Oyster 56 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Oyster
• Price: £550,000
• Location: Barcelona
• Year: 2003
• LOA: 57'5" (17.49m)
• Beam: 16' 3'' (4.95m)
• Berths: 5
• Draft: 2.44
• Keel: Bulb Fin
• ID no.: 34F9611124

• Cabins: 4
• Aircon: Yes
• Heating: yes
• Heads: 2
• Showers: 2
• Watertank Size: 950 Litres
• Engine Make: Perkins/Sabre MI15T 4-cylinder
• Horsepower: 114|horsepowerhp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 950 Litres
• Engine Hours Starboard: 4600

Broker Remarks

This 2003 Oyster 56, hull number 34, extensively refitted and upgraded in 2014 and 2022 for sale in Barcelona, is a prime example of a world-class bluewater cruiser. Revered for its seamless blend of durability, exceptional performance, and luxurious accommodations, the Oyster 56 has earned its place among the finest sailing yachts ever produced. This yacht reflects the meticulous craftsmanship and engineering excellence that the Oyster name represents.

Her striking blue topsides, complemented by a crisp white superstructure and teak-planked decks, make this Oyster 56 an absolute head-turner in any marina or anchorage. The timeless design is as practical as it is elegant, offering aesthetic appeal and exceptional functionality for serious offshore cruising. Designed for safety and ease of handling, this sloop is well-suited for adventurous sailors, whether tackling long ocean passages or exploring remote coastal hideaways.

Inside, the boat features spacious and beautifully finished accommodations, offering comfort and style for extended voyages or liveaboard living. The thoughtfully designed interior layout provides ample space for family or guests, with a luxurious owner's cabin, well-appointed guest cabins, and a light-filled saloon perfect for relaxing or entertaining. High-quality joinery, premium fittings, and attention to detail create a welcoming and refined atmosphere.

Regular maintenance and a history of continuous upgrades ensure this boat is presented in impeccable condition. From her robust systems to her updated navigation equipment, this yacht is ready to set sail immediately. This yacht is ideal for experienced sailors or those seeking a proven vessel to begin their cruising dreams. It is equipped and prepared for adventure, offering a unique opportunity to own one of the most respected designs in the Oyster fleet.

Embark on your next journey of discovery aboard this Oyster 56 and experience the freedom, comfort, and reliability that only an Oyster can deliver.

The vessel includes an Avon Rover 3.40 dinghy with a Honda 4 Strokes 20HP engine.

Accommodation

This vessel features a spacious, meticulously crafted interior with a luxurious teak finish. The layout provides excellent use of space, offering both privacy and comfort:

Forward Cabin: This cabin features a large double berth, overhead hatches for natural light and ventilation, and ample storage in drawers and hanging lockers.

Port Cabin: Twin bunks are ideal for crew or guests and have individual reading lights and storage.

Saloon: A bright and inviting space with a large U-shaped dining area to port, a central teak table with folding leaves, and additional seating to starboard. The vessel is also equipped with a washing/drying machine. 

Navigation Station: A dedicated, fully equipped area located aft to starboard, with comprehensive instrumentation and communication systems for offshore cruising.

Galley: A linear design to port, outfitted with:

• Induction stove and oven
• Double stainless steel sink with pressurized hot/cold water plus sparking water 
• Extensive countertop space and lockers for provisioning
• Additional kitchen storage is in the microwave cupboard to make space for a toaster, Nespresso machine, and pressure cooker.

Aft Cabin: A luxurious owner’s suite with a double berth, en-suite washroom with a shower, and abundant storage.

Additional Cabin: This cabin has a single berth and can be used as a workstation suitable for extra crew or storage.

Mechanical and Rigging

The vessel is equipped with a powerful Perkins/Sabre MI15T 4-cycilder with 114 horsepower. Fuel injection pump has been completely refurbished (2024). 

Engine and Generator

• Engine: Perkins/Sabre M115T, 4-cylinder, 114 HP. approx. 4,600 hours. Fuel injection pump has been completely refurbished (2024). 
• Exhaust: Halvard Marine water separator.
• Propulsion: 24" feathering Max-Prop with Aquadrive coupling.
• Fuel Tank: There are two GRP-integrated fuel tanks (400L in twin cabin bilge and 1,050L in port saloon bilge), with a total capacity ~ of 1,450L.
• Generator: Kohler diesel-fuelled generator with a rated output of 7KW is located beneath the companionway steps. 86 hours run

Inventory

Construction Features

• Hull: GRP is moulded with a balsa core for strength and insulation. In load-bearing areas, it is plywood with aluminium backing plates for fittings.
• Deck: GRP with raised bulwark, teak cap rail, and internal scupper drains.
• Teak Decking: 10mm x 43mm laid planks, nibbed into a king plank with epoxy glue, no visible fastenings.
• Deck Edge: Three pairs of internal scupper drains.

• Foredeck: Recessed locker for anchor chain with hinged lids and chrome locking devices.
• Aft Deck:
• Large locker for two 6kg butane bottles, self-draining.
• Flush GRP deck hatch for lazarette access.
• Coachroof:
• Aft coachroof: Two self-draining lockers for deck gear/liferaft.
• Forward coachroof: sunbathing area

• Design: Self-draining with two 38mm cockpit drains.
• Pedestal: Whitlock "Athena" model with controls, gear shift, throttle lever, and a 150mm compass with crash bar.
• Entertainment: Waterproof loudspeakers on coamings.
• Table: Teak-topped with insulated GRP fridge.

Winches:

• 2X Lewmar 48ST winches on the mast. 
• 2X Lewmar 66ST electric primary sheet winches.
• 1X Lewmar 54ST electric sheet winch.
• 1X Lewmar 54ST sheet winch.
• 1X Lewmar 48ST electric halyard winch.
• 2X Lewmar 16ST mainsheet traveller winches.
• 3 x Winch handle pockets.

Stainless Steel Work:

• S.S. Bow pulpit with Aqua Signal lights.
• S.S. stern pulpit with gate, ensign staff socket.
• 710mm stanchions with double S.S. wire guardrails.
• S.S. stemhead fitting with twin bronze rollers (self-stowing).
• S.S. Grab rails, mast guards, and dorade guards.

Hardware:

• 4 x Pairs of 15" S.S. cleats (mooring).
• Lewmar mainsheet track and genoa sheet tracks.
• 3 x Spinlock rope clutches (vang, mainsheet, topping lift).

Anchoring:

• Lewmar 24v electric anchor windlass (two-way).
• 34kg CQR anchor with 60m of 12mm galvanized chain.
• Chain locker with lanyard-secured pad eye.   

Hatches, Windows, and Ports:

• Lewmar deck hatches: Sizes 70, 60, 13 (dependent on layout).
• 6 x Gebo Econoline opening ports.
• 7 x Deck saloon windows in toughened glass (2 forward openings).
• 8 x Gebo opening hull ports (number reduces to 6 in layout B).

• Type: High-Performance Bulb (HPB) keel with lead casting.
• Weight: ~7,290kg.
• Attachment: Nickel-bronze bolts to GRP keel stub with wide footprint for strength.

• Rudder: GRP blade on stainless steel stock, protected by skeg.
• Steering System: Whitlock cable system with 1200mm S.S. wheel (suede leather cover).
• Bow Thruster: Side power. The unit is neatly installed in a protective cage

Hydraulic System: A 24-VDC, 3kW electro-hydraulic power pack is installed in the saloon bilge to operate the vang and furlers for the staysail and genoa. 

Water-Maker: A Seafresh H208A reverse osmosis water maker is installed, with components distributed across the captain's cabin (membranes & control), engine room (high-pressure pump), and galley bilge (primary booster pump). The system, operating on 230-VAC, includes 4 R/O membranes and has an estimated 120 litres/hour capacity. New easy-press button electronic membrane flushing system (2024)

Air-Conditioning: 3X Cruisair air-conditioning/heating units, each with 16,000 BTU cooling capacity:

• Forward guest cabin: 1 unit
• Saloon: 1 unit serving upper and lower areas
• Owner’s and skipper’s cabins: 1 unit

Heating

• New Webhasto (2022) diesel-fired heater in the lazarette provides hot water to fan coils. It has replaced the old Eberspächer unit.
• Exhaust exits on the starboard transom.

Refrigeration

• The marine refrigeration system includes:
• Two compressor/condensing units and a raw-water cooling pump (24-VDC operation).
• A large galley freezer cooled by units in the saloon bilge.
• Galley and cockpit fridges operate via keel coolers and dedicated compressors (24-VDC).

Fresh Water System:

• Material: Semi-rigid plastic tubing in good condition.
• Components: Two Jabsco 24-VDC pumps (parallel) and an accumulator tank pressurize the system.
• Hot Water: Provided by a 230-VAC immersion water heater with a calorifier connected to the main engine.

Waste Plumbing:

• Grey Water:
• Showers and washbasins drain into forward and aft "Whale" plastic grey water tanks.
• Tanks equipped with 24-VDC Gulper pumps (manual/automatic operation).
• The galley sink uses a dedicated Gulper evacuation pump, which has been tested and is functional.
• Condensation from air conditioning drains into bilges (suggestion to use sump boxes to keep bilges dry).
• Black Water:
• It is equipped with Sealand "Vacuflash" freshwater-flushed vacuum toilets.
• Toilets discharge into polyethene black water tanks above the waterline with gravity overboard discharge or deck pump-out.

Deck Wash:

• A raw water pump in the aft cabin provides deck washing/shower.

Bilge System:

• Main Bilge: Located in the saloon, it collects interior bilge waters by gravity.
• Pumping Systems:
• Primary: 24-VDC electric centrifugal pump (automatic/manual).
• Emergency: Clutched belt-driven pump on the main engine or hand-operated diaphragm pump in the cockpit.
• High-Water Alarm: Sensors in the deep bilge with functioning alarms.

Water Tanks:

• One GRP-integrated freshwater tank (1,000L) in the starboard saloon bilge.
• Independent deck fill point and vent above deck level.
• At the nav station, both fuel and freshwater tanks are monitored remotely via a pressurised air system called “Tank Tender.”

Battery System: Four MG 25.6V 280AH lithium batteries are connected to an MG Master BMS with heavy-duty cables

Charging Sources: Lithium batteries are charged by:

• Two Victron Quattro chargers.
• An engine alternator.
• A Mastervolt alternator.
• Solar panels.
• Only one Victron charger is linked to the automatic charging circuit.

AGM Batteries: Three Optima AGM batteries are used and charged with separate Victron chargers.

• Magnetic steering compass.
• Raymarine echo sounder.
• Fluxgate compass.
• Furuno FA70 class A AIS.
• Raymarine GPS plotter.
• Raymarine wind instruments.
• Icom VHF with DSC.
• Icom IC802 SSB.

·  Balsa Mar 13a 89b powder fire extinguisher in an aft deck locker.

·  Jokel 13a 89b powder fire extinguisher in the galley.

·  ANAF 5a 34b powder fire extinguisher in the forward cabin.

·  Jokel 5a 34b powder fire extinguisher by the companionway.

·  A fire blanket in the galley.

·  Fire Boy gas fire extinguisher with thermal and manual release in the engine bay.

 The remainder of the vessel’s fire extinguishers are due for serving by May 2025.

• Jon Buoy rescue sling. Due for service.
• Jon Buoy inflatable dan buoy. No service data was found. 
• They are webbing lifelines. 
• Ocean Safety life raft. Capacity not shown. Within its service date.
• Global Fix 406 MHz EPIRB.
• A flare pack that is out of date.
• Various life jackets.

2022 Upgrades and Checks

• Pipe Repair
• Saloon Cushions
• Keel bolts checked 
• Install stainless steel plate on capping rail
• Engine checked 
• Bow Thrusters checked
• New Kohler Generator
• New Saltwater System
• Fuel System: Polyvent Hatch
• Bilge Pump changed 
• Greywater System checked 
• Freshwater System checked 
• New Frigomar Self-contained "Inverter" 
• New Heating System
• Hydraulics Checked
• New Bimini
• The oven stop plate was fabricated & installed
• Dual voltage inputs (120V/220V). 120V used fro US/Caribbean power. All plug inputs labeled accordingly.
• New Batteries & Chargers:
• 1X MG Master LV 24-48V/1000A (M12)
• 4X MG LFP Battery 25.6V/280Ah/7200Wh (M12)
• New Tom Solar Bimini Panels (2)
• New i70 + Furuno AIS"
• AC Panel
• New Raymarine Axium Pro 12"
• New Washing/Dryer Machine
• New Oven
• New Router PEPWAVE ROUTER BR1 MKII 5G
• New RAYMARINE AXIOM 12 Pro-S, HybridTouch 12” MFD
• New RAYMARINE AXIOM 9 Pro-S, HybridTouch 9” MFD
• New RAYMARINE Quantum Q24D Doppler 18” Radar
• New FUSION Apollo MS-RA770 stereo
• New 2X JL AUDIO M6-880X, 8.8" Speaker Classic, white,
• Refit Galley Cabinet with slide-out shelves, hinged doors, teak veneered & varnished
• New deck cushions using exterior grade textiles & foam  [Cockpit seat bases (7 units), port & stbd aft seat bases & backrests (6 units), FWD bathing cushions (3 units)
• Full Quooker system
• Antifouling