A fun bluewater boat around 40'?

[papaver19]

Congratulations on your new boat. For anyone else reading this thread, I’m wondering why Malo 42’s weren’t mentioned more. https://uk.boats.com/sailing-boats/1997-malo-42-9517761/

They’re beautifully built but sadly built no more.

Personally there is too much teak on deck for my tastes, plus I hear that they are very difficult to work on/modify without much deconstruction of the interior. Slow too, so that's a deal breaker.

 

[geem]

Reporting back as promised! First proper sail in the new-to-me Rustler yesterday - 60 miles down the Portuguese coast from Baiona to Porto. It was a pretty nice trip all round, with Champagne sailing interspersed with katabatic outbreaks of 20-25kts. The Rustler did brilliantly - first time I have been over 10kts on a beam reach, she is definitely quick - and all done with a serene no-bother comportment: I think I made a good choice. Very much enjoyed the G&T anchored in the Douro river at the end of the day.

Enjoy your new boat. Speed and comfort are great attributes for a cruising boat

 

[john_morris_uk]

Personally there is too much teak on deck for my tastes, plus I hear that they are very difficult to work on/modify without much deconstruction of the interior. Slow too, so that's a deal breaker.

Understood on the teak as that’s very much a matter of taste. However mI’ve never heard of them as being described as slow though. Can’t comment on how difficult they are to work on. Are they really any different to most modern boats?

 

[papaver19]

Understood on the teak as that’s very much a matter of taste. However mI’ve never heard of them as being described as slow though. Can’t comment on how difficult they are to work on. Are they really any different to most modern boats?

Honestly these are just things I have heard about the Malos - I have no direct experience. Slow in that they are not at all close-winded & relatively slow in that direction.