1994 Oyster 17 Trailer Sailer

• Composite construction
• GRP simulated clinker topsides (original gelcoat finish)
• Wood superstructure (cabin and cockpit)
• Galvanised centre plate lifting keel
• Lifting blade rudder
• Bronze fittings

• 5hp Seagull Osprey long shaft outboard (recoil start, forward & reverse gears, one of the last Seagull motors to be built in UK)

• Gaff Yawl Cutter rig
• Can also be sailed as a Gaff Sloop, with mainsail & jib only
• Timber mast/spars (good condition, re-varnished summer 2021
• Bowsprit and bumpkin
• Mast stepped in tabernacle on coachroof
• Bronze roller furling gear
• Mainsail, topsail, stay sail, jib & mizzen (tan by Gayle Heard Sailmakers, Tollesbury, Essex, all in good condition)
• Sail cover

• 2 berths in 1 cabin
• Berth cushions (as new condition)
• Gas stove

• RM single axle braked road trailer (good roadworthy condition, recent new tyres)
• Bilge pump
• Anchor with chain and rope
• Original owner’s manual
• Letter from designer John Leather to original owner discussing rig design

With her simulated clinker hull, the Oyster 17 is a pretty and traditionally styled, East Coast trailer sailer. And with her shallow draft and lifting keel, she’s ideal for gunkholing and exploring the rivers and estuaries of the Norfolk Broads and Norfolk/Suffolk/Essex coasts. Sold by the North Norfolk boat builder, Charlie Ward, as a part completed hull, this example is understood to have then been finished and fitted out to a high standard by a professional boat builder for the first owner. Complete with a good roadworthy trailer, she is freshly antifouled and ready to tow and sail!

THIS BOAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE NORTH ESSEX BOAT JUMBLE ON SUNDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2021 (Clacton Road, Horsley Cross, Essex, CO11 2NU, just off the A120 and easily accessed via all dual carriageway from the M25, open 9am-3pm). Other viewing opportunities within East Anglia and en route to/from Scotland may also be possible the same weekend by request.

DELIVERY: Lying Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The vendor is willing to deliver the vessel within the UK for the cost of fuel and any other expenses incurred.

PLEASE NOTE: The vendor is selling in the course of business, but is not registered for VAT.