OYSTER 55*

. GENERAL: Oyster 55 Cutter Rigged Sloop, Hull No. 22, built in 1991 by Oyster Marine Ltd. in England, designed by Holman and Pye, LOA 55'2 (16.83m), LWL 42'11'' (13.08m), beam 15'9'' (4.80m), draft 7' (2.13m), GRP hull, GRP/balsa core deck moulded to Lloyds approval, teak decks, white hull with blue cove line, reverse transom incorporating teak trimmed bathing platform, fin and skeg keel, deep draft version, displacement 50,000 lbs (22,680 kg), 13,359 lbs (6,060 kg) encapsulated lead ballast keel, 120 Imp gallons (545 litres) fuel capacity in GRP tank, 240 Imp gallons (1,090 litres) water capacity in two tanks, holding tank, Edson steering, leather covered steering wheel, emergency steering. ACCOMMODATION: Light medium figured teak and teak faced ply interior, teak and holly cabin sole, blue Alcantara upholstery, accommodation for six persons in three double cabins, forward cabin with V-berth, guest cabin to starboard with two single berths, owner's cabin aft with centre-line double bed, two wc/showerrooms, Blake toilets, saloon with U-shaped settee, bar with fridge, galley with twin stainless steel sinks, Carpenter 220v fridge/freezer system, Force 10 4-burner stove, grill and oven, crockery, cutlery and glasses for eight persons, extractor fan, watermaker, pressurized water system, hot water from calorifier and immersion heater, Candy washer/dryer, Hella DC fans throughout, Eberspacker D4L warm air heating. MACHINERY: Perkins 4 M90 4 cylinder 80 hp diesel engine, fully insulated engineroom, extractor fan, 24v lighting, Maxprop feathering propeller, bowthruster, electric and manual bilge pumps, salt water deckwash, 220v AC ships service, four 6v deep cycle service batteries giving 230 ah 24v (1994), 80 ah engine start battery, Westerbeke BTD 8kw 220v generator, Hertz battery charger with invertor. RIGGING: Cutter rig sloop, Hood keel stepped mast and boom, both white spray painted, Hood Seafurl headsail furling, Hood manual stoway system, sails: Hood furling mainsail, Hood furling No. 1 yankee, Hood furling staysail, Gowan MPS and squeezer, Ullman spinnaker and squeezer, insulated backstay, spinnaker pole with side winder and vertical stowage on mast, Lewmar winches including 66ST two-speed self-tailing primaries, mainsheet/outhaul 46AST winch, two additional Lewmar ST44 winches for backstays. NAVIGATION: Plastimo compass on binnacle, Autohelm sailing instruments, ICOM VHF radio telephone, ICOM 8000 MF/HF radio, Furuno 1730 radar, Blipper radar, Autohelm chartplotter/navcentre, Autohelm 7000 type 2, Magnavox GPS with repeater at helm, weatherfax with fax modem to work through MHF radio. EQUIPMENT: Grundig 14.5'' TV, Samsung V1970 Playback 12v video, cd player, radio/cassette player, blue acrylic sprayhood, sun awning, cockpit cushions and deck seating, dodgers, Zodiac liferaft, Avon dinghy, Johnson 4 hp outboard, Whittall davits, two Hamble lifebuoys, RORC flare pack, first aid kit, fire extinguishers, fire blanket, electric anchor windlass, CQR 75 lb anchor with 60m chain, Danforth 20kg kedge anchor with 60m multiplait, Timmage Besenzoni hydraulic bathing/boarding ladder, hot and cold shower on transom, light on transom for boarding, warps and fenders, Heyco tool kit, clock and barometer. COMENTS: SNOOTY FOX is in the care of her second exacting owner who when he purchased her fitted a bowthruster and holding tanks for both heads. The boat has been professionally maintained since new. Inspection recommended. Priced to sell