Windpilot Pacific II Plus self-steering system
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC domestic and start circuit systems with 24vDC for bowthruster, anchor windlass and hydraulics and 220vAC via shore-power.
Battery Banks:
• 3x 140ah 12vDC AGM batteries for 12vDC services joined in parallel to supply 420ah @ 12vDC - 2014
• 4x 198Ah 12vDC Rolls AGM batteries for 24vDC services joined in parallel and series to supply 396Ah @ 24vDC – 2021
• 1x 75Ah 12vDC engine start battery - 2021
Charging / Inverter:
• Victron Energy Skylla-TG 24/50 50Amp 24vDC automatic battery charger for 24vDC services – 2014
• Mastervolt MASS 12/60 60Amp 12vDC automatic battery charger for 12vDC services
Alternators:
• 12vDC 55Ah engine-mounted alternator for 12vDC services
• Mastervolt 24vDC engine-mounted alternator for 24vDC services
Solar & Wind Generation:
• Superwind 12vDC wind generator
• 4x Solbian SR72Q 72w solar panels mounted on sprayhood and cockpit cover – 2018/19
• Individual Gensun GVB-8-Pb-12V MPPT controllers for each solar panel – 2018/19
Shore Power:
• 16amp 50Hz 220vAC shore power with earth leakage strip, circuit breaker and shore power cable
• Galvanic isolator – 2012/13
• Ring main with 6x 220vAC sockets internally
• RCCB replaced 2018/19
Other Electrical:
• DC and AC volt and amp meters
• 3x 12vDC sockets
• 2x high-current 2-pin 12vDC sockets
• 12x 12vDC USB sockets
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• 12vDC pressurized water pump for supplying fresh water with 12vDC high pressure pump and accumulator
• Hot water supply via engine calorifier and 220vAC immersion heater element in 40 litre hot water tank or via Eberspacher Hydronic heating system
• Hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply throughout including aft cockpit shower
• Foot-operated filtered fresh water supply to galley
Bilge Pumps:
• 12vDC automatic electric bilge pump – 2013/14
• 12vDC engine/shower sump pump with selector valve
• Manual bilge pump in cockpit
Black & Grey Water:
• Forward and aft heads discharge to sea or into holding tanks – 2014/15
• Grey water from forward and aft heads and galley drains discharge to sea
Seacocks:
• Skin fittings and seacocks replaced 2014/15
Gas System:
• Gas bottle (2x Campingaz bottles)storage in cockpit stern locker with 1+1 redundancy system
• Electric gas solenoid switch at chart table with additional shut-off at galley
• Gas system refurbished 2011/12 and further serviced 2018/19 when new stove was installed
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Total fuel capacity approx. 370 litres in 1x stainless steel tanks
• Fuel tank level gauge – requires repair
• Tank cleaned 2016/17
Fresh Water:
• Total water capacity approx 770 litres in 3x stainless steel tanks
• Water tank level gauge for the aft tank.
Holding Tanks:
• Blackwater holding tanks with approx. 50 litre capacity for forward and aft heads – 2014/15
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
At Helm:
• Raymarine eS128 GPS chart plotter and radar MFD display – 2016/17
• Raymarine Quantum closed-array radar scanner on stainless steel transom pole – 2016/17
• Raymarine EV-1 9-axis autopilot system with ACU-400 control unit, rudder feedback unit and P70 control head – 2014/15
• Simrad HLD350 hydraulic autopilot drive system – serviced 2021/22
• Raytheon ST60+ wind, speed and depth displays at companionway
• Raymarine CPT-120 DownVision CHIRP depth transducer – 2016/17
• Plastimo steering compass
At Chart Table
• Raymarine e7 GPS chart plotter and radar MFD display connected to helm MFD via Raynet Ethernet and NMEA2000 connections - 2012/13
• Raymarine AIS650 Class-B AIS transceiver with standalone GPS antenna – 2013/14
• Raytheon ST60+ tridata multi-display
Communications Equipment:
• Raymarine Ray60 VHF with DSC at chart table – 2016/17
• Raymarine RayMic VHF handset for cockpit – 2016/17
• Shipmate VHF speaker in cockpit
• VHF aerial with AIS 100 VHF splitter
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• ENO stainless steel gimballed 2-burner gas stove with oven – 2018/19
• Top opening double-depth 12vDC refrigerator at galley with air/fresh-water cooling compressor
• Top-opening 12vDC refrigerator in saloon with air/fresh-water cooling compressor
• Upgraded insulation of fridges, serviced compressors and fitted digital thermostats – 2018/19
• Fresh water cooling pump replaced 2014/15
• Twin inset stainless steel sinks with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply and further manual filtered fresh water supply
Heads:
• 2x Raritan manual marine heads with spares kits
• Hot & cold pressurised water supplies in both heads with shower head in aft cabin and dedicated shower cabin forward
Heating & Ventilation:
• Eberspächer D5WSC Hydronic 5 diesel-fired hot-water based cabin and fresh water heating system with 2x heat exchangers and outlets throughout interior including heads – 2015/16
• Easystart programmable timer – 2015/16
Entertainment:
• Fusion MS-RA70n Bluetooth radio stereo system with 2x speakers in saloon and 2x waterproof speakers in cockpit - 2016/17
WiFi:
• Glomex WebBoat 4G Lite antenna system with 3G/4G connectivity, SIM card slot and WiFi router – 2016/17
Lighting:
• LED interior lighting throughout with red night lighting – 2013/14
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• Up to 6 berths in three accommodation cabins, plus a further occasional berth in saloon
• Two heads and a dedicated forward shower compartment
• Twin armchair saloon version.
• Ample headroom in saloon and primary cabin spaces – approx. 1.95m
Accommodation Finish:
• The finish throughout is of Mahogany with hand-polished and pore-filled matt laquer varnish finish.
• The joinery is a combination of veneer and solid timber.
• Teak soleboards with koto inlay
• Original Malö blue carpet set, plus an additional light beige set copied from the originals
• Corian countertop in galley
• Hard white headlining with mahogany battening
• Curtains and skyscreen above deckhead master cabin hatch
• Mosquito nets for hatches and portholes
• High quality blue geometric cloth upholstery throughout
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Owner’s Cabin:
• Large double berth
• Various cupboards and wardrobes and hanging lockers
Forward Heads:
• Ensuite access from owner’s cabin
• Sea toilet and holding tank
• Basin with mixer tap
• Storage cupboards
Forward Shower Cabin:
• Ensuite access from owner’s cabin
• Mixer with shower head
• Shower drain pump
Saloon:
• U-shaped settee to port with and large folding dining table, seating approx. 6-8.
• Twin armchairs to starboard with central stowage locker containing top-opening refrigerator
• Outboard high-level storage lockers
Chart Table:
• Aft of saloon area to starboard
• Forward facing, large chart table with large chart drawer
• Navigators seat with storage underneath
Galley:
• Aft of saloon area to port
• L-shaped galley
• Gimballed gas cooker/oven and safety bar
• Double sink with teak covers
• Fitted storage lockers and provisions cupboards
• Top-opening refrigerator
Port Aft Guest Cabin:
• Double berth
• Escape hatches to cockpit
• Large wardrobes and numerous lockers
Starboard Aft Guest Cabin:
• Double berth
• Escape hatches to cockpit
• Large wardrobes and numerous lockers
Aft Heads:
• En-suite to starboard aft guest cabin
• There is also a door from saloon area
• Sea toilet and holding tank
• Basin with mixer tap and shower head
• Shower drain pump
• Storage cupboards
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Masthead sloop rig
• Air draft – approx. 19.40m
• Selden aluminium anodised spars
• Deck-stepped mast and with 2-sets of spreaders
• Stainless steel wire standing rigging – replaced 2011/12 and checked 2021/22
• Aluminium rigging screw protectors
• Split fixed backstay
• Andersen hydraulic genoa furling system – 2001 and overhauled with new hoses 2018/19
• Rutgerson main sheet traveller system – 2011/12
• Selden rod vang with block & tackle adjustment
• Rutgerson genoa tracks with adjustable cars
• Selden aluminium spinnaker pole – mast mounted
• Gybe preventer line
• Main halyard and reefing lines replaced 2012/13
Winches:
• 2x Andersen 58ST 2-speed hydraulic primary winches in cockpit for genoa sheets
• 1x Andersen 46ST 2-speed hydraulic halyard winch in cockpit
• 1x Andersen 40ST 2-speed control line (mainsheet) winch in cockpit
• 2x Andersen 40ST 2-speed halyard winches on mast
• 1x Andersen 16 winch on mast
• Winches serviced 2018/19
Sails:
• Sanders Sails Dacron 48sqm battened mainsail with 3-reef point – 2018/19
• UK Sailmakers Dacron 62sqm furling genoa – 2013/14
• Emergency headsail - used once by previous owner
General:
• GRP Targa arch supporting the mainsheet and keeping the cockpit free of the traveller
• Fixed windscreen with hardened safety glass and aluminium frame
• “Sugar scoop” transom with built-in teak steps and bathing ladder
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin guardwire stanchions
• Side boarding gates to port and starboard
• Teak grabrails on coachroof
• Teak folding cockpit table with extension – 2016/17
• Fresh water hot & cold shower unit on aft deck
• Outboard bracket on pushpit
• Stern boarding ladder
• Cockpit lighting
• Stern cockpit lockers
• Removeable passerelle that can be mounted at the stern
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Lofrans Kobra 24VDC reversing anchor windlass – 2019
• Lofrans Thetis 7001 wireless remote control with chaincounter – 2022
• Lofrans Thetis 5001 wired remote control with chaincounter – 2022
• 25kg galvanized Spade anchor with 60m of 10mm (DIN) galvanised chain – both 2019
• Aluminium Fortress kedge anchor mounting bracket on port side rail.
• SWI-TEC self-adjusting anchor buoy
• Mooring and spring cleats
• Fore and aft mooring lines
• Warps & fenders
Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
• Sanders Sails blue acrylic canvas sprayhood with stainless steel frame – 2018/19
• Sanders Sails Blue acrylic canvas bimini/cockpit tent with stainless steel frame – 2018/19
• Sanders Sails Blue acrylic canvas mainsail stackpack with lazyjacks – 2018/19
• Cockpit cushions
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
• LED navigation lights, searchlights, spreader lights – 2018/19
Lifesaving:
• 406Mhz EPIRB
• MOB GPS button on chart plotter
• Horseshoe buoy with light
• OSCAR MOB recovery sling
• Grab bag
• Jackstays
• Blipper-style radar reflector on mast
Fire Control:
• 2x Fire extinguishers: one under the chart table and one inside the aft cockpit locker
• Automatic fire extinguisher system installed inside the engine compartment
• Fire blanket near stove