IMAGINATION - OYSTER 68

Imagination is without doubt the finest example of the classic Oyster 68 available today. Since her purchase by her present owner in February 1999 she has been maintained to the highest standard by a professional captain and crew and is now in concourse condition. A true thoroughbred of the ocean the Oyster 68 is a serious long range sailing yacht for worldwide short-handed sailing.

Accommodation comprises 10/11 berths in 5 cabins all with reverse cycle air conditioning and en-suite heads.
This year (2004/2005) she has been thoroughly overhauled including, a new deck, complete respray, new Onan generator and new hydraulic sail handling system.

SPECIFICATIONS
Year Built 1990 - Pendennis Shipyard

ACCOMODATION
Luxurious Owners cabin aft with double bed and lee cloths. Settee/Childs berth on port side with ships safe below.
Port side aft double cabin with bunk beds.
Starboard side Fwd. double cabin with double bed and lee
cloths
Port side forward double cabin with bunk beds
Forward cabin with bunk beds and work bench
Luxurious salon in teak with alcantara upholstery in blue
Day head with electric toilet and shower

ELECTRICAL
24v/220v system
12 Domestic 6v batteries in three banks of four 2004
2 Battery chargers 2002
Bilge Pump
Anchor Windlass 2002
Dinghy Pump
Onan 13.5 KVA generator 2005
Cruisair air conditioning
Dive Bottle Compressor
HRO water Maker 120 litres per hour

DECK
9 Lewmar winches including 3 electric
Spray hood
Fitted Cockpit and aft deck area cushions
Bruce anchor with 100m 12mm chain
Folding fortress kedge anchor
Emergency tiller
Aluminium passarelle
Avon 401 Rib 1999 with 50hp 4 stroke engine 2003
6 man liferaft
Chocks for dinghy
Folding Bimini
Deck Awning

ELECTRONICS
Hewlet Packard main navigation computer with heavy duty hard drive
Sea Pro navigation system with virtual instrumentation and GPS
Autohelm 7000
Ratheon Radar 48 mile
Furuno weatherfax/navtex
Furuno SSB radio
Furuno VHF radio
Skymate satellite email and weather system
Brookes and Gatehouse Hydra Instrumentation
AIWA stereo system
DVD player and video recorder
Multi band television
Computer music library to deck speakers

RIGGING AND SAILS
New in July 2002
Hood stowaway 2 spreader cutter rigg with hydraulic roller
furling
Carbon fibre spinnaker poles.
Boom with internal preventer and dinghy hoist.
Reckmann hydraulic roller furling on genoa and staysail.
Navtec hydraulic backstays and vang
Tape drive mainsail and genoa in kevlar/ mylar by UK sails
Dacron heavy duty staysail
Cruising chute and spinnaker

GALLEY
2 custom freezers
1 custom Fridge
4 burner gas stove with grill and oven
microwave/oven/grill 2005
Cooker extraction hood 2005
Washer Dryer
Gas alarm
Icemaker

Chronology of work and repairs 1999 to 2005

1999
All new Upholstery in alcantara blue
Chart table reworked flat screen computer installed
Computer System for navigation including virtual instrumentation
All new Batteries Domestic, Generator, Main Engine and Bow Thruster New white Avon rib 401
Furuno Weather fax
Charter category two plus stability booklet
New Fridge Motors/Compressors
Electric day head

2000
New main engine fitted in November Perkins 225 Hp
New Anchor Chain and Genoa sheets
New Main Outhaul
New 75 Amp Battery charger by vitron
New Sails UK Sail makers tape drive 140% Genoa, mainsail and radial Dacron staysail
All new heads fitted
Covet and boot top lines repainted
New Stereo system and deck speakers
New Auto pilot computer
Wheel covered in chamois leather

2001
Mast Out for repainting and survey
Hydraulic motors overhauled
Full rigging check including dye testing
New Foils for headsails
New television aerial
Rerouting of spinnaker halyard to cockpit
Tracks on mast for half halyards main, Genoa, staysail
All new Jammers
All new Running Rigging
Internal Gybe Preventer fitted to boom end
New steering wires and chain
New crew covers for saloon, shower curtains, new curtains throughout and protective table covers.
Starboard cabin revarnished throughout
New Anchor windlass
New Hot water tank and plumbing
New Full length awning in beige

2002
New Spray hood
New Toe rail cover to protect varnish
Cockpit table cover
All new fully fitted cockpit and sunbathing area cushions
Deck Overhauled and sanded
Saloon floorboards varnished
New Electric motor and pump for water maker
Saloon windows removed for repair saloon veneer repaired and varnished

Complete new Rig, mast, sails, running and standing rigging replaced in June/July (Cost approximately £240,000)

2003
New Doughnut
New Electric toilet motor
New Outboard for tender 50 hp Yamaha 4 stroke.
Port primary winch overhauled
New Engine Battery
New Water maker
New Prop Shaft
New Alternator
New EPIRB

2004
New Duvets
New Sheets Towels
New Shower Curtains
New Hoover
New Inverter
New Stem Head Plate for anchor
New controller for stb cabin air con
New Engine Battery
New Domestic Batteries

2005 Major Overhaul
New Deck
Complete respray of external paintwork
Hull sandblasted and epoxied
Saloon Re-varnished
Rigging surveyed and replaced as required
Sails washed
New Onan 13.5 KVA Generator fitted
New Hydraulics power pack and pipe work fitted
New Calorifier fitted
Max Prop Propeller overhauled by Darglow engineering
New exhaust system fitted to engine room
New Bow thruster batteries
New Dinghy Tubes
All Deck hatches renewed
New Cooker Hood extractor
New Microwave Oven/Oven/Grill
New Galley work surfaces in corian
Overhaul winch bases
New Bow Thruster gearbox
New dinghy battery
New Bow thruster control
New cockpit speakers
New refrigeration raw water pump

Disclaimer
This specification has been written in good faith by the captain for the benefit of prospective purchasers and is as accurate as possible but should not be regarded as legally binding on the seller.