Broker Remarks

The Oyster 42 is a capable offshore yacht with a good turn of speed that is equally at home exploring the Kyles and the Isles of the west of Scotland. Its spacious cockpit and well balanced feel under sail combine with its light and airy accommodation to create a comfortable, practical cruising yacht, suited for extended periods on board. This Oyster 42 has undergone  a steady programme of maintenance and upgrading since 2015 including an engine rebuild 2021, electronics replacements, new standing rigging 2018 and running rigging 2018-2023, gas hoses 2024 and new batteries 2022. Hull antifouled, polished and new anodes fitted October 2024.

• Manufacturer: Oyster
• Price: £57,500
• Location: Troon Euroyachts 01292 318002
• Year: 1985
• LOA: 42'0" (12.80m)
• Berths: 7
• Draft in M: Max: 1.83
• Keel: Fin Keel
• ID no.: 7678

• Cabins: 2
• Heads: 1
• Showers: 1
• Watertank Size: 315 Litres
• Engine Make: Perkins 4.108
• Horsepower: 51hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 292 Litres

Accommodation

Forward cabin with V berths with an infill cushion to convert to a double berth, newly upholstered with storage under. Hanging locker, portlights and opening deck hatch. Door leading through to passageway, to starboard, a two tier bunk cabin with portlights and a deck hatch and to port, the heads. Door through to the saloon with a recently upholstered L shaped settee to port with a dining table and bench seat to starboard. Full size forward facing chart table to port with swivel seat, galley to starboard.
Door aft to port to the double berth cabin with fixed portlights and an opening portlight to the cockpit, vanity unit with a sink and storage, access to engine.
Door aft to starboard, to aft storage area with engine access, circuit breakers and tiller arms, also with access from cockpit locker. 
Central companionway
Saloon has a wood floor and wood lined ceiling


Galley
Taylors 41 two burner gas stove with hot plate, oven and grill
Frigomatic fridge
Double stainless steel sinks
Storage
Hot and cold water system
Two water tanks totalling 315 litres
Gas installation certificate April 2024, hoses replaced

Heads
Jabsco sea toilet
Shower
Sink
Hot and cold water system
Portlights and opening deck hatch
Storage

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The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Mechanical and Rigging

Perkins 4.108 51hp diesel engine
Engine removed and rebuilt professionally in October 2021
Exhaust hose, ignition switch and stop cable renewed November2023
Engine compartment refurbished and new sound proofing fitted 2021
Three bladed bronze propeller
Engine battery 110Ah May 2022
Two domestics batteries 110Ah May 2022 
Shore power socket
Battery charger 30A
Engine alternator 80A
Fuel tank cleaned and resealed 2022
Automatic fire extinguisher 2022, still to be fitted in engine compartment

Sails and rigging
Standing rigging fitted 2018
Running rigging fitted 2018 and 2023
Fully battened main sail  in good condition
Yankee by WB Leitch & Son, Tarbert, lightly used
Heavy duty staysail by Owen Sails, Oban
Harken ESP Unit 1 furler for Yankee 2018
Harken ESP Unit 2 furler for staysail 2018
Cruising chute with snuffer
Main sail in kevlar 2004, currently stored off the boat
Two older sails stored off the boat
Stack pack bag with lazy jacks
Two Lewmar 55 self-tailing winches
Two Gibb 40RA winches
Two Lewmar 43 self-tailing winches
Lewmar 30 main sheet winch
Spinnaker pole
Keel stepped mast

Inventory

Instruments

Engine instruments
Raymarine Pathfinder SL70 radar at chart table
Raytheon Raydome mounted on mast
Standard Horizon  GX2200E VHF radio with AIS, GPS at chart table
Raymarine hybrid touch chart plotter at chart table
Raymarine RC400 hand held GPS chart plotter
Magellan GPS320 hand held GPS 
Autohelm ST5000 autopilot                      
Raymarine i60 wind speed and direction in cockpit
Raymarine i50 depth in cockpit
Raymarine i50 log in cockpit
Technika TV and DVD player in saloon
Clock and barometer
Pioneer CD, radio with speakers
Hand held torch 
Plastimo helm compass


Cockpit

Wheel steering
Port and starboard seating with Iroko finish
Starboard and aft cockpit lockers including gas locker
Gas hose replacement 2024
Engine access hatch in cockpit sole
Treadmaster cockpit sole

Deck equipment

Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit
Alloy stanchions with twin guard wires
Port and starboard gates
Stainless steel granny bars at mast
Four refurbished Lewmar deck hatches 2015
Treadmaster deck panels
Quick electric anchor windlass with hand held control
Double bow roller
45lb CQR anchor with 50m of 8mm galvanised chain
Fishermans 25lb anchor
Outboard bracket
LED anchor and tricolour lights
Navigation lights
Deck floodlight
Various warps and fenders

Safety equipment

Echomax radar reflector
Two horseshoe lifebuoys with lights
Manual and electric bilge pumps
Gas alarm
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm
Fire blanket
Emergency tiller

Further information

The following instruments are no longer functioning but have been left in place to avoid unsightly and unnecessary holes at the chart table.
B&G Hecta Hornet depth
B&G Hornet log
Kelvin Hughes Husun 55 VHF radio 
Sentinel alarm panel

Finance