1978 Gulfstar 43 Mark ll

GULFSTAR 43 CENTER-COCKPIT SLOOP ROUND THE WORLD or LIVE-ABOARD - this boat has done both. From the Golden Age of fiberglass yachts, this 1979 boat is solidly built with a beautiful teak interior and a safe, thick hull. A renowned bluewater yacht, with a RECENT ENGINE replacement, new Raymarine instruments, and a comfortable live-aboard layout. The Gulfstar 43 Mark II is a center cockpit sloop, 43 long, nearly 12 beam, and a 5 modified fin keel with skeg-hung rudder. She is in good condition, ready to go.

INTERIOR: Inside she is beautifully built in teak, with a teak and holly sole, and over six foot headroom in most areas. From the bow, she has a double berth forecabin: private head with two entrance doors; a large salon with a leafed table, opposing settees and a diesel heater; a full galley with recent refrigerator; a navigation area and seat with integral toolbox; then back through a passageway lined with cupboards to the engine room; and on to the master cabin with queen bed and separate head. Huge amounts of storage throughout, with more fitted cupboards than usual. The first owner was a rocket scientist (really!) I have owned and maintained her since then, but I have hardly used her over the past few years, so I have reluctantly decided to sell her. Private sale, no dealers please.

Equipment: EXTERIOR: She has Profurl roller furling on both the jib and the main, a cruising spinnaker in a sock, and a storm jib, plus an unused spare mainsail. She has sprayhood and bimini, wide side decks, fore and aft anchors with heavy winch and lots of chain, Hypalon inflatable with outboard, and upgraded stainless steel opening portholes. EQUIPMENT: In the sound-proofed engine room the old Perkins is replaced by a Kubota/Beta 40 horse power which starts and runs perfectly. It has under 100 hours, being little used since replacement three years ago. The generator is a trusty Westerbeke 3.8kw. Kuuma water heater. Recent and little used Raymarine radar, autopilot and navigation, wind and speed. Simrad DSC VHF radio plus a Horizon hand-held VHF. She also has a HUGE amount of spares and equipment from her round-the-world sailing days, including wind generator, wave generator, storm drogue, boom brake, two Lectrasan head treatment units, and large amounts of Sunbrella upholstery fabric. She is ready to go, but the new owner may want to paint/antifoul the hull (regularly cleaned by divers), maybe update some of the upholstery, and perhaps replace the lenses of the main hatches.