1989 Alden 50'

15.24 m
$ 420,000 USD
Center Harbor Road, , 04616USABrooklin ME 04616 USA

1989 Alden

Refit Year: 2023

50' (15.24 m) AMELIE

Amelie is a classic Niels Helleberg designed Alden 50 sloop that under the current ownership has seen a major / multi-year refit by Brooklin Boat Yard with significant upgrades to equipment, design and rig to greatly improve appearance, dependability and sailing performance.

Brooklin, Maine, United States
   Vessel ID: 2832914

$ 420,000 USD

$ 580,298 CAD*
366,281 Euros*
£ 314,659 GBP*
*estimated foreign exchange

Description

AMELIE,

Amelie is a classic Niels Helleberg designed Alden 50 sloop that under the current ownership has seen a major / multi-year refit by Brooklin Boat Yard with significant upgrades to equipment, design and rig to greatly improve appearance, dependability and sailing performance. 

Currently located in the Caribbean under the watchful eye of her professional captain Amelie will be heading North during the Spring of 2025 with a stop in Bermuda along the way and plans to spend the summer months here on the Coast of Maine.

Contact us here at Brooklin Boat Yard to follow her progress North and to plan a schedule a visit to get and “up close and personal” look at Amelie.


LOA50'

LOA Inch4''

LOA15.34''

TypeSail

ConditionUsed

Specifications

Name

AMELIE

HIN/IMO

TSP49007K889

50'4" (15.34 Meters)

Sail-Used

Year

1989

Refit Year

2023

Fuel Type

Diesel

Hull Material

Fiberglass

Full Details

Principle Dimensions & Information

Designer: Niels Helleberg

Builder: Alden Yachts

Year Built: 1989

LOA: 50.33 ft.

LWL: 37.08 ft

Beam: 13.50 ft

Min. Draft: 5.5 ft

Max. Draft: 10.33 ft

Ballast: 16,300 lb. 

Displacement: 33,000 lb.

Engine Make / Model / HP: Westerbeke / Model W70 / 70 HP

Engine Year: 1989 

Engine Hours: 2,360.20 (April 2024)

Fuel Capacity: 150 Gallons

Fresh Water Capacity: 170 Gallons

Holding Tank Capacity: 40 Gallons

Electrical System: 12-Volt DC and 110-Volt AC

Generator hours 2,223.20 (April 2025)


Amelie Refit Work and On-Going Upgrades 2020 to 2025

New Selden aluminum mast

New Leisure-Furl boom

New carbon fiber spinnaker / whisker pole

Paint (AwlGrip) new mast, boom and spinnaker / whisker pole

New Furlex powered / electric roller-furling headstay

New Harken vang

New Selden powered / electric cabin top / halyard winch

New stainless steel rod standing rigging (shrouds and stays)

New running rigging (halyards and sheets

New custom deck layout and rigging hardware

New custom adjustable spinnaker / whisker pole track system on mast

New North Sails Ocean 3Di boom-furling main sail

New North Salis Ocean 3Di roller-furling 135% genoa

New North Sails Ocean 3Di roller-furling 105% jib

New cockpit dodger, side curtains and sun awning

New Elk hide covers on hand rails and dodger grab rail

Paint (AwlGrip) topsides, boot and cove stripes

New name and hail

New main cabin fixed port lights

New waste system lines

Strip and revarnish (8 coats) all exterior brightwork

New bow thruster battery

New lighting batteries

New Balmar battery temperature sensor

New Balmar alternator temperature sensor

New Balmar regulator and wiring harness

New Cole-Hersee battery selector witch

Convert interior overhead and reading lights to LED

New glass in all port lights and opening ports

New companionway door screens

New aft head faucet

New wash down pump

New electrical panel and reconfigure nav station for new electronics

All new Raymarine electronics package

New Raymarine Axiom S9 MFD displays in nav station and at helm

New helm nav pod

New Raymarine Quantum 2 Q24D doppler radar

New Raymarine class B AIS 700

New Raymarine i70 sailing instruments with 6 multi-function displays

New Raymarine standard wind sensor / AWI wand

New Raymarine EV-1 heading sensor

New Raymarine ITC-5 Integrated transducer converter

New Raymarine Speedo / water temperature sensor

New Raymarine depth sounder transducer

New Raymarine backbone and network

New Navionics E-Chart: US and Canada east coasts

New Navionics E-Chart: Mexico to Brazil (including Caribbean and Bermuda)

New quest cabin mattresses

New Balmar Alternator

New House Batteries: Victron 12-Volt /24 Amp Hour (3ea)

New Bow Thruster - Windlass Batteries: Victron 12-Volt (2ea)

New galvanized primary anchor chain (160 ft)

New canvas toe rail covers

New canvas boat cover

 

 


Hull and Deck Construction and Features

Hull and deck are built to ABS standards. 

Hull construction is a vacuum-bagged laminate of Vinylester barrier resin and stitched unidirectional fiberglass with balsa coring. 

Deck and cabin are also a molded FRP and Vinylester resin, vacuum-bagged balsa core laminate with smooth and non-skid surfaces

External lead keel houses an airfoil shaped fiberglass centerboard that is positively buoyant and controlled hydraulically from the cockpit. 

Centerboard configuration offers a minimum draft of 5’-6” with board up, and a maximum draft of 10’-6” with board down.

Raised rub rails with stainless steel guards port and starboard

Deck and cabin finish is smooth areas White Gelcoat with non-skid areas of Light Tan

Cockpit sole, cockpit seat tops are of laid teak.

Hull paint is Awlcraft Donegal Green (2021)

Double boot stripe paint in Awlcraft Snow White (2021)

Cove stripe is Awlcraft Gold


Deck, Cockpit, Cabin Sides and Cabin Top Hardware, Equipment and Features (aft to fore)

Aft Deck:

Polished stainless steel stern rail with varnished Teak stern seats port and starboard

Polished stainless steel stern chocks port and starboard

Polished stainless steel stern cleats port and starboard

Varnished Teak taff rail aft

Varnished Teak toe rails port and starboard

Polished stainless steel ensign staff socket mounted centerline of taff rail

Stainless steel backstay tang

Stainless steel and Lexan aft lazarette hatch

Aft lazarette storage locker

Stainless steel life raft cradle with Viking 8-man raft on center line just aft of cockpit

Life Sling mounted to starboard stern rail

Outboard motor lifting davit mounted stern rail starboard aft

Outboard motor storage bracket mounted to stern rail starboard aft

Side Decks:

Varnished Teak toe rails port and starboard

Polished stainless steel genoa tracks with adjustable cars mounted of port and starboard toe rails

Polished stainless steel life line stanchions port and starboard

Gate stanchions port and starboard

Coated wire double (upper and lower) life lines with opening gates port and starboard

Polished stainless steel scupper drains port and starboard

Polished stainless steel spring line chocks and cleats port and starboard

Polished stainless steel chainplates port and starboard

Polished stainless steel jib tracks wit adjustable cars mounted on decks inboard port an starboard

Polished stainless steel deck fills for Fuel, Water and Waste port and starboard

Polished stainless steel deck hardware / turning block pad eyes port and starboard.

Fore Deck:

Polished stainless steel and Lexan opening hatch for forward cabin

Polished stainless steel and Lexan opening hatch for forward storage / anchor locker

Forward storage / anchor locker with ladder and storage space for dock lines, fenders and ground tackle.

Polished stainless steel inner forestay tang

Anchor windlass on center line with foot control to starboard

Chain stop on centerline

Additional ground tackle chain pipes (2ea) to starboard

Polished stainless steel bow cleats port and starboard

Polished stainless steel stem iron with integral chocks, headstay fitting and double anchor roller

Polished stainless steel bow pulpit wit varnished Teak seat

Cockpit:

Raised FRP cockpit coaming with winch islands bare Teak steps port and starboard.

Primary and secondary winches mounted on cockpit coaming port and starboard

Polished stainless steel sheet cleats mounted on cockpit coamings port and starboard

Bare Teak cockpit coaming tops, seat tops and cockpit sole

Storage lockers for sails, propane and miscellaneous equipment

Edson steering pedestal with engine controls and elk hide covered stainless steel Destroyer type wheel

Custom varnished Teak cockpit table

Varnished Teak companionway sliding hatch, doors and trim on center line forward

Polished stainless steel opening ports outboard of companionway port and starboard.

Sail control winches and sheet stoppers port and starboard of companionway

Sailing instruments displays (5ea) mounted above sliding companionway hatch.

Cabin Sides:

New large fixed portlights port and starboard (2ea per side)

Polished stainless steel opening ports port and starboard (3ea per side)

New glass in all opening ports

Varnished Teak cabin eye brow / trim

Cabin Top:

Canvas and Isinglass companionway dodger with stainless steel bows

Harken adjustable main sheet traveler

Varnished Teak dorade boxes with stainless steel cowls and guards port, starboard and forward (5ea)

Varnished Teak handrails port and starboard

Polished stainless steel and Lexan opening hatches (5ea)

Sail control turning blocks port and starboard of mast partner

Polishes stainless steel mast partner

Polished stainless steel staysail tracks with adjustable cars port and starboard cabin tops

Polished stainless steel staysail sheet turning blocks



Interior Accommodations and Layout

Amelie sleeps four to six persons in two private staterooms and main salon settees. 

Her joiner work is all hand-crafted cherry with satin finish; the cabin sole is solid teak and holly with lockdown hardware and custom carpentry.  

Hull ceilings are ash, and hanging lockers are lined with aromatic cedar.

Master Stateroom: 

Starting forward, the master cabin features a spacious double berth with memory foam mattress to port, with a settee covered in Ultrasuede to starboard. 

There is a large hanging locker, a bureau and numerous storage lockers, as well as a full-length mirror. 

Master Head: 

The owner's head is to port with a manual toilet, vanity with sink and mirror, a separate shower stall with teal seat and teak shower grate.

Main Salon: 

The spacious main salon includes an L-shaped settee to port with a custom (2014) solid cherry dropleaf dining table on centerline. 

To starboard there is a custom twin "loveseat" settee in satin cherry (2014). 

All salon cushions are soft-white and new in 2014. 

There are numerous storage lockers outboard each side, including entertainment equipment locker.

Galley:

U-shaped galley opening aft to adjacent companionway

Corian countertop with double sink on centerline and Grohe faucet

Dish storage locker

Dual Grunert engine-driven and 110-volt refrigeration system with front- and top-opening doors

Forcelo 4-burner propane stove with oven and custom exhaust vent to a dorade

Stainless hot water heater (20 gallon)

Pressurized hot and cold fresh water

GE Microwave oven

Glassware, flatware, cooking utensils, pots and pans, storage containers and dishes

Navigation Station

Navigation station is aft of galley (to port) with navigational electronics, electrical panels, storage drawers and nav desk.

Guest Stateroom: 

Aft to starboard is the guest stateroom with large double berth with new (2024) berth mattresses.

There is a bureau and numerous storage lockers. 

Guest Head: 

Guest head is adjacent to quest stateroom with Tecma freshwater electric toilet (installed 2015), vanity with sink and mirror, hand-held shower, teak shower grate and a hanging / wet locker.

Galley Equipment

U-shaped galley opening aft to adjacent companionway

Corian countertop with double sink on centerline and Grohe faucet

Dish storage locker

Dual Grunert engine-driven and 110-volt refrigeration system with front- and top-opening doors

Forcelo 4-burner propane stove with oven and custom exhaust vent to a dorade

Stainless hot water heater (20 gallon)

Pressurized hot and cold fresh water

GE Microwave oven

Glassware, flatware, cooking utensils, pots and pans, storage containers and dishes

Climate Control Systems:

Espar forced hot air diesel system

Marine Air air conditioning, (2) zones


Spars, Rigging & Winches

Fractionally rigged sloop configuration

New (2021) Selden aluminum mast

New (2021) Leisure-Furl boom

New (2021) Profurl powered / electric roller-furling headstay

New (2021) stainless steel rod standing rigging (shrouds and stays)

New (2021) running rigging (halyards and sheets

New (2021) custom deck layout and rigging hardware

New (2021) Harken vang

New (2021) Selden powered electric main halyard / boom furling winch (1ea)

New (2021) Mast-mounted carbon fiber whisker pole

Navtec hydraulic backstay with failsafe turnbuckle backstay adjuster

Removable inner forestay with runners

Insulated backstay for SSB

Harken stainless steel blocks for spin

Harken 4-part mainsheet traveler system

Mast-mounted carbon fiber whisker pole

Offshore boom preventer system

Barient #36 ST 3-speed electric primary sheet winches (2ea)

Barient #28 ST 2-speed secondary sheet winches (2ea)

Barient #24 ST 2-speed main sheet winch (1ea)

Barient #27 ST 2-speed halyard winches (2ea)

Barient #24 ST 2-speed outhaul winch (1ea)



Sails & Canvas

New (2021) North Sails, Ocean 3Di boom-furling main sail

New (2021) North Sails, Ocean 3Di roller-furling genoa

New (2023) North Sails, Ocean 3Di roller-furling jib

Doyle asymmetrical spinnaker

Scott storm trysail

Scott forestaysail with deck bag staysail

Tan dodger with elk hide covered grab rails

Cockpit awning zips to dodger

Canvas covers for six dorade boxes, handrails and table

Full canvas boat cover.

Cockpit cushions (2 sets)

New (2016) hatch covers (4ea.)

New (2024) toe rail covers

New (2024) boat cover


Sail Control and Sail Trim Equipment

New (2021) Leisure-Furl boom

New (2021) Profurl roller furling headstay

New (2021) Harken vang

Stainless steel genoa tracks with adjustable cars and blocks outboard on toe rails port an starboard

Stainless steel jib tracks with adjustable cars and blocks inboard on side decks port and starboard

Stainless steel staysail tracks with adjustable cars and blocks on cabin top port and starboard


Electronics & Navigational Equipment

New (2023) Raymarine Axiom S9 MFD displays in nav station and at helm

New (2023) Raymarine helm nav pod

New (2023) Raymarine Quantum 2 Q24D doppler radar

New (2023) Raymarine class B AIS 700

New (2023) Raymarine i70 sailing instruments with 6 multi-function displays

New (2023)2023 Raymarine standard wind sensor / AWI wand

New (2023) Raymarine EV-1 heading sensor

New (2023) Raymarine ITC-5 Integrated transducer converter

New (2023) Raymarine Speedo / water temperature sensor

New (2023) Raymarine depth sounder transducer

New (2023) Raymarine backbone and network

New (2021) Navionics E-Chart: US and Canada east coasts

New (2021) Navionics E-Chart: Mexico to Brazil (including Caribbean and Bermuda)

New (2023) Raymarine E-Chart – North Atlantic/Bermuda

ICOM 802 SSB

ICOM 604 VHF

ICOM M-120 VHF at helm

Autohelm ST 7000 autopilot and wireless remote

Danforth helm compass

Chelsea clock and barometer

Satellite radio


Engine / Mechanical Equipment

Westerbeke W-70 4-cylinder diesel

2,360.20 Engine hours (April 2025)

New engine mounts (2015)

New Universal V-Joint (2015)

New engine room insulation ( 2011)

Feathering 3-blade Max-prop with spurs line cutters

Side-Power 24 volt bow thruster (new, 2011) with separate battery bank and wireless remote

Audible engine cooling water alarms

Fresh water cooling system

Engine temperature alarm

Fuel filter

Secondary engine alarm panel at nav station

Bilge pump

Emergency bilge pump from engine intake thru hull

Tank tender monitor system

Fireboy automatic engine room fire extinguisher

40-gallon holding tank with overboard macerator pump

Bilge blower


Electrical Equipment

110-Volt AC, 12-Volt DC and 24-Volt DC systems

8 kW Westerbeke generator with sound shield (2,223.20 hours April 2025)

House Battery Bank Capacity: 720 Amp hours

Balmar 100-amp alternator

(2) 40-amp Pro Mariner battery chargers

Xantrex 2000 watt inverter/charger (new, 2011)

Battery condition gauge

Battery parallel switch

Voltage meter

Combination AC/DC receptacles throughout

7" stainless steel overhead lights with dual red/white selectable switches

(3) 30-amp shore power cables

(2) 120V shore power inlets

New Balmar Alternator

New (2025) House Batteries: Victron 12-Volt /24 Amp Hour (3ea)

New (2025) Bow Thruster - Windlass Batteries: Victron 12-Volt (2ea)



Fresh Water, Salt Water and Sanitation Plumbing and Equipment

Fresh Water Capacity: 170 Gallons

Stainless Steel hot water heater capacity: 20 Gallons

Pressure hot and cold fresh water supplied to sink basins in galley, master head and guest head.

Pressure hot and cold fresh water supplied to showers in cockpit, master head and quest head.

Pressure cold fresh water supplied to Tecma electric marine toilet

Pressure salt water washdown system

Manually operated marine toilet in owners head area

Techma freshwater electric marine toilet in quest head area (installed 2015).

Toilets plumbed for discharge directly overboard or to holding tank

Holding tank plumbed for overboard pump out in designated waters or dock side pump out

Holding Tank Capacity: 40 Gallons

New (2023) waste system lines, fittings and valves


Ground Tackle Systems and Equipment

Stainless steel bow roller

Maxwell 3500 windlass with foot switches and remote control

Lewmar Delta Plow with 275’ of 10mm galvanized chain

Fortress anchor (30 lb.) with appropriate chain and rode

Dinghy anchor


Dewatering Equipment

Henderson manual bilge pump (cockpit location)

Edson manual bilge pump (interior location)

Rule electric / automatic bile pump with float switch

Jabsco 4.5 GPM electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch

Emergency high-capacity engine driven bilge pump


Safety Equipment

Horseshoe life ring

PFD’s: Type-I with whistles, strobes and dye markers (6 ea.)

Life Sling

EPIRB

Flare kit

Viking 8-man life raft (repacked and certified 2025)

Spreader lights

Spotlight with outlets in cockpit and foredeck

Aquasignal 5-function masthead light with strobe navigation light

Webbing jack lines


Ship’s Tender

AB Inflatables, Model 10UL, 10’ RIB with aluminum hull

Tohatsu MSF 9.8B outboard motor with fuel talk and fuel filter


Additional Equipment

Outboard motor davit

Outboard motor storage bracket

Stainless steel boarding / swim ladder with Teak foot treads

Dock lines 5/8” x 50’ (4ea)

Teak ensign pole 60”

Code flags


Disclaimer

Brooklin Boat Yard 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.

Contact

For more information about this yacht, please contact John Maxwell We look forward to working with you!

For more information about this yacht, please contact John Maxwell. We look forward to working with you!

For more information about this yacht, please contact John Maxwell.

AMELIE 50ft Alden Yacht For Sale
John Maxwell
Broker

Center Harbor Road

Brooklin ME 04616 USA