Offered For Sale

Offshore 50 Ketch
Designed by John G. Alden
"Ave Maria"

This boat is owned by Rudolf Schichler
She is berthed in San Diego, California

"This is a well equipped / well maintained Bluewater cruiser that will take you in comfort
and safety. I am the second owner. The boat has never been a liveaboard."  Rudolf

I have been told that only 13 of the Alden 50's were produced by Cheoy Lee.  james - (Cheoy Lee Webmaster)

Click here for the Cheoy Lee Association's website 
information on the Alden 50

Stats from Brochure

LOA................................. 50' 4"
DWL................................. 34' 2"
Beam............................... 13' 2"
Displacement................. 34,000lbs
Draft................................. 6'6"
Ballast............................. 13,000lbs
Fuel.................................. 200 gals
Water............................... 200 gal app

Price $119,000 USD
Price drop as of 5/04

General:

- 1967 Alden Cheoy Lee Offshore 50 / Hull # 1
- Rear cockpit ketch
- Teak decking & overlay on pilothouse
- Two steering stations - cockpit & pilothouse

Rigging:

- Varnished masts / booms & spinnaker pole.
- New standing & running rigging incl. chainplates.
- 9 winches.

Sails:

- Main / mizzen / mizzen staysail / 1/2 oz. spinnaker.
- Jibs: storm / 100% / 110% / 130% - all carbon fiber battens.

Engine:

- Perkins 4-236 / Borg Warner velvet drive transmission.
- Shaft damper / sailbrake / 22" 4 bladed prop..

Electrical:

- 5 kw. cruise generator / 220 amp. alternator / 1200 amp-hrs.
- batteries in 2 banks / Freedom 10 inverter / battery chg

Tankage:

- 200 gal. fuel / 200 gal. water (apr.). All tanks have meters.
- 28 gal / hr. watermaker.

Safety:

- Switlik 6 person SOLAS life raft in canister / 406mhz. EPIRB.
- Lifesling / MOB pole w/strobe / Life jackets / flares & launcher.
- 2 coldwater suits / search light / megaphone-siren / vapor detector.
- 3 bilge pumps - 1 electric. / 2 manual.

Ground Tackle:

- 3 anchors / 350' of 3/8 chain / Ideal electric windlass.

Navigation:

- Ritchie globemaster compass / Benmar autopilot /   Raytheon 16 mile radar
- GPS interfaced with radar & computer. SGC2000     transceiver  with SGC230 antenna coupler / VHF radio / laptop computer with navigation software / charts / weather fax / worldwide tides.
- Canon BJC-80 printer w/scanner cartridge / Datamarine depth meter /
- Sextant / Datascope / CELESTICOMP 5 Computer for celestial nav.
- Walker log / Misc. paper charts (mainly west coast USA & Mexico).

Misc:

- H/C pressure water / water heater / H&C cockpit shower / sitdown tub with
       shower / vacuflush toilet / 110 V refrigeration w/holding plates / Kenwood
- Stereo w/CD player / 110V/12V TV w/VCR. Force 10 - 3 burner stove w/oven.
- Force 10 BarBQ / Microwave oven / 2-20lb. hor. propane tanks / dishes/
        flatware / Cuisinart / toaster / coffeemaker / pressure cooker etc.etc.etc..
- 2 scuba tanks w/2 regulators - 1 set up as hooka / Sabot dinghy w/sailing rig.
- Baja filter / new spare prop / spare parts - too much to list / tools.
- Dodger / weather cloth around cockpit area / netting from cockpit forward
- Closed cell foam cockpit cushions / awnings / snap on covers for pilothouse &
       hatches / full boat cover / boarding ladder / oil change pump / clock / barometer.
- Boat related books.

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Price- $119,000 USD

Please let  owner know you saw this ad on the 
Cheoy Lee Association Website

Contact: Rudolf Schichler
Telephone: 858-675-1071
E-mail:  rssailor@att.net