2006 Ocean Alexander Classicco 50

Looking for a fuel-efficient coastal cruising trawler that can head straight to the Bahamas or do the Great Loop? Sea Traveler is a 2006 Ocean Alexander 50 Classicco powered by a 300 HP John Deere 6068, with a smooth ride underway courtesy of her Naiad active fin stabilizers. She is very well equipped and has had an active, continually improved life. Her impressive equipment includes 12" touchscreen chart plotter displays in both helm stations, bow and stern thrusters to simplify docking, a Northern Lights generator, and Cruisair air conditioning.

Ocean Alexander has been building top quality power yachts for decades. Better known for their motor yachts, those in the know are familiar with their strong entrance to the trawler market with their popular Classicco series. The 50 Classicco is an excellent coastal cruiser featuring two staterooms and two heads, configured with a raised pilothouse with flybridge atop.

Sea Traveler's interior layout is rich with teak furnishings. This is a classic trawler arrangement with saloon and galley merged, then up through the pilothouse and down forward to the staterooms. The owner stateroom is amidships below the pilothouse with an ensuite head and shower. The second stateroom is forward with single berths, and the separate head with shower at the base of the stairs serves as a convenient day head. Forward of the helm is a protected Portuguese bridge leading to the foredeck; above the saloon is a large boat deck for the tender that connects forward to the flybridge.

You can board Sea Traveler through one of three entry gates positioned aft, to port and to starboard. The swim platform makes it easy to step in or out of your tender. The cockpit has stout bulwarks and is floored with teak decking, with recessed hawsepipes and cleat horns. There is a hot/cold cockpit shower, fresh and seawater hose bibs, and the remote panel for the watermaker.

• Built-in swim ladder on the swim platform
• Stainless steel handrail along the beam of the outboard transom with rod holders
• Small polyethylene table to assist with fishing
• (2) comfortable cushioned folding chairs; teak saddle table
• Overhead rack for rods and boat hooks
• Several hawse pipes with cleat horns
• (3) entry boarding gates — starboard, port and transom
• Hot/cold freshwater shower; dockside fresh water inlet; fresh and sea water wash downs
• Water maker remote panel
• 50-amp 120/240V shore power receptacle
• Opening hatch to the lazarette below

This area can be accessed from the engine room or, more commonly, from a large hinged hatch in the cockpit with a short ladder with teak treads. The lazarette has easy access for servicing the steering system and looking after the stern thruster, and is where the watermaker module components are mounted. It is a spacious place for storage.

• Access ladder with teak treads
• Sea Water Pro water maker module system
• Steering cylinder and autopilot
• Sidepower stern thruster with separate battery
• (2) 100-gallon stainless steel water tanks with sight glasses
• Emergency tiller for rudder

The cockpit leads directly to the saloon through a large Diamond SeaGlaze sliding door with window. The absence of walking side decks outboard maximizes this entry area, creating an expansive interior enhanced by the large windows outboard and aft. To port is a cabinet area with lockers; a large settee with dining table is installed to starboard with additional storage space. The soles are teak and holly, and there is a lighted cabinet forward for display.

• Large sliding door with window aft; retractable sliding screen door with no-see-um grade screens
• Large windows
• Teak and holly sole
• L-shaped settee on starboard side
• Climate controls
• Adjustable high/low table
• Teak handrails overhead
• 40" Vizio LCD Smart TV with custom wall mount; KVH TracVision G4 satellite TV system
• (2) access hatches to the engine room below

At the front of the saloon on the starboard side is a very practical galley with plenty of counter space supported below with lockers and drawers, equipped with the necessary appliances. The window above the sink opens.

• Vitrifrigo DP 2000 refrigerator/freezer
• Franke stainless steel double sink with Franke faucet and garbage disposal
• Sharp microwave/convection oven
• Force 10 3-burner propane stove/oven
• Propane solenoid safety switch in galley
• Granite countertop
• Carbon monoxide detector/alarm
• Hella 12V fan

The engine room is under the saloon and galley, accessible via opening floor hatches — one forward to port, the other aft to starboard. The machinery is easily accessible for service and inspection.

• John Deere 6068SFM 300 HP diesel
• ZF 301A transmission with 2.90:1 ratio
• Dripless shaft seal; Spurs line cutter
• Northern Lights 12 kW generator with sound protection
• Naiad 174 active fin MultiSea II stabilizer system
• Racor fuel/water separator systems for engine and generator
• (2) 230-gallon and (2) 120-gallon aluminum diesel fuel tanks with sight glasses; fuel manifolds
• Gulf Coast Filter fuel polishing system with dedicated manifold
• Torrid 20-gallon water heater
• 12V electric bilge pumps and shower sump pumps with auto and manual switches; (1) manual bilge pump with lever under saloon settee
• Oil changing system for engine
• (3) Cruisair reverse cycle air handlers
• Flo-Jet fresh water system and salt water wash down system

Up a couple of steps from the galley/saloon you enter the raised pilothouse, which has excellent visibility forward and outboard. At the helm you will enjoy navigation from the Stidd chair; aft is a settee fronted by a teak table, with a private watch berth up and behind. The electronics and engine controls are easily accessible and displayed on burl wood panels, and the overhead is teak. You can exit outside to the side decks and Portuguese bridge through the sliding doors on either side. The slightly curved stairway on the port side leads down to the staterooms.

• Reverse-raked pilothouse windows
• Diamond Sea Glaze Dutch watertight sliding doors with retractable no-see-um grade screens
• Cushioned bench settee with teak table; cushioned watch berth behind
• Stidd 500XL-2X2 helm chair with chrome and leather; deluxe mariner's teak helm
• John Deere engine instrument package with digital and analog displays (pilothouse and flybridge)
• Mathers electronic engine throttle/shift controls (pilothouse and flybridge)
• Northern Lights generator control panel and gauges
• Naiad active fin stabilizer control panel
• Sidepower bow and stern thruster joystick controls
• Ritchie Powerdamp compass
• Raymarine GS165 12" touchscreen chart plotter with depth sounder (pilothouse and flybridge)
• Raymarine Quantum 2 Q240 18" radar
• Raystar 150 GPS; Vesper SB 8000 AIS transponder with VHF/AIS splitter; Global Fix V4 Cat 2 GPS EPIRB
• (2) Furuno NavPilot 511 autopilots with control heads in pilothouse and flybridge
• Icom IC-M506 VHF radio with built-in AIS receiver
• Hynautic steering
• Kahlenberg single trumpet air horn
• JBL MR-17 AM/FM/Sirius radio with Infinity speakers
• Windshield wipers with washers; Textilene screen wraps; Hella fans
• ACR RCL-100 dual beam searchlight with controls in pilothouse and flybridge
• Hart Systems Tank Tender (fuel and water) and TANKWATCH 4 (holding) in pilothouse
• Breaker control panel with light; red overhead light for night navigation
• Overhead hatch with roller shade and screen; teak and holly soles

Going down the stairs from the pilothouse on the port side you reach the lower level landing. The guest stateroom is forward, with two single berths outboard along the hull sides — the port berth is taller with drawers underneath. This stateroom has good ventilation through opening port lights and an opening hatch overhead, and the sole is carpeted.

• Cedar-lined hanging locker
• Numerous lockers and drawers
• Opening port lights; overhead hatch with roller screen shade
• Door has a dressing mirror
• Sidepower bow thruster (accessed below)

The forward head is available to all aboard and serves as a day head. It features a standup shower stall with door, a granite counter with sink, and a medicine cabinet. The toilet is a freshwater Tecma.

• Tecma fresh water toilet
• Separate standup shower stall with glass shower door
• Opening port light

Going aft in the companionway landing you enter the spacious owner stateroom with its queen-sized berth — a quiet and comfortable location ideal for sleeping underway. The head is conveniently located to port.

• Queen-sized walk-around berth with custom innerspring mattress
• (2) large opening port lights
• 23" Vizio flat screen TV and DVD player
• Storage lockers and drawers throughout the stateroom
• Cedar-lined hanging closet with automatic lighting
• Ensuite head with stand-up shower stall with door, granite counter with inset sink, mirrored medicine cabinet, Tecma fresh water toilet, opening port light

The foredeck is surrounded by stainless steel rails for on-deck safety. Ground tackle is managed with the Maxwell horizontal windlass; the primary anchor is a Rocna 40 KG. The Portuguese bridge has an easy walking path and built-in lockers. The forward shore power connection is on the starboard side.

• Maxwell 2200 horizontal windlass with 250' of 3/8" BBB chain and deck-mounted foot controls
• 88 lb. (40 kg) Rocna anchor; Fortress spare anchor with 300' nylon rode
• Two chain lockers
• Fresh and salt water wash down faucets
• Shore power connections
• Hawse pipes with cleat horns

• 10'2" Walker Bay Super Light SLRX 310 RIB with replacement Hypalon tubes and dinghy cover
• Dinghy chocks and tie downs
• Tohatsu 20 HP 4-cycle outboard
• Nick Jackson 600 lb. electric davit
• Full-width 11' folding Bimini cover for full sun protection
• Isolated propane tank locker (2 tanks)
• Lifesling
• Antenna mast with hinged base (handrails detachable)
• Stainless steel railing around the entire boat deck for safety

The flybridge visibility is outstanding and there is plenty of space to entertain. The upper helm has all of the controls you expect, including a helm bench, and on the port side is a comfortable settee. The area is protected overhead by the folding Bimini.

• Bimini top (folding)
• Pompanette bench seat for two; settee
• John Deere main engine controls
• Bow and stern thruster controls
• Full mirrored Raymarine navigation panel for complete control from either helm station
• Yacht Controller remote and handheld with idle forward/back and thruster control for docking assistance
• Windlass control; Ritchie compass
• Uniden UM525 VHF radio; 8' digital antennas (one per radio)
• AM/FM/Sirius radio controls and Infinity speakers

• Northern Lights 12 kW generator with sound enclosure
• (2) 4D AGM generator battery bank; (2) 8D AGM house battery bank
• House and start battery paralleling circuits; house and generator paralleling circuits with control switch
• Dedicated bow thruster battery bank (3 batteries); dedicated stern thruster battery
• Engine start batteries (2) with dedicated charging
• Galvanic isolator
• Xantrex Freedom 20 inverter/charger with remote panel; (2) ProMariner ProNautic 12.30P chargers
• (2) 50-amp 120/240V shore power receptacles (one in the cockpit, one on the starboard side of the pilothouse); Marinco 50' power cord with EEL locking system
• AC/DC distribution panel with circuit breakers, volt and amp meters
• Bonding system throughout

Improvements since purchase in 2017: 2018 — Side Power thrusters and dual controls installed; flybridge helm canvas replaced with Sunbrella; all exterior cushions on Portuguese bridge and flybridge re-upholstered; AIS transponder, VHF/AIS splitter and GPS EPIRB installed; dual GS165 Raymarine 12" touchscreens installed at flybridge and pilothouse with Navionics charts; Quantum 18" radar installed. 2019 — Fortress spare anchor and 300' nylon rode added; 10'x11' Sunbrella Bimini with stainless steel supports installed. 2021 — AGM replacement house and starter batteries; 250' of galvanized chain rode; fly deck repainted and non-skid redone; chock rebuilt to fit Walker Bay center console dinghy; Maxwell windlass housing powder-coated; master stateroom carpeting replaced with LVP; windlass gypsy replaced; Seawater Pro watermaker (60 GPH) installed with remote panel in cockpit; Magma Newport rail-mounted infrared propane grill; (4) stainless steel fender holders; stainless steel cradle and 6-person Plastimo liferaft installed over pilothouse. 2022 — new foam cushions and upholstery for pilothouse and saloon settees; light-filtering Norman roller shades (5) on all saloon windows; Milan 100 no-see-um grade retractable screen doors (3) in saloon and pilothouse. 2023 — Maximo hand-held remote throttle and thruster controls installed. 2024 — Walker Bay center console dinghy re-tubed with Hypalon tubes, Tohatsu outboard service and fiberglass hull repaired; new carpeting on all stairs, lower landing and guest stateroom.