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Malo Yachts 45/46

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 2002–2012

A 14-metre blue-water cruiser that evolved from the M45 to the M46, featuring a 39% ballast ratio for offshore stability

Designed by Leif Angermark.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Malo Yachts 45/46, on the water

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Character

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LivelyComfort 37Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.72Bluewater
LightD/L 249Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 39%Stiff

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2175 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
248.5
Comfort ratio
36.8
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1846
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2002–2012
Designer
Leif Angermark
Builder
Malo Yachts AB

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Malo Yachts 43A 13.4-metre masthead sloop featuring a 38% ballast ratio and a skeg-mounted rudder for predictable offshore handlingMalo Yachts 47A cutter-rigged cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio, designed for a stiff and powerful offshore performanceMalo Yachts 40-2A fin-keel masthead sloop with a spade rudder, built for offshore cruising with a displacement of 9,480 kilogramsMalo Yachts 42A 13-metre blue-water cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, built for over a decade to provide a stiff and predictable motionMalo Yachts 36A 36-foot masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for a stiff and predictable motion at seaMalo Yachts 39A 12-metre cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio, built between 1994 and 2004 for predictable offshore performance

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