2006 Oyster 56 Deck Saloon17m

GRP hull is laid-up single skin with structural stringers; floors are to Lloyds’-approved design specifications. Built to comply with the requirements stipulated in the European Union's Recreational Craft Directive (EURCD) to meet design Category A – 'Ocean'.

• Blue Awlgripped topsides (2014/’15 refit) with cove line and triple boot top lines in White/Red/White
• Below waterline stripped back and preventative epoxy coating applied (2012)
• The stern design incorporates a swim platform trimmed with teak slats and folding stainless steel bathing ladder
• Stainless steel steps with teak treads and hand cutouts for access to the stern deck
• (2) Stainless steel handholds to transom
• High performance bulb (HPB) external lead keel
• Fully protected skeg-hung rudder
• Deck structure molded in GRP with balsa core
• Teak-laid decks, reconditioned
• Oyster deck saloon profile with 'G4' styling
• Bulwark finished with natural teak capping rail with stainless steel fairleads
• Stainless steel mooring and cockpit cleats
• Additional pair of stainless steel stern fairleads
• Additional pair of stainless steel mooring cleats
• Stainless steel Scandinavian open pulpit, pushpit and gateway midship stanchions
• Gate to pushpit
• Stainless steel treads on the caprail at each gate – midships and stern
• Stainless steel grabrails on deck saloon roof
• Custom life raft stowage built into pushpit (2019)
• Stern quarter pushpit seats in teak (varnished 2022) and stainless steel, with seat cushions and cushioned backrests, plus mug holder in corner of each seat
• Stern post for navigation/communications antennae
• Stowage compartment, with removable partition, at forward end of anchor locker for kedge warp and chain stowage
• Coaming locker with stainless steel trim to starboard
• Aft deck locker lids, each fitted with single gas strut
• Lazarette locker with twin stainless steel gas struts. Lacing eyes inside lazarette hatch for stowing rope tails
• Whitlock cable steering system installed with a remote 'Athena' pedestal, incorporating a custom folding 1200 mm (48") stainless steel steering wheel
• Leather wheel cover (2021)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Seven berths in four cabins, excluding the saloon. Interior joinery finished in cherry with Oyster 'millennium' styling. Designed to be modern and coordinated, while 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. Cabin sole in teak plank style. All hanging lockers lined in cedar. Surfaces in galley in ‘Autumn Wheat’ Avonite with upstands to countertops. Countertops in heads in ‘Autumn Wheat’ Avonite. Headlining in off-white vinyl. Lee screens on sea berths. Curtains/blind system to windows in all cabins. Oceanair skyscreens to all deck hatches. Flyscreens to all opening hull and coachroof ports. Hella fans throughout.  Custom Bespoke Heirloom linens in all berths.

From forward:

DOUBLE CABIN

Spacious double cabin forward, with centerline double berth with custom mattress cushions from Oyster, upholstered seat with vanity table, plentiful clothes storage and one hanging locker forward. Full-length mirror on door.

TWIN CABIN

To port, with upper and lower berths, lockers for clothes, a vanity unit and hanging locker. Full-length mirror on door.

FORWARD HEAD

Shared by both forward cabins and accessed from the passageway, incorporating a PAR Quiet Flush fresh water, electric toilet with emergency seawater change-over, washbasin and separate shower stall. Teak grating. Hans Grohe single-lever mixer taps to sink and shower, with matching accessories. Soap dispenser. Lockers and mirror. Removable stainless steel bar for hanging oilskins.

MAIN SALOON

Features an oval table and settee area to port, outboard of which is a pair of lockers and a central shelf to the hullport. When closed, the table forms an occasional table. It opens out to form an oval dining table, with a bottle locker in its pedestal base. Drinks locker with glass storage. Custom storage for additional wine and shot glasses. Bookshelves in stainless steel to both saloon hullports. Additional storage for DVD player and DVDs. New Navy Blue leather salon upholstery (2014/’15 refit).

Access to the saloon from the companionway is down a set of shaped timber and stainless steel steps. Timber grab handles are fitted either side of the companionway opening.

NAVIGATION STATION

At aft end of saloon, to starboard. Chart table can accommodate a half-folded admiralty chart. Large bookshelf. Fixed navigator's seat.

GALLEY

To port of the cockpit, in the passageway to the aft cabin.

• Twin stainless steel sinks with Hans Grohe stainless steel faucet
• Soap dispenser
• Avonite upstands to work surfaces, with drainage grooves routered in Avonite forward of sink
• New Force 10 gimbaled propane stove (2014/’15 refit)
• Microwave (2014/’15 refit)
• Front-opening, timber-fronted fridge and top-opening freezer
• Cherry wood mug rack
• Stainless steel rack in hullport for stowage
• Slide-out storage racks aft of stove, with ventilated door
• Locker built into aft end of the engine room with storage baskets, shelving and space to install an icemaker
• Panels give access to the engine compartment
• Storage drawers for tools within engine compartment
• Oyster custom Wedgwood bone china crockery
• Oyster custom Sheffield stainless steel cutlery

WORKSHOP/SINGLE CABIN

Starboard cabin fitted out as a workshop with single-berth mattress on the teak-edged work surface. Removable vinyl cover for berth mattress. Full-width chart and tool box storage. Locker for Racor filters. Two height-adjustable, removable shelves above Racor filter locker. Slimline washing machine in vented locker.  SeaFresh  watermaker built into locker.

OWNER’S STATEROOM

With double-berth offset from the centerline, two large hanging lockers, abundant drawer and locker space. Bookshelves. Full-length mirror on door to head.

EN-SUITE HEAD

To starboard, with Tecma electric toilet with bidet function, sink and separate shower stall. Teak grating. Hans Grohe single lever faucet to sink and shower, with matching accessories. Soap dispenser. Lockers and mirror.

• Fusion marine stereo with Sirius MX receiver with amplifier and DVD player (2016)
• Fusion wired waterproof remote control - Helm
• Toshiba widescreen LCD television with Freeview, mounted on forward saloon locker
• Apple TV/Samsung Blueray DVD play/ audio system with surround sound speakers installed in aft cabin.
• Status omni-directional aerial at masthead for TV and FM radio

• CQR 34kg (75 lb.) anchor with 100m x 12mm chain
• Fortress FX 37 lightweight folding alloy kedge anchor, with 100m x 18mm Octoplait warp and 10m x 10mm chain
• Lewmar Ocean hydraulic anchor windlass, with remote control switch in cockpit
• Lewmar alloy-framed deck hatches
• Gebo alloy-framed portlights in coaming
• Additional long Gebo portlights between cockpit and galley, aft cabin/workshop and aft shower
• Three times longer-than-standard coachroof ports to owner's stateroom and aft head. Gebo opening hullports
• Simpson Series 7 S225 manual tall davits (225 kg max load)

• New hard Top Bimini with solar panels on top (2019)
• 'Dune' Sunbrella Dodger (new windows installed 2021)
• Sprayhood to main companionway with opening central window, storage pockets to each side, and leather-covered, stainless steel grabrail to aft edge
• Cover for cockpit table with flap for access to fridge, and pocket on forward end
• Cover for pedestal and wheel

• Cockpit table in varnished teak on stainless steel frame with folding leaves and insulated, refrigerated icebox
• Cushions in Sunbrella with new cockpit cushions (2017) ; pushpit cushions and backrests; cushions to wrap around bimini poles; deck cushions for forward of mast and aft deck
• Multiplex 3.2m blue-painted, carbon passerelle, including bracing lines and stowage bag
• Passerelle/second main halyard; (2) mast clutches; stainless steel spreader bar and wires; socket for passerelle in top rung of transom steps; removable stainless steel socket in pulpit to enable bow mounting of passerelle, and additional socket in port side of bathing platform for stowage of passerelle
• Hot and cold freshwater deck shower in transom locker. Hozelock fitting to allow hose to be fitted to shower, and bracket on pushpit to support shower head and maintain water flow
• Oyster custom drop-down anchor/deckwash washboard system
• Stainless steel grabrail and mug rack on steering pedestal; stainless steel mug holders either side of companionway
• Removable helmsman's foot braces in teak
• Folding swim ladder with teak steps
• Stainless Steel back rest at Steering Pedestal (2019)

MAST and RIGGING:

• Cutter rig
• Hood Stoway mast with hydraulic in-mast furling
• Jumper strut for additional mast support
• Navtec hydraulic solid rod kicker/vang
• Hydraulic reversing outhaul. Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster
• (3) Pairs folding mast steps: (1) by top of mast, (1) midway between gooseneck and 1st spreaders and (1) between first and second spreaders
• 'No strike' ion dissipator at masthead and mast step bonded to keel bolt
• Standing rigging discontinuous 1 X 19 stainless steel wire (replaced 2017)
• Mast & Boom repainted (2017)
• Misc. running rigging 
• Reckmann hydraulic furling headstay
• Reckmann manual furling staysail
• Bamar furler for MPS
• Single spinnaker pole stowed vertically on mast. Package includes halyard, topping lift and downhaul, sheets, guys and all required blocks and deck fittings. Additional Spinlock clutch for twin foreguy. Preventer lines fixed on boom for lazy pole downhaul guy
• New Mast Boot (2021)

SAILS:

• New Doyle mainsail (2015) - Inspected 2021
• New Doyle genoa (20150 - Inspected 2021
• Dolphin Sails furling staysail in Spectra with UV strip
• Dolphin Sails MPS with Baymar furling system

WINCHES:

• (2) Lewmar 66 CEST electric, two-speed primaries
• (2) Lewmar 54 CST secondaries
• Lewmar 48 CEST electric mainsheet
• Lewmar 48 CST two-speed, main and genoa halyard, fitted on mast
• Lewmar 48 CST two-speed

• Fuel: 950 liters approx (250 US gallons) in single GRP tank
• Water: 950 liters approx (250 US gallons) in single GRP tank
• Tank Tender tank gauges for fuel and water tanks
• Hot water from an insulated 73-liter (approx.) tank heated by the engine's heat exchanger, or by thermostatically-controlled 220V, 1.25kW immersion heater elements powered by the generator or dockside power

• Pressurized hot and cold fresh water system
• Seafresh water purifying carbon filter on galley cold supply
• Gravity discharge holding tank, with Wema gauge and deck pump out, fitted to each head
• Electric valve fitted to forward holding tank (2009)
• Stainless steel manifold for seawater inlets to reduce through-hull fittings
• New accumulator tank (2022)

• Yanmar 4LHA-HTP four cylinder diesel engine (160 hp @ 3,300 rpm). Engine hours: 4,868.
• Rebuilt Yanmar Turbo/Aftercooler - blueprint housing shroud & dynamically balanced (2020)
• Engine cooling hoses replaced (2020)
• Parallel plumbed engine and genset Racor filters so both can run off a single unit
• Max Prop 3-bladed feathering propeller
• Ambassador AM15 rope cutter on propshaft
• 40A 24V alternator to charge engine start batteries
• Second 150A 24V Mastervolt alternator to charge domestic batteries
• Westerbeke BTD 10.4kW generator 220V @ 50Hz. Hours: 1,169.
• Sleipner 11 hp tunnel bow thruster with GRP 'eyebrow'
• Harken Hydro 6 twin motor power pack (hydraulics)
• 220V Cruisair reverse cycle AC system, comprised of (2) x 16,000 BTU units: (1) in saloon, (1) in owner's stateroom
• Webasto DW Thermo 90 water heating system (Upgraded 2019)
• Frigomatic 24V keel-cooled unit for galley fridge
• Frigomatic 24V keel-cooled unit for cockpit table fridge
• Frigomatic 50F water-cooled twin compressor with twin plate for freezer
• Seafresh 220V watermaker with 24V flush system (new 2011)

• Ship's DC supply: 24V
• Ringmain: 220V AC ring main with double, 3-pin Clipsal outlet sockets located as appropriate within the layout. (4) additional Clipsal double sockets
• Other electrical sockets: 12V Dri-plugs in pedestal and hatch garage. 12V and 24V sockets at chart table. 220V Euro socket in lazarette
• New AGM house battery bank (2019)
• New AGM engine start batteries (2019)
• New AGM generator start batteries (2019)
• Mastervolt 220V MASS 24/75 battery charger
• Upgraded 100A charger for shorter generator running times with bow thruster, electric winches etc. Mastervolt Masterlink MICC battery monitor and remote panel
• Mastervolt Alpha Pro regulator
• 'Emergency link' between engine start and genset batteries
• Mastervolt 220V MASS sine inverter 24/1500W for icemaker and PC
• Mastervolt 220V MASS sine inverter 24/2500W
• 30A Dockside shore power cable. Hubbell socket in coaming
• Additional shore power cable and socket for aircon leads
• Plugs into U.S. or E.U. shore power

Interior lighting:

• All reading lights by Savage
• LED interior lights throughout (2014/’15 refit)
• Dimming halogen lights in polished chrome finish, with dimmers over reading areas
• Reading light for each berth, plus (2) flexible reading lights in saloon
• 'Eyeball' light in saloon forward hullport with dimmer switch
• Automatic light to drinks locker
• Red courtesy footlights at deck saloon steps
• Dimmer switch to aft cabin
• Red halogen overhead lights at galley and chart table

Exterior Lighting (all NEW exterior LED 2014/’15 refit):

• All nav lights replaced with new Aquasignal LED
• LED boom light
• LED spreader lights
• LED deck light
• LED swiveling aft deck light
• LED underwater transom lights (2019)
• LED boarding lights
• LED up-mast accent lighting
• Light on steering pedestal
• Red LED light in hatch garage (switched on when service battery switched off)
• Light mounted in lazarette

• B&G H5000 sailing instruments (2014/’15 refit)
• (B&G Vulcan 7 chart Plotter (2021)
• (2) B&G Zeus 2 12” touchscreen displays: (1) at nav station and (1) at cockpit. (2014/’15 refit)
• B&G AIS (2014/’15 refit)
• (5) B&G H5000 MFD displays: (1) at helm; (3) above companionway, (1) at nav station (2014/’15 refit)
• B&G Autopilot
• Independent / Redundant Autopilot - Simrad NAC-3 Core Pac (2019)
• ICOM M802 SSB (2014/’15 refit)
• ICOM M424 VHF, plus command mic at pedestal (2014/’15 refit)
• C-Zone complete systems monitoring
• SIRS Major 150mm diameter steering compass
• Windex at masthead
• Hailer/foghorn function

• Watertight bulkhead forward
• New Ocean 8-person Life Raft (ISO 9650 - greater than 24hr lift)
• Firdell Blipper radar reflector on mast
• MOM 8 (needs recertification)
• Lifesling (2014/’15 refit)
• Whale 9000 submersible bilge pump with Par Hydro air switch to activate alarm on pedestal
• Henderson MkV manual bilge pump
• Jonbuoy automatic fire extinguisher in engine bay
• Halotron fire extinguishers throughout (2014/’15 refit)
• Throw line
• Webbing jackstays
• Emergency tiller

• AB 12VS RIB with Yamaha 15 hp 4-stroke outboard

• Warps and fenders

• 4-brick safe in owner's stateroom
• Heyco marine tool kit
• Assorted spares and manuals

All personal belongings, art work, tools, books, charts and all other items not expressly listed in the above inventory are excluded from the sale.