Rover

Aft Cabin Rover

FRESHWATER KEPT AND READY TO CRUISE

Here is your opportunity to own undoubtedly one of the most sought-after Ocean Alexanders ever sold. Rover has been kept under cover on Lake Union in fresh water for over twenty years. She is a true 460 Ocean Alexander with the euro curved style transom.

In terms of a cruising boat, this Sundeck cockpit motoryacht offers a lot of room for her size. Plenty of places to hang out and enjoy the scenery. Her bridge area and aft sundeck are all enclosed in canvas, so you can either choose to enjoy the elements or stay out of the weather. Rover is the perfect Northwest cockpit motoryacht powered by impressive twin 375hp CATs and easy-to-operate MMC electronic shift and throttle controls. She also boasts an updated designer decor and beautiful wall-to-wall teak interior! 

Major electronics and equipment include a powerful bow thruster, Garmin touch screen chartplotter, radar, autopilot and a 8 kw generator with inverter and lithium house batteries

Rover offers the best of all worlds for a family cruising yacht or a comfortable liveaboard.

Features Include:

• 2 cabins, 2 heads layout, with large full-beam primary cabin aft, and a v-berth cabin forward.
• Large enclosed cockpit space, great for entertaining, furnished and carpeted
• Large open salon with icemaker and flatscreen TV, big settee
• Splendide Washer-Dryer
• Bow Thruster
• Nick Jackson davit and 12 foot Zodiac tender with 40 HP Yamaha. Tube replaced 09/24.
• Modern Garmin electronics
• Lithium batteries
• Slip on Lake Union available to take over upon qualification!

MAIN DESCRIPTION:

Exterior Main Features:

The vessel is boarded from the swim platform. The covered & enclosed aft deck is gained via an easy four-step ladder. The bridge is up three steps; the salon is down four steps. To starboard is the helm with complete electronics.

Stairs lead up to the aft Sundeck with factory hardtop, full polycarbonate enclosure and easy slide to open polycarbonate windows. Also, a comfortable settee and table for the perfect spot for evening cocktails, eating dinner or playing cards. The Flybridge also boasts a full enclosure with polycarbonate, slide-to-open windows, and two benches behind and next to the helm seats to allow guests to mingle with the captain.

• Enclosure - Flybridge and cockpit enclosure, with hard Lexan panels
• Windlass - Maxwell Nilsson 1200
• Anchor - Danforth anchor with 200 Ft of 5/16th chain
• Tender - 12 Ft Zodiac fiberglass bottom tender, with a console, handrails and foot rests. Tube was replaced in sept 2024.
• Outboard - 40 HP Yamaha
• Davit - Nick Jackson davit system on the swim platform

Flybridge:

The flybridge is accessed from the upper cockpit via a small angled 3-step ladder. It is carpeted with outdoor carpet and has a full enclosure. There is a bench seat aft and a lounger to starboard, and two Pompanette chairs for the helm person and guest. There is a fiberglass arch.

• Seating - Aft bench seat and lounger, and 2 x Pompanette chairs
• Flooring - Grey with black stripe Infinity outdoor flooring, clip-on. Non-skid underneath
• Enclosure - Black bimini top, and hard plastic enclosures. The side windows are on sliders.
• Speakers - 2, in arch
• Lights - In arch, and hanging string lights
• Storage - storage cubbies under the two settees and by the helm.

Upper Helm (In flybridge):

• VHF - ICOM 
• Chartplotter - Garmin 320 C Updated color 
• Radar - Raytheon R80L color radar,
• Autopilot - Autohelm ST7000
• Alpine CDA9886 AM/FM with CD player

Salon:

The salon is open, with nearly 360 views. To port is an L-shaped settee that faces forward. There is a small countertop forward above the Galley, with a flatscreen TV on it. To the other corner is the lower helm, and a sliding door to get to the starboard side deck. Up a few steps aft, you can access the enclosed cockpit, and down a few steps you can get to the aft primary cabin.

• Settee - Large L-shaped settee for 5 guests, could add a coffee or dining table. Part of the settee comes out to make a bed for two.
• Sofa chair - Very comfortable leather reclining and swivel chair
• Icemaker - U-Line
• TV - Insignia DC powered flat screen TV, about 35 inches
• Sound system - Alpine with two speakers in salon
• Flooring - Carpet with bound edges over plywood. Lift it off to open large access hatches over the engine room.
• Blinds - Hunter Douglas blinds

Lower Helm (in Salon):

• Shifters - ZF Controls replaced the old shifters and throttles, now combining both.
• Charger/Inverter remote panel
• Trim tab controls
• Horn button
• Gauges for: engines RPMs, oil pressures, temperature, voltage
• Start/stop controls
• Autopilot controls - Autohelm ST 700
• Chartplotter - Garmin GPSmap 7407, touch screen around 9-inch display
• VHF - Icom IC-M125
• Data repeater - Autohelm Tridata. reads depth, speed, trip meter
• Wheel - Made of wood

Galley:

The galley is a U-shaped galley with a teak & holly sole. Plenty of natural light from the windshield above.

• Refrigerator/Freezer - It is nicely equipped with a newer Isothern stainless steel refrigerator/freezer, very energy efficien
• Stove - Princess 3-burner electric cooktop
• Microwave/Convection oven - Sharp Carousel a Princess
• Drawers/Cubbies - 6 drawers and 6 cubbies
• Opening port

Settee:

Next to the galley is a large settee with facing benches. the table can drop down to convert into a bed. There is opening port for ventilation, and natural light floods in from the windshield above.

Forward Cabin (Guest):

The guest cabin is all the way forward, past the galley; the forward head is inside of the forward cabin.

• Carpet
• V berth - Can be set up as two bunks joing at the base, or has a filler board and cushion to make into a single berth.
• Drawers/Cubbies - 4 small drawers and 4 cubbies under the bed
• Cabinet - One cabinet with 4 shelves, currently being used as an extra kitchen pantry. One large hanging locker.
• Access hatch to anchor locker
• Hatch - Large overhead hatch
• Ports - Two stainless steel opening ports
• Reading lights - 2

Forward/Day Head:

The head is accessed from the forward cabin. There is no shower; it is just a sink and a counter with a faucet

• Electric ventilation
• Mirror with cubby behind it
• Sink
• Cubby under sink
• Head - Vacuflush

Aft Cabin (Primary):

• Berth - Centerline Queen berth
• Drawers/Cubbies - 6 large drawers, 7 medium drawers, 5 medium cubbies
• Large hanging locker
• Washer/dryer combo - Spendide unit, vented
• Safe
• Opening ports - Large sliding opening window aft, smaller windows to port and starboard
• TV - LG 
• 2 speakers
• Makeup mirror

Aft Head:

The aft head is accessed from the aft cabin. There is a separate shower compartment

• Electric ventilation
• Mirror with cubbie behind it
• Sink
• Cubbie - Under sink and behind head
• Head - Vacuflush
• Separate shower compartment, all in fiberglass with a molded seat, and a glass door.

Electrical:

12-volt DC system; 110-volt AC system. AC is supplied by an 8 kW Westerbeke generator or (2) 30-amp shorepower; Heart inverter; Six (6) volt AGM batteries house bank, two 12 volt engine batteries. 

Mechanical:



The Caterpillar 3208 TA is well regarded as one of the best marine engines you can put into a vessel It is a V-8 configured 10.4L block. These are rated at 375 hp each and easily push the boat along and give her a top end of 24 knots. Engines now have just over 2,200 original hours. MMC electronic engine controls; freshwater cooling system; Racor fuel filter/water separators; electric heat. Valve adjusted at 820 hours. Oil change system for quick servicing of main engines.