2002 Oyster 5617m

Oyster 56 For Sale. Offers invited. 

Recent survey available. 

Oyster Blew has successfully completed an Oyster World Rally and is UK VAT paid.

She now requires some general re-fitting and upgrading to be ready to go again, but she benefits from being re-engined circa 2008 and in 2020 she had a brand new composite deck fitted. A recent survey is available on request for serious enquiries.

The Oyster 56 is one of Oyster's most successful models. Designed by Rob Humphreys, she is a supremely comfortable bluewater cruiser, capable of taking oceans in her stride and accommodating her crew with plenty of room to spare, yet she can also be handled by just two.

Not only is the 56 stylish and comfortable, but the 56 has class wins in the ARC and has also won Cruising Class One at Antigua Sailing Week.

Oyster Blew is a four-cabin version with Reckmann Hydraulic Furling.

Her current owner commented on her 2017-2019 Rally performance:

"She performed fantastically well and is the perfect boat for bluewater cruising. We passage planned for 170 mile days and on occasion achieved 200. In all weather conditions, we had complete confidence in the boat..."

Lying: Hamble - UK VAT PAID

SPECIFICATION:

Boat Name: Oyster Blew
Make & Model: Oyster 56
Hull Material: GRP
Year: 2002
Length Overall: 17.21m
Length Over Waterline: 14.5m
Beam: 4.92m
Draft: 2.42m
Keel Type: High performance bulb keel
Displacement: 31.4Tonnes
Fuel Tankage: 950 litres
Water Tankage: 950 litres
Engine Model: Yanmar
Engine HP: 160
Engine Hours: 3800
Sail Drive or Shaft Drive: Shaft
Date Last Engine Service: 06/19
Age of Standing Rigging: 2014 (regularly professionally inspected since then with log book)
Date Last Antifouled: 09/18

ACCOMMODATION:

Number of Separate Sleeping 
Cabins (Excluding Saloon): 4
Number of Berths (Excluding Saloon): 8
Does Saloon Convert to a Double or Single Berths: No
Total Number of All Berths: 9 (inc pipe cot in forward double cabin) 
Number of Heads: 2

GALLEY EQUIPMENT:

3 ring electric hob with oven and grill, microwave, double sink, fridge and large freezer

SAILS:

Hood main, genoa and staysail (2016) built to blue water spec
Cruising chute with snuffer

RIGGING AND SPARS:

Hood carbon mast and alloy boom 
In mast furling with hydraulic outhaul
Carbon fibre spinnaker pole
Kevlar running backstays
Reckmann Hydraulic furling genoa and staysail (rebuilt 2016)
Hydraulic backstay and vang adjustment from cockpit

WINCHES AND DECK EQUIPMENT:

Brand new composite deck Feb 2020 (The last five pictures in the gallery show the new deck)
6 cockpit winches 
(2x Lewmar 66 electric primaries, 2x Lewmar 48 -1x electric, 1 manual for mainsheet, 2x Lewmar 54)
2 halyard winches on mast
Lazarette locker and two deck lockers
Transom ladder, 
Port and starboard side gates
Pushpit seats
SS mooring cleats and fairleads
Sprayhood with large clear opening centre section (new 2018)
Bimini with side screens 
Simpson electric davits

GROUND TACKLE AND WINDLASS:

40kg sword type anchor with 80m chain (Chain new 2020)
Danforth kedge anchor
Lewmar Ocean hydraulic windlass

BOW THRUSTER/PROP/ ROPE CUTTER:

Sleipner 10 hp bowthruster
Maxprop feathering prop with rope cutter

BATTERIES/ELECTRICS/SHORE POWER:

240v shore power socket on transom
24v electrics (8 x 6v Sonnenschein total 440Ah)
Mastervolt inverter(3kW) and battery charger
2x12v engine start batteries
1 x12v generator start battery
2x 12v davit batteries
150Amp 24v alternator on main engine

GENERATOR:

Westerbeke 7.5kW (4600 hrs)

ELECTRONICS/INSTRUMENTS/ VHF/AUTOPILOT:

Lowrance LVR 880 VHF
Raymarine ST60 instruments and Autopilot
Raymarine E series chartplotter in cockpit
(Plotter at Nav station not functioning)
Raymarine radar (new 2016)
Raymarine loud hailer
ICOM 801E SSB
Comar AIS interfaced to Raymarine system

WATERMAKER/SELF STEERING:

Seafresh 80lph (new membranes 2016)
Autopilot ST7000 with ST6000+ head unit (2 rams fully serviced 2019)

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

Seago Liferaft 6 man (new 2016, serviced 2019), 
McMurdo EPIRB, 
Horseshoe buoys, Danbuoy, 
Emergency tiller, 
Radar reflector, 
5 fire extinguishers plus automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment, 2 fire blankets, 
Static eliminators on top of mast
Watertight bulkhead door to forward cabin
Webbing jackstays  

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, 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 owner’s specific needs.

DINGHY AND OUTBOARD:

Highfield RIB (new 2018) with sponson covers with 20HP Yamaha

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Racor fuel filters to engine and generator
Whitlock folding steering wheel
Aircon to saloon and owners cabin
Polypropylene holding tanks to both heads (new 2016)
small safe in owners cabin
Cockpit cushions

OWNERS COMMENTS:

Oyster Blew was purchased in 2016 and refitted to participate in the 2017-2019 Oyster World Rally. She performed fantastically well and is the perfect boat for blue water cruising. We had very few issues with any of her systems and those we did have were rectified and have not reoccurred. In all weather conditions, we had complete confidence in the boat.

LYING: Hamble - UK VAT

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Therefore, we are happy to travel to meet you at the yacht's home marina at a pre-arranged date and time for a private inspection. However, due to the travel times and distances involved, please book appointments for serious enquiries only and where the yacht is being assessed as a possible purchase.

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Saturday by prior appointment.