Oyster 39 owners, discussion and issues.

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Hey Chops, thats interesting to know - thanks, definatley one to bear in mind.

Regarding going astern, I started a sepereate thread here:

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234952

There are lots of handy tips.

I will try and call in at Port Solent soon and get some pictures of MorningTown - she does look really great with the pilot house; much more of a typical "Oyster" look.
I have to go North tomorrow, so hopefully I can find time, and her if she has been moved off the hard. Wtch this space.
Regards
Mark
 
Hi Chops,
I havent yet found the time to go to Port Solent and take pics of Morningtown, but it is still in my mind to do so.
In the meantime, here are some more pics of my boat, including the "ugly" stern as some people call it. I think both of these pics are lovely and am proud of both views of my yacht.

The pattern on the deck is just an oddity of scaling down the image size.

Mark/Obi
 
oyster 39 morningtown

Hi Obi,
Had to go down to solent to pick up new dc gen set from fischer panda so called in at port solent to take a look at morning town, i could only recognise the 39 from the hull !!
all the top deck has had major work done to change it to look more like a modern oyster I
would like to see inside, must have cost fortune to refurbish, it looks good though.
as regards windows in aft cabin, this is the best vista when at anchor, couldn't ask for more! Compared to more modern yachts whos owners are compelled to sit in coffin style aft cabins, our's are bright and airy!!! If at any time you are visiting the NW, let me know, here is my Email address. Walshchops@aol.com.
Regards Ken.
 
As requested/promised, a few pictures of the 39 pilot house conversion.
Apologies for - 1. the poor quality images, I took the pics with my mobile phone. 2. apologies in advance to the yachts owner, for taking liberties by taking pictures. I hope you dont mind.
 
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Another very happy Oyster 30 owner.

We have lived with our 39 "Tui" for last 8 seasons - fantastic boat, except when going astern. But at least we know that the stern is going to port - every time!
Our crew is very happy with the comfort levels onboard, under way or in port - as can be seen in his contented face.
In the sometimes poor conditions of the Irish Sea, she is a delight to sail: with force 5 and 6 she really powers along. With the cruising chute "Tui" glides along beautifully in light conditions. Would not change her - best decision we ever made in purchasing a proper cruising yacht.
 
Hi All Oyster 39 owners!

We are currently looking to purchase a 39, but we have been disappointed with the condition of the ones we have seen for sale, particularly those that have been in the Med.

We would love to be contacted if any of you are looking to sell your pride and joy in the future.

We are in no particular rush, having a Marcon 34 at the moment, but we would be able to move quickly should that be required.

Point of interest, 'Morning Town' from the 1979 Fastnet was renamed 'ShadyMaid' back in the early 1980's and was still sailing out of Dartmouth in 2000 under that name. From there she was sold to an Irish owner, so it seems unlikely that the 'Morning Town' pictured is actually the original one! In addition, the original 'Morning Town' had cream GRP superstructure rather than white in the pictures, so unless she has been completely gutted and had an entirely new coachroof, cockpit, companionway and superstructure moulded and replaced this is not her.....

I would love to hear from all or any of you if you are looking to sell or know of people looking to sell.

Many thanks,

Mike
 
Hi All

Our previous boat was in brokerage at Fox's of Ipswich .........Oyster UK's commissioning base .We were lucky enough to view a 39 that was for sale.
My first thoughts were that she was from an age before the trend towards light weight cruisers, that is not to say that those designs do not have there place.
However if you intend to live aboard for more than a few months and want a level of off shore comfort, weight and hull form in proportion to length does have a beneficial impact.
We bought our 39 in Bangor Ireland in April 2009. She was sound but required work, in reality we were lucky to get home, which only re enforced my view that surveyors are of not much use in this day and age.
However we had a great trip back to Ipswich through the Caledonian and down the East coast.
We to have spent a considerable amount on her refit ,but after our trip down the channel a few weeks ago I now realise that she is all she promised and more ......stable ....easy motion.... and far quicker than expected, she is our first ketch.

Question ....who has toe rail leaks and is the only answer lift and re-bed ........I think I know the answer but still hopeful
 
Just to set the record straight, Morningtown in Port Solent is an Oyster 46 (a Mark 1 from 1982). So it is not Rodney Hill's famous Oyster 39 Morningtown from the '79 Fastnet Race, although I understand this 46 was the boat Rodney Hill bought after selling his 39. This Morningtown is No2 46, and the raised deck saloon is an original fitting, built in wood, massively strong, and probably the inspiration for Oyster's long line of deck saloon yachts. The stern windows are probably unique to this 46 (because Rodney liked them on his 39?), again, original fit but replaced and updated a few years ago. A very strong boat, has crossed the Atlantic, and built for world cruising, (like the 39) you could go any where in the world safely in it. Same problems going astern, but fixed with a bow thruster, and the toe rail leaks cured by replacing the rail and resealing with modern compounds.
regards
jfl
 
Hello Stormeagle
My cousin was first owner of Storm Eagle.

We both crewed on an Oyster 37 in the '79 Fastnet with Leslie Land a more on board.

Our owner skipper was over enthusiastic after the start and we tangled with another yacht just off Cowes.

We retired after taking on water as a result of the earlier collision, and sailed back into Plymouth as the storm struck. A narrow escape.
 
I hadn't noticed this thread before as a place to introduce 39 owners. So here goes! My wife and I own Tui (formerly Dekanian Pearl, formerly Mother of Pearl), an Oyster 39 built by Dekanian Yachts in 1981. Just returned from a summer in Denmark and overwintering in Hull. Thinking of replacing the engine and would welcome other owners experience (PM me maybe?)

Bill
 
Hi jfl737
your response surprised me, can I ask what you are basing your statements on? My 39 was on the hard near to Morningtown a few years ago and as the yard staff manoeuvred my yacht past morning town they sure looked the same size and I have just checked my photos of Morningtown at Port Solent whilst my Oyster 39 was passing her and they certainly look like they are the same size, unless I have it wrong.
 
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