Oyster Marine 485
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1992–2002
A robust cutter-rigged blue water cruiser developed from the 461, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for offshore security
Designed by Homann, Pyle & Kim Holman.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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The Oyster Marine 485, on the water
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Character
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Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 42 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
318 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
13.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1899 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.
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