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OYSTER 37

OYSTER 37

Oyster Marine Ltd.🇬🇧· Design: Holman & Pye
$53,342 avg$48,600 – $67,288 (4 listings)1978–198140 built
$2.3K – $6.1K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA37 ft
LWL31.17 ft
Beam12.08 ft
Draft6.16 ft
Displacement16,530 lb
Ballast7,269.9 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.5 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height49.5 ft
Jforetriangle base15.5 ft
Pmainsail luff43.58 ft
Emainsail foot12 ft
FLforestay15.5 ft
Mainsail666 sq ft
Jib (100%)383.6 sq ft
Spinnaker652.2 sq ft

About the OYSTER 37

From IOR 1 ton prototype.

Performance

Comfort28.1
Capsize1.90
SA/Disp16.0
Disp/Len244
Bal/Disp44.0

ORC Performance Data(3 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

24680°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH664.3 s/miOSN644.5

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.77431.00241.1127Inshore0.60250.80910.9225

ORC Measured

Displacement7523 kg (16587 lb)Wetted surface28.1 m² (303 ft²)Stability index40.9

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main28.7 m² (309 ft²)Genoa48.2 m² (519 ft²)Spinnaker66.7 m² (718 ft²)Asymmetric37.6 m² (405 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS68101214162024
52°4.85.66.26.66.86.97.07.0
60°5.05.96.46.87.07.17.27.2
75°5.26.06.66.97.17.37.57.6
90°5.26.26.87.07.27.37.67.9
110°5.36.47.07.37.57.88.08.2
120°5.26.36.97.37.67.88.38.6
135°4.65.86.67.17.47.78.38.9
150°4.05.05.96.56.87.17.58.0
Beat VMG3.13.84.34.64.74.84.94.8
Run VMG3.44.35.15.65.96.47.17.5

Market Price

Low
$48,600
Average
$53,342
High
$67,288
Based on 4 listings across 4 marketplaces

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 37ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.3K – $6.1K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the OYSTER 37yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
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