- Builder:
- OYSTER MARINE LTD
- Category:
- Center Cockpit
- Sub Category:
- Deck Saloon
- Model Year:
- 1996
- Year Built:
- 1996
- Country:
- Greece
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The Oyster 55 is a classic bluewater cruiser, and was, at the time of her unveiling in 1986, the largest Oyster model to be launched.
Designers Holman and Pye built on the success of their earlier deck saloon Oyster 406, 435 and 46 designs to produce a larger yacht that offered much more interior volume, and a longer waterline for better offshore comfort and performance.
Recognizably a Holman and Pye Oyster, the 55 retained the long overhangs, balanced hull, low freeboard and elegant sheerline that characterized many of their earlier Oyster designs.
The 55 was originally conceived as a 53 footer, and in fact the first sixteen hulls were launched with a counter stern, before the ‘sugar scoop’ stern was added to aid access to the water. Half of the original sixteen hulls were later converted to 55s with the addition of the ‘sugar scoop’ stern moulding, and all the later 55s were handed over with this enhancement. All 53s and 55s benefitted from the traditional single skin hull construction, keel-stepped masts, full length rudder skegs, and, with the exception of a handful of shoal draft examples, encapsulated lead keels.
Oyster went on to launch forty-eight Oyster 55s, with production finally finishing in 1998 when she was replaced by the Oyster 56. A small number were launched as ketches, but the vast majority were supplied as cutters, normally with in-mast furling and powered furling to her headsails, permitting a couple to handle her with ease.
The 55 has a superb reputation as a long range bluewater cruiser and liveaboard, with assured and weatherly performance, particularly in poor weather.
‘Princess Arguella’ is a late model 55, with a cutter rig, with electric in-mast furling to her mainsail, whilst her headsails can be furled from the cockpit using her electric winches. Below decks she has cherry interior joinery giving a homely and traditional feel, she sleeps eight in four cabins. Her current owners bought her thought Oyster
Brokerage thirteen years ago, and have used her for Mediterranean cruising ever since.
HULL NUMBER
Oyster 55/40.
HULL CONSTRUCTION
Laid-up GRP, single skin with structural stringers and floors to Lloyd’s approved design specification. Outer hull laminate in Vinylester resin.
HULL FINISH
White hull with cove line and double boot top lines in standard Oyster blue.
DECK CONSTRUCTION
Moulded in GRP with balsa core.
DECK FINISH
Teak laid decks.
KEEL
Encapsulated lead fin keel.
RUDDER
Fully protected skeg-hung rudder.
STERN DESIGN
‘Sugar scoop’ stern design with bathing platform trimmed with teak slats and stainless steel steps for access to the stern deck or counter stern.
EURCD
Built to comply with the requirements for Category A – Ocean.
ANCHOR
CQR 34kg (75lb) anchor with 60m (196’8”) chain.
WINDLASS
Lewmar V2000 vertical capstan.
DECK ACCESS
Midship gateway stanchions with side-gates for boarding.
Gate to pushpit.
Stainless steel bathing ladder.
Passerelle.
HATCHES
Washboard system for main companionway.
Lewmar deck hatches.
Gebo alloy-framed coaming portlights.
Gebo opening hullports.
Oceanair blinds/screens to all hatches.
CANVASWORK
Bimini with stainless steel sliding hoops, acrylic cover in navy blue.
Sprayhood - fold down, blue acrylic.
Cockpit cushions.
Awning covering from mast to aft of the boom with detachable sides.
Covers for cockpit tables, pedestals and wheels.
DECK PLUMBING
Hot and cold freshwater deck shower in transom locker.
Anchor deck wash pump.
COCKPIT
Fully self-draining cockpit with stainless steel grabrail over compass.
Cockpit cushions.
COCKPIT TABLE
Teak folding table with drawers and lockers.
STEERING
Whitlock cable wheel steering with leather wheel cover Emergency tiller steering.
Twin Whitlock pods on Whitlock “Premiere” pedestal.
OUTBOARD BRACKET
In reinforced teak.
OUTBOARD CRANE
Forespar Nova lift II.
GENERAL
Stainless steelpulpit and pushpit.
Stainless steel fairleads, mooring and cockpit cleats.
Lazarette locker with twin stainless steel gas struts.
Liferaft storage built into pushpit.
Stern quarter pushpit seats in teak and stainless steel.
Stern quarter pushpit seats in teak and stainless steel.
Stern post for navigation/communications antenna.
Gas locker for 2 bottles.
MAST and RIGGING
Rig – Cutter rigged Sloop.
Hood mast painted white.
Harken manual Backstay adjuster.
Rigging completey replaced/renewed – By Oyster Personnel - October 2014.
MAINSAIL FURLING
Electric in mast furling.
HEADSAIL FURLING
Seafurl headsail and staysail furling gear.
WINCHES
Harken winches including:
2 x 66 STECH electric primaries.
1 x 48 STECH electric.
2 x 48.2 STC self-tailing.
1 x 53 STC two-speed self-tailing.
1 x 16.2 STC self-tailing.
SPINNAKER GEAR
Spinnaker gear with single pole, on mast stowage, line driver, heel hoist track and car.
SAILS
All by Hood:
Mainsail, Dacron crosscut with a UV protected clew.
Staysail with seafoam UV stripes.
Yankee Dacron with seafoam luff and UV stripes.
Multi-Purpose Spinnaker (MPS) cruising chute with Squeeza.
GENERAL
Eight berths in four cabins, excluding the saloon.
Interior joinery finished in cherry.
Cabin sole of teak and holly.
Designed to be modern and coordinated whilst remaining practical and durable at sea.
Essential features include sculpted fiddles and grabrails, ‘shadow-gap’ joints between panels and Oyster custom knobs for lockers and drawers.
Headlining in off-white vinyl.
All upholstery refitted in June 2000 in the latest navy blue Dynanica (Alcantara) material.
All berths have fitted mattress protectors (new 2001).
Cream polypropylene carpet.
Silk-lined curtains (new June 2000) to all windows and portholes.
Oceanair skyscreens to all deck hatches.
Flyscreens to all opening hull and coachroof ports.
FORWARD DOUBLE CABIN
Centreline double berth, upholstered seat with vanity table, overhead clothes lockers and hanging locker.
FORWARD TWIN CABIN
To starboard with upper and lower berths, pigeonhole lockers for clothes, a vanity unit and hanging locker.
HEADS/SHOWER
To port with Par Brydon Boy manual WC, washbasin with mirror, lockers and shower.
GALLEY
To starboard with Formica work surfaces.
Electric solenoid gas shut-off valve.
SINKS
Franke twin stainless steel sinks.
COOKER
Gimballed Force 10 FT 645PR 4-burner cooker with grill and oven.
MICROWAVE
AEG microwave.
REFRIGERATOR
Grunert 220v fridge/freezer with digital temperature gauges.
WASHER/DRYER
Eumania Singlenova 1000 washing machine.
SALOON
Featuring a table with removable central leaf and an ‘up and over mechanism’ (stowage underneath).
Settee area to starboard, outboard of which are a pair of lockers and a central shelf to the hullport.
To port are two chairs with a coffee table in between and a bar unit accommodating glass and bottle stowage.
Audio and visual entertainment equipment is located in lockers to port.
Two forward deck saloon windows open for excellent ventilation at anchor.
NAVIGATION AREA
Navigation station at aft port end of saloon, re-equipped with communication and navigation equipment in June 2000 and has all instruments mounted in the optimum viewing position.
A bookshelf outboard and AC and DC electrical panels are located overhead above the navigator’s seat.
GUEST CABIN
To port with upper and lower berths, hanging locker and storage space.
OWNER’S STATEROOM
Featuring double berth offset from the centreline, a curved settee, dressing table with mirror and large hanging locker.
Abundant drawer and locker space.
EN SUITE HEAD/ SHOWER
For both aft cabins with Sealand Vacuflush WC, wash basin, mirror over and a separate shower stall.
AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS
Sound system
Pioneer radio/CD Player fitted with twin loudspeakers in the Saloon.
Twin Sony waterproof cockpit speakers.
Television
Multi-system television and video player.
ENGINE
Perkins Range 4 M90, 4-cylinder diesel engine of 80Hp.
Hobbs quartz engine hour meter.
ENGINE HOURS
Approximately 3150 at December 2016.
PROPELLER
Maxprop 3-bladed propeller.
Soft mounts and Aquadrive couplings to shaft.
ROPE CUTTER
Ambassador AM15 “stripper” rope cutter.
ALTERNATORS
TWC/Adverc controller.
GENERATOR
Westerbeke BTD 6kW generator in its own soundshield with ammeter and voltmeter for monitoring output.
GENERATOR HOURS
Approximately 1900 at December 2016.
BOWTHRUSTER
Aquafax 12Hp tunnel bowthruster with eyebrows (new June 2000).
AIR CONDITIONING
Cruisair air conditioning system (new June 2000) cooling all areas excluding heads, using 3 units to give a total of 40,000 BTU. Reverse air providing heating.
WATERMAKER
Seafresh 206A - AC driven watermaker.
FUEL
864 litres approximately (190 imp gallons/228 US gallons) in a GRP tank.
WATER
772 litres approximately (170 imp gallons/204 US gallons) in two GRP tanks.
TANK TENDER GAUGES
HOT WATER
Thermostatically-controlled 220v, 2kW immersion heater elements powered by the generator or dockside power.
PRESSURISED HOT AND COLD FRESHWATER SYSTEM
HOLDING TANK
Aft of owner’s stateroom.
SHIP’S SUPPLY
24v.
RINGMAIN
220v AC ring main with 3 double, 3-pin Clipsal outlet sockets located as appropriate within the layout.
BATTERIES
Domestic batteries 8 x 6v 20 hour rated batteries giving 460 amp/hours.
Engine start batteries 2 x 12v giving 88 amp/hours.
BATTERY MANAGEMENT
Mastervolt MASS 24V/50A battery charger.
INVERTER
Mastervolt 2.5kW inverter (new June 2000).
Second inverter 600kW for TV and ship’s computer.
SHOREPOWER
Shorepower cable with Hubbell socket on deck.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Designed to be discreet whilst ensuring light is directed where it is required. Including:
Overhead halogen lights.
Fluorescent lights.
Aqua Signal mini spot reading lights.
Engine room lighting.
Chart table lighting.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Boom light over cockpit table.
Pair of lower spreader lights.
Tri-colour/white light at masthead.
Bow and stern lights.
Steaming/deck floodlight.
COMPASSES
Sestrel Major compass.
SAILING INSTRUMENTS
Autohelm ST50 Plus system.
Boat speed, wind speed/direction and depth, plus multi-function display at navigation station.
From Helm Position - ST60 tri-data.
GPS
Garmin 128 GPS receiver located at navigation table.
GPS outputs are switched prior to NMEA bus for selection of receivers.
Garmin 230 plotter mounted on second pod on Whitlock pedestal.
RADAR/PLOTTER
Furuno 1721 radar and Raymarine plotter.
AUTOPILOT
ST7000 autopilot mounted on multi pod on Whitlock pedestal.
Second control at navigation station.
WINDEX
Windex at masthead.
NAVTEX
Navtex weather receiver.
VHF RADIO
VHF/DSC Raymarine RAY55E with dedicated GPS active Antenna – Receiver.
(GMDSS regulations)
LIFERAFT
Solas Lalizaz Oceano 6-8 Persons – New November 2014.
EPIRB
Auto Kannad Safelink Sport Pro + GPS V2
RADAR REFLECTOR
Firdell blipper on mast.
BILGE PUMPS
Jabsco Maxi 3000 electric bilge pump.
Henderson MkV double action manual bilge pump.
DECK SAFETY
Crewsaver lifebuoy with light and pushpit holder.
Jon Buoy.
Emergency tiller.
Webbing jackstays.
MOB button.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Halon automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment.
3 x 1kg dry powder fire extinguishers.
RIB/DINGHY
6 persondinghy
Outboard motor – Tohatsu 3.5HP
WARPS AND FENDERS
CROCKERY
Oyster customised Wedgwood bone china crockery.
CUTLERY
Oyster customised Sheffield stainless steel cutlery.
HEYCO MARINE TOOL KIT
ASSORTED TOOLS,
SPARES AND MANUALS
NB: All personal belongings and all other items not expressly listed in the above inventory are excluded from the sale.
Viewing through Oyster Brokerage.
Inventory verified by the owner.
Issue 1 (GO/OB/nc)