M/Y Surprise is a Suffolk, Virginia based 1986 Ocean Alexander 50 Mark II Pilothouse For Sale By Broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary. This owner requires financial settlement only. No trades.
Surprise is in good condition. She has been owned by the seller for 20 years and has 3 staterooms, 2 full heads, a spacious galley, and a roomy, attractive salon.
The pilothouse has great visibility and easy access to the side decks for docking. The flybridge is large.
Approximately 5 engine hours have been logged since Surprise was in the yard for engine service and bottom paint in 2025.
Features
- Pilothouse
- Spacious
- Bottom painted 2025
- New Batteries
- AC inspected / serviced
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Specifications
| Name | M/Y Surprise |
| Make | Ocean Alexander |
| Model | 50 Mark II Pilothouse |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Monohull Powerboat |
| Builder | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Designer | Ed Monk |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| Cabins | 5 |
| Heads | 2 |
| Galley | Down |
Dimensions
| Loa | 50ft / 15.24m |
| Beam | 15ft 6in / 4.72m |
| Headroom | 6 ft 8 in |
| Draft | 4ft 6in / 1.37m |
| Bridge Clearance | 14ft 0in |
Tankage
| Fuel Tanks | 600 gallons |
| Water Tanks | 200 gallons |
| Holding Tanks | 45 |
Performance
| Engines | 2 x 440HP Detroit Diesel 671 1986 |
| Engine Hours | 4234 / 4234 |
| Generator | Westerbeke 10.3 kW |
| Gen Hours | 1631 |
Layout Diagram
Inventory
Vessel Overview
- Name: SURPRISE
- Condition: good
- Owned by seller for 20 years
- Layout: 3 staterooms, 2 full heads
- Spacious galley, roomy salon, pilothouse with great visibility
- Large flybridge with aft deck storage for dinghy, crane and wet bar
- Approximately 5 engine hours since yard service and bottom paint in 2025
Walkthrough
- Boarding from port or starboard midship pilothouse doors or swim platform via transom door
- Salon entered from pilothouse or cockpit door; open into galley separated by counter with seating
- Galley: double sinks, microwave, stove with oven, full-size double door refrigerator
- Pilothouse forward of galley; lower deck accessible via pilothouse stairs
- Lower deck: master suite forward with ensuite head, two guest cabins share a full head
- Teak woodwork and furniture throughout
- Flybridge: captain’s helm chair, seating port and starboard aft of helm, wet bar, aft deck with dinghy chocks, dinghy crane, ladder to cockpit
- Helm and seating area covered with bimini top
Cockpit
- Boarding from swim platform through transom door, side decks or salon doors
- Teak deck
- Ladder to flybridge
- Spacious lazarette with entrance to engine room
- Full beam swim platform with detachable swim ladder
Flybridge
- Access by ladder from cockpit or inside stairs from pilothouse
- Helm center forward with captain chair, full controls and instrumentation
- Bench seating port, starboard, and aft of captain seat
- Bimini cover
- Covered dinghy with cradle and crane/davit
- Sink / wet bar with storage cabinet
Side Decks and Bow
- Wide side decks with nonskid and safety rails
- Varnished teak toe rails
- Access from port and starboard pilothouse doors or cockpit
- Rails have access gates at port and starboard midship pilothouse doors
- Bow: windlass with foot controls and hatch to master stateroom
Pilothouse
- Distinguishing Mark II feature; spacious with great visibility
- Doors port and starboard
- Stairs to lower deck forward port side; stairs down to salon aft port; stairs up to flybridge aft port
- Command console wide with teak steering wheel, full electronics, storage drawers to starboard
- Aft of console: watch berth/seating with 6 storage drawers including chart storage
- Teak parquet flooring
- Ceiling height 6'8"
Galley
- Located three steps down from pilothouse port
- Full-size double door refrigerator
- Electric stove with three burners and oven
- Microwave over oven
- Double stainless sink
- Two in-countertop storage cellars
- Counter with breakfast bar dividing galley from salon
- Extensive storage: drawers, cabinets, counter storage
- Sink under starboard full window for natural light
- Parquet teak flooring with engine room hatch
- Ceiling height 6'4"
- U-Line icemaker (currently not working)
- Garbage disposal in sink
Salon
- Access from port midship pilothouse door or cockpit
- Bright spacious area with full side and aft windows
- Leather sofa with storage under cushions and end tables/cabinets
- Stool at breakfast bar and hi-low coffee table in front of couch
- Two leather chairs with entertainment center/table between
- Wall mounted lamps on port and starboard aft bulkhead
- Parquet flooring with oriental rug
- Window treatments/curtains on all windows and aft door
- Ceiling height 6'4"
Engine Room
- Access from galley floor hatch or cockpit lazarette door
- Large space with worktable and tool storage area
- Houses main engines, generator, air conditioning units and mechanical equipment
- Kneel or crawl height approximately 4.5 feet
Owner Upgrades
- Westerbeke 8KW generator
- Fireboy fire suppression engine room system
- Glendinning cable master
- Main engine block heaters
- Raymarine C120 Radar
- Raymarine depth sounder
- Raymarine auto-pilot
- Raymarine Chartplotter
- ICOM command mic II
- Standard Horizon VHF (AIS receive/GPS)
- Flybridge bimini canvas
- Dinghy: 2016 West Marine 10' RIB
- Last bottom painted and zincs 2025 (little use since)
Electronics
- Pioneer sound system
- LG 19" TV in salon
Lower Helm Pilothouse
- Engine controls and instrumentation
- Windlass controls
- Flood light
- Intercom phones
- Richie compass
- Bennett trim tab control
- Standard Horizon VHF (AIS receive/GPS)
- Raymarine C120 Radar
- Raymarine depth sounder
- Raymarine auto-pilot
- Raymarine Chartplotter hybrid touch
Flybridge Electronics
- Engine controls and instrumentation
- Windlass controls
- Richie compass
- ICOM VHF IC-M422
- Depth sounder
- Intercom
- Mount for Raymarine pilothouse chartplotter (moves to helm to use)
Engine and Mechanical Equipment
- Twin Detroit Diesel 671 main engines (pilot house hour meter 4234)
- Transmission: Twin Disc MG 506
- Morse shifter/throttle controls at both helms
- Glendinning engine synchronizer
- Sight tubes on fuel tanks
- Trim tabs
- Racor 1000FG fuel filters with vacuum gauge (main engines)
- Algae X (LG X500) magnetic fuel conditioners
- Jabsco belt drive house water pressure pump with expansion tank
- Raritan 12 gallon hot water heater
- Dometic reverse cycle air/heat units (4 units: Salon, Pilothouse, Master, Guest)
- VacuFlush heads (master and guest)
Electrical System
- Westerbeke 10.3KW generator (hours 1631)
- 50 amp shore power
- Glendinning shore power cord cable master
- Battery charger
- Inverter wiring present; prior inverter removed and not replaced
Dinghy
- 2016 West Marine 10.2 ft inflatable RIB fiberglass bottom model RIB 310 SEAVUE (very little use, kept under cover)
- 9.9 hp Evinrude outboard, 2-cycle
Mechanical Disclaimer
- Engine and generator hours are as reported and/or from hour meters; broker cannot guarantee true hours
- Purchaser or agent must verify engine hours, warranties, major overhauls and other representations
Disclaimer
- Vessel details offered in good faith but accuracy and condition not guaranteed
- Buyer should instruct agents or surveyors to investigate and validate details
- Vessel offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice
Listing
- Listing MLS by Yachtr.com
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