Amelie

1989, Alden KCB Sloop, 50’

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.

Asking Price: $420,000

Location: Enroute Caribbean to Maine

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 & 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 & Navigation 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