1978 Oyster 39 Ketch Boat for Sale in Preveza
Préveza, Greeceon the market since 15 days
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Fia is a 1978 Oyster 39 Heritage centre cockpit ketch, built for comfortable offshore cruising and well suited to extended time aboard. She has clearly benefited from careful ownership and ongoing investment, with recent upgrades focused on practical cruising comfort, onboard independence and reliability.
Her two-cabin, two-head layout works particularly well for couples, families or visiting guests, offering a spacious aft owner’s cabin, forward guest cabin and convertible saloon berth. The secure centre cockpit provides excellent visibility underway together with a sociable outdoor space for relaxing at anchor or in harbour.
The ketch rig gives flexible and manageable sail handling, especially useful for short-handed sailing and longer passages, while the removable inner forestay allows for an effective heavy weather sail setup when needed. Teak decks were replaced from original and remain in good serviceable condition.
Recent improvements include substantial solar capacity, Victron charging and inverter systems, water maker installation, upgraded sanitation systems and preventative hull epoxy works completed in 2025. Combined with her generous storage, practical cruising inventory and EU VAT paid status, Fia presents as a capable and well-equipped cruising yacht ready for further use with minimal preparation.
Highlights:
EU VAT Paid
Oyster 39 Heritage designed by Holman & Pye
Ketch rig with removable inner forestay
Standing rigging replaced (2005)
750W solar array (2023)
Victron Multiplus charger/inverter system (2023)
Schenker Zen water maker (2024)
Preventative epoxy hull treatment completed (2025)
Teak decks replaced from original
Two cabin, two head layout
Perkins 4.236 75hp diesel engine
Highfield Ultralite tender with Tohatsu 9.8hp outboard
Electric windlass with wireless remote
Large refrigeration and freezer capacity
New sail bags
Accommodation:
Inventory:
CONSTRUCTION
Oyster 39 Heritage
Designed by Holman & Pye
Built by Oyster Marine
Built in 1978
GRP hull construction
GRP deck and superstructure
Centre cockpit configuration
Ketch rig
Teak laid decks replaced from original
Approximate teak thickness remaining 8mm in most areas
Teak decks fastened primarily around hatch areas only
Hull epoxy barrier coat removed and renewed with 5 new coats, 7 total coats applied (2025)
Preventative osmosis protection treatment completed (2025)
DIMENSIONS
LOA: Approx. 11.89m (39ft 0in)
Beam: Approx. 3.66m (12ft 0in)
Draft: Approx. 1.68m (5ft 6in)
MECHANICAL
Perkins 4.236 marine diesel engine
75hp
Shaft drive
Sea water cooled
Engine described as heavily built commercial-grade diesel design
PERFORMANCE
Ketch rig offering flexible sail combinations
Suitable for short-handed cruising
Good downwind sailing inventory with twin poles
TANKAGE
Black water holding tanks replaced/new plumbing (2023)
ELECTRICAL
24v onboard electrical system
750W solar array (2023)
450W wind turbine
Victron Multiplus 2 charger/inverter 240v/24v-70-3000W (2023)
230Ah 24v sealed lead acid domestic battery bank (2023)
Sealed lead acid engine start battery (2022)
24v to 12v 30A DC-DC converter
USB charging points in cabins, saloon and cockpit
Exterior cockpit lighting
RIGGING
Ketch rig
Standing rigging replaced (2005)
Running rigging including blocks and tackle replaced/updated (2024)
Removable inner forestay
Rig configured for working jib and storm sail
Twin whisker/spinnaker poles
SAILS
120% genoa in good condition
Spare genoa onboard
Mainsail serviceable condition
Mizzen sail replaced (2025)
Working jib
Storm sail
Sail bags for mainsail and mizzen
New sail bags
No spinnaker included
NAVIGATION
Neco autopilot
DECK
Teak laid decks replaced from original
Dinghy davits
Seawolf 1200W anchor windlass
Wireless windlass remote
20kg Spade anchor
55m x 10mm anchor chain
40m 32mm 12-plait rode
Blake’s bronze seacocks throughout
Seacocks reported in good working condition
Deck shower
Deck seating included
50m stern lines on spools x2
SAFETY
Liferaft (2023)
Liferaft service and warranty valid until 2028
Lifejackets x4
Two lifejackets replaced (2024)
Storm sail setup
Inner forestay arrangement for heavy weather sailing
ACCOMMODATION
Two cabin layout
Two heads compartments
Large aft owner’s cabin
Forward guest cabin
Convertible saloon berth
Pilot berths converted to storage/workshop spaces
Good standing headroom throughout for taller crew
LAYOUT:
Centre cockpit layout with private aft owner’s cabin and separate forward guest cabin arrangement. Spacious saloon with additional occasional berth conversion and practical storage solutions adapted for extended cruising use.
DOMESTIC:
Large refrigerator approximately 130L capacity with freezer box. Separate freezer compartment approximately 80L with independent compressor. Two electric macerator toilets with renewed plumbing (2023). Schenker Zen 50L/hr water maker (2024). Portable 4kg washing machine included onboard. Fans fitted in cabins and saloon.
CANVAS
Sail bags for mainsail and mizzen
New sail bags
TENDER
Highfield 260 Ultralite tender (2023)
Tohatsu 9.8hp two-stroke outboard (2023)
Outboard weight approximately 26kg
MISCELLANEOUS
Honda 1kW portable outboard generator
Extensive liveaboard and cruising inventory
EU VAT Paid
KNOWN DEFECTS
None
HISTORY
Fia is a 1978 Oyster 39 purchased by her current owners in 2021 from what is understood to have been her second owners. During the current ownership period the yacht has benefitted from substantial investment focused on practical cruising capability, onboard independence and preventative maintenance.
Recent works include upgraded electrical systems with Victron charging and inverter equipment, substantial solar generation capacity, installation of a water maker, updated sanitation systems and preventative hull epoxy treatment completed in 2025.
Mechanical:
Fia is a 1978 Oyster 39 Heritage centre cockpit ketch, built for comfortable offshore cruising and well suited to extended time aboard. She has clearly benefited from careful ownership and ongoing investment, with recent upgrades focused on practical cruising comfort, onboard independence and reliability.
Her two-cabin, two-head layout works particularly well for couples, families or visiting guests, offering a spacious aft owner’s cabin, forward guest cabin and convertible saloon berth. The secure centre cockpit provides excellent visibility underway together with a sociable outdoor space for relaxing at anchor or in harbour.
The ketch rig gives flexible and manageable sail handling, especially useful for short-handed sailing and longer passages, while the removable inner forestay allows for an effective heavy weather sail setup when needed. Teak decks were replaced from original and remain in good serviceable condition.
Recent improvements include substantial solar capacity, Victron charging and inverter systems, water maker installation, upgraded sanitation systems and preventative hull epoxy works completed in 2025. Combined with her generous storage, practical cruising inventory and EU VAT paid status, Fia presents as a capable and well-equipped cruising yacht ready for further use with minimal preparation.
Highlights:
EU VAT Paid
Oyster 39 Heritage designed by Holman & Pye
Ketch rig with removable inner forestay
Standing rigging replaced (2005)
750W solar array (2023)
Victron Multiplus charger/inverter system (2023)
Schenker Zen water maker (2024)
Preventative epoxy hull treatment completed (2025)
Teak decks replaced from original
Two cabin, two head layout
Perkins 4.236 75hp diesel engine
Highfield Ultralite tender with Tohatsu 9.8hp outboard
Electric windlass with wireless remote
Large refrigeration and freezer capacity
New sail bags
Accommodation:
Inventory:
CONSTRUCTION
Oyster 39 Heritage
Designed by Holman & Pye
Built by Oyster Marine
Built in 1978
GRP hull construction
GRP deck and superstructure
Centre cockpit configuration
Ketch rig
Teak laid decks replaced from original
Approximate teak thickness remaining 8mm in most areas
Teak decks fastened primarily around hatch areas only
Hull epoxy barrier coat removed and renewed with 5 new coats, 7 total coats applied (2025)
Preventative osmosis protection treatment completed (2025)
DIMENSIONS
LOA: Approx. 11.89m (39ft 0in)
Beam: Approx. 3.66m (12ft 0in)
Draft: Approx. 1.68m (5ft 6in)
MECHANICAL
Perkins 4.236 marine diesel engine
75hp
Shaft drive
Sea water cooled
Engine described as heavily built commercial-grade diesel design
PERFORMANCE
Ketch rig offering flexible sail combinations
Suitable for short-handed cruising
Good downwind sailing inventory with twin poles
TANKAGE
Black water holding tanks replaced/new plumbing (2023)
ELECTRICAL
24v onboard electrical system
750W solar array (2023)
450W wind turbine
Victron Multiplus 2 charger/inverter 240v/24v-70-3000W (2023)
230Ah 24v sealed lead acid domestic battery bank (2023)
Sealed lead acid engine start battery (2022)
24v to 12v 30A DC-DC converter
USB charging points in cabins, saloon and cockpit
Exterior cockpit lighting
RIGGING
Ketch rig
Standing rigging replaced (2005)
Running rigging including blocks and tackle replaced/updated (2024)
Removable inner forestay
Rig configured for working jib and storm sail
Twin whisker/spinnaker poles
SAILS
120% genoa in good condition
Spare genoa onboard
Mainsail serviceable condition
Mizzen sail replaced (2025)
Working jib
Storm sail
Sail bags for mainsail and mizzen
New sail bags
No spinnaker included
NAVIGATION
Neco autopilot
DECK
Teak laid decks replaced from original
Dinghy davits
Seawolf 1200W anchor windlass
Wireless windlass remote
20kg Spade anchor
55m x 10mm anchor chain
40m 32mm 12-plait rode
Blake’s bronze seacocks throughout
Seacocks reported in good working condition
Deck shower
Deck seating included
50m stern lines on spools x2
SAFETY
Liferaft (2023)
Liferaft service and warranty valid until 2028
Lifejackets x4
Two lifejackets replaced (2024)
Storm sail setup
Inner forestay arrangement for heavy weather sailing
ACCOMMODATION
Two cabin layout
Two heads compartments
Large aft owner’s cabin
Forward guest cabin
Convertible saloon berth
Pilot berths converted to storage/workshop spaces
Good standing headroom throughout for taller crew
LAYOUT:
Centre cockpit layout with private aft owner’s cabin and separate forward guest cabin arrangement. Spacious saloon with additional occasional berth conversion and practical storage solutions adapted for extended cruising use.
DOMESTIC:
Large refrigerator approximately 130L capacity with freezer box. Separate freezer compartment approximately 80L with independent compressor. Two electric macerator toilets with renewed plumbing (2023). Schenker Zen 50L/hr water maker (2024). Portable 4kg washing machine included onboard. Fans fitted in cabins and saloon.
CANVAS
Sail bags for mainsail and mizzen
New sail bags
TENDER
Highfield 260 Ultralite tender (2023)
Tohatsu 9.8hp two-stroke outboard (2023)
Outboard weight approximately 26kg
MISCELLANEOUS
Honda 1kW portable outboard generator
Extensive liveaboard and cruising inventory
EU VAT Paid
KNOWN DEFECTS
None
HISTORY
Fia is a 1978 Oyster 39 purchased by her current owners in 2021 from what is understood to have been her second owners. During the current ownership period the yacht has benefitted from substantial investment focused on practical cruising capability, onboard independence and preventative maintenance.
Recent works include upgraded electrical systems with Victron charging and inverter equipment, substantial solar generation capacity, installation of a water maker, updated sanitation systems and preventative hull epoxy treatment completed in 2025.
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