John Alden Malabar Snr 34 ft Sloop 1960 - Sold

For over 90 years, the name Malabar has symbolised the utmost in seagoing ability and cruising comfort as well as an impressive racing record. Chosen by John Alden as the name for his own personal yachts, it has by common usage among yachtsmen, become a term to designate a fast, able cruising yacht.

This very popular design is fast but with much more spacious interiors than UK designs of the same era. Introduced in 1956 the generous beam gives plenty of space for sensible accommodation and a comfortable boat at sea; coastal and blue water cruising.

This lively Malabar Sr version draws on a strong heritage of design development and building experience. In appearance she is a wholesome classic mast head sloop with normal overhangs, proportioned freeboard, and the characteristic Alden sheer. All original, WILL O THE WISP is testament also to the quality of her build and maintenance by fastidious owners and is more than ready for another fifty years at sea. Known by many she is admired wherever she goes. Sympathetically modernised; her equipment makes her as easy to sail as she is enjoyable.

- Carvel Burma teak planking splined topsides faired to 7/8th inch and varnished
- 1 ½ inch or greater planking to bilge bend
- All on 1 ½ inch steam bent teak frames at 9 inch centres
- Copper fastenings, countersunk and dowelled
- Everdur bronze hardware fastenings
- Galvanised steel floors in excellent condition fixed with 10 mm galvanised steel bolts
(20 bolts checked May 2012 out of water. No excess thinning found but replaced anyway)
- 4,500 lbs cast lead keel split ballast integral to structure fixed with large bronze bolts
- Decks and coach roof of marine plywood coated with heavy fibre sheeting glassed over
- Solid teak cabin trunk and cockpit coamings
- Teak interior joinery

Accommodation for 5 with berths 6 ft 4 inches long
- 6 ft 2 inch headroom to deck beams in saloon
- Varnished teak companionway steps and worktop removable
- Sound proofed engine casing beneath

Galley aft to port
- Varnished teak worktop, removable to access Waco 36 litre fridge / freezer
- Large stowage lockers
- Blakes Taylor Lavac 030 paraffin cooker with stowage beneath and outboard

To starboard
- Varnished teak work top / chart table over sink and pressurised fresh water system
- Large stowage lockers above and below worktop with 3 tier shelf unit on aft bulkhead

Saloon
- Wide settee berths each side with stowage lockers below
- Port settee extends to form a very comfortable queen sized bed
- Varnished Teak lee and sole boards
- Drinks cabinet with two felt lined drawers beneath
- 2 x Large book shelves
- Two drop leaf saloon table on centreline
- Lakes Taylor Lavac paraffin cabin heater
- Hanging locker to starboard now shelved for maximum stowage
- Varnished teak framed panel doors, sole boards and fiddled shelf atop
- Head to port Blakes Taylor Lavac sea toilet
- Varnished teak bulkheads, sole boards, framed panel door and battens

Fore cabin
- Berths to Port & Stbd with locker stowage underneath
- Varnished teak lee boards, framed panel door, shelves, sole, skylight hatch and battens
- Open semi bulkhead fwd
- Forepeak chain locker and stowage for spare sails

- Varnished Sitka spruce, keel stepped, square section hollow mast, single spreaders
- Internal mast head lock for main sheet and two Gibb Tufnol winches
- Varnished Sitka spruce boom with original easy to use main sail roller reefing
- 1 x 19 Stainless steel standing rigging with heavy bronze tang fittings and chain plates
- Stainless steel as new fore stay with Selden Furlex genoa roller reefing
- Multi plait synthetic running rigging throughout
- Main, genoa, spinnaker, halyards and topping lift, all cleated mast
- Main, genoa and headsail furler sheets lead aft to cockpit cleats
- 2 x Lewmar 42 ST winches
- Lewmar Track on toe rail
- GibbTufnol blocks
- Sail area (working with 100% foretriangle) 505 sq feet
- Mainsail 8.5 oz offshore Dacron new July 2012
- Genoa 7.5 oz 130% offshore Dacron new July 2012 will set at 2 knots, usable to F 7
- Working Jib
- Drifter 150% free flying light air sail
- Storm Jib
- Spinnaker
- Working jib by Gowen 1999 smaller than new Genoa but in GC for spare headsail
- Spare main sail by Gowen, 1999 in GC for a spare main sail in sail bag
- Symmetrical spinnaker by Gowen 1999, a little tired but still usable

- Decks primed and finished with a non-slip hard wearing cream coating
- Full deck line enables easy sail handling
- Wide side decks enable safe and easy access fore and aft
- Deck eyes to heavy back plates allow easy use of personal safety lines / jack stays
- Bronze stem head and fairleads with strong Sampson post at foredeck
-Varnished teak hand rails to cabin
- Deep sunken self draining 6 ft 9 in long cockpit
- Liftable tiller and high boom crutch enable entertaining al fresco and single handed sailing
- Large varnished solid self draining teak seats lift over stowage lockers port & stbd
- Varnished solid teak cockpit coaming with sloping seat backs
- Scrubbed teak cockpit sole with manhole to access rear of engine, gearbox and stern gland
- Plastimo inflatable tender with Mariner 4hp outboard engine.
- Varnished teak boarding ladder
- 6 x Large fenders with socks
- 2 x Extendable boat hooks with special mooring attachment
- Original 35 lb CQR, 50 m 10mm short link galvanised chain with swivel

- Yanmar 3GM30 27 HP raw water cooled engine professionally serviced annually
(Removed from boat 2010 and totally overhauled new engine mounts fitted)
- 3 blade Brunton engine and hull matched propeller for optimum thrust at economical RPM
- 5.5 knots cruising speed at 2,700 rpm consumes 1.5 litres fuel per hour
- Fist pump enables simple 1 person engine bleeding
- Original Hitachi, 65 A alternator removed and bench tested 2011 outputs 50 A at 2,700 rpm
- 2 x Trojan 155 Ah service batteries and 110 Ah engine start battery 2011
- Struder 40 A connector via RCD to shore power
- BEP 710-300A voltage sensitive relay ensures engine start battery kept fully charged
- Paralleling solenoid switch enables emergency engine starting from the services
- 2 x Solara 40 W semi flex solar panels to solar regulator can charge without engine use
- BEP 600 DCM battery monitor
- All classic design internal light fittings with warm white LEDs for minimal consumption
- External mast head navigation lights, anchor and tricolour with certified LED replacement bulbs rated at 2 nm; minimal consumption
- Other navigation incl steaming lights original as usage not an issue with engine running
- Deck light with halogen bulb for safety
- Blake sea cocks as new condition with anti siphon devices, serviced / replaced as required
- New 140 litre stainless steel fuel tank with inline filters and water separator

- Raymarine ST 60 speed depth and close hauled wind linked to
- Raymarine Raynav 300 GPS plotter
- Raymarine ST 4000 + auto pilot light touch tiller even in very heavy seas
- Simrad RD 68 VHF ship to shore, full DSC linked to all Raymarine GPS equipment.
- Iris 50 hand bearing compass
- 12 x 50 waterproof binoculars

- 2 x Seago automatic life jackets with harness.
- Iridium Satellite phone and Garmin hand-held GPS 72 in waterproof pelican grab case.
- Baltic horse shoe lifebuoy
- Floating throw line
- 2 x Detachable deck life lines
- Jabsco water puppy 2000 12 V bilge pump
- Rule automatic 12 V bilge pump
- Whale Gusher Titan manual bilge pump (100 litres per minute)
- Eco Blast refillable fog horn
- 4 x fire extinguishers and a fire blanket
- Numerous soft wood plugs, various sizes

New and Original Yanmar parts
- Oil and fuel filters, water pump and alternator belts and impeller, internal anodes
- Full cockpit cushions
- Full fitted winter cover
- Mainsail cover
- Fore hatch cover and mast gaiter all in matching Sunbrella Ocra material

New halyards and sheets
- 1 x Head sail halyard
- 2 x Headsail sheets
- 1 x Main sail sheet
- Numerous other sheets and warps
- Many hand tools and materials for maintenance such as grease, paints, varnish and oils