Oyster Lightwave 48

General Overview

An innovative light displacement fast cruising yacht designed by Carl Schumacher, the Lightwave 48 is an attractive centre cockpit coachroof yacht. Her light displacement means that she needs only a modest rig to deliver superb performance, especially offwind. The Lightwave 48 Scarlet Oyster is perhaps the most successful Oyster racer ever built.

Below decks she is a proper cruising yacht, with seamanlike design and spacious comfortable accommodation space. The owner's stateroom aft has its own companionway giving private deck access. Nineteen were launched between 1987 and 1991.

 

Starting forward is a private stateroom with ensuite head and "wet" shower.  There is a V-berth with filler, shelves, drawers and a hanging locker for storage.

The Salon features a U-shaped dinette to port and a settee to starboard.  There are bookshelves and cabinets outboard on each side.

The nav station is next aft on starboard with access to the mid-ship guest stateroom.  Here you will find upper and lower single berths with good access to the engine room.  Note:  There are no cushions for this cabin.

The alley-galley has excellent counter space and storage.  There top loading fridge and freezer compartments, a 2-burner Force 10 stove/oven and a double basin stainless steel sink.  There is also excellent access to the engine compartment!

All the way aft, we find the owners stateroom with a single berth to port and a double berth to starboard.  There is plenty of storage in drawers, shelves, lockers and hanging lockers.  An ensuite head with "wet" shower complements this great space!  A secondary companionway leading to the aft deck is also in this cabin!

Inventory

Navigation Instruments:

- VHF Radio: Standard Horizon Quest X

- SSB: ICom 706 Mk 2

- Pactor 3iii PTC modem

- Compass – Ritchie

- GPS: Garmin GPS MAP 215

- Depth sounder B&G

- Wind speed/direction B&G

- Speed/log B&G

- AIS

- Autopilot: AMI-TMQ AP55

- Radar Furuno 1623

- Clock and Barometer

 

Mooring and Docking:

- Anchor windlass: Lewmar horizontal 12 volt (needs servicing)

- Anchors: 70 lb. Delta with 50m 3/8” chain; 40 lb. Bruce; Sea anchor

- Fenders: 5 with covers

- Dock lines

 

Safety Equipment:

- Life raft: Ocean Safety 6 person 2014 (certification expired)

- PDFs: 4 with harnesses, tethers and jacklines; 4 type II

- EPIRB (battery expired

- Man Overboard Light

- Bilge pumps: 1 electric and 2 manual (needs servicing)

- Fire extinguishers: 4 ABC type

- Life ring

- Life Sling (Throwable cushion)

- Handheld air horn

- Emergency steering tiller

- Jordan drogue with 120’ nylon line

- First aid kit (contents need to be updated)

- In water boarding ladder

- Ditch bag including flares and safety equipment (contents need to be updated)

 

Electrical:

- 3 shore power cords

- 4 solar panels

- Wind Generator: Air Breeze (2014)

 

Sails:

- Full batten main with stack pack cover (some damage)

- Staysail, roller furler

- Spinnaker

- Storm jib

- 2 Spinnaker poles

- 4 winch handles

- 2 Lewmar snatch blocks

 

Other:

- 2 20 lb. aluminum propane tanks with valve, pressure gauge and solenoid (1 needs servicing)

- Hydrovane self-steering – renewed 2018

- Handheld VHF radio (standard horizon)

- Stereo (never used unsure if works)

- Engine servicing spares, filters etc.

- Galley equipment

- Barbeque

Disclaimer

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.