Description

The Oyster 406 was launched to replace the immensely popular Oyster 39. Developed from the larger Oyster 435 the 406 was available in both deck saloon and coachroof versions. The deck saloon layout is the smallest of the deck saloon offerings from Oyster and features the same timeless styling as her larger sisters. With a practical two-cabin, two-heads layout including a large light saloon and spacious galley, the Oyster 406 has proven to be a desirable boat for bluewater cruisers and long-term liveaboards alike. Built between 1986 and 1990 a total of 35 hulls were launched.

Hull number 27, the Oyster 406 WANDERING AENGUS is the desirable deck saloon layout of the 406. With her current owners since 2015 she has proven to be the ideal short handed cruising yacht. Benefitting from significant refitting at the time of their purchase in 2015 she has been fastidiously maintained throughout their ownership. He inventory highlights include:

Underwater hull stripped and osmosis treatment completed in August 2014
FlexTeek decking to finish foredeck, side decks, coachroof top and aft deck (2015)
Cockpit seating and sole finished in flexiTeek panels (2015)
Perkins 4.108 marine diesel engine
MaxProp 3-blade, bronze feathering propeller
Domestic batteries replaced in 2025
Sterling Power Products ProCharge-Ultralite battery charger
Raymarine Smartpilot Series autohelm with ST6002 control head and linear drive unit
Simard NSS8 multifunction display with mast-mounted radar scanner
Simrad is40 navigation instruments
Class B AIS receiver, integrated to display on chart plotter in cockpit
Standard Horizon fixed DSC VHF and handheld VHF
Ebersapcher D4, diesel-fired, blown-air heating system (2016)
Stainless steel standing rigging, fully replaced in 2015
Furlex 304S roller reefing system on forestay (2023)
Seago inflatable dinghy (2019) with Yamaha Malta outboard
Seago 4-person liferaft
McMurdo EPIRB

Wintering afloat in her berth at Craobh Marina the Oyster 406 WANDERING AEGUS is available for immediate viewing by prior arrangement.
CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded hull
GRP formed and laminated internal structural members
Plywood bulkheads, laminated to hull and deck
Topsides finished in original gelcoat
Painted navy blue sheerband in traditional Oyster style
Underwater hull stripped and osmosis treatment completed in August 2014
Underwater hull finished in navy antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded deck with integrated coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit.
GRP laminate sandwich construction
FlexTeek decking to finish foredeck, side decks, coachroof top and aft deck (2015)
Cockpit seating and sole finished in flexiTeek panels (2015)

Keel & Rudder:
Encapsulated fin keel
Skeg hung GRP rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Perkins 4.108 marine diesel engine
45hp
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Hurth hydraulic reversing marine gearbox
Single lever engine control

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last service August 2025
Gearbox removed and refurbished, replacement fitted January 2025
Cruising speed under engine 7kts
Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propeller shaft
Bronze P-Bracket
Rope cutter
MaxProp 3-blade, bronze feathering propeller, reconditioned by Darglow Engineering in 2020

Autopilot:
Raymarine ST6002 control head
Raymarine Smartpilot Series course computer
Raymarine rudder reference unit
Raymarine Linear Drive direct to quadrant

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, Aft cabin socket with built-in USB charging sockets, battery charger, immersion heater

Battery Banks:
Domestic Battery – 2x 12vDC, 115Ah, lead acid (2025)
Engine Battery – 1x 12vDC, 110Ah, lead acid

Battery Monitor:
NASA BM-1 – showing domestic battery bank

Charging:
Sterling Power Products ProCharge-Ultralite battery charger
230vAC – 12vDC, 30 amp

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator

Inverter:
Portable inverter for charging laptops etc

Other Electrical:
12vDC auxiliary charging sockets throughout the interior and in the cockpit

PLUMBING SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Manual hand-pumped, filtered drinking water tap in galley
Mixer tap in forward heads with a dedicated pull-out showerhead
Mixer tap in aft heads with a dedicated pull-out showerhead
Deck shower on aft deck
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater
Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Single diesel tank
GRP tank construction
Approximate capacity 450ltrs

Fresh Water:
Dual freshwater tanks
Plastic tank construction
Approximate total capacity 350ltrs

Tank Monitoring:
Gauges at the chart table for fuel and water tanks

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Plotter/Radar – Simard NSS8 multifunction display with mast-mounted radar scanner
Depth/Speed/Log/Wind – Simrad is40 multifunction display

In Wheelhouse:
Repeater - Simrad is40 multifunction display

Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Standard Horizon Explorer with commandmic in cockpit
AIS – Class B receiver, integrated to display on chart plotter in cockpit
Handheld VHF – Standard Horizon HX270E

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Cooker – 2 burner and oven, gimbal mounted gas cooker
Fridge – Built-in, top-loading, air cooled 12vDC compressor
Stainless steel sink with full size and half sink
Mixer tap
Manually pumped drinking water filtered tap
230vAC toaster
230vAC kettle

Forward Heads:
Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap unit with a dedicated pull-out shower head
Shower sump pump discharging shower water overboard
Teak sole grating

Aft Heads:
Toilet – Jabsco electric marine toilet
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap unit with a dedicated pull-out shower head
Shower sump pump discharging shower water overboard
Teak sole grating

Heating & Ventilation:
Ebersapcher D4, diesel-fired, blown-air heating system (2016)
Thermostatic cabin controller
Insulated ducting throughout the interior
Outlets in forward cabin, saloon, aft cabin and both heads

Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout interior
Bullkhead mounted reading lights in saloon and both cabins
Uplighters fitted below saloon portlights for mood lighting
Majority of lights fitted with LED bulbs

Entertainment:
Radio - CD/DAB/FM/USB head unit, with speakers in saloon and cockpit
TV – Dual voltage 230vAC/12vDC flat screen TV

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Double cabin forward with en-suite access to heads
Forward heads, accessible from saloon or forward cabin
Saloon
Nav Station
Linear galley
Master double aft cabin
Aft heads, accessisible from nav station or master cabin

Accommodation Finish:
Traditional teak joinery work interior
Teak and holly soleboards in traditional style
Vinyl headlining panels with teak trims
Fitted curtains for all portlights
Fitted blinds for deck hatches in cabins

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:
Two single V-berths forward with a central infill section to create a double bunk
Shelves running the length of the bunks outboard, above the bunks
Standing room between the bunks and aft
Countertop units outboard to port and starboard with lockers outboard and drawers beneath
Hanging locker aft to starboard
En-suite access to forward heads aft to port

Forward Heads:
Jack’n’Jill access from saloon or forward cabin
Jabsco manual marine toilet mounted outboard aft
Countertop unit outboard forward with inset stainless steel sink unit
Vanity locker outboard above countertop

Saloon:
Bench settees to port and starboard sides
Centrally mounted, double dropleaf saloon table with bottle storage in the central section of table
Counter unit forward of starboard settee opposite access to heads, drawers below and locker outboard
Both settees converting to single berths with lee cloths when required
Locker fitted out with storage for glasses
Lockers outboard of settee backs, forward and aft with bookshelf section centrally
Locker space outboard of settee back rests

Nav Station:
Aft of the saloon to starboard
Outboard facing chart table
Fold-up navigator's stool
Chart storage within the table top
Ships switch panel and navigation instruments outboard above the chart table
Wet hanging locker inboard of chart table, behind fold-up stool

Galley:
Linear galley running aft from the saloon along the portside
Worktop outboard with top-loading fridge forward
Gimbal mounted gas cooker outboard centrally
Worktop section aft of cooker
Inboard worktop with an inset double stainless steel sink forward
Large lockers above worktop outboard with sliding doors and two-level storage
Selection of drawers and lockers beneath the worktop
Access panel to access port side of engine space below aft section of inboard worktop

Aft Heads:
Accessed aft of nav station to starboard side
Jack’n’Jill access from the saloon and aft cabin
Jabsco electric marine toilet mounted outboard forward
Countertop unit outboard aft with inset stainless steel sink unit
Vanity locker outboard above countertop outboard
Medicine locker set into inboard bulkhead
Hatch through inboard bulkhead to access engine space

Aft Cabin:
Island double berth located centrally aft
Lee cloths fitted along outboard edges of bunk to port and starboard
Seating units running forward from bunk outboard to port and starboard sides
Countertop outboard of seating units and bunk with storage lockers outboard aft to port and starboard
Standing room forward of bunk
Hanging locker outboard top port
Dresser unit outboard to starboard with vanity locker within countertop, storage locker above countertop outboard and bulkhead-mounted mirror
Hatch in the bulkhead forward to access aft end of the engine space

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Keel stepped, double spreader, masthead sloop rig.
Silver anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainless steel standing rigging, fully replaced in 2015
Furlex 304S roller reefing system on forestay (2023)
Slab reefing mainsail
Rod kicker
Spinnaker/Genoa pole, stowing on front of mast
Lines lead aft to cockpit with new deck organisers and rope clutches (2015)
Lazyjacks

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 52, two-speed, self-tailing
Cockpit Halyard Winch – 1x Lewmar 30, two-speed, self-tailing
Mainsail Winch – 1x Lewmar 30, two-speed, self-tailing
Mast Mounted Halyard Winch - 1x Lewmar 30, two-speed, self-tailing
Mast Mounted Reefing Winch - 1x Lewmar 30, two-speed

Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, fully battened, slab reefing, valeted 2024
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing. North Sails (2016), valeted with new UV strip fitted spring 2025
Storm Jib

Canvas Work:
Mainsails cover – Stackpack type cover with lazyjacks
Sprayhood – Serviced and valeted by sailmaker 2023
Cockpit tent / Bimini – Designed to be used as either
Pedestal cover
Halyard Bags for lines lead aft to cockpit

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 35lb CQR anchor on 60m chain and 20m warp rode
Kedge Anchor – 30lbs CQR with warp rode
Anchor Locker – Simpson Lawrence SeaWolf anchor windlass
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders – Selection
Fender Board

Tender:
Inflatable Dinghy – Seago, inflatable dinghy with hard transom, seat, oars and pump (2019)
Outboard – Yamaha Malta 2-stroke outboard

General:
Double stainless steel bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit pit
Deck-mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting two-tier stainless steel guardwires
Stainless steel pushpit rail, split with gate section centrally
Below decks anchor locker with anchor windlass mounted within locker
Deck-mounted alloy mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Liferaft cradle mounted on deck immediately forward of mast step
Dorade ventilators outboard of liferaft to port and starboard with stainless steel hoops to protect vents
Lines lead aft from mast to cockpit on the starboard side of the coachroof
Hardwood grab rails running the length of the coachroof top aft to the sprayhood
Primary winches mounted on coamings outboard of cockpit
Reefing and halyard winch with rope clutches mounted to the starboard side of the companionway
Plotter display mounted to the port side of the companionway
U-shaped seating wrapping around the cockpit with a pedestal aft
Mainsheet winch mounted on cockpit coaming aft to port
Mainsheet track spanning the width of the coachroof immediately aft of the cockpit
Two storage lockers containing gas bottles to port and starboard sides at the aft end of the coachroof
Lazzarette locker beneath aft deck

SAFETY 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 anchor light
Masthead navigation lights
Steaming light
Low level navigation lights
Deck flood light

Life saving:
Liferaft – Seago 4 person, cannister raft – next service due April 2027
EPIRB – McMurdo Smartfind E5
Odeo MkIII LED flare
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Radar reflector – mast mounted
Seago MOB rescue system
Throwing line

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.

Unless otherwise stated on the published sales specification the following presumptions are made:

Shaft seal or sail drive diaphragms are more than 5 years old.
Fuel, gas hoses and gas regulators are more than 5 years old.
The vessel doesn’t currently have a GasSafe certificate issued within the last 5 years.
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old.