Description

Malo 34 Golden Touch IV
Location Buckler’s Hard, Beaulieu

Builder Malo Yachts, Sweden
Model Malo 34
Year 1989
LOA 34 ft, 10.6 m
Draft 1.6 m
Accommodation 2 cabins, 7 berths
Engine Beta Marine 35hp diesel
Engine fitted Summer 2023
Engine hours Approx. 60 hours
Use Family cruising

Golden Touch IV is a beautifully presented 1989 Malo 34, combining secure Scandinavian build quality, elegant accommodation and significant recent investment. With a new Beta Marine 35hp engine installed in 2023, recent batteries, solar panel and sprayhood, she is an appealing choice for sailors seeking a capable, comfortable and confidence-inspiring cruising yacht.

Owner’s Comments
Golden Touch IV has been much more than a sailing yacht to our family. She has raised our three children, taken us on countless adventures, and consistently delivered the rare combination of security, comfort, and rewarding sailing performance.

She is exactly what you would expect from a Malo: elegant, beautifully finished inside and out, stylish in her lines, and impressively quick when the wind gets up.

The Malo 34’s deep, protected cockpit gives the whole family a strong sense of security, keeping everyone warm and comfortable whatever the weather. She has always inspired enormous confidence at sea.

Golden Touch IV has been meticulously maintained, with a substantial programme of recent upgrades. Highlights include a new Beta Marine 35hp engine fitted in 2023, plus replacement batteries, a solar panel, and a sprayhood in 2025.

She is currently afloat at Buckler’s Hard on the Beaulieu River. Prospective owners are very welcome to come aboard, meet her properly, and see her sailing.

We would love to see her go to someone who will enjoy her as much as we have.

Specifications

Accommodation

Golden Touch IV has a two-cabin layout and is particularly well suited to family cruising.

• Salon with 183cm headroom
• Two separate double cabins with lockers and stowage
• All berth lengths 200cm
• Comfortable Malo interior
• U-sofa and Table converts to double berth
• Single berth opposite u-sofa
• Traditional Scandinavian styling
• High-quality joinery
• Well appointed Galley
• 3 burner stove, with oven
• Refrigerator with electrical compressor replaced 2024
• Loose carpets throughout to protect the floor
• 2 x opening port lights and 3 x skylights

Construction

Golden Touch IV is a 1989 Malo 34, a Scandinavian-built cruising yacht with traditional GRP construction, a high-quality Malo interior finish, and a practical two-cabin layout.

• Deep, well-protected cockpit designed for safety and comfort
• Hull and deck in GRP sandwich, Kevlar reinforced hull
• Deck and coach-roof with laid teak deck
• Cockpit seats and sole with laid teak
• 2 deck scuppers dia. 38mm, 2 cockpit drains dia. 50mm
• Internal ballast 2.4 t, cast iron and lead
• Displacement 4.5 tonnes (Approc)
• GRP rudder with stainless steel shaft dia. 35mm
• Moulded rubbing strake in hull with protective aluminum capping
• Boarding ladder on stern
• Aluminum cleats for mooring and spring lines
• Self-tacking Genoa track available but not fitted
• Targa hoop with mainsheet track above the cockpit
• Windscreen in hardened glass with aluminum frames
• Manual and electric bilge pump
• Sprayhood and extension with transparent panels and ventilation
• Freshwater tank in stainless steel 200 liters with inspection hatch
• Fuel tank in stainless steel 180 liters with inspection hatch

Equipment

Electrical Systems

Batteries
• Domestic bank: 2 × 12V 120Ah domestic batteries, replaced in 2025
• Engine-start battery: 1 × 12V 90Ah battery, replaced in 2025

Charging and Generation
• Solar panel replaced in 2025

Heating & Ventilation
• Hot air heater Webasto Air Top 2000
• Water heater Calorifier insulated and heated by engine coolant and 240v immersion element
• Wind scoop

Entertainment
• Radio with speakers in deck saloon
• LED TV with Airel

Navigation and Electronics

Chartplotter / MFD
• Raymarine 12-inch multifunction display/chart plotter

Autopilot
• Raymarine autopilot

Her navigation equipment supports straightforward cruising and adds to the yacht’s practical, confidence-inspiring character.

Deck and Cockpit

The cockpit is one of Golden Touch IV's particularly attractive features.

It is deep, secure and well protected, making it exceptionally well suited to family sailing and providing a reassuring place to sail when conditions deteriorate.

• Deep, protected cockpit
• Full cockpit cover
• Sprayhood replaced in 2025
• Solar panel replaced in 2025
• 2 Genoa winches, Andersen 40 st
• 1 Main sheet winch, Andersen 12 st
• 2 Haliard winches at mast, Andersen 16
• Reefing winch at mast
• Steering pedestal with compass (replaced 2025), steering wheel 80cm dia.
• Emergency tiller
• 1 horseshoe life buoy
• Large cockpit lockers with foulie stowage
• Covering boards for main hatch in teak with louvered vents
• Self draining locker for gas bottle
• Holding tank located in starboard locker
• Anchor locker with windlass under deck

Covers and Canvas
• Sprayhood replaced in 2025
• Full cockpit cover
• 2 × 12V 120Ah domestic batteries
• 1 × 12V 90Ah engine battery

Ongoing Care
• Meticulously maintained
• Cruising sails in good condition
• Light sail use

Engine(s)

One of Golden Touch IV’s strongest selling points is her recent engine installation. A new Beta Marine 35hp diesel engine was fitted in summer 2023 and has since seen exceptionally light use, with approximately 60 hours recorded.

• Beta Marine 35hp diesel engine fitted in summer 2023
• Approximately 60 hours since installation
• Engine mounts, gearbox, stern seal, and propeller replaced in 2023

Propulsion
• Propeller replaced in 2023
• Stern seal replaced in 2023
• Gearbox replaced in 2023

The complete 2023 driveline upgrade gives valuable reassurance for future ownership, with the engine installation supported by replacement mounts, gearbox, stern seal and propeller.

Sails & Spars

Golden Touch IV carries a practical cruising sail inventory comprising:

• Mainsail 24m2
• 130% genoa
• Spinnaker
• Selden-Kemp mast, 189x132mm, length12.56 m, single spreader
• Shrouds and stays in stainless steel wire 7mm dia.

The cruising sails are in good condition and have had relatively light use.

Additional Rigging
A self-tacking jib rail is fitted or available, although the jib itself is not currently fitted.

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