Aquastar Ocean Star 38

This is an absolute corker of an Aquastar Ocean Star 38. Still in the diligent ownership of her original commissioners, with 2018 Yanmar 315s, bow-thruster, generator, and a rare forward double, she is presented beautifully, fully equipped, and totally ready to go. Her hull has been repainted, she has the upgraded stainless window package, and is simply a lovely boat to spend time on board.

Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised B – “Offshore” for 8 POB.

 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hull in GRP construction, finished in Carinthia Blue Awlgrip Awlcraft 2000 paint (Berthon –April 2016).
• 1 x Mist coat and 2 x full coats of Awlcraft applied over 2 x flatted coats of Awlgrip 525 epoxy primer.
• Ivory gelcoat to superstructure (superstructure last professionally polished September 2022).
• Round-bilged hull form, incorporating a chine, with a full keel offering excellent stern-gear protection, with nylon keel plate.
• Aft bathing platform, steps and aft cockpit deck finished in simulated teak-effect decking to a high standard.
• External trim in stainless steel, with upgrade polished stainless steel window frames.
• Sliding side door from wheelhouse to starboard deck, aft companionway from upper helm via locking double stainless steel doors and hinged, smoke-glazed hatch and doors.
• Interior cabinetry in Satin-varnished teak cabinetry and joinery, teak and holly flooring to galley and dinette, with blue deep-pile carpet to other areas, Light Blue cloth upholstery & privacy curtains.
• Last hauled, seacocks checked, anodes replaced and antifouled June 2023.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Twin Yanmar 6LPA-STP2 inline 6-cylinder diesel engines developing 315hp @ 3800 RPM, with 4.164L displacement.
• Turbo-charged and inter-cooled.
• Shaft drives via mechanical ZF68A reduction gearboxes with 2:54 ratio.
• Engine bay re-painted and new engines fitted by Yanmar main agent in September 2018.

 

Maintenance & Performance:

• Port: 138 hrs @ January 2024.
• Starboard: 139 hrs @ January 2024.
• Regular servicing with full Yanmar Agent service history.
• New elbows to starboard block 2023.
• Cruising speed - 18 knots (approx.).
• Maximum Speed - 26 knots (approx.).
• New hour meters fitted March 2020.

 

Propulsion & Steering:

• Kobelt mechanical single-lever engine controls for throttle and gears.
• Hydraulic steering.
• SidePower electric bow thruster.
• Conventional shaft drive to 4-bladed bronze propellers.
• Electro-hydraulic trim tabs with controls to both helms.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 12V DC electrical system for domestic & main engines start.
• 230V AC domestic ring main.

 

Battery Banks:

• 2 x Main engine cranking battery.
• 1 x Generator starting battery.
• 1 x Domestic battery.
• All batteries replaced c. 2020.
• Port-starboard battery link isolator switch.

 

Battery Chargers:

• Sterling Smart automatic battery charger.

 

Alternators:

• 2 x 12V/80A engine alternators.

 

Generator:

• HFL Powergen 6Kw generator with remote starting from main electrical control panel.
• 236 indicated hours run at January 2024.
• Last serviced 2021.

 

Shore Power:

• 240V shore power & cable with multiple outlets throughout the boat.
• RCD breaker to shore supply circuit.

 

Other Electrical:

• Victron BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor.
• Link 20 Heart Interface battery monitoring.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Fresh water system pressurized by 12V electric pump.
• Hot water supply via 240V immersion with accumulator and engine calorifier.
• Fresh water shower on aft deck (plumbed for, but unconnected).

 

Bilge Pumps:

• 2 x High capacity automatic electric bilge pumps.
• Single high capacity manual bilge pump.

Tankage

Fuel:

• 1,818 litre / 400 gallon total capacity in 2 aluminium tanks.
• VDO analogue fuel gauges for both tanks at lower helm.
• Fuel transfer via Jabsco electric self-priming diesel refuelling pump.
• Stainless steel deck fillers on port & starboard side decks.

 

Fresh Water:

• One 454 litre/ 100 Gallon GRP fresh water tank.
• Analogue tank gauge at helm panel.
• Stainless steel deck filler.

 

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• All showers and sinks discharge directly overboard via 12V DC sump pumps.
• Both heads can direct to black water tanks (switch over for pump out to sea or deck).
• Two black water gravity-drop holding tanks (one located at each heads).

Navigation Equipment

Lower Helm:

• Raymarine Axiom hybrid touch MFD, including AIS.
• Raymarine RL80C colour radar display.
• Raymarine ST6001+ autopilot display head.
• Raymarine ST60 Wind.
• Raymarine ST60 Tridata.
• Raymarine closed radar scanner.
• Plastimo Horizon steering compass.

 

Flybridge Helm:

• Raymarine Pathfinder RL70C 7” colour chart plotter.
• Raymarine ST60 Wind.
• Raymarine ST60 Multi.
• Raymarine ST6001+ autopilot display head.
• Plastimo Horizon steering compass (needs attention).

 

Communications Equipment:

• Icom DSC VHF to lower helm.
• Plug for above to upper helm.
• Simrad TS50 handheld VHF.
• ICS Nav 6 digital Navtex (weather data facility inoperative).
• Furuno NX-3 digital Navtex.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• Thetford Triplex three-burner gas hob, with oven & grill.
• Panasonic NN-K151W microwave.
• Isotherm 100 Litre capacity refrigerator at galley – housed by navigation table.
• Electric extractor fans in heads and galley.
• Stainless steel hot/cold mixer tap with stainless steel sink & half-sink.
• Cream Corian worktops to galley.
• Pilot Gas Valve Controller.
• Plentiful storage and power supply points.
• Fire extinguisher (service dates unverified).

 

Heads/Showers:

• Fresh water hot and cold shower on swim platform.
• 2 x Jabsco electric flushing WCs.
• 2 x Showers with electric pump outs & pressure-balanced shower valves.
• 2 x Shaver points – one to each heads.

 

Heating & Ventilation:

• Eberspacher D5LC diesel fired central heating.
• Plentiful opening port-lights and overhead hatches.

 

Entertainment:

• Clarion CD player/radio with loudspeakers.

 

Lighting:

• Interior and exterior courtesy lighting.
• Recessed 12V LED lighting throughout.
• Reading lights to all cabins.
• Chart light with overhead red night lens.
• 12V lighting to engine room.
• Full set of navigation lights and console lighting for engine gauges.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Accommodation comprising large saloon, lower dinette to port, fully fitted galley to starboard, 4 permanent double berths in 2 cabins, one being an en-suite aft full-beam Master.
• All internal upholstery renewed in Light Blue fabric.
• High quality handcrafted teak with raised mouldings, with solid teak doors and frames.
• The joinery is finished in satin varnish to create a light and airy interior with excellent ambience under both natural and artificial lighting.
• All door handles and drawer lockers are brass finished.
• The heads compartments are white laminate trimmed with teak to enable easy cleaning.
• The heads sink-surrounds are in blue patterned Corian, Galley surface in cream Corian - all other surfaces are teak.
• The curtains throughout the yacht are finished in burgundy fabric.
• Blue carpeting features in all cabins, bar the heads, dinette and galley.
• Teak and holly flooring to galley and dinette.
• The headlinings throughout the yacht are Ivory padded vinyl.
• Headroom is generous throughout.

 

Description of layout from forwards:

 

Forward Guest Cabin:

• Custom raised double berth set to port.
• Deck-head trimmed in cream headlining, with cream side panels, blue carpeting and cabinetry in well-finished yacht-standard teak joinery.
• Stowage in locker beneath berth and in lockers surrounding berth.
• Hanging lockers to port, with additional lower lockers to starboard.
• Side shelves to port & starboard of berth.
• Ventilation via deck-head hatch.
• 4 x Fixed port-lights.
• 4 x Reading lights.
• Privacy curtains.

 

Forward Heads:

• Blue patterned Corian surface around basin.
• Hot/cold mixer tap.
• Opening port-light.
• One switched overhead light.
• Mirror to forward bulkhead.
• Towel hook.
• One cupboard under basin.
• Loo roll holder.
• Jabsco flushing electric heads.
• Shower curtain on track.
• Teak floor grating and shower drain.
• Hot/ cold shower controls.
• Shaver power point.
• Powered ventilation.

 

Port Dinette / Guest double berth:

• Facing two-seater benches either side of compass rose inlaid leafed dining table.
• Table drops to form comfortable occasional double berth.
• Outboard cave storage lockers.
• Overhead lighting.
• Three opening port-lights.
• Privacy curtains.
• Timber teak and holly inlaid sole.

 

Main Saloon Lounge:

• Isotherm CR42 litre front-loading refrigerator mounted into aft bulkhead.
• Sofa to port with Light Blue fabric upholstery; sofa seats six, with forward return to convert into navigator’s seat.
• Removable blue carpet over painted ply flooring panels (removable for direct overhead engine access).
• Removable teak table with two folding leaves and fiddled cup/mug holders.
• Storage sideboard to starboard with excellent storage (with drawer housing many boat specific spare parts).
• Helm seat set forward to starboard by opening side deck access door.
• Navigator’s bench pivots into position at chart table (with stowage locker for charts).
• Large stainless steel-framed windows offering excellent views out.
• Privacy curtains and forward screen cover.
• Plumbed in dehumidifier.

 

Master Aft Cabin:

• Offset double berth with headboard upholstered in Light Blue fabric, deck-head trimmed in cream headlining, with cream side panels.
• Two hanging lockers, plentiful drawers, bookshelves and cupboards surround the berth, with dressing table area to port – all finished to a high yacht standard in satin gloss teak joinery.
• Full length dressing mirror, reading lights and overhead lighting.
• Blue carpeted flooring.
• Opening port-lights with large aft opening-hatch, all with privacy curtains.
• Access hatch in forward bulkhead to inspect machinery space.

 

Aft En-suite Heads:

• Jabsco marine flushing WC.
• Blue Corian worktop with inset oval hand basin with mixer tap.
• Thermostatic showerhead on riser rail, with electric sump pump and teak grating.
• Electric towel rail with thermostat.
• Mirrored storage locker, one fixed and one opening port-light.
• Overhead lighting.
• Waste tank gauge and diversion switching.

Deck Equipment

General:

• Pulpit/Guard rails of 1 ¼” and 1” stainless steel tubing.
• 6 x Substantial mooring bollard style cleats.
• Boarding side gates both sides, to port or starboard.
• Bathing platform with ladder to sea.
• Removable cockpit table.
• Snap davits to bathing platform.
• Outboard bracket.
• Cockpit KeySafe beneath navigator’s seat.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Maxwell 220/24 Volt anchor windlass with 15kg Bruce galvanised anchor, chain.
• Windlass controls on foredeck, lower helm and flybridge.
• Ample mooring lines and fenders, stored in 6 stainless steel fender baskets on the stern.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Full canvas/clear enclosure for aft navigating/helm deck in Navy canvas.
• Navy canvas screens for forward screen & side windows.
• Flybridge Navy canvas console cover & canvas aft seating cover.

 

Tender & Outboard:

• Recent Aquafax AFX-A2.5 inflatable dinghy (Cat. D for 2+1) with Yamaha Malta 6L5 3hp 2-stroke petrol outboard stowed on bracket to aft cockpit pushpit frame.

Safety Equipment

• GME AccuSAT EPIRB1 safety beacon (next service date January 2024).
• 1 x 4-person Sea Cruiser Seago canister liferaft (mounted in cradle with manual release) – next service date May 2025.
• Throwbag to aft pushpit rails.

 

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Automatic fire extinguisher in engine room (2023).
• Fire blanket in galley (service date unverified).
• Fire extinguishers throughout accommodation and machinery spaces (service dates unverified).
• Fire Angel Carbon Monoxide Alarm.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.