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OYSTER 406

OYSTER 406

Oyster Marine🇬🇧· Design: Hollman & Pyle
$103,629 avg$85,895 – $134,522 (7 listings)1986–199035 built
$2.6K – $7.0K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA40.49 ft
LWL34.79 ft
Beam12.76 ft
Draft5.75 ft
Displacement20,500 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.9 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height50.5 ft
Jforetriangle base15.5 ft
Pmainsail luff43 ft
Emainsail foot14.3 ft
FLforestay15.5 ft
Mainsail723.4 sq ft
Jib (100%)391.4 sq ft
Spinnaker665.3 sq ft

Engine

Perkins4-10850 hpSee all 173 parts →

Performance

Comfort29.2
Capsize1.87
SA/Disp15.0
Disp/Len217

Estimated Value

Limited Data
Based on 2 listings
Low
$86,702
Estimated Value
$89,795
High
$92,888
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

6 listings · boat years 19861989 · median $99,950

$0$50k$100k$150kmedian $99,950198519901989 Oyster 406 · $99,950 · Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom1987 Oyster 406 · $79,9501986 oyster 406 · $85,8951987 1987 Oyster 406 · $101,5361986 Oyster 406 · $95,250 · United Kingdom1989 Oyster 406 · $114,236 · United KingdomAsking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 40.49ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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Annual Maintenance
$2.6K – $7.0K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the OYSTER 406yet 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
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a OYSTER 406? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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Engine Parts & Maintenance

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Used sails that fit the OYSTER 406

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