Oyster 655 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Oyster 655 means considering a 67-foot Generation 5 Humphreys-designed cruiser built from 2007 onward, with seventeen examples completed. These are serious offshore boats, and the used fleet reflects both private and former-charter histories, so a buyer’s focus should be on layout, equipment tier, and the documented build strengths rather than on market counts.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The standard accommodation plan places a spacious owner’s suite aft with its own private access to deck and three guest cabins, while the saloon exploits the 18-foot-5-inch beam with a U-shaped galley to port in an open-plan living environment. A twin helm configuration keeps the forward cockpit safe and uncluttered, and virtually flat deck access from stern to cockpit aids movement on board.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Teak decks are commonly fitted across the used fleet. Lithium batteries, a furling main, a chartplotter, and a circumnavigation outfit are often seen. Less commonly, as owner upgrades or occasional factory options, you may find a watermaker, air conditioning, an inverter, electric winches, a washing machine, a swim platform, radar, AIS, autopilot, or Starlink. The Oyster 655 was reviewed as equipped with everything down to lee cloths for world voyaging, and test notes record twin life rafts on deck, heavy padeyes for jacklines fore-and-aft and in the cockpit, a dedicated flare locker, easy manual bilge-pump access, and 30-inch lifeline stanchions.
What to Inspect
Documentation for the Oyster 655 records no structural defects or recurring faults, but the build’s strengths are worth verifying firsthand. The extensive use of carbon fiber and Kevlar throughout the boat was the documented means of achieving performance, so check hull and deck integrity consistent with that construction. Complicated systems were judged “Bombproof” by a reviewing judge, yet any push-button sail control from the twin helms should be cycled through raising, lowering, and trimming to confirm actuator and hydraulic health. Confirm the private-access aft suite, three guest cabins, and U-shaped galley show no water ingress given the flat stern-to-cockpit access path.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Oyster 655 are the United States, Italy, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. For a buyer, the takeaway is straightforward: seek a full circumnavigation-outfitted example with teak decks and the often-seen lithium and furling-main upgrades, verify the bombproof-rated systems operate, and prefer a privately used hull unless an ex-charter four-cabin layout fits the plan.
- Confirm carbon-Kevlar construction shows no impact or delamination
- Cycle all push-button sail functions from both helms
- Verify life rafts, jackline padeyes, flare locker, and bilge pumps present and serviceable
- Check aft suite private deck access and flat cockpit threshold for ingress
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Oyster 655. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 9 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $ 1,450,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $ 1,361,713 | -6.1% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $ 1,075,000 | -21.1% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $ 1,024,146 | -4.7% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $ 1,192,930 | +16.5% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $ 1,192,930 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 2 | $ 1,218,357 | +2.1% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $ 1,361,713 | +11.8% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $ 972,652 | -28.6% |
Where they're listed
Oyster 655 listings appear across 5 countries. Italy has the most listings with 4 (40.0%), followed by France and United Kingdom.
Country view
10 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $ 1,361,713 | 4 | 2 | 40.0% |
| France | $ 1,024,146 | 2 | 0 | 20.0% |
| United Kingdom | $ 972,652 | 2 | 2 | 20.0% |
| Germany | $ 1,361,713 | 1 | 0 | 10.0% |
| United States | $ 1,075,000 | 1 | 0 | 10.0% |
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