Oyster LD43 for sale in Ipswich United Kingdom

Oyster LD43, 2006 with twin Yanmar 6LY2A 440hp diesel engines with jet drives Only 367 hours. 

The Oyster LD43 is a beautiful cruiser with classic lines and the quality you’d expect from renown builder Oyster.  The Hamilton water jets not only allow for shallow water use but also give good manoeuvrability and have joystick control.
This example is in lovely order and benefits from a recent in-depth maintenance plan including engine servicing and a overhaul of the jet drives in 2023.  Her specification includes Generator, Air conditioning, Webasto heating fitted Nov 2023, Chart plotter, Radar, AIS, VHF, Autopilot, Electric Quiet flush toilet, 2 cockpit canopies, Custom bow pulpit, Custom rails on bathing platform, and Hamilton Mouseboat control. Part Exchange considered by Burton Waters Boat Sales. 

Recent Works

Webasto Heating fitted – 11/23

Custom stern safety rails fitted to aft of bathing platform – 07/23

Engines service – 06/23

Generator service -06/23

New mirrors – 03/23

Grab rails – 03/23

Hamilton Jets complete over haul including new bearings, housing, steering, belts and seals by Hamilton – 03/23

Hamilton Jets inspection and anodes – 02/23

Clean bilges – 04/23

New tap – 03/23

Mast – Light – 02/23

Boat and trim anodes – 02/22

Varnish, paint, polish and all woodwork – 02/22

Brightwork, on mast, topsides and superstructure – 02/22

Antifoul – 02/22

New starboard engine battery – 04/21

Overhaul Jet buckets and nozzles, new anodes – 03/21

Engines and gearbox service – 03/21

New large anodes on jets – 03/21

Under water hull inspection – 01/21

Generator service – 12/19

Install new Flowmax pressure system unit – 06/19

New cutlass bearings, new jet anodes – 03/19

New toilet sea cock – 02/19

2 x new start batteries, 4 x new domestic batteries – 06/17

New Mastervolt charger/inverter, Mastervolt control – 06/17

New jet anodes – 03/17

Fit new Whisper generator – 02/17

New Yanmar coolant pump, new jet anodes -05/16

Machinery

2 x Yanmar 6LY2A-STP 440hp diesels independently installed with water injected exhaust systems, starter batteries, electrics and plumbing. SERVICED JUNE 2023

2 x FARIA tachometer displays.                                                                                                      

2 x Hamilton 292 jet units are driven through ZF reduction gearboxes and lay shafts. There is a Hamilton Blue Arrow computerised control system for low speed manoeuvring at the helm station operated by a `Mouseboat’ controller including master control display and independent back up. SERVICED & COMPLETE OVERHAUL FEBRUARY & MARCH 2023

The engine compartment insulated with specialist sound proofing material .

Engine room service lights and an automatic fire extinguisher.

Lenco trim tabs with LED display at helm.  Increased trim tab size allowing for a flatter ride and increased performance.

Flow sensors and temperature sensors on the engine cooling water.

Electronic fuel gauges are fitted and displayed at Helm and 2 Racor fuel filters/water separators are fitted with alarms at the Helm.

Bilge pumps – separate forward and aft automatic pumps are direct wired and there is a 3-way switch allowing on – off – automatic.      

Propulsion & Steering

Two Hamilton 292 water jets.

ZF reduction gearboxes and lay shafts.

Electric hydraulic steering

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine E-Series sailing instrumentation with log, boat speed, depth . 

Raymarine E Series autopilot with hydraulic drive .

Raymarine E120 plotter with GPS antenna

Raymarine HD Raydome

Ray 240E VHF.

Horn controlled at nav. station.

Plastimo high speed compass with lighting.

Raymarine AIS linked to the chart plotter.

Raymarine anemometer.

3 x Windscreen wipers with speed control.

Water System 

Pressurised hot and cold water system to galley, WC and hot and cold deck shower in cockpit.

Water is heated by engine calorifier or a 220V immersion heater, .

Galley sinks drain through separate outlet.

Discharge pump for shower and heads washbasin

Electrical Systems

4 x AGM House batteries of 360 amps total.

2 x battery engine  starting bank – 360 amps total.

Generator starting battery.

Mastervolt MICC battery management system. NEW 2017

Charging of house and engine batteries from both engine alternators. Port engine alternator is a 180amp Belmar with smart regulator.

All batteries can be charged in addition by a Mastervolt 100amp charger.

12v DC electrical system with circuit breaker protection supplied via heavy-duty battery isolator switches.

AC 220V system with protected ring main and dockside connection with 20m power cable.

Outlet sockets in saloon, forward cabin, galley and heads

Mastervolt battery charger/inverter – 100amps/1.5 kW . NEW 2017

Distribution panel with isolator and circuit breakers.

Interior lighting in halogen,  chart table light and 6 x LED low-level cockpit lights.

Mastervolt Whisper 6000, 230V diesel generator with acoustic shield, remote controls and monitoring to battery charger.  NEW 2017

Tankage

Fuel capacity 1660 litres (365 imperial gallons) in 2 baffled stainless steel tanks under each side deck. Each one is dedicated to 1 engine. A balance pipe is installed for inter-connection of tanks if required.

Water capacity 340 litres (75 imperial gallons) in an integral tank.

WC holding tank with contents gauge, sea discharge and deck pump out facility.

Additional Equipment

2  removable fully enclosed  canopy systems for both winter and summer use, incorporating zip up door and acrylic windows,  which  extend so that the cockpit can be used in a wide array of conditions, fully or partially covered.

External windscreen cover

Bow sun bathing cushions for foredeck

2 boat hooks                                                                                                                            

Liferaft, SERVICED  13th October 2022

5 fenders

5 ropes

Cockpit table cover

Bow staff

Ensign staff

Fire extinguishers

Fire blanket

Crockery & glassware

3 Oyster manuals, Raymarine & assorted manuals

Hamilton Jet manuals

Zodiac CFR 285 ACTI-V inflatable dinghy & foot pump – Inspected and overhauled 07/23

Mercury 3.3 outboard engine

Stainless steel hand rails and chain to bathing platform

External

20kg Lewmar Delta anchor on galvanised chain to Lewmar electric windlass.

Forward deckwash 

Highly–polished stainless steel pulpit and bow rails, with extra teak  varnished  grab rails to the foredeck and the cabin roof..

6 stainless steel mooring cleats

4 folding stainless steel deck pad eyes,fitted each side for fender attachment.

Pair of stainless steel fairleads fitted at bow and stern.

Half oval stainless rub rail fitted to protect deck edge.

Accomodation

Forward Cabin:

The forward cabin has a large double berth with custom mattress on a base that hinges to give access to large under berth storage.

There is an ample hanging locker with rail to port and to starboard, there is a vanity unit with drawers beneath and hanging locker.

There is a night screen on the overhead hatch.

Heads & Shower Compartment:

The heads compartment is accessed from the galley.

There is a vanity area in grey Avonite with integral washbasin with mixer tap and a mirror above. Beneath this is storage.

 The GRP moulding allows for a separate shower stall and integral mixer tap and shower rose.

There is a fixed oval port and opening overhead hatch for fair weather ventilation.

There is also a night screen.The heads is a Quiet Flush WC, which is push button.

Galley:

The galley is to port and is a half U with grey Avonite surfaces and a double sink and mixer tap supplying hot and cold water.

There is a front opening fridge and plenty of stowage for utensils and provisions .

There is also custom stowage for cutlery, crockery and glassware with stainless steel fiddles together with a rubbish bin.

For cooking, there is a 220V 2-induction burner hob and combination microwave, which also has oven and grilling functions. There is an overhead hatch with sky screen.

There is additional storage under the galley sole board.

Low level Dimplex heating

Helm Station:

The helm and navigation consoles both feature  shock dampened adjustable pilot seats with footrests for helmsman and pilot.

The sole is raised on the port side to accommodate this.

Navigation instruments and other operational controls are all in range of the helmsman.

The Hamilton Blue Arrow Mouseboat control is located outboard of the helm seat,  with throttle controls and 

individual single lever throttle/water jet controls located on the main console, as are the controls  for the electric windscreen wipers with freshwater wash for the forward windscreens.

The Pilot  area incorporates a countertop for chart use.

Saloon:

The saloon has sofas port and starboard  and the cabin sole as elsewhere is in teak and holly.    

The whole saloon sofa areas both port and starboard are hinged and powered to allow access to the machinery beneath.

Original saloon tables on high quality table legs that could be dropped to form an additional two single berths.

There are port and starboard electric pop down windows either side of the substantial door into the cockpit, which has it’s own drop down window.

There are 2 hatches with sky screens, rear door curtain on tracks and side window blinds in UV protective fabric.

Cruisair 16000 BTU reverse cycle air conditioning to the saloon.

Low level Dimplex heating

Cockpit:

The aft cockpit has ample  seating space to port and starboard with storage underneath and  a large varnished teak  steel  table with a refrigerated interior.

Fender storage.

Man Overboard buoy.

Folding transom gate and aft cockpit shower.

Stainless steel bathing ladder

Cockpit cushions finished in acrylic mokum