The Malo yard is highly regarded for producing exceptionally well-built yachts, each one finished to a high standard and normally with a semi-custom layout to suit their owner's requirements.
With just her third owners since leaving the Malo yard in Ourst, the Malo 39 LIBRA has been based in Ardfern and a familiar sight around the west coast since 2009. Below decks she offers two double cabins with the master cabin forward boasting a dedicated wet room. Offered for sale with a comprehensive inventory her highlights include:
Original gelcoat finish
Underwater hull epoxy coated from new
Antifouling applied April 2026
Yanmar 4JH2-TE marine diesel engine with under 1350hrs
Sidepower tunnel-mounted bow thruster
Domestic batteries replaced in 2024
Engine battery replaced in 2025
Rope cutter
Raymarine ST60 navigation instruments
Raymarine Smart Series autopilot system (2007)
Raymarine e125 HybridTouch chart plotter (2014)
Taylors 043 gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven
Raritan manual marine toilet discharging overboard through holding tank
Eberspacher D5 Airtronic diesel fired, blown air heating system (2009)
Selden in-Mast electric roller reefing mainsail (2015)
Andersen electric primary winches
Lofrans Kobra electric windlass, 12VDC, 1000w with plug-in remote control
Zodiac Cadet 310 Aero inflatable dinghy with seat, oars and pump (2018)
Suzuki 2.5hp, 4-stroke outboard
Simpson Stainless steel, tubular davits (2011)
Having wintered the Malo 39 LIBRA ashore, she has just been launched for the 2026 season and is now available for viewing on her mooring at Ardfern.
CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
GRP moulded hull of sandwich construction.
Hull laminate of a combination of Isophthalic and Orthophthalic polyester laminate.
Hull cored with balsa, providing insulation to hull construction.
Longitudinal and transverse bulkheads are laminated directly onto the hull.
Laminate grid of Internal ribs and stringers individually laminated to hull internally.
Galvanised steel mast support.
Hull finished externally with NGA gel coat for maximum protection against water penetration.
Blue sheer band and boot top stripes in original gelcoat finish.
Moulded rubbing strake in hull with protective aluminium capping.
Three layers of International Gelshield epoxy applied at factory.
Below the waterline finished with blue antifouling, applied April 2026.
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
GRP moulded deck and coach roof of sandwich construction.
Balsa core with polyester laminate.
Aluminium reinforcing in way of deck fittings.
Hull to deck joint secured with mechanical fastenings, over laminated.
Laid teak decking on side decks, coachroof and in cockpit. 12mm solid teak.
The “targa” arch is of moulded GRP construction with stainless steel studs built in securing it to the deck.
The deck has four scuppers draining on the waterline to prevent dirt markings on the hull.
Fixed windscreen forward of companionway with alloy frame with screens of safety glass.
Keel & Rudder:
Fin and Skeg type underwater profile
Encapsulated ballast keel.
GRP moulded, semi-balanced rudder.
Partial depth skeg hung.
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
Yanmar 4JH2-TE marine diesel engine
62hp @3,600RPM
4 Cylinder, direct injection, turbocharged, indirectly cooled
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse control
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine winterised autumn 2025
Fuel tank drained and cleaned 2025
Heads skin fitting and seacock replaced 2020
Rudder bearing replaced 2014
Recorded engine running hours 1309hrs
Cruising speed under engine – 6kts
Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propshaft
Dripless type sterngland
Rope cutter
3-blade, bronze fixed prop
Cable-driven steering system
Stainless steel wheel with leather cover
Emergency tiller
Bow Thurster:
Sidepower tunnel-mounted bow thurster
Push-button type control panel in cockpit
Autopilot:
Raymarine Smart Series autopilot system (2007)
Raymarine ST7002 control head
Raymarine course computer
Raymarine linear drive unit
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system
Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16 amp connection point
Hardwired RCD-protected system.
3 pin UK sockets, battery charger, immersion heater
Battery Banks:
Domestic Battery – 3x 12VDC, 100Ah, lead acid (2024)
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 80Ah, lead acid (2025)
Battery link switch to combine battery banks in an emergency
Battery Monitor:
Link 10 battery monitor showing domestic battery bank (2009)
Voltmeter on switch panel showin engine battery voltage.
Charging:
Merlin Poweramp Switch Mode Battery Charger
230VAC – 12VDC, 30amp
Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator, 12VDC, 55amp
Adverc alternator charge controller system
Other Electrical:
12VDC charging sockets at chart table
PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Mixer tap in head, extending out for use as shower head
Mixer tap in wet room
Dedicated, bulkhead-mounted shower in wet room
Cockpit shower fitting with hot and cold water
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater
Black Water:
Head flushing overboard or to holding tank
Single holding tank
Tank discharging by gravity overboard or via deck suction outlet
Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Stainless steel tank construction
Approximate capacity 280ltrs
Fresh Water:
Twin fresh water tanks
Stainless steel tank construction
Tank 1 capacity – 245 ltrs
Tank 2 capacity – 210 ltrs
Approximate total capacity – 455 ltrs
Holding Tank:
Single holding tank
Stainless steel tank construction
Approximate capacity 50 ltrs
Tank Monitoring:
Analogue gauges for both water tanks
Analogue gauge for fuel tank
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
Depth – Raymarine ST60
Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60
Wind – Raymarine ST60
Plotter – Raymarine e125 HybridTouch display (2014)
Electronic Compass – Raymarine ST60
Below Decks:
Radar – Raymarine RL70 Pathfinder Series with mast mounted 2kw radar scanner
Repeater – Raytheon ST60 Maxiview (mounted on main bulkhead to starboard)
Electronic Barometer – NASA MeteoMan display
Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Navicom RT650 DSCVHF radio with wireless command mic for use in cockpit. Switchable loud speaker at chart table (2009)
Navtex – NASA Easy Navtex display
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
Cooker – Taylors 043 gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted
Fridge – Built-in, top-loading fridge with ice box. 12VDC water cooled compressor and chiller plate
Double stainless steel sink
Mixer tap
Heads:
Toilet – Raritan manual marine toilet discharging overboard through holding tank
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap with head extending out for use as shower head
Shower sump with electric pump to drain overboard
Wet Room:
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap
Dedicated, bulkhead mounted shower fitting
Shower sump with electric pump to drain overboard
Heating & Ventilation:
Eberspacher D5 Airtronic diesel fired, blown air heating system (2009)
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in forward cabin, saloon, aft cabin, heads and wet room
Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout interior
Bulkhead-mounted reading lights in saloon and cabins
Chain-mounted hanging lamp over saloon table (removable)
Engine space lighting
Entertainment:
Fusion MS-IP700i Radio/Bluetooth head unit – not functioning
Speakers in saloon and cockpit
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
Double cabin forward
En-suite wet room in forward cabin
Saloon
Nav Station
Galley
Heads
Double aft cabin to port
Accommodation Finish:
Joinery work below decks of mahogany veneered panels with solid mahogany trims.
Woodwork finished in a hand-polished matte varnish.
Sole boards throughout of teak and koto veneered plywood finished in a hard varnish.
Blue-patterned upholstery throughout cabins
Fitted pale blue carpets with bound edges throughout interior
Fitted blackout blind/insect screens for deck hatches in forward cabin
Curtains for all portlights
Corrian worktop in galley
GRP moulded finish to heads and wet room
Teak sole grating in heads and wet room
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Cabin:
Double V-berth forward with central infill section to create double berth
Storage lockers above bunk, outboard forward, port and starboard
Standing room aft of bunk.
Dresser unit outboard to port with countertop, storage in couter top and below with locker above outboard
Single seat to starboard of standing space with double lockers outboard
Hanging locker aft of seat to starboard
En-suite access to wet room to port aft
Wet Room:
En-suite access from forward cabin
Wash hand basin outboard aft with mixer tap
Bulkhead-mounted shower fitting with teak grating sole
Saloon:
Fixed saloon table with four folding leaves extending table size out to reach all seating
Wrap around U-shaped settee to port
Bench settee to starboard.
Settees converting to occasional use single berths, settee back rests lifting out to extend bunk width if required
Locker doors on bunk front base to starboard allowing access to storage beneath without removing cushions
Storage outboard of settee backs port and starboard with bookshelf area centrally and storage lockers forward and aft
Bulkhead mounted bookshelf overheard to port forward end of saloon
Bulkhead-mounted clock and barometer with Raymarine repeater beneath
Galley:
L-shaped galley to port of companionway
Inset double stainless steel sinks in worktop forward, inboard
Mahogany mug rack inbuilt to partial bulkhead, immediately forward of sink unit
Chopping board infill section for the larger of the two sinks
In-built top-loading fridge beneath worktop outboard forward
Gimbal-mounted gas cooker outboard with worktop infill section to fit over
Short section of worktop aft of cooker
Lockers above worktop level outboard with sliding doors
Two double-doored lockers above outboard
Range of lockers and drawers beneath worktop with pull-out chopping board aft of cooker
Nav Station:
Located to starboard, aft of saloon.
Forward-facing chart table with a dedicated navigator's seat.
Chart storage within table top with three drawers and locker beneath table forward.
Ships switch panel, DSC VHF, stereo, radar and other displays mounted outboard of chart table
Storage locker beneath navigator's seat and deep book locker outboard of seat
Heads:
Located to starboard side of companionway, accessed aft of nav station
Forward-facing marine toilet located inboard aft.
Countertop running outboard forward with inset wash hand basin, storage lockers beneath countertop
Vanity locker outboard of countertop
Locker outboard of toilet with countertop above
Aft Cabin:
Located to port and accessed through the galley area
Standing room at forward end of cabin with hanging locker outboard
Twin single berths extending aft with infill section to create large double bunk
Storage lockers above bunk, outboard and wrapping around aft end
Access under bunk to sterngear, calorifier and battery box
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
Deck stepped, double spreader, masthead sloop rig
Anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainless steel discontinuous standing rigging
Harken roller reefing system on forestay for genoa
Removable inner forestay
In-Mast electric roller reefing mainsail (2015)
In-Mast furling system stripped and serviced 2023
Rod kicker
Spinnaker pole, stowing on forward face of mast
Alloy chafe tubes protecting bottle screws
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Andersen 52, electric, self-tailing, two-speed manual
Secondary Winches - 1x Andersen 28, electric, self-tailing, two-speed manual 1x Andersen 28, self-tailing, two-speed manual
Mast Mounted Halyard Winches – 2x Andersen 28, self-tailing, two-speed manual
Sails:
Mainsail – In-mast roller reefing. White dacron
Genoa #1 – Roller reefing, white dacron, 140%
Genoa #2 – Roller reefing, white dacron, 110%
Canvas Work:
Sprayhood
Cockpit tent
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Stainless steel Bruce anchor on chain rode
Kedge Anchor – CQR plough anchor with 50m warp rode
Electric Anchor Windlass – Lofrans Kobra electric windlass, 12VDC, 1000w with plug-in remote control
Beaching Legs – Yacht Leg and Cradle Company, adjustable alloy legs
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders - Selection
Tender:
Dinghy – Zodiac Cadet 310 Aero inflatable dinghy with seat, oars and pump (2018)
Outboard – Suzuki 2.5hp, 4-stroke
Davits – Simpson Stainless steel, swivelling, tubular davits mounted on transom (2011)
General:
Anchor self-stowing in stem roller
Single bow roller as part of stemhead fitting
Additional bow roller for use with swinging mooring to starboard side of bow
Stainless steel pulpit rail, larger diameter than standard.
Deck-mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting double-tier guardwires
Guardwire gate sections aft to port and starboard
Split stainless steel pushpit rail with gate section centrally
Toerail-mounted stainless steel mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Below deck anchor locker forward with anchor locker mounted within locker space
Dorade ventilator mounted immediately forward of mast
Hardwood grabrails running length of coachroof from mast aft to windscreen
Lines lead aft to cockpit along port side of coachroof
Deck ventilator centrally, aft of mast with stainless steel protection hoop
Stainless steel framed fixed windscreed with blue canvas sprayhood above
GRP Targa arch with mainsheet track mounted on top
Rope clutches for lines lead aft mounted outboard of targa arch on port side
Primary and secondary winches mounted on cockpit coamings to port and starboard
Bench seating to port and starboard sides of cockpit, forward of pedestal
Cockpit locker beneath starboard seating
Emergency escape hatch for aft cabin beneath port seating
Teak, double drop leaf folding table, mounted on forward face of pedestal
Engine control panel and bow thruster control mounted within recessed area to starboard side of cockpit coaming
Autopilot control and switches to control the electric in-mast furling system mounted within recessed area to port side of cockpit coaming
Folding ‘windward’ seats outboard of wheel port and starboard.
Bench seat spanning cockpit cockpit aft with access to large cockpit locker beneath
Short section of deck aft of cockpit
Central gate section to access transom
Transom-mounted, folding stainless steel swimming ladder
Outboard storage bracket mounted on starboard side rail
Transom-mounted, tubular, swivelling davits
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:
Masthead anchor light
Masthead navigation lights
Steaming light
Low level navigation lights
Life saving:
Horseshoe buoy with light
DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the published sales specification the following presumptions are made:
Shaft seal or sail drive diaphragms are more than 5 years old.
Fuel, gas hoses and gas regulators are more than 5 years old.
The vessel doesn’t currently have a GasSafe certificate issued within the last 5 years.
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old.