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2007 Oyster 53 | 16m

Falmouth, Cornwall

£ 395,000 VAT incl.

3800 hours

engine

Engine

Yanmar 4JH3-HTE98

power

Total Power

100hp

engineHours

Engine Hours

3800

boatClass

Class

Sail Cruiser

length

Length

16.15m

year

Year

2007

boatModel

Model

53

capacity

Capacity

-

Berthon International

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United Kingdom

Boat Details

Description

Rob Humphreys Oyster 53 from 2007, DISTRACTION has been immaculately maintained and totally upgraded for a world cruise in this ownership. She has just completed the Oyster World Rally and will position in the UK to be sold. DISTRACTION has proved herself to be the perfect yacht for two handed world cruising for a couple without any compromises. Also great with families, she accommodates up to seven people. With her smart dark blue hull and beautifully finished interior, she is versatile and a powerful mile muncher. 

Contact Information
Please contact Sue Grant at +44 (0)1590 679222
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Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean” 

 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

  • Hull material: solid laminate GRP.
  • Deck and superstructure construction: Solid GRP superstructure, cored GRP subdeck.
  • Teak decks for side decks, coachroof top and in the cockpit.
  • Teak and stainless-steel trim.
  • Date last antifouled: July 2024.

 

Keel & Rudder:

  • Keel type: high performance bulb (HPB) external lead keel.
  • Skeg hung rudder.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

  • 1 x Yanmar 4JH3-HTE98 4-cylinder diesel 100hp.

 

Maintenance & Performance:

  • Engine Hours - c. 3,800 @ April 2025.
  • Date Last Engine Service - Jan 2025.

 

Propulsion & Steering:

  • Shaft drive: shaft with 4-bladed Brunton’s folding propeller.
  • Rope cutter.
  • Sleipner SP155 tunnel bowthruster including eyebrow, with plastic-coated wire cage for protection. New 2018.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

  • 4 x (twin) x USB/C chargers (2023); owners cabin, cockpit, chart table, saloon.
  • 24V: all USB chargers through droppers to 12V.

 

Battery Banks:

  • 460Ah AGM batteries; 2 x 80Ah starting, 1 x 80Ah gen start.

 

Battery Chargers:

  • Mastervolt battery charger, AC powered, shore power and generator.
  • Solar panels 350W @ 24V.
  • Remoran hydrogenator 300W @ 24V.

 

Alternators:

  • 60A 12V alternator to charge engine start batteries.
  • Mastervolt 150A alternator to charge domestic batteries.

 

Generator:

  • Westerbeke BTD 7.5kw 220V generator - c. 1,600 hours @ April 2025.

 Shore Power:

  • 220V, 50Hz.

 

Other Electrical:

  • Inverter: Mastervolt 24/2500 220v.
  • Simarine Pico battery monitor – tracking both inputs (solar and hydrogen) and outputs, barometer, state of charge etc. (2023).
  • Silicon Marine exhaust alarm - main engine & generator (2023).
  • 2 x 200w, 2 x 150w solar with separate Victron charge controllers (2023).
  • Remoran - hydrogen 300w, separate charge controller, twin launching rails fitted to transom (2023).

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

  • Calorifier run off main engine heat exchanger. 220V immersion.
  • Pressurised hot and cold water with accumulator.
  • Hydronic Eberspacher also plumbed through hot water tank to heat water when heating system running.

 

Watermaker:

  • Seafresh 206A 220V AC watermaker (approx. 120 litres/hour) (2007).
  • With auto freshwater backflush.

 

Bilge Pumps:

  • Jabsco Utility 3000 puppy electric bilge pump with par hydro air switch.
  • Henderson Mk V manual bilge pump.

Tankage

Fuel:

  • Total fuel capacity of 800 litres / 175.97 gallons.
  • Single tank to starboard, fibreglass, 2 x inspection hatches.
  • Fuel polishing system, Racor filter, spare filters, fuel pump (2023).

 

Fresh Water:

  • Total capacity of 700 litres / 153.97 gallons.
  • Single tank to port, twin inspection hatches, deck filled or watermaker.

 

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

  • Forward heads, 80 litres, separate gauge.
  • Aft heads, 80 litres, separate gauge.

Navigation Equipment

  • 1 x Raymarine Axiom RV touchscreen 12-inch chart plotter @ chart table with separate manual remote control (RMK-10) (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine Axiom Plus touchscreen 12-inch chart plotter - cockpit (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine Quantum 2 digital radar (2023)
  • 1 x Raymarine i50 speed instrument (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine i50 depth instrument (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine i60 wind instrument (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine EV-1 Course computer (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine ACU 409 Actuator unit (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine R/S 150 (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine P70 Control Head (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine HUB-32m RDS Sender (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine Sea Talk-STNG-Converter (2023).
  • 1 x Raymarine Remote Micro/SD card reader (2023).

 

Communications Equipment:

  • Starlink – marine version, antenna, control box, router (2023).
  • Iridium GoExec, sat phone, tracker, internet, WhatsApp, linked to PW-Hub with capability to collate boat polars for accurate route planning via PredictWind route planning tool (Offshore) – PredictWind account needed (2023).
  • ICOM IC-M510 (Bluetooth connectivity to phone) VHF (2023).
  • ICOM Command mic, fitted in cockpit (2023).
  • New masthead aerial and cable (2023).
  • ICOM IC-M804 MF/HF marine radio (SSB) (2023).
  • Grounding plates with isolators fitted in backstay.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

  • Twin stainless-steel sinks.
  • Gimballed Force 10 FT63451 cooker in stainless steel with 4 burners, grill, and oven.
  • Panasonic combination oven/grill/microwave.
  • Brushed stainless steel rods in Avonite top for resting hot pans.
  • Front opening refrigerator and top opening freezer.
  • Rubbish bin fitted inside locker door.
  • Ample stowage for crockery etc.
  • Bosch washer/dryer.
  • Set of Oyster original crockery and cutlery.

 

Heads/Showers:

  • 2 x WCs; VacuFlush 500 electric toilet and PAR Quiet flush fresh water electric toilet.
  • 2 x Full standing room showers; 2 x thermostatic controls.

 

Heating & Ventilation:

  • Air conditioning. Dometic, Cruisair; 3 units – saloon, aft cabin, and forepeak.
  • 24vDC Eberspacher hydronic cabin fan heater, outlets (all thermostatically controlled) saloon, master cabin, fore cabin, twin berth, and plumbed into hot water tank to create hot water.

 

Entertainment:

  • Alpine multi-region DVD/tuner with iPod interface, Alpine sound processor and subwoofer, and Anthony Gallo speakers.
  • Additional TV in aft cabin. Currently not functioning as TV but as DVD players.
  • Alpine multi-region DVD/tuner with iPod interface, 2 x 16cm speakers.
  • Pair of waterproof cockpit speakers.
  • Samsung 32inch SMART TV (2023), on bulkhead in saloon with articulated bracket.

 

Lighting:

  • LED lighting throughout, including all navigation lights, and deck lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

  • 7 berths in 4 cabins excluding the saloon.
  • Interior finished in American white oak with Oyster "millennium" styling with Alcantara upholstery in saloon and owner's stateroom.
  • Cabins consist of an owner's stateroom aft with centreline double berth en-suite heads and shower, pilot berth cabin, forward double cabin with centreline double berth and en-suite heads and shower and twin cabin to starboard with upper and lower single berths.
  • The saloon has an oval table with settee area to starboard and additional two-seater settee to port. Table folds out to complete width of yacht, comfortably seats 9.
  • The galley is well appointed and fitted with front opening refrigerator and top opening freezer.
  • There is also reverse cycle air conditioning to saloon, forward cabin, aft cabin, and bunk cabin.
  • Additional set of fitted sheets for all berths (2023); All bedding is bespoke (and labelled) for each berth. 1 x duvet cover, 1 x duvet, 1 x mattress protector, 2 x fitted sheets per berth.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

  • Electric in-mast furling.
  • Age of standing rigging: replaced April 2023.
  • Sloop rig with part retrofit for cutter rig (chainplates for runners and stay, furling line control gear).
  • Selden mast, white painted, with electric in-mast furling.
  • Double spreader rig.
  • Selden solid rod kicker/vang.
  • Harken B503 backstay tensioner.
  • Removable inner forestay.
  • 7/8 rig used for staysail/storm sail.
  • Standing rigging in continuous stainless steel 1 x 19 wire.
  • Headsail furling: Harken Unit 2 headsail furling gear.
  • Standing rigging all replaced April 2023, including SSB aerial in backstay with appropriate conductors etc.
  • All halyards replaced (2023).
  • Many new sheets and lines (2023/4).
  • Extensive spare lines, halyards, and sheets.
  • New mast clutches for main and Yankee (2023).
  • New Walder boom brake (2023).

 

Winches:

  • Electric primary winches.
  • By Lewmar.
  • 2 x 65 CEST electric two speed primary winches.
  • 2 x 48 CST secondary winches.
  • 1 x 48 CEST electric mainsheet winch.
  • 2 x 48 CST main and genoa halyard winches fitted on mast.
  • 2 x 16 CST single speed, mainsheet traveller control line winches.

 

Sails: 

  • Sanders Sails – In-mast Mainsail. Dimension Polyant Vectron 100. 4 x short vertical battens. Triple stitched. Sunbrella Oyster Clew area (2023).
  • Sanders Sails - Furling Genoa. Luff to suit Harken furler. Dimension Polyant Vectron 100. Sunbrella Oyster Sunstrip. Triple stitched. Luff padding (2023).
  • Sanders Sail - Inner Jib/Staysail Dimension Polyant Vectron 100. Piston hanked to inner stay. Triple stitched. Sits in custom made bag allowing storage and deployment from the deck (2023).
  • Storm jib in 9.0oz High Visibility Orange Dacron.
  • New asymmetric cruising chute (2024) (in snuffer).

 

General:

  • Spares; numerous pumps; bilge, watermaker, fresh water, grey water etc. etc. (2023); engine/generator/watermaker spares; filters, switches, solenoids, etc. etc. (2023); many electrical spares including numerous LED bulbs etc. (2023).
  • Original Oyster tool kit.
  • Carbon passarelle.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

  • Spare CQR anchor 100m chain.
  • Electric windlass.
  • Main 40kg Rocnor anchor (2023).
  • Lightweight Danforth anchor.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

  • Bimini.
  • Sprayhood.
  • Full set of sunshades, port, starboard and aft deck (2023).

 

Tender & Outboard:

  • Electric davits.
  • Avon 3.1m RIB.
  • Mercury 15hp outboard (2021).

Safety Equipment

  • Ocean Safety liferaft, charter 8-man valise with ISO first aid kit.
  • Global G-Fix EPIRB.
  • Echomax radar reflector on mast.
  • 2 x Horseshoe lifebuoy with light, MOB button on Raymarine.
  • Danbuoy.
  • Ocean BrakeSeries drogue (2023).
  • Jon buoy - MOB safety float and recovery harness (2023).
  • Liferaft - external pushpin mounted rack (2023).
  • 6 x Lifejackets.
  • 6 x Safety harnesses.
  • Emergency full size stainless tiller.

 

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

  • Various including automatic fire extinguisher in engine bay, fire blanket.
  • Neurus gas alarm fitted in galley (2023).
  • Fire Angel carbon monoxide alarm, fitted in galley and remote in pilot berth (adjacent to engine room) (2023).

Disclaimer

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.

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Propulsion

Engine Make:Yanmar

Engine Model:4JH3-HTE98

Total Power:100hp

Engine Hours:3800

Engine Type:Inboard

Fuel Type:Diesel

Measurements

Dimensions

Length Overall:16.41m

Max Draft:2.23m

Beam:4.65m

Length at Waterline:13.89m

Miscellaneous

Hull Material:Fiberglass

Tanks

Fresh Water Tank:700 l

Fuel Tank:800 l

Holding Tank:

Accommodations

Cabins:4

Heads:2

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2007 Oyster 53 | 16m

Falmouth, Cornwall

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3800 hours

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