Asking PriceBroker
$650,000 USD
+58 moreLength198.1m
Cabins2
Draft198.1m
Overview
About this vessel
Malabar is a meticulously thought out design with safety as the top priority for every step of the build. Build features include all welds below the waterline dye tested, watertight bulkheads, an aluminum double bottom, and a sea chest. The design incorporates a full hardtop and dodger, an oversized NACA foil lifting keel, and numerous other special custom features.
Jimmy Cornell has traveled 200,000 miles on aluminum lifting keelers because he considers the formula to be the safest for voyaging with the risk of broaching being virtually eliminated. Malabar's sailing performance is far superior to ordinary cruising boats with a special emphasis on the close-windedness provided by her oversized lifting keel. The large working jib is self-tacking via a traveler mounted on a radiused bridge allowing a very tight 11 degrees sheeting angle, and can be flown to 35 knots without shortening sail.
The design is meant to be simple, sustainable and safe. The astonishing battery banks are charged by a massive solar array. Diesel-fired hot water central heating will keep the whole boat warm including the cockpit. The aft deck provides shelter from a following sea and a good working area. All the lifelines are 40 inches high and the Treadmaster deck covering and the many handholds provide unmatched safe transit on deck.
The cabin below has a traditional Herreshoff finish with Brazilian Jatoba cherry trim throughout and 3/4 inch solid Brazilian Cumaru teak soles. All windows and deck hatches have custom joinery with the Jatoba screens on the hatches being hinged. The raised dinette has panoramic views through the thick lexan windows. The galley is well thought out and secure with massive keel cooled and overly insulated refrigeration and freezer. The entire boat has sprayed-on closed cell polyurethane foam insulation to provide remarkable acoustic isolation from the sound of wind and waves as well as additional floatation. Even the shower has a mixer valve which redirects to a water tank the incoming water before it reaches the desired temperature and then prevents the possibility of scalding.
There is a workshop forward with workbench and drill press; an aft technical lazarette providing easy access to several systems including the washer/dryer; and much more.
The owner had Malabar built to go voyaging with his wife. Her illness and eventual death after 58 years of marriage brought the owner's voyaging plans to a permanent end. The vessel has been routinely maintained, systems tested and has been fully commissioned and tested and put back to rest in 2022.
Specifications
The details
Dimensions
Length overall198.1m
Draft198.1m
Accommodation
Cabins2
Features
On board
Dye-tested welds below waterline
Watertight bulkheads
Aluminum double bottom
Sea chest
Full hardtop and dodger
Oversized NACA foil lifting keel
Self-tacking jib with traveler system
Solar array
AGM battery banks
Inverter-chargers
Diesel-fired hot water central heating
Treadmaster deck covering
Brazilian Jatoba cherry trim
Brazilian Cumaru teak soles
Lexan windows
Keel-cooled refrigeration and freezer
Closed cell polyurethane foam insulation
Workshop with workbench and drill press
Washer/dryer
Mixer valve shower system
