2001 OYSTER 53′ DECK SALON
- Name: ARETHA
- Make: Oyster
- Model: 53' Deck Salon
- Year: 2001
- Length: 53 feet
- Engine Brand: Yanmar
- Located In: Sausalito, CA
OYSTER 53 is a true blue water cruising boat. A solid grand sailboat unmatched in comforts. This boat has circumnavigated the earth with a family husband and wife with three young kids.
The owners spent a year and a half sailing the world, the captain has written a book about their adventure in a book titled ” Where the Magic Happens”
Key Specs
Specs
- Designer: Rob Humphreys
- Builder: Oyster Design Group
- Flag of Registry: United Kingdom
- Hull Shape: Monohull
- Keel: Other
Dimensions
- LOA: 53 ft 10 in
- Beam: 15 ft 3 in
- Displacement: 49600 lb
- Ballast: 14010 lb
- LWL: 45 ft 1 in
- Maximum Draft: 7 ft 3 in
Engines
- Engine Brand: yanmar
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
- Engine Model: 4jJH2-DTE
- Engine Hours: 5000
- Drive Type: Direct Drive
Tanks
- Fresh Water Tanks: 198 gallon
- Fuel Tanks: 210 gallon
Accommodations
- Number of heads: 2
- Number of single berths: 7
- Number of cabins: 4
- Seating Capacity: 7
DECK EQUIPMENT
- Deck balsa core molded with GRP ( fiberglass)
- Teak laid Decks
- Finish Teak Cap Rail
- 4 large alloy deck cleats
- Stainless steel pulpit and stanchion
- Life raft storage in lockable locker
- Anchor locker for Chain storage
- Propane locker for dual tanks
- Steering Whitlock cable system
- 42″ Diameter stainless steering wheel with friction brake
- 75 lb CRQ anchor
- Stainless Whitall Davit
CONSTRUCTION
- Single layer Fiberglass hull laid up with structural stringers and floors
- Lloyds approved design specs
- Designed to meet design criteria Catagory A “ocean”
- Transom with swim platform with teak slats and stainless steps
- Keel high performance external lead
- Rudders Skeg hung
ACCOMODATION
- Seven berths in 4 cabins
- Double Cabin with forward hatch to fore deck
- Twin Cabin to starboard with upper and lower bunks
- Forward Head to port with electric flush and shower
- Main Salon with oval table forming a lard dinning table
- To Port of main salon two seats
- Navigation Station , chart table and AC/DC electric panel
GALLEY
- Twin Stainless steel sinks
- Gimballed Force 10 – 4 burner with Oven
- Fridge and Freezer
- Microvave
COCKPIT
- Varnished teak cockpit table with folding leaves and icebox
- Cockpit Cushions in Blue
- Hot Cold cockpit Shower
- Stainless steel gas barbecue
- Stainless steel swim ladder
RIGGING MAST SAILS
- Sloop Rig
- Selden Keel stepped Silver anodized mast
- Lazy Jacks with stack pack
- Solid Rod Kicker/ boom Vang
- Havetec adjustable back stay
- Headstay Harken MK III headsail furling
- Carbon fiber spinnaker pole
- Sail by Ocean sail makers
- Fully battened mainsail
- Light weight asymmetrical spinnaker
- Storm Jib
- Furling #1 Genoa
- Spinnaker
ELECTRICAL
- Domestic bank of 8 house batteries deep cycle 460 Ah
- Engine Battery 88Ah
- Generator 88Ah
- Raymarine ST60
- Autohelm 7000 linear drives
- VHF Radio
- Satellite Phone
OTHER
- Avon Rover 340 RIB
- Mercury outboard
- Wedgewood Oyster Custom Bone China
- Cyclops radar reflectors
ADDITIONAL UNITS INCLUDED
- 2006 Avon Rover 340 Rib
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