2016 Ocean Alexander 72' 72 Pilothouse

ESCAPE

Description

ESCAPE is one of the finest 2016 model Ocean Alexander 72's on the market. She has a great owner history and has been maintained in impeccable shape. The exterior paint is like new, and the interior is in excellent shape.

ESCAPE comfortably sleeps six in three ensuite staterooms plus a crew cabin aft with a full bathroom for a captain or extra guests. She has many custom features that make her a rare opportunity for the most discriminating buyer, and she is easy to show in Chesapeake City, Maryland.

Exterior finishes are like new, and the interior was completely redone in 2025.

Upgrades and Features

• New enclosures 2024
• New carpets, interior coverings, and furniture 2025
• New galley flooring and countertops 2025
• AIS vessel monitoring system
• 2nd Kohler 23 KW Generator (2nd one is an upgrade)
• Watermaker Sea Recovery 900 gallons per day
• Gulf Coast fuel polisher
• Oil changing system
• 2nd Stabilizer monitor on flybridge
• Aft deck plug in engine controls
• Enclosed bridge surrounded with 24,000 BTU'S A/C
• Teak deck on bridge under hard top
• EPIRB auto release
• Internet modem and booster
• Mounted hard top
• 8-person life raft
• Teak deck chairs and lounge chairs
• Gypsy awning on flybridge that covers back deck for shade
• 3 x Underwater lights
• Wired Yacht Controller remote
• Foot activated salon to aft door button for ease of door opening
• Phantom screens on doors

Walkthrough

ESCAPE has been well maintained; she has a beautiful painted finish that looks new, teak designed for easy access all around the vessel, beginning with the boarding gates on each side and full walk-around side decks.

The aft has a full wet bar with sink, refrigerator, and a 32" flip-down TV with DVD player if needed for entertainment. The aft deck has both bench seating and several occasional chairs around a large table.

ESCAPE has 4 cabins in total, which include 3 staterooms in the main part of the boat and a cabin aft for crew or additional guests. The boat comfortably sleeps 6 guests in 3 staterooms, including a large full-beam master stateroom accessed via a private staircase located off the main salon. The guest staterooms are located forward of the lower helm, and both are ensuite. Crew accommodations are separate, aft, and complete with a full ensuite bath.

Entering through the electric aluminum and glass sliding doors from the aft deck, you will find the salon with expansive windows, an L-shaped settee and a captain’s chair opposite, along with a pop-up flatscreen TV on a lift for your entertainment. On the port side, a private staircase leads down to the full-beam master stateroom ensuite.

Moving forward from the main salon, up two steps is the true gathering place aboard the yacht: the galley and helm station, which has ample seating around a good-sized table.

Next to the lower helm, a staircase leads down to the guest staterooms. The VIP stateroom is all the way forward, which features a custom-sized centerline queen bed. The 2nd guest stateroom features an over/under bunk arrangement, and both are ensuite with the smaller bath doubling as the "day head" for guests.

The second access point to the flybridge is a set of stairs that lead from the galley, with an easy-flip-open glass door. The flybridge has a second helm with all instrumentation as below, two (2) mechanical helm chairs along with a large table and full bar with sink, refrigerator, and 3 adjustable bar stools, and non-skid flooring to make your entertaining flow with ease. There is also a 32" flip-down TV with DVD player and an electric cooktop. Further aft is the davit and tender.

Mechanically, she also has a Fuel Polishing System and Oil Changing System, and an additional Kohler 23 KW genset generator. The fresh water system has been upgraded with a Sea Recovery 900 GPD Water Maker.

Docking the Escape comes with ease with the many upgraded features for the owner or captain, which include full walk-around decks, the flip-open door to the pilothouse, the electric sliding glass door from salon to the aft deck, along with heavy-duty corner cleats on both sides of the Euro transom. There are also two control stations, one on the flybridge and the other in the pilothouse, with complete engine instrumentation lit up with modern switches and a Kahlenberg heavy-duty horn if needed. The flybridge has all the navigation equipment you have down below. The hydraulic bow and stern thrusters give you everything you need to dock safely and comfortably.

Other features for ease of docking include hydraulic key power stabilizer control for thruster, wireless yacht remote control, second stabilizer monitor on the flybridge, ACR searchlight with two (2) remotes, both on the flybridge and pilothouse.

Exterior

• Flybridge has a hardtop and a flip-open fixed glass door from the lower helm
• Flybridge has two (2) Stidd mechanical helm chairs
• Electric aluminum and glass sliding door to salon from aft with button and foot opening button
• Granite wet bar with sink, bar, and refrigerator on the flybridge and bar stools
• Granite wet bar with sink and refrigerator on aft
• Ice maker in salon
• ACR Searchlight
• 3 x Underwater lights
• Flybridge seating with teak decks under hardtop
• Teak deck on aft deck and walkway to midship
• Teak on steps and swim platform
• Boarding gates on port and starboard sides
• Heavy-duty corner cleats on both sides of the Euro transom
• U-shaped rails on the swim platform
• Lighted OA logo
• Sunpad at bow
• Custom exterior canvas and windshield mesh covers
• Anchor cover
• Electric cooktop on flybridge
• Flybridge can be air-conditioned and has a Lexan windscreen
• Flip-down 32" TV with DVD on flybridge and aft seating area

Electronics

• Pilothouse/Lower helm
• Ritchie Compass 5"
• VHF radio is ICOM M506 VHF DSC
• Furuno Nav pilot Auto pilot
• Maretron multi-function gauge panel for wind
• Furuno Navnet system with six displays, charts
• Furuno sonar (depth) and Furuno Radar
• ACR RCL 100D spotlight
• Engine Controls, single lever
• Stabilizer monitor on the flybridge
• Wired yacht controller remote on the flybridge
• Duplicate lower helm electronics on the flybridge

Pilothouse/Electronics

• Custom-manufactured thick veneer wood flooring
• L-Shaped dinette with chart drawer under sunken and extended dash with instrumentation
• Wood table top with storage cabinet under windshield defrosters
• Weathertight pantograph doors to the side deck
• 2 x helm seats with one (1) Llebroc mechanical helm seat
• Custom design pilot station

Master Stateroom

• King-size bed
• Enlarged tinted windows with custom engineering
• Custom cedar-lined closet
• Granite marble shower floor and granite shower seat
• Storage under bed
• Granite countertop at TV cabinet private head with shower stall "ensuite"
• Bureau with chest of drawers
• Two nightstands with countertop
• Ultra leather-upholstered headboard

Crew Quarters

• Entire space air-conditioned with full-height storage on the starboard side
• Flip berth space can accommodate a double berth bed or can be for additional storage; when flipped up, it provides 6' x 6' x 3' full height storage space
• Sink with storage cabinetry, separate head, and one-piece design for a mildew/leak proof shower stall with retractable stairs to provide easier access to the head and shower stall

General Construction

• Fiberglass hull bottom with white vinyl rub railings with SS insert bronze through-hull fittings.
• Vinylester resin with marine-grade structural foam. High density allows for high temperature resistivity and is a particular advantage in thermal and acoustic insulation.
• Reinforced Collision Bulkhead
• Fiberglass with infusion lamination manufacturing technology
• Stainless steel hardware
• 2" elliptical 316 stainless steel handrails & stanchions, main deck and 11/2"on Flybridge.
• Elliptical conforms better to human grip than traditional round rails. Provides greater "grip strength" for safety and comfort (Unique OA feature)
• Ocean Alexander employs various techniques to reduce sound and vibration through various proprietary techniques for controlling sound and transmission noise.
• Weathertight bulkheads with further sound and temperature insulation.
• Marine-grade aluminum beams for floors, walls and ceilings. Provides greater rigidity, monolithic structure, and solidness while underway.
• Use of crossknit directional with carbon fiber in high-stress areas for added structural integrity.

Deck and Pilothouse

• Chain locker in bow with hinged access and removable swim ladder
• Port and Starboard boarding gates, Ventilation hatch forward, trunk top fiberglass with staircase to Flybridge
• Fiberglass swim platform with Euro transom

Mechanical Equipment

Engines

• 2x Caterpillar C18 Acert 1150 hp
• 2x Control Stations: Flybridge and pilothouse with complete engine instrumentation with lighted, modern switches
• Electric throttle and shift controls for engines with single levers for each
• Engine Alarm System (oil and temperature)
• Intake / Exhaust fans with a demister to eliminate moisture from the intake airflow to keep machinery dry.
• Adjustable/Reversible Delta T fans for engine exhaust located on the superstructure instead of the hull side.Maximizes water protection and salt spray, resulting in safer and lower-maintenance ownership. (Unique OAFeature).
• Wet exhaust, including water temperature, oil pressure, hour meter, and start/stop controls in the engine room and remote start/stop controls in the pilothouse.
• Stainless steel engine beds
• Stainless steel rail on the side of the engines

Generators

• 2x Generators (Kohler 23W Genset) with fuel/water separators, mounted and installed with sound shield and vibration dampener.

Steering/Control

• Hydraulic steering system with SS rudders and bronze struts with cutlass bearings.
• Zincs on rudders and shafts
• High performance, computer design, and machined class "S" propellers
• 2x Stidd mechanical helm seats on flybridge (white x2)
• One Stidd mechanical helm seat in the pilothouse

Windlass/Mooring

• Hydraulic windlass, Maxwell VWLP3500C
• Stainless Steel plow type anchor 80 lbs with 300 ft anchor chain (3/8" HT) and chain stopper chain counter
• Handsfree anchor chain wash system - allows for cleaning of the chain during anchor operation

Thrusters and Stabilizers

• Hydraulic bow thruster (25 HP) and stern (15HP)
• Hydraulic Keypower stabilizer (6 Sq ft x 2) control for thruster

Plumbing

Fresh Water System

• 2 mm thickness 316 SS water tank with sight gauge, fresh water outlet with hose for engines and generators, fresh water wash down, at bow & stern & boat deck, Dockside water connection

Hot Water Heater

• 1 x 40-gallon water heater with high-density fiberglass insulation and a high-efficiency heating element

Fuel System

• 4.5mm thickness 5052 aluminum fuel tanks with sight gauges
• Dual Racor fuel/water separator with valves for engine and generator
• Both side fillers for fuel tanks
• Flame arrestor installed in fuel system (designed to prevent ignition of fumes during fueling/heavy operation)
• Fuel system with venting and "catchment system" designed for burps or overflow accidents.

Bilge/Discharge

• Common drainage system for bar sink, shower, bilge, and exterior deck
• Bilge pump in forward and aft of the engine room
• Automatic bilge pump with manual and automatic switches in each space as divided by weathertight bulkheads.
• High water alarms mounted in each bilge zone
• 24V Shower sump pumps
• Manual bilge pump
• Dry bilge area in the center of the engine room

Galley

• Starboard side granite countertops
• Kenyon ceramic glass cooktop
• Jenn Air stainless refrigerator side by side with bottom freezer
• Twin stainless steel deep well sink
• Jenn Air microwave and dishwasher
• Garbage disposal
• Keurig coffee maker
• Abundant storage in galley

Recent Updates & Services Completed 2023

• 1000 hr service performed on both main engines
• Both main engine heat exchangers were cleaned and pressure tested
• Aftercooler and gear coolers inspected
• Recent coil clean on all a/c chillers
• 3 newly replaced flybridge 17” Hatteland Nav screens
• Stabilizer serviced and seals replaced
• Shaft seals replaced and housings
• 2 new raw water a/c pumps
• Fire suppression system serviced.
• New raw water and coolant pump on Stbd main
• New engine start batteries
• New a/c room bilge pump
• Full davit service with new pump, seals, and rigging
• New davit wireless controller
• New salon carpet
• Recently sanded teak decking
• New flybridge aft enclosure
• New salon a/c air handler
• Windlass services
• 3 new underwater lights
• New a/c raw water seacock
• Tender recently serviced
• New bottom paint
• New zincs and prop speed
• New cutlass bearings
• Recent generators serviced and oil/filters changed
• New fenders
• Full exterior waxed/polished in December 2022
• New salon icemaker
• New galley disposal
• New Nav UPS

Exclusions

Exclusions are to include, but are not limited to, the owner's personal items. A detailed list of exclusions is to be provided upon written request at time of sale.

Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

Disclaimer

The company 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.

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