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The true blue water cruiser; Oyster 55 Deck Saloon. Built in 1987 by Oyster Marine Ltd (Landamores) and designed by Holman & Pye. 'Brighton Belle' has been well cruised by her owners. Cutter rigged ketch with slab reefed mainsail with furling headsail, staysail all set around a safe centre cockpit.
The Oyster 55 has gracious lines and boasts superb living accommodation below decks. A very spacious owners stateroom aft with three additional guest cabins forward and aft of the saloon plus a workshop and store room in the bow.
Well equipped including white spars, spinnaker pole, teak decks, teak interior woodwork, generator, davits, sprayhood, Bimini and much more.
Rig
Ketch
Cutter Rigged Ketch.
Seldon spars painted white.
Harken manual furling for headsail.
Harken manual furling for staysail.
Stainless steel standing rigging- replaced 2023.
All lines lead aft through rope clutches into cockpit.
MAIN MAST
Main mast with slab reefing, stack pack and lazy jacks, Ronstan cars.
Hydraulic vang- main sail.
Hydraulic back stays.
2 x Spinnaker pole with Andersen line tender
Antal tracks
2 x Lewmar 66 Self Tailing winches for Genoa.
2 x Lewmar 46 Self Tailing winches for Halyards.
2 x Lewmar 30 Self Tailing winches for Halyards.
1 x Lewmar 43 Self Tailing winch for mainsheet.
9 x Lewmar 48, 43, 50 Self Tailing winches.
MIZZEN MAST
Mizzen mast with slab reefing, stack pack and lazy jacks, Ronstan cars.
Vang.
2 x Lewmar 16 Self Tailing winches for Halyards.
SAILS
Slab reefed mainsail.
Furling staysail- 2023
Spare genoa.
Furling yankee
Asymmetrical spinnaker.
Mizzen staysail.
Mizzen.
NAVIGATION & EQUIPMENT
AT HELM:
Furuno chart plotter MFD.
Speed/ depth/ wind separate displays to port of companionway.
VHF speaker to starboard of companion way.
Music speakers port & stbd of companionway.
AT CHART TABLE:
Furuno Navnet MFD inc. chart plotter & radar.
AIS- CSB 200 Class B Transponder.
Furuno Navtex NX-300.
B&G Hydra 2000- speed & log.
Simrad RS87 DSC handset type VHF radio
ICOM IC-M802 DSC VHF.
VTE Generator control start / stop.
Continental DAB radio receiver with Bluetooth receiver.
GROUND TACKLE
75lb CQR anchor with 100m 13mm chain.
CQR kedge anchor with warp.
Lewmar Ocean 3 electric windlass 24v.
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Liferaft- in date
Avon Rover 340 dinghy.
6hp Mercury outboard.
Sprayhood- blue.
Dodgers
Bimini- blue.
Cockpit wheel and console cover- blue.
Fenders and warps.
Passerelle.
2 x Simpson davits.
Stern SS bathing ladder.
Clock & barometer.
PERKINS SABRE M135 Diesel Engine 120hp- fitted 2003
Engine hours unknown (dial not working)
Engine service- Feb 2024.
Maxprop 3 blade feathering prop.
Paguro 9000V 8kW generator- 50 hours approx.
ELECTRICS
24 x 6V service batteries- 2021.
3 x 12v star batteries- 2023.
70 amp engine alternator.
Victron Blue Smart IP22 battery charger & inverter- 2023.
Shore power & cable.
TANKAGE
1 x Fuel GRP 1150 ltr.
2 x Freshwater 920 ltr.
2 x holding tanks
WATER SYSTEM
Pressurised hot and cold water.
Water heated by calorifier with AC immersion heater.
Seafresh watermaker (2006) (purchaser will need to carry out service at their cost).
(All figures are approximate)
OYSTER 55 Deck Saloon Centre Cockpit
Built in 1987 by Oyster Marine Ltd (Landamores, Norfolk, UK) to a Holman and Pye design.
CONSTRUCTION
White GRP Hull, deck and superstructure.
White topsides and coach roof.
Hull copper coated- 2015.
Teak Laid decks.
Oyster 55 transom extension.
Encapsulated keel.
Fin keel with skeg hung rudder.
Cockpit with wheel steering and lift-up table.
Anodes changed & hull copper regenerate scrub- February 2024.
LOA: 55'3" / 16.8m
LWL: 44'8" / 13.6m
BEAM: 15'9" / 4.8m
DRAFT: 7'4" / 2.25m
(All figures are approximate)