2008 Oyster Yachts 46'

Appropriately stated, "Two recent short-term owners offered no shortage of love and money!"

DOLCE VITA IS READY AND ABLE TO CRUISE THE BAHAMAS WITH HER 5'.9" DRAFT

"NOW IN WINTER STORAGE MODE, HOWEVER, EASY ACCESS TO LAUNCH IF DESIRED"

This stunner and very popular, yet rare, shoal draft version of Rob Humphrey’s incredibly successful Oyster 46 has been offered all the love and shows it!

Extensive updating and refit work, including:

• Replacement of all standing and running rigging
• New sails
• Recent teak deck replacement
• Navionics and sailing instrument upgrades
• Refreshed interior and exterior varnish
• New Furlex404E head stay system with electric furling  
• New electric Selden SYNCHRONIZED MAIN FURLING SMF 
• Push Button sailing with electric winch package
• Generator and reverse cycle air con throughout

Gleaming by comparison, offering the perfect three-stateroom, two-head layout, DOLCE VITA is the perfect offshore and inshore pocket cruiser proudly offered in step aboard and go anywhere condition.

You will also love the new, state-of-the-art, electric furling systems, including Selden’s Synchronized Mainsail Furling (SMF).

• New Garmin autopilot 
• Upgraded stereo with 4 cockpit speakers
• New forward transducer depth finder 
• Starlink with custom Stainless steel railing mount
• Professional Toe rail varnish work
• New Mills canvas cover and frame

• Fisher Panda Mini 8 Generator with approximately 300 hours. (New in 2023)

• New North Sails furling mainsail w/ battens NPL Tour Xi Grey NorLam Xi09 CRG  

• New North Sails 135% furling genoa NPL Tour Xi Grey NorLam Xi09 Grey CRG  

• New Selden E40i synchronized outhaul winch 

• New wire standing rigging with all new turnbuckles and end fittings  

• All new color-coded running rigging  

• Boomvang serviced and replaced gas shock  

• Layout and add halyard tracks for main and genoa halyard  

• Genoa and outhaul cars removed and serviced  

• New traveler cars and track ends  

• Rig out inspection  

• All mast hardware removed for polishing  

• New masthead light and VHF antenna  

• New mast watertight boot  

• Static and under sail rig tuning  

• Electrical installation for new furling systems including new control buttons  

• Back-up sails overhauled and new sun covers installed  

• New Vetus Bow Pro Boosted 130 variable speed bow thruster with 2,897 lbs. of thrust 

• New bow thruster batteries  

• New separate bow thruster battery monitor  

• A new analog engine tachometer was installed at the helm  

• All exterior lighting new with the exception of navigation lights  

• New Garmin GMR Fantom 18x radar dome on mast 

• New electronic Garmin compass system including Garmin Reactor 40 course computer 

• Garmin autopilot recalibration during sea trial  

• Recalibrate Garmin Engine Data Interface for MFDs  

• 3 New self-contained 16,000 BTU Dometic AC DTG16-1171-41AC Units  

• Fuel was removed and fuel tanks were professionally cleaned  

• Treated and replaced fuel  

• Bottom sanded and Repainted  

• Mast, boom, and spreaders polished, waxed, and sealed  

• Spinnaker Pole painted  

• Added additional lights to the engine room  

• Clean and detailed engine room painted bilge white  

• All bilges, anchor locker, and lazzarette painted  

• 100 ft of new anchor chain and 100 ft of new rode  

• Prop overhauled  

• Prop Speed applied  

• Sail drive removed replaced seals and o-rings drained and replaced oil  

• Black water holding tanks cleaned and inspected  

• Black water tank monitors recalibrated  

• Black water sanitary hose replaced and vent lines flushed  

• Engine and Generator service 9/28/23  

• Replace throttle lever cable  

• New gypsy for windlass  

• All new foam mattresses and fitted sheets  

• Custom Re-Upholstery of all seating, aft cabin side panels and headboard with Savana Coconut Sunbrella 

• New dodger, Bimini, cockpit cushions, hatch covers, interior mast cover, companionway cover, pedestal/table cover in Oyster Sunbrella 

• Length Overall (Including Pulpit) 46' 10" (14.26m)
• Length of Hull 45' 9" (13.94m)
• Length Waterline 40' 7" (12.36m)
• Beam 14' 6" (4.41m)
• Draft - Optional Shoal Keel 5' 9" (1.75m)
• Displacement - Optional Shoal Keel 39700lbs 
• Standard Sail Area (150% Foretriangle) 1293sq ft (120.1sqm)
• Sail Measurements:
• I = 58' 4" (17.76m)
• J = 16' 10" (5.14m)
• P = 51' 9" (15.78m)
• E = 18' 8" (5.69m)
• Air Draft (Bridge Clearance) 62' 5" (19.03m)

The Oyster 46 hull and deck is molded in GRP from female molds built by Oyster in their own facility under the designers' supervision, ensuring a fair and accurate finish.

The hull and deck structure are molded in GRP under controlled conditions; laminating is carried out by hand to high standard. Hull and deck moldings are produced using a Lloyd's approved gelcoat and laminating resin. On the hull the gelcoat is a special Isophthalic resin and the outer laminates incorporate a vinylester resin and powder-bound mats.

This combination provides exceptional UV, weathering and water resistance properties.
 

Deck Structure

The Oyster 46 deck is designed to the New G5 styling. The modern flowing lines again set new industry standards with sleek looks both outside and in, whilst maintaining the Oyster trademark and reputation for a light and airy Deck Saloon.

Molded in GRP with a balsa core for strength and insulation. In loadbearing areas the core is replaced with premium grade Marine plywood for additional strength. All load-bearing fittings have additional backing plates and or large washers.

The foredeck houses a chain locker accessed via twin, hinged lids, one of which is fitted with a lifting handle and the other with a positive catch. This locker drains directly overboard and has a S.S. U-bolt fitted for attachment of the chain's "bitter" end.

Within the aft deck, to port, is a locker, which will allow the stowage of two 10lb Propane gas cylinders. This locker drains overboard at both high and low levels and has a hinged flush lid.

Central, in the aft deck, is a lazarette locker with a positive closing hatch. This gives access to a full width storage area for the usual equipment that may be carried.
 

Hull and Deck Connection

The hull/deck connection is achieved by the deck sitting on a return flange molded into the hull. The hull to deck joint is sealed and glued with a high performance adhesive and secured with S.S. fastenings. The completed joint is covered with a varnished teak cap rail.
 

Cockpit Features
The cockpit is self-draining through 2 x 2" (50mm) diameter drains fitted with S.S. grilles.
 

Deck Finishes
Side-decks, aft deck, inboard coach roof panels forward of the mast and aft of the mainsheet track, cockpit seats and sole are all trimmed with laid teak. The teak decking is laid in 2" (48mm) wide (approximately) teak planking, using quarter-sawn planks laid on epoxy glue, with no visible fastenings. Outboard areas of fore and aft coach roofs and the deck saloon roof, are painted with International non-slip deck paint, color White.

The deck saloon is extremely light and airy with seven windows, the forward outboard pair of which open. A feature opening hullport each side allows visual contact with the outside whilst seated and contributes to the great feeling of space and light in the saloon.

The saloon table is designed to form, in its closed position, an occasional table, which is mounted on a very substantial pedestal base. Stowage for wine and spirit bottles is incorporated into the pedestal.

This table has a fold-over upper leaf, which opens onto a removable support strut, to allow both sides of the saloon to be used for seating whilst dining.

Access to the saloon from the companionway is down a removable set of timber steps, which are shaped and fitted with timber grab rails. A vertical drop-down acrylic washboard is installed in a vertical channel, which in turn drains to the bilge. Flush fitting locks enable the washboard to be set at two different heights.

Incorporated into the accommodation are a number of grabrails, including one on the inboard fore-and-aft edge of the saloon tabletop.

The galley features a stainless steel "larder" front-opening refrigerator, aft to port, incorporating fiddled shelves for ease of use. The stove and sinks are set into work surfaces on opposing sides of the galley. This makes for a very practical, sea-going layout that is combined with excellent storage space. The sinks discharge directly overboard, via a pump, through a seacock.

The following features are included:

• All horizontal galley work surfaces are covered with satin finish Avonite. These surfaces incorporate Avonite fiddles.
• Twin stainless steel sinks are fitted to the galley work surface under the cockpit.
• A trashcan is fitted inside a locker door forward of the cooker. A gimballed Force 10 FT63451 stove in stainless steel with 4 burners, grill and oven is fitted, all protected by a flame failure gas cut-off device. The stove incorporates an electronic ignition system.
• An electric solenoid switch for the gas shut-off valve is fitted adjacent to the cooker. Outboard of the cooker is a hullport, which may be opened for added ventilation when at anchor.
• A fiddle rail incorporating a pair of adjustable clamping pan-holders is fitted around the top of the cooker. A harbour lock and cooker crash bar are fitted and the cooker is housed in a moulded GRP surround with radiused corners for ease of cleaning. The standard Oyster Wedgwood bone china crockery is stowed in the locker at the aft end of the port saloon settee. The coolbox is a white moulded GRP laminate with a drain plumbed into the bilge.
• The refrigerator is fitted with removable shelves and has a drain plumbed to the bilge area. An auto-door light operates within the box.