Oyster 45

The Oyster 45 was designed by Holman and Pye to replace the legendary 435, and did so with aplomb. With greatly enhanced interior volume, the 45 feels a lot more spacious. Retaining the single skin hull construction, keel-stepped mast, and full length rudder skeg, the 45 went over to an external lead bulb keel, improving stability without deepening the draft. The 45 is a proven circumnavigator, but also a great size for local cruising as she is simplicity itself to handle. ‘Time Is’ is a rare two cabin version of the 45, offering two superb staterooms each with a large en-suite head/shower. The saloon offers another couple of seaberths if needed, whilst like all 45s she boasts the popular walk-in locker aft of the chart table. ‘Time Is’ also features the preferred larger engine, an 88hp Yanmar on a shaft drive. Lightly used for Mediterranean cruising by her current owner, she is a great example and is usefully positioned in the the south of France. Viewing is recommended!

OWNER’S COMMENTS

Having sailed the south coast of England and France for several years we purchased TIME IS berthed in Antibes with the intention of sailing a heavier yacht firstly in the Mediterranean and then undertaking a round the world cruise.

Sailing in the Mediterranean with its coves, harbours and marinas made easily accessible with the yachts shallow two meter draft and bow thruster, finding the weather and ambiance so idyllic we didn’t need to go further in achieving our dream.

The yacht sails beautifully, safely and very comfortably in even the worst conditions we encountered being ideally setup with its in mast furling, genoa and cruising chute perfect for long distance shorthanded cruising or on lazy days, local sailing along the French Riviera, or with a fore team sailing with the spinnaker through italic waters of Italy and Croatia.

The accommodation is perfectly suited when sailing by ourselves, entertaining family or friends, the layout designed by the previous owner is extremely comfortable, the light American oak joinery is quite stunning, for its size it offers ample storage and with the washing machine and living space arrangement of two master cabins and options for two settee berths in the saloon and two on deck berths within a cockpit enclosure if required makes living on board pleasurable.

We have ensured that the yacht has been meticulously maintained, serviced regularly and no expense spared with the fitting of many extras during our ownership.

The owners are now selling due to their age and lack of time to use the boat.

HULL NUMBER                    

Oyster 45/12a

HULL CONSTRUCTION        

Laid-up GRP, single skin with structural stringers and floors to Lloyds approved design specification.

HULL FINISH                     

White hull with cove line and double boot top lines in standard Oyster blue.

DECK CONSTRUCTION        

Moulded in GRP with balsa core.

DECK FINISH                     

Teak laid decks with perforated aluminium alloy toerail.

Oyster deck saloon profile with ‘eyebrow’ styling.

KEEL                                  

High performance bulb (HPB) external lead keel.

RUDDER                             

Fully protected skeg-hung rudder.

STERN DESIGN                   

‘Sugar scoop’ stern design with bathing platform trimmed with teak slats and fold-down stainless steel boarding ladder.

ANCHOR                            

Delta (56lb) anchor + 100m chain.

Danforth anchor and reel.

WINDLASS                        

Lewmar Ocean 2, 12v vertical type electric anchor windlass.

DECK ACCESS                    

Midship gateway stanchions and side-gates.

Gate to pushpit.

Stainless steel stern boarding/bathing ladder.

Folding aluminium passerelle.

HATCHES                           

Lewmar alloy-framed deck hatches.

Lewmar opening portlights.

CANVASWORK                   

Large acrylic fold-down sprayhood, with stainless steel grabrail to aft end.

Bimini with side and rear panels in ‘Azure Blue’ acrylic.

Awning for aft of mast, including extension.

DECK PLUMBING                

Hot and cold freshwater deck shower on transom.

COCKPIT                            

Self-draining through 2 x 1.5” diameter drains fitted with stainless steel grilles.

COCKPIT TABLE                 

Varnished cockpit table with stainless steel frame and folding leaves.

STEERING                          

‘Premiere’ pedestal, with 910mm diameter stainless steel wheel.

Leather cover to wheel, including spokes.

GENERAL                            

Scandinavian style open stainless steelpulpit. Pulpit, pushpit and gateway midship stanchions. Gate to pushpit.

Open alloy fairleads fitted in toerail.

Alloy mooring and cockpit cleats.

GRP double dorade vents with twin flexible cowls.

Liferaft storage built into pushpit.

Stern quarter pushpit seats in teak and stainless steel.

Gas locker for 2 bottles.

Cockpit backrest cave locker in starboard side aft.

MAST and RIGGING            

Sloop rig.

Selden Furlin anodised mast.

Hood Seafurl headsail furling gear.

Harken backstay adjuster.

Selden rod kicker.

WINCHES                          

Lewmar winches including:

2 x electric #58 CEST primaries.

2 x 30 STC two speed winches under sprayhood.

1 x 30 C two speed main halyard winch on mast.

1 x 40 C two speed genoa halyard winch on mast.

2 x winch handle pockets in cockpit.

SPINNAKER GEAR                       

Seldenspinnaker pole stowed vertically on mast. Package includes: up/downhaul, halyard, clutches, pair sheets, guys blocks and fittings.

SAILS                                

By Ocean -

Mainsail, furling.

Furling Genoa with foam luff and UV stripes.

Tri-radial 0.9oz spinnaker.

Storm jib in high visibility orange, package including removable forestay and adjuster.

C & J Marine cruising spinnaker.

GENERAL                            

Four berths in two cabins, excluding the saloon.

Interior joinery finished in American White Oak.

Designed to be modern and co-ordinated, whilst 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 soles in teak and holly.

Surfaces in galley in Formica laminate.

Surfaces in heads in Avonite.

Headlining in light grey vinyl.

Upholstery in Alcantara colour dark blue.

Lee screens on sea berths.

Oceanair blind to aft and fore cabin main hatch.

Curtains

Electric fans to all cabins.

EN SUITE HEAD/SHOWER                

forward with Par Brydon Boy WC, washbasin, shower, storage and washing machine to

starboard.

FORWARD DOUBLE CABIN                           

Full width cabin featuring double berth with stowage under to port, and hanging

locker, bureau, seat and plenty of stowage to starboard.

SALOON                            

with L-shaped seating to port around an occasional table which opens for dining with stowage underneath for bottles, smaller seating to starboard which extends beneath the forward counter top into a trotter box, forming a useful sea-berth with lee cloth. Storage outboard to port and starboard.

NAVIGATION AREA             

to starboard.

GALLEY                              

Avonite galley tops in ‘Flannel Grey’ with upstands.

SINKS                           

Twin stainless steel sinks.

General Ecology water purifier.

Nature Pure replacement cartridge.

COOKER/HOB                 

Force 10FT 645PR gimbaled 4-burner cooker with grill and oven.

REFRIGERATOR              

Frigomatic DC refrigeration.

WASHING MACHINE         

Soba Babynova 1000

OWNER’S STATEROOM       

with offset double berth, curved seating, dressing table, hanging locker and other storage.

EN SUITE HEAD/SHOWER                 

to starboard with shower, Par Brydon Boy WC, washbasin and storage. Avonite surfaces.

AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS

SALOON                          

Radio/CD player. Sony waterproof cockpit speakers.

ENGINE                              

Yanmar 4JH2-DTBE 88hp (65.65kW) diesel engine.

ENGINE HOURS                  

Approximately 1,340 at October 2014.

PROPELLER                        

Brunton3-bladed feathering propeller.

ROPE CUTTER                     

Rope cutter on shaft.

ALTERNATORS                    

Prestolite 160A/12V alternator.

BOWTHRUSTER                  

Bowthruster fitted.

GENERATOR                       

Panda 4500 FCB 3000rpm 50 cycles 240V.

GENERATOR HOURS            

Approximately 160 at October 2014.

STEERING SYSTEM             

Whitlock cable system with friction brake.

FUEL                                  

454 litres approximately (100 imp/120 US gallons) in GRP tank.

WATER                              

636 litres approximately (140 imp/164 US gallons) in GRP tank.

HOT WATER                       

From an insulated approximately 34 litres (7.5 imp/9 US gallons) tanks heated by the engine’s heat exchanger. A thermostatically-controlled 220v, 2kw immersion heater element is installed, to run off AC dockside power, when connected.

PRESSURISED HOT AND COLD FRESHWATER SYSTEM        

HOLDING TANKS               

Two holding tanks. Whale ‘Gulper’ pump fitted to each heads for evacuation directly overboard.

The galley sinks discharge directly overboard, by gravity, via seacock.

SHIP’S SUPPLY                 

12V.

RINGMAIN                         

220V AC ring main with 3 double, 3-pin Clipsal outlet sockets located in aft cabin, galley and saloon.

BATTERIES                         

Domestic: Bosch, new 2010.

Engine start: 88 Amp/hrs, new 2012.

Generator start battery.

New bowthruster battery fitted 2012.

BATTERY MANAGEMENT                           

Mastervolt charger fitted 2012.

Bowthruster charger for bowthruster batteries.

SHOREPOWER                   

Hubbell socket located in coaming and 15m (50’) shore power cable.

INTERIOR LIGHTING          

Overhead lights.

Mirror lights.

Minispot reading light for each berth.

Automatic light to refrigerator.

Flexible light at chart table.

Engine room light.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING          

Aqua signal bow and stern navigation lights.

Steaming/deck floodlight.

Tri-white anchor/navigation light at masthead.

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

COMPASSES                      

Sestrel Major compass.

SAILING INSTRUMENTS                              

B & G Network speed, depth and wind systems.

Autohelm ST50 and Navdata repeater and compass displays.

NMEA interfaced instrumentation.

GPS                                   

Furuno GP35 DGPS.

RADAR                              

JRC 3000 radar.

AUTOPILOT                        

B & G autopilot.

WINDEX                            

Windex at masthead.

NAVTEX                             

ICS Navtex 4.

VHF RADIO                        

SX25 marine VHF radio.

LIFERAFT                           

Ocean 6-man liferaft, new 2014.

EPIRB                                

Cospas/Sarsat.

RADAR REFLECTOR             

Firdell blipper on mast.

BILGE PUMPS                    

Jabsco Maxi Puppy 3000 automatic bilge pump.

Whale gusher 10 MkIII manual bilge pump.

DECK SAFETY                     

Lifebuoy.

Danbuoy.

Life jackets.

Lifesling, new 2012.

Emergency tiller.

Cable cutter.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS         

Various including fire blanket.

Firemaster GT700 inert gas fire extinguishing system.

ALARMS                            

Gas detector.

OTHER SAFETY  FEATURES                   

Offshore flare kit.

First aid kit.

Breathing/diving emergency unit.

RIB/DINGHY                     

Compass dinghy and outboard (outboard requires servicing).

WARPS AND FENDERS

CROCKERY                         

Oyster customised Wedgwood bone china crockery.

CUTLERY                            

Oyster customised Sheffield stainless steel cutlery.

HEYCO MARINE TOOL KIT

ASSORTED TOOLS, SPARES AND MANUALS

NB All personal belongings and all other items not expressly listed in the above inventory are excluded from the sale.

Viewing through Oyster Brokerage

Inventory verified by owner.

Issue 2 (OO/OT/lh)

In this transaction we are acting as Brokers only. We are informed that this sale is not related to the Owner’s business, trade or profession. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate to have the vessel fully surveyed and inspected, sea trialled and opened up.

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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