Oyster 45

Accommodations

Welcome aboard !
Serena below decks has a spacious full height Saloon , 3 cabins with 6 sea berths plus a passage berth in the saloon all with lee cloths , 2 heads , galley , workshop/bosuns locker and engine room .

The cabin soles are all in a teak and holly style on ply boards , the interior joinery is finished in cherry wood with sculpted teak had rails and grabs where you'd expect to find them and custom s/s fittings for lockers , drawers and cupboards .

As you come down the varnished gritted companionway you enter the saloon with a beautifully varinished double leaf table as the centre piece . The saloon is light and airy with very good headroom . We 've had a dozen people in there without feeling cramped.

Starting with the fore peak the accommodation is laid out as follows :-

Forecabin . A double cabin laid in V with inset for making up a double . The cabin has a full sized hatch for ventilation and access to the foredeck . Berths have fans and reading lights . Storage in cupboard with full hanging rail and mirror on the door  , drawers , lockers and side fiddle . 

Bunk Room . Or as friends say , the guest dressing room . Double bunks with two opening hatches . Hanging locker with mirror on door , drawers and cupboards . 

Day Head and shower . On the starboard side , opposite the bunk room , with Jabsco twist and lock lok ( new2022) , teak floor grating and sink , shower , mirror and cupboard space .This loo doesn't have a holding tank , the main cabin loo has a holding tank .

The Saloon . The saloon is spacious and very light with excellent ventilation from 2 forward opening  windows , plus opening port windows in the hull which give great views when sitting plus additional ventilation. These windows must be only opened in  port or anchor . The central table folds over to seat 8  - even though we have had a dozen round it . There is  L shaped seating around the table with a further 2 seater opposite on the starboard side which doubles as a very useful passage berth when the trotter box side is opened . There are many cupboards and lockers under the seating areas . The battery box is situated under the sole by the bottom of the companionway steps . The other boards lift to provide access to fuel and water tanks and the bilge . Above the main seating area is a bookcase with air conditioning controls on the side panel .

Serena still has all of her original upholstery, headlining and port glazing which is all in good condition commensurate with her age . It's a testament to the quality of build that so much of the original fixtures and fittings are working and in good order - a common observation made by the people who have looked after Serena during our tenure .

Navigation desk . Situated on the starboard side at the rear of the saloon area. There is a chart table which fits admiralty charts with fiddle above ,bookcase to the side and alongside under the companionway the electrical boat panel behind a Perspex screen. The chart table lifts to provide lots of full chart sized storage . On a panel above the nav station is the gps, vhf , ais and central heating controls . Under are2 two port  12v usb charging points .

Bosuns locker/workshop . Behind the nav station is a door leading to the bosuns locker which also accessed from the cockpit . Shelving , hooks and a vice , single opening porthole , with a insulated full height door leading to the Engine room 

Engine room .Fully sound insulated the engine room is lit with 2 led inspection lamps and houses a Volvo Penta D2-75 engine which was fitted and commissioned 2020/21. I replaced the old MD22 which we always felt was known to be a bit underpowered with the extra hp of the D2-75 . The Saildrive was also changed with a new unit and matched and fitted with a Brunton varifold propeller . We have 24 hours on the dial as the emu was replaced under warranty last year . We estimate total engine hours about 250. Additional access on the port side by a removal panel under the galley sink 

Galley . On the port side with melomine worksurface , gimballed force 10 gas cooker , cupboards and lockers and a marvellous fridge with stainless steel door and new compressor in 2015.

The Main aft Cabin. This cabin is a spacious double berth and contains two essential items that persuaded us to buy Serena . First , the  full sized double berth with sprung mattress and  secondly the full sized ventilation and emergency hatch . The cabin has wonderful joinery detail , mirror , day seat and lots of lockers, drawers and cupboards. A very peaceful space when the boat is busy .

Ensuite heads and shower with teak grating floor , mirrored cupboard above the sink , shower and single opening portlight 

 

 

 

Mechanical Equipment

We fitted a Volvo D2-75 and sail drive which was commissioned in 2020. The engine since then has done about 300 hours . 

As part of her 2020 refit we :-

Fitted new Vetus 95D bowthruster.

renewed and reconfigured domestic and starter battery configuration and fitted No1 Xtreme AGM 12v 92ah 850cca starter battery and 2No Domestic AGM-200-EV 12v 200ah batteries.

• installed new wiring loom for instruments and start panel ,new AIS transponder ( Digiyacht AIT 2000 ) Complete rewire of all mast lights and check and refit main switch panel installed new Simrad autopilot control system. 
  
  
• Mikuni domestic heater 
• Marine Air Conditioning to saloon 16,000 btu 
• Victron Energy phoenix charger 12v 50amp.
• Le Grand ESR Rcb 02-1630B. B16. 3 no 16amp and 1 no 20 amp circuits 
• Sunwre Fox -200 inverter with detachable solar panel 

 

 

Galley Equipment

Force 10FT 645PR 4 burner gas cooker , with grill and oven 

Frigomatic DC refrigerator in upright chest with polished stainless steel door . The fridge's compressor and control unit was replaced about 10 years ago .

Water tank . 636 litres/ 140 imp gallons in one grp tank.

Deck and Hull Equipment

Serena has her original Harken electric and manual winches and furling gear with a  Selden rig . 2 no 562 STECH electric two speed self tailing primaries, 2 no 32.2 STC two speed main sheet , 1 no 32.2 C two speed self tailer main halyard , 1no 40.2 self tailing Genoa halyard.

• Rocna 33kg anchor with approx 60m chain .
• we've recently replaced the windlass with a new Lewmar model V1-6 . 

Sloop Rigged Seden anodised mast and rod kicker , Banmard BT10 adjustable backstay,MPS rigging package including deck plates and sheet blocks . Windex at masthead .

Fuel Tank . 454 litres / 100 imp gallons in one Grp tank .

Racor 500FGfuel filter .

 

Navigation systems

• Sestrel Major 6" compass
• Autohelm Sat50+ instruments
• Furuno GPS
• Digital yacht AIS with link to Navionics (on my iPad/iPhone) AIT2000
• Simrad AP44 autopilot control (installed in 2020)
• ST7000 autopilot
• Icom ICM421

Radar and SSB were removed in 2020.

Additional Equipment

• In addition to the original specication and previous sneers fit out we have continually upgraded equipment over the 18 years we've owned her .
  
  
• She apparently was commissioned late 1998 and we have have a photograph of her at the Boat Show .