OYSTER 53

  • Dimensions
  • 16.40 x 4.66 x 2.20 (m)
  • Material
  • GRP
  • Built
  • 2000
  • Engine(s)
  • 1x Yanmar 4 JHW-DTE Diesel
  • HP/ KW
  • 1x 88.44(hp), 65.00(kw)
  • Lying
  • Mediterranean
  • Sales office
  • De Valk Palma
  • Status
  • Sold

Broker's comments

Designed by Rob Humphreys, with a hull profile which takes much of its form from previous Humphreys designed racing yachts, this stunning yacht provides excellent performance upwind and down, whilst affording its guests sumptuous accommodation below decks. She has a spacious cockpit, a large saloon and 4 cabins. Highly equipped and carefully maintained, the interior is in absolutely perfect condition.

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Specifications: OYSTER 53

General
Oyster 53 Deck Saloon Cutter, built in 2000, launched May 2000, by Oyster Marine Ltd. in England, designed by Rob Humphreys and the Oyster Design Group, LOA 16.40m (53'8), beam 4.66m (15'3"), draft 2.21m (7'2), GRP hull and superstructure, balsa-cored deck laid with Burma teak, constructed in a Lloyd's approved facility, white hull and coachroof, high performance bulb keel, skeg-hung rudder, displacement 22.5 tons, 925 litres (204 Imp gallons) fuel capacity, 770 litres (170 Imp gallons) water capacity, black water holding tank in forward head with macerator, grey water tanks with electric pump-out system, emergency tiller.

Burma teak veneered interior joinery with matt varnish, except in portside workroom cabin which is gloss varnished, Burma teak veneered with in-laid holly strip soleboards, navy blue Alcantara upholstery, Elm burr wood inlay in all 3 sides of saloon table. Accommodation for a total of seven persons in four cabins, two wc/showerrooms. Owner's double bedded cabin aft with ensuite wc/showerroom. One centreline double bedded guest cabin forward and one upper/lower bedded guest cabin forward to starboard, sharing guest wc/showerroom. Upgraded port side cabin with single berth/workshop layout with 2 CD storage drawers and chart drawer. Watertight bulkhead and door to the forward cabin. Spacious saloon with large Burma teak folding table (all three sides with Elm burr inlay) seating up to eight persons, two mobile director's chairs. Surrounding settee squared off in corner to facilitate use as pilotberth when underway. Double settee to port, chart table and seat to port, full-size Bosch WVF 2000 washing machine/dryer. Galley with Grunert DC75 Eutectic holding plate system for fridge and freezer with approx. 200 litres freezer capacity (two holding plates) and approx. 140 litres fridge capacity (one holding plate), Force-10 four burner hob with oven and grill, AEG Micromat Duo 2200 microwave oven/grill, Wedgewood crockery for 8 persons. Webasto Thermo 90 heating/air circulating system with one unit in aft cabin, two units in saloon, one unit in starboard foc'sle cabin and one unit in forward cabin. Marine Air reverse cycle 12000 BTU air conditioning in owner's cabin, Hella fans in all cabins. Two Jabsco water pressure pumps with accumulator tank, water heating system by electric immersion element or engine, Seafresh 204A 63 litres (13.9 Imp gallons) per hour watermaker, emergency sea water/fresh water hand pump at galley sink, gas alarm with two sensors.

Yanmar 88 hp turbo diesel, Yanmar gearbox, consumption approx. 7 litres (1.54 Imp gallons) per hour at cruising speed, Maxprop 3-bladed feathering propeller, Sleipner 10 hp tunnel bowthruster with controls at helm pedestal. Westerbeke 7.5 kw generator, 24v DC 490 ah battery bank (new 2008), two 12v engine start batteries, one 12v generator start battery, Mastervolt 220v Mass 24/100 charger/inverter (new 2005), Mastervolt 220v Mass 500w sine wave inverter for computer supply, 220-240v shore power connection.

Raymarine ST7000 autopilot with ST80 Fluxgate compass and ST60 log/depth/wind and close-hauled wind instruments, Maxi-view in cockpit and Multiview repeater at nav. station below, Echopilot depthsounder and forward looking sonar at helm pedestal, Shipmate RS8400 VHF at helm and nav. station, MOB button at helm pedestal integrated with autopilot system, remote control for autopilot at companionway. At nav. station below: remote control for autopilot, Raymarine R80 radar with 10" screen, Phillips Leica AP MK9 GPS, integrated to nav. systems and ICOM 710 SSB with ICOM GM 110 DSC-3 controller, Thrane and Thrane satcom C with SOS button function, Nav 4 navtex, GSM digital carphone kit with aerial at masthead, interfaced to computer for nav. instruments, GPS, Sat C and SSB. Raymarine foghorn and signals hailer with loudhailer on mast. McMurdo 406 EPIRB with own GPS at companionway steps. Aerial and wiring for Iridium satellite telephone.

Entertainment system: multistandard TV in saloon together with JVC radio/CD/MD player with twin amplifier-driven separately controlled BOSE surround sound system in saloon and twin speakers in cockpit. Separate stereo system in owner's cabin. Sunbrella sand coloured bimini and sprayhood with Stratoglass, including mesh sides and back curtains for extra shade (all new 2009), plus navy blue acrylic sides and back to make tent. Lightweight over-boom sun awning in two parts (new 2009). Combined steering wheel and cockpit table cover. GEBO long opening hull portlights to galley and 4th cabin from cockpit. Oceanair screens for all deck ports. Metal fly screens on all GEBO coach roof and hull ports. Solid teak cockpit table on stainless steel frame with opening leaf top and incoporating GRP insulated drinks box. Quarter pushpit seats. Ocean 3 electric main windlass forward, Ocean 2 electric windlass aft for stern anchor, CQR 35 kg main anchor with 80m of 10mm calibrated stainless steel chain, second Bruce 20 kg forward anchor with 20m of 3/8" calibrated chain and 100m warp, Fortress FX37 stern anchor with 10m of 3/8" calibrated chain and 100m warp stowed in underdeck locker, demountable stainless steel shoe and anchor roller for deployment/recovery, fresh water deck wash at bow. Caribe 3.20m RIB dinghy with Yamaha 15 hp 2-stroke outboard, Whittall 200 kg davits, Nova lift at pushpit for outboard motor and hoisting MOB, 3.00m passarelle with two fixing positions at transom, Lifeguard 8-person liferaft with s/s stowage at pushpit, stainless steel support pole for aft deck lights and antennas. Deck lights controlled from helm pedestal: aft deck - 2x spreader lights, 2x boom lights, foredeck light, tricolour, anchor light and strobe light at masthead. Firdell radar blilpper at mast and ion lightening dissipaters at masthead. Large stock of spares for engineering and plumbing equipment. Four brick safe with combination lock, Dolphin intruder alarm with integrated strobe light at masthead and courtesy deck lights. Extensive spares inventory.

Cutter rig, aluminium mast and boom, mast and standing rigging new 2005, twin spinnaker poles, Hood Stoway electric in-mast furling, Harken furling yankee and staysail. Sails: mainsail, two yankees, staysail (new 2005), high visibility orange stormsail. Backstay adjuster and alloy vang strut and tackle. Lewmar winches: 2x 64 CEST primary winches, 1x 48 CEST mainsheet winch, 2x 48 CST 2-speed secondary winches, 2x 48 CST 2-speed halyard winches on mast, 2x 24 CST mainsheet traveller winches.

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