DREAM AGAIN II is a great example of the Oyster 53. She shows very well and has benefitted from a constant professional maintenance program. The safe, sea-going cockpit and easy-to-handle sail plan allow for extensive short-handed cruising. With incredibly spacious and comfortable accommodations there is plenty of room for family and friends in the VIP fwd cabin and starboard bunk cabin.
A handy workshop with a sea berth behind the nav station to port is ideal for passage making. She has low hours for her age and it shows in her condition.
- Properly equipped for offshore cruising
- Standing rigging replaced
- New roller furling headsail
- Roller Furling mast
- Upgraded B&G plotter
- Recent replacement of safety equipment
- New West Marine 10’ RIB
- Great bones
- Evolution roller furling headsail
- West Marine 10’ RIB with 6 HP Yamaha outboard
- Updated AV systems
- Dan Buoy safety system
- AIS added
- New Raytheon Auto Pilot System
- New B&G plotter at the helm
- GRP hull is laid up single skin with structural stringers and floors to Lloyds approved design specification.
- Hull color white with cove line and double boot top lines in standard Oyster blue.
- The stern design incorporates a bathing platform trimmed with teak slats and stainless steel steps for access to the stern deck.
- Deck structure molded in GRP with balsa core.
- Teak laid decks.
- Oyster deck saloon profile with 'eyebrow' styling.
- Bulwark finished with a teak capping rail with stainless steel open fairleads.
Keel & Rudder:
- High-performance bulb keel.
- Fully protected skeg-hung rudder.
Engine & Gearboxes:
- Yanmar 4JH3-HTBE, 4-cylinder diesel engine (100hp).
- Engine Hours: 4,387 (Sept 2024)
- Yanmar KM4A gearbox.
- Racor model 500 FG fuel filter and water separator.
- Standard service kit.
Propulsion & Steering:
- Whitlock cable system with a remote pedestal incorporating a 1065mm (42") stainless steel wheel.
- Wheel covered in brown suede leather.
- Rocker-type pedestal switches.
- Max-Prop 3-bladed 60cm (24") feathering propeller.
- Ambassador AM15 rope cutter on prop shaft.
- Sleipner 10hp tunnel bow thruster.
Voltage Systems:
- Ship's supply.
- 24V DC.
- Mains US 4 wire AC spec.
- Additional Clipsal 220v double socket at chart table.
Battery Banks:
- Bank of 8 x Sonenshein GF6 180V batteries.
- Pair of 12V 815A 50Ah Optima Redtop start batteries.
- 1 x 12V 815A S0Ah Optima Redtop for generator.
Battery Chargers:
- Mastervolt 150 Amp 24V alternator coupled with Mastervolt Alpha Pro regulator.
- Mastervolt 220V MASS 24/75 Charger including temp sensor.
- Mastervolt MICC unit controller.
Alternators:
- Yanmar alternator: SSA 12V for engine start battery.
- Mastervolt alternator :150A 24V for domestic battery bank with Mastervolt Alpha regulator.
Generator:
- Westerbeke STD 7.5 (7.5kW/220V/50Hz).
- Generator/Engine starting batteries "emergency" link.
- Fiddle on top of the genset box.
- Gen hours: 1,335 (Sept 2024).
Shore Power:
- 30A dockside power cable in 3-core double-insulated PVC, 18m in length.
- Hubbell socket in transom.
- Dockside end of cable fitted with 3-pin, 16 amp plug.
Other Electrical:
- 220V MASS Sine Inverter 24/2500.
Fresh Water & Water Heating System:
- Hot water from insulated 76 liter (16.7 imp / 20 US gallon) tanks heated by the engine's heat exchanger, or by thermostatically-controlled 220V, 2kW immersion heater elements powered from dockside power.
- Par CW 320 Twin Max Pump with pressure accumulator.
Watermaker:
- Seafresh 204A/220v AC watermaker (63 L/hr)
- Standard spares kit
Bilge Pumps:
- Jabsco Maxi 3000 Puppy with Par hydro air switch.
- Henderson MkV double action bilge pump operated from the cockpit.
- Whale Gulper Pumps (fore and aft} to evacuate the Greywater system.
