Oyster 46

FULL SPECIFICATION

YEAR 2006

DESIGN Rob Humphreys and the

Oyster Design Group/

RIG Sloop rig with in-mast furling

ACCOMMODATION Six berths in three cabins

JOINERY American white oak

TAX STATUS * US Duty Paid

LOA 14.26m (46’10”)

LWL 12.36m (40’7”)

BEAM 4.41m (14’6”)

DRAF T 2.10m (6’11”)

DISPLACEMENT 17,500kg (38,580lb)

AIR DRAFT 20.16m (66’2”)

LYING Oyster Newport

NB. All dimensions are approximate.

OWNERS ’ COMMENTS

The items in italic highlight the non-standard items fitted during the build programme or added by the owner thereafter.

“S/Y Seashells of St James under present ownership has comfortably, safely and proudly cruised Mediterranean, Caribbean and New England waters including multiple Oyster Regattas all while enjoying first class professional maintenance attention. She is a true joy.”

Owner of Seashells of St James since 2016. 

The items in italic highlight the non-standard items fitted during the build programme or added by the owner thereafter.

1 . CONSTRUCTION

HULL NUMBER Oyster 46.06.

HULL CONSTRUCTION Laid-up GRP, single skin with structural stringers and floors to Lloyd’s approved design specification. Outer hull laminate in Vinylester resin.

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

Micron 99 Antifouling, new November 2024.

DECK CONSTRUCTION Moulded in GRP with balsa core.

DECK FINISH Teak laid decks.

Teak capping rail.

All locker hinges and catches are recessed into the teak planking, where appropriate.

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

stainless steel steps for access to the stern deck or counter stern.

EURCD Built to comply with the requirements for Category A – Ocean.

2 . DECK LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT

ANCHOR Rocna 40kg (88lb) main anchor, new 2014, and 80m (260’) chain.

Delta 16kg (35lb) kedge anchor and 50m (162’) 16mm Octoplait and 10m (33’) chain.

WINDLASS Lewmar 12V vertical type electric anchor windlass. Windlass motor rebuilt, June 2020. Two-way and operated on deck by adjacent foot switches. Remote windlass control switch in cockpit.

DECK ACCESS Midship gateway stanchions.

Gate to pushpit.

Stainless steel bathing ladder.

Exit Engineering carbon passerelle with socket in top and middle transom step.

HATCHES/ PORTS AND WINDOWS

Oyster custom vertical drop-down, smoked-acrylic washboard system for main companionway.

Lewmar alloy-framed deck hatches.

Lewmar opening hatch to cockpit.

Gebo alloy-framed coaming portlights.

Gebo opening hull ports.

Alloy-framed, custom-made deck saloon windows in toughened/laminated smoked glass. Two forward outboard windows opening.

CANVASWORK All canvaswork in Sunbrella ‘Toast’ acrylic (unless otherwise stated):

Large custom fold-down companionway sprayhood, new April 2019, fitted over stainless steel hoops, with window panel in its forward portion and leather covered stainless steel grab rail to aft end.

Bimini, new April 2019.

Cockpit cushions.

DECK PLUMBING Hot and cold freshwater deck shower in transom locker.

COCKPIT Teak-laid, self-draining cockpit.

Pair of waterproof loudspeakers.

COCKPIT TABLE Varnished folding cockpit table with varnished custom cup holder.

STEERING Remote custom GRP lectern-style steering pedestal, incorporating a stainless steel wheel.

Steering wheel covered in leather, which extends to partially cover the spokes.

OUTBOARD BRACKET Reinforced outboard bracket to port.

OUTBOARD CRANE Custom stainless steel outboard crane, new 2009.

GENERAL Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit.

Stainless steel fairleads.

Stainless steel mooring and cockpit cleats. Additional pair of aft bulwark mooring cleats for stern-to mooring.

Two GRP dorade boxes with flexible cowls.

Lazarette locker with steps.

Stern quarter pushpit seats in teak and stainless steel.

Life raft storage built into pushpit.

Gas locker for two bottles.

Ensign staff socket.

3. RIG AND SAIL HANDLING

MAST AND RIGGING Sloop rig with electric in-mast furling. In-mast furling motor rebuild, April 2019.

Formula Hood Stowaway white painted mast and boom with double spreader rig.

Mast unstepped for complete inspection and maintenance of standing rigging including new Spartight mast wedges, February/March 2022. Mast and boom completely stripped and painted in Awlgrip ‘Cloud white’, 2024/25. In-mast stowaway furling system serviced, 2025.

Solid rod kicker/vang.

Standing rigging stainless steel 1 x 19mm wire.

Running rigging, new January 2017. Genoa sheets and furling lines, new January 2023. Mainsheet, new 2017.

Conduit for masthead instrument wiring.

HEADSAIL FURLING Harken headsail furling system with electric furling winch. Towable genoa cars and rope clutches.

WINCHES By Lewmar - chrome finish:

2 x 58 CEST electric self-tailing primary winches.

1 x 40 CEST electric multifunction/mainsheet winch.

1 x 44 self-tailing main halyard winch.

1 x 44 self-tailing genoa halyard winch.

1 x electric genoa furling, new 2007.

1 x additional starboard manual winch for downwind sheet handling, new January 2017.

Winch handle pockets.

STORM PACKAGE Storm jib package includes removable forestay and adjuster, two Wichard deckplates, halyard, two clutches, sheets and cars.

SAILS By North Sails:

3Di Ocean 370 vertically battened mainsail, new 2025.

3Di Ocean 370 130% genoa, new 2025.

By Dolphin Sails:

Storm jib with high visibility orange cloth.

Asymmetric Code Zero with deck ‘turtle’ bag.

4 . INTERIOR

GENERAL Six berths in three cabins, excluding the saloon. Lee cloths to sea berths.

Interior joinery finished in quarter sawn oak. Cabin soles in chequer-board’ style teak veneered boards. Floors and companionway steps refinished, April 2016.

Essential features include sculpted fiddles and grabrails, “shadow-gap” joints between joinery panels, solid shaped oak and stainless steel grabhandles, Oyster custom logo’d knobs for lockers and drawers and chequer-board veneered floor panels.

Door furniture with chrome hinges and handles.

All drawers use metal runners with a soft-close feature for smooth operation.

Lockers have flush catches, and are fitted with shelves and fiddles, as appropriate.

Hanging lockers are lined with cedar wood ply panels.

Acrylic horizontal galley worktops in ‘white/grey specked’ Formica with fiddles.

Two head compartments, each fitted out with a high quality moulded white washbasin set into a ‘Sandpiper’ Avonite work surface. Hangrohe quality mixer taps and pressure balanced shower controls are installed, together with matching towel rail, toothbrush holder and toilet roll holder.

Jabsco Quiet Flush marine toilets fitted in heads with large porcelain bowls. The aft toilet is fitted for selectable fresh or salt water feed.

Headlining in off-white vinyl, which is also used to cover the deck saloon sides.

Upholstery in Bridge of Weir colour ‘Egg Shell’.

Upholstered headboards to double berths. Berth sides have upholstered panels, where appropriate. Mattress covers fitted with a zippered side opening and rot resistant vinyl on underside, enveloping a high quality mattress.

Curtains to windows in all cabins.

Oceanair blinds to fore and aft cabin deck hatches.

Flyscreens to all hatches.

x 4 Hella fans.

FORWARD DOUBLE CABIN Spacious double guest cabin in the bow with a V-berth in the bows, with an infill piece and cushion, under berth storage drawers, and a hanging locker.

Mirror.

Deck access via fore hatch.

SHARED HEAD/SHOWER AND DAY HEAD

Located forward to starboard and accessed from the passageway, this head compartment is shared by the forward cabins and also doubles as a day head.

Incorporating a toilet, washbasin, and shower area.

Locker beneath washbasin and mirrored locker above.

Lockers for wash bag and towel stowage.

Opening deck hatch.

PORT FORWARD TWIN CABIN

Forward port twin cabin with upper and lower berths, and stowage lockers above upper berth and beneath lower berth.

Hanging locker. Vanity mirror fitted on bulkhead.

Opening deck hatch.

SALOON Access to the saloon from the cockpit is via a set of timber and stainless steel companionway steps with two timber handrails either side of the opening.

The saloon is extremely bright and airy with seven windows, of which two of the three forward ones open to provide fresh air ventilation. In addition, there are two opening hull ports.

Featuring a large L-shaped settee to port, and a shorter settee to starboard, with stowage beneath seat bases. Both settees form useful sea-berths when used with the lee cloths.

Central to the large settee is an extendable saloon table that is designed to form, in its closed position, an occasional table, which is mounted on a very substantial pedestal that incorporates bottle stowage within its base. The tabletop is a veneered panel with solid timber edging. This table opens to form a large dining table.

Drinks locker to accommodate bottle and glasses stowage.

NAVIGATION AREA Located at the aft starboard end of the saloon the navigation area has a forward facing chart table with seat, customised around the flush-mounted electronics and navigational equipment, which is strategically sited and mounted in a grey facia panel, hinged for easy access to equipment and wiring behind.

The chart table has a small support stay fitted to the opening lid, and can accommodate half-folded (full size) Admiralty charts.

Bookshelf for navigational books and almanacs.

AC and DC electrical panels located behind navigator’s seat.

GALLEY Situated aft of the saloon to port, in the companionway to the aft cabin.

Formica galley work surfaces.

Waste bin in locker forward of the cooker.

Stowage provided for crockery, cutlery, utensils, and glasses.

SINKS Twin stainless steel sinks.

WATER FILTER Seagull water purifying charcoal filter system, fitted to galley cold water supply.

COOKER/HOB Gimballed stainless steel Force 10 cooker with three-burners, new 2016, oven, and grill, all protected by a flame failure gas cut-off device. The cooker incorporates an electronic ignition system for all functions.

Heavy gauge fiddle rail fitted around top of cooker, which incorporates a pair of adjustable clamping pan holders. Harbour lock and cooker crash bar fitted. For additional safety an electric gas solenoid valve controls the gas flow from the bottle and is operated remotely by a switch near the cooker.

Gas system serviced; regulator, solenoid valve, hose and fittings, new 2016.

Fire blanket.

MICROWAVE/GRILL Sharp R-622 800W microwave oven with grill, new 2016.

REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER

Frigomatic 12V (keel-cooled) refrigeration system to cool the front opening refrigerator, with stainless steel door and shelves. Thermostat and keel cooler, new 2016.

Keel-cooled freezer installed in locker aft of cooker, new 2016.

ENGINE ROOM Access to the engine room is via two doors to port, and an additional door inboard of the Owner’s heads compartment. All access panels are fitted with rubber sealing strips to minimise noise and secured by positive catches.

Insulated with a composite of foam and high-density polymer sound absorbing materials. Equipment is mounted on anti-vibration mounts.

LED lighting, and an extractor fan, switched at the DC electrical panel. The fan is ducted to the transom and designed to be used after the engine has been shut down to evacuate the hot air from the engine space, not to be run continuously.

An automatic fire extinguisher is installed.

Oilskin hanging locker built into the forward end of the engine room space.

OWNER’ S STATEROOM Situated aft and configured with a centreline double berth offset from centreline complete with storage drawers beneath. Full-width upholstered headboard. Bed frame reupholstered in Bridge of Weir leather, colour ‘Egg Shell’, new June 2016.

Abundant drawer and locker space.

Settee and vanity table/desk outboard of the berth to starboard. Mirror forward.

Overhead deck hatch provides natural light and ventilation, whilst doubling as an escape hatch.

Access to aft passageway to port, leading forward to galley/saloon.

Door forward to starboard leads to en suite head/shower compartment.

EN SUITE HEAD/SHOWER Incorporating a toilet, washbasin, and shower.

Mirrored upper storage locker, plus lockers for wash bag and towel storage.

Towel rail.

Opening portlight.

Access to engine room.

5. ENTERTAINMENT

AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS

SALOON Fusion MS-UD750 marine entertainment system, new 2016.

COCKPIT Pair of waterproof loudspeakers.

6. ENGINEERING

ENGINE Volvo D2 75hp shaft driven diesel engine with P bracket and flexible coupling instead of saildrive.

Transmission upgraded to hydraulic gearbox, 2009.

Racor fuel filter.

ENGINE HOURS Volvo Penta engine tachometer replaced, May 2016. Engine hours at time of replacement 1,279.

Approximately 2,767 at August 2025.

PROPELLER Maxprop 21” diameter 3-bladed variable pitch feathering propeller, new 2007.

Cutlass bearing, new 2024/25.

ROPE CUTTER Ambassador rope cutter on shaft.

ALTERNATORS 115A/14V alternator for battery charging.

GENERATOR Mastervolt 6kVA Whisper 3000rpm generator. Digital control unit replaced, December 2022. Generator hours at time of replacement 1,320.

Generator removed and fully serviced; heat exchanger and coolant lines, new 2024/25.

GENERATOR HOURS Approximately 1,448 at August 2025.

BOW THRUSTER Electric Sleipner SP95T tunnel bow thruster installed in the forepeak, with twin counter-rotating propellers to facilitate easy manoeuvring in tight harbours and marinas. Bow thruster controls at pedestal.

Upgraded bow thruster cabling to 1/0 cable direct to house battery bank, new March 2017.

STEERING SYSTEM Whitlock cable system.

AIR CONDITIONING 220V Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioning system, comprising of:

1 x 16,000 BTU in owner’s stateroom, new 2016.

1 x 12,000 BTU unit in saloon.

Giving a total of 28,000 BTUs.

WATERMAKER Seafresh H204A, new 2008.

7. TANKAGE AND PLUMBING

FUEL 800 litres approximately (176 Imp gallons/216 US gallons) in one GRP tank.

WATER 700 litres approximately (153 Imp gallons/185 US gallons) in one GRP tank.

TANK TENDER GAUGES Tank monitoring system installed and linked to all tanks, enabling monitoring of fuel and water levels.

Backup calibrated dipsticks with calibration chart.

HOT WATER From an insulated approximately 42 litres (9.2 Imp gallons/11 US gallons) tank heated by the engine’s heat exchanger, or by thermostatically-controlled 220V, 1.25kW immersion heater element powered by the generator or dockside power.

PRESSURISED HOT AND COLD WATER SYSTEM

Hot and cold freshwater system based on a high capacity water pump with polypropylene pipework and fittings.

HOLDING TANK Polypropylene gravity-fed holding tank with gauge and deck pumpout for forward heads.

GREY WATER Showers and washbasins discharge into two sump tanks, one forward and one aft, which then evacuate via a dedicated electric Whale ‘Gulper’ pump directly overboard.

The galley sink also empties via an electric Whale ‘Gulper’ pump.

These three pumps are each operated by rubber toggle switches.

8 . ELECTRICS

SHIP ’S SUPPLY 12V.

Additional block of three circuit breakers.

RING MAIN 220V AC ring main with Euro sockets located throughout as appropriate.

Additional sockets in saloon and aft cabin.

OTHER ELECTRICAL SOCKETS Additional 12V socket in navigation station.

Additional 12V socket for dinghy pump inflator.

12V plug cigar type each, 10 Amp max. 

BATTERIES Domestic: Bank of 760Ah deep-cycle Varta batteries, new June 2021.

Engine start: 80Ah deep-cycle 12V battery, new June 2021.

Generator start: 80Ah deep-cycle 12V battery, new June 2021.

All batteries are positively secured against inversion in the case of a knock-down.

BATTERY MANAGEMENT Mastervolt MASS Combi 12/2500-100 charger/inverter, new in 2012.

Additional Mastervolt Chargemaster 12/100-3 battery charger for fast domestic battery charging, new 2016.

Mastervolt MICC battery controller.

Domestic/engine battery bank ‘emergency’ link.

INVERTER 220V Mastervolt MASS Combi 12V/2500W 2.5kW inverter for ring main and microwave.

SHORE POWER 30A dockside power cable, 3-core double insulated PVC, 18m (60’) in length.

Mastervolt shore power 6kW isolation transformer with autosensing voltage switch, permitting 120V two-phase or 240V single phase shore power connections (i.e. US/Caribbean or EU connections), new October 2016.

Hubbell socket in transom.

INTERIOR LIGHTING LED overhead downlights.

Bulkhead LED reading lights at berths, locally controlled.

LED night lights.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING High intensity Lumitec Zephyr LED lower spreader lights, new February 2022.

Aqua Signal type bow and stern navigation lights.

Steaming/deck floodlight.

Tri-white anchor/navigation light at masthead.

9. N AVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

COMPASSES Binnacle mounted SIRS Major 150mm (6”) diameter steering compass with internal lighting and stainless steel crash bar to pedestal top.

SAILING INSTRUMENTS By Raymarine - Supported data views include wind, speed, analogue and digital wind and depth.

COMPANIONWAY CONSOLE

3 x i70 colour multifunction displays.

CHART TABLE 2 x ST60 multifunction displays.

OWNER’ S CABIN 1 x ST60 multifunction display.

RADAR/GPS AND CHART PLOTTER

2 x Raymarine Axiom 2 Pro chart plotters, new 2025.

Raymarine 18” HD 4kW radar/radome, new 2016.

AIS Raymarine AIS650 (Class B) AIS transceiver, new 2016.

AUTO PILOT Raymarine Evolution 200 automatic pilot with p70 control head at helm with

ACU200 actuator with Raypilot linear type 2 drive, new July 2016.

Linear drive removed and overhauled, 2025.

WINDEX Windex/VHF aerial at masthead.

NAVTEX NAVTEX Furuno 3000 Navtex.

VHF RADIO ICOM IC-M506 VHF, new 2016.

SSB RADIO ICOM M802 SSB transceiver with AT-140 antenna tuner, new 2016.

SATELLITE PHONE Iridium GO installed, new October 2020.

10. SAFETY

LIFERAFT Superior 4-man life raft in canister, new 2022. Next service scheduled.

RADAR REFLECTOR Firdell Blipper radar reflector on mast.

BILGE PUMPS Jabsco Maxi Puppy 3000 Puppy electric bilge pump with hydro air switch (rated at 2,640 litres per hour).

Whale Gusher 10 MkIII manual bilge pump operated from within the cockpit and fitted with a metal deck plate.

Each bilge pump is fitted with a Whale type filtered strum box.

DECK SAFETY Horseshoe lifebuoy with light.

Webbing jackstays.

Stainless steel U-bolts for safety harness attachment in cockpit.

Emergency tiller.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Various including automatic fire extinguisher in engine bay.

Fire blanket in galley.

11 . GENERAL

RIB/DINGHY 2.9m Navigo AB inflatable dinghy, new January 2017.

Yamaha F6 6hp outboard motor, new in 2012.

WARPS AND FENDERS Various warps and fenders.

CROCKERY Oyster customised Wedgwood bone china crockery.

CUTLERY Oyster customised Sheffield stainless steel cutlery.

MARINE TOOLKIT 

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 the owner.

Issue 5 (GK/YE/av)

In this case we are acting as Brokers only. 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 any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate, at their own expense, to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted, which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.

*The tax status of the vessel is an indication only based on the Seller’s understanding, for which The Oyster Group and its subsidiaries

can accept no liability. Prospective Buyers are strongly advised to seek appropriate qualified independent advice concerning any taxes or duties which may be payable in their own, or any other jurisdiction.

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