Oyster SJ41 for sale in Ardfern United Kingdom

Designed by Stephen Jones, the Oyster SJ41 falls under the IOR One Tonner class. A fast cruiser/racer twenty-three were built between 1980 and 1987 with the boats available as a self-build kit or factory built fully fitted out yachts. There was a choice of the traditional masthead or ¾ fractional rigs. Racing successes included five firsts in Cowes Week, RORC Yacht of the Year 1985, Alan Paul Trophy for consistent performance and a class win in the 1985 Fastnet Race. With their sleek looks and spacious interior many of the Oyster SJ41’s are now used as performance cruisers.

Supplied to her owner in kit form the Oyster SJ41 RELENTLESS was fitted out to the owner's specifications, using a factory-supplied joinery kit below decks, launched in time for the 1981 sailing season. A regular sight at regattas around Scotland in the 1980’s she was a regular podium finisher. Still in the original family ownership she has been converted into a comfortable cruising yacht. Following a family bereavement RELENTLESS is now offered for sail with an expansive inventory including:

• Two-pack painted topsides, professionally painted 2007/08
• Beta Marine BV1505 marine diesel engine, 1226hrs
• Flex-O-Fold three blade, bronze folding prop
• Ampair wind generator
• Raymarine autopilot system, P70 control head, ACU-200 Actuator Control Unit and tiller drive ram
• Raymarine Axiom 9 chart plotter
• Raymarine ST60 navigation instrumentation
• Icom IC-M505 with CommandMic III in cockpit
• Raymarine AIS700 Class B Transciever/Splitter
• Pressurised hot and cold water systems
• Force 10 galley range gas cooker, 3 burner, grill and oven
• Isotherm front loading fridge with icebox
• Wallas Marin diesel fired, blown air heating system
• Stainless steel standing rigging, fully replaced 2021
• Simpson Lawerence electric anchor windlass with dual control stations
• Rocna 20kg anchor on chain rode
• Avon inflatable dinghy with pump and outboard bracket
• Honda 2hp, 4-stroke outboard
• Ocean Safety 4 person cannister raft, next service due 2025

Lying shore at Ardfern Yacht Centre the Oyster SJ41 Relentless is available for immediate viewing by prior appointment. 

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded hull
GRP formed internal structural members, laminated to hull
Plywood bulkheads laminated to hull and deck head
Two-pack painted topsides, professionally painted 2007/08
Underwater hull finished in navy antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single piece GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit
Deck through bolted to hull moulding on flange
Stiffening of deck moulding in way of fittings
White gelcoat finish to deck moulding
Grey non-slip deck painted panels
Laid teak panels to finish cockpit seating

Keel & Rudder:
Bolt-on iron ballast keel
GRP spade rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Beta Marine BV1505 marine diesel engine
37.5hp
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Stainless steel injection elbow
TMC mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse controls

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced 2022 – not launched 2023/24
Recorded running hours – 1226hrs August 2024
Cruising speed – 6kts

Propulsion & Steering:
Aquadrive thrust bearing
Stainless steel propshaft
Flex-O-Fold three blade, bronze folding prop
Laminated hardwood tiller finished in varnish

Autopilot:
Raymarine tiller pilot system
Raymarine P70 control head
Raymarine ACU-200 Actuator Control Unit
Raymarine tiller drive ram

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system

Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16 amp connection point
Hardwired RCD-protected system
3 pin UK sockets, battery charger, immersion heater

Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 2x 12VDC, 80Ah, lead acid batteries
Domestic Battery – 2x 12VDC, 100Ah, lead acid batteries

Battery Monitor:
Voltmeter and Ammeter at switch panel

Charging:
230VAC – 12VDC battery charger
20amp

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator

Wind Generator:
Ampair wind generator
Mounted on stainless steel pole

Other Electrical:
12VDC charging socket at chart table

PLUMBING SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Hot and cold taps in forward heads with dedicated shower fitting
Hot and cold taps in aft cabin
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater

Salt Water:
Manually pumped tap in galley and heads

Deck Wash:
Deck wash system with hose and trigger handle in forepeak, accessed through forward hatch

Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:
2x Bag tank storage tanks – Approximately 55ltr capacity located port and starboard
12VDC fuel transfer pump to day tank
Stainless Steel day tank – Approximately 20ltr capacity
Approximate capacity 160ltrs

Fresh Water:
2x bag tanks
Approximate capacity 160ltrs each
Approximate total capacity 320ltrs

Tank Monitoring:
Dipstick for diesel day tank

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Plotter – Raymarine Axiom 9
Depth – Raymarine ST60
Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60
Wind – Raymarine ST60
Wind Close Hauled – Raymarine ST60
Magnetic Compass x2

At Chart Table:
Chart Plotter – Raymarine RC320
Repeater – Raymarine ST60 Multi
Hand Held Magnetic Compass

Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Icom IC-M505 with CommandMic III in cockpit
AIS – Raymarine AIS700 Class B Transciever/Splitter
VHF – Sailor Type RT144C

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Galley Stove – Force 10 galley range gas cooker, 3 burner, grill and oven
Fridge – Isotherm front loading fridge with icebox
Stainless steel sink with drying board
Mixer tap 
Manuall pumped salt water tap

Heads:
Toilet – Lavac manual marine toilet
Stainless steel wash hand basin
Hot and cold water taps
Shower fitting
Manually pump saltwater tap

Heating & Ventilation:
Wallas Marin diesel fired, blown air heating system
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in aft cabin, saloon and heads
Heater running off independent fuel tank housed within aft void space

Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout
Bulkhead mounted lighting over settees / berths in saloon
Spot light in galley
Working lights at chart table
Red lighting at foot of companionway centrally

Entertainment:
FM/Tape head unit
6CD multi-disc changer

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Sail/storage locker in forepeak
Heads
Saloon
Galley
Nav-Station
Aft Cabin

Accommodation Finish:
Joinery work of teak veneered plywood with solid teak trims
Traditional style teak veneered plywood sole board with black striping
Teak grating in head sole
Vinyl covered headlining panel with teak trims
Leathette uplholstery throughout
Lee-cloths fitted for all bunks

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forepeak:
Two storage bins forward
Standing room aft
Alloy tubes overhead outboard for hanging lines etc
Large foredeck hatch for access without going through interior

Heads:
Doors to isolate from forpeak and saloon
Lavac manual marine toilet located outboard to port, aft
Counter top forward with inset stainless steel wash hand basin
Vanity locker outboard to port
Large, full depth hanging locker outboard to starboard

Saloon:
Engine box located centrally serving as saloon table, top rotating and opening out to create full width table top.
Bench settees to port and starboard
Pilot berths above settee backs outboard
Saloon providing four full sized berths, all with lee cloths.
Fuel tanks and batteries beneath settees to port and starboard
Day tank beneath starboard pilot berth
Large cave type storage lockers beneath port pilot berth

Galley:
Located to port side of companionway
Thwartships worktop aft with inset stainless steel sink and drying rack, infill section to create more useable worktop space when not inuse.
Pantry type coolbox, top loading lockers beneath worktop outboard and forward of cooker
Gimbal mounted gass cooker centrally
Selection of lockers above worktop outboad and below worktop
Front loading fridge built-in below sink

Nav Station:
Forward facing chart table with dedicated navigators seat
Chart storage within table top
6 storage drawers beneath forward end of chart table
Instrumentation mounted above chart table forward
Switch panel and VHF mounted inboard of chart table
Storage locker within seat base and backrest

Aft Cabin:
Double bunk outboard to port
Bench settee to starboard with pilot berth outboard
Settee converting to single berth
All berths fitted with lee cloths
Storage lockers beneath settee and pilot berth
Access to aft void space containing water tanks and heater etc

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Keel stepped, ¾ fractional sloop
Alloy mast and spars finished in white paint
Stainless steel standing rigging, fully replaced 2021
Hood Yacht Systems Sea Furl 2 roller reefing system on forestay
Slab reefing mainsail
Spinnaker pole
Whisker pole
Hydraulic tensioner on babystay
Hydraulic vang
Hydraulic backstay tensioner
3 sets of genoa tracks port and starboard
Lazyjacks

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 48, three speed
Mainsheet Winches – 2x Lewmar 42, two-speed, self-tailing
Secondary Winches – 2x Lewmar 42, two-speed, self-tailing
Cockpit Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 42, two-speed, self-tailing, 2x Lewmar 40, two-speed, self-tailing

Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, slab reefing, 3 reefs.
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing

Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – stackpack type cover with mastboot and lazyjacks
Sprayhood
Cockpit Tent
Cockpit Cushions

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Rocna 20kg anchor on chain rode
Anchor Windlass – Simpson Lawrence vertical electric windlass with warping drum and chain gypsy. Foot button controls forward at bow. Secondary plug-in control station in cockpit
Fenders – Selection
Mooring Warps - Selection

Tender:
Inflatable Dinghy – Avon inflatable dinghy with pump and outboard bracket
Outboard Lifting Davit – Located to port side of transom
Outboard – Honda 2hp, 4-stroke 

General:
Stainless steel double bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Toerail mounted alloy stanchions supporting double tier, plastic coated guardwires
Deck mounted alloy mooring cleats forward and aft
Simpson Lawrence vertical windlass mounted centrally on foredeck
Lines lead aft to cockpit on port and starboard sides of coachroof
Rope jammers and clutches for lines lead aft to port and starboard sides of companionway
Bridge deck between companionway hatch and cockpit
Bench seating along port and starboard sides of cockpit
Mainsheet track spanning cockpit centrally on alloy support
Mainsheet, primary and secondary winches mounted on cockpit coaming tops
Stainless steel wind generator pole to starboard
Liferaft cradle mounted on pushpit rail to starboard
Stainless steel antenna pole mounted centrally
Outboard storage bracket to port side

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead Tri-colour
Low Level running lights
Luff light
Spreader lights
Cockpit flood light mounted on antenna pole aft

Life saving:
Liferaft – Ocean Safety 4 person cannister raft, next service due 2025
Engine Space Fire Extinguisher

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.