1977 Gulfstar 37 sailboat bluewater yacht

Description

For sale / auction is a 1977 Gulfstar 37 aft cockpit sloop which has been outfitted for bluewater cruising and living aboard. I've had her for 2 1/2 years (bought for $25.000 in St. Petersburg FL) and put ~ $50.000 in her as she was basically a Tampa Bay day sailing boat.
Due to her specific layout, she's ideal for a couple as she has a comfy V-Berth and the largest cockpit lockers of all time, but no aft stateroom or quarter berths. As I am planing to go sailing with a bunch of friends, her layout is not practical for me anymore. She does have settees on either side in the salon which pull out to doubles, but well, it's the salon and not a cabin with a door.
I've sailed her across the Caribbean and through the Bahamas for, having her hauled out 5 times in 2 years for maintenance. I have been through some heavy weather with her in the offshore Atlantic and she behaved very well. You can find some info on Gulfstar Sailboats online; look especially for the late 70s and 80s models made in cooperation with Ted Hood, as the early designs by founder Vince Lazzara were questionable interchangeable molds that could be trawlers or sailboats. This caused some bad rep for Gulfstar Yachts, and eventually Lazzara teamed up with Ted Hood to design some sturdy oceangoing sailboats from 1976 on. The fiberglass on the bow section is ~1 1/4" thick, and she has an encapsulated modified fin shoal draft (5') keel (part of the hull, not bolted on) and a skegged rudder. It's a really thick sturdy plastic classic tank.
Although she is German flagged right now, I hold the US title and all documentation, thus re-flagging her back to US is the same procedure as buying any other US boat. There shouldn't be any additional fees or bureaucratic hassles.
Engine
Perkins 4.108 with 50hp on paper, 2600 hours. Borg Warner velvet drive transmission. Three blade bronze prop.
Engine has new heat exchanger, new starter motor, new raw water pump, new exhaust elbow gasket, new hoses all 2016. Has recently been cleaned and starts on the first key turn.
- 2 racor 500 fuel filters and water separators, electrical fuel boost pump
- fuel hoses for daytank installation exist; could easily be installed below galley sink or in cockpit locker (to enhance fuel capacity or as safety redundancy)
Sails + Rigging
- A relatively small rigg (no racing spar) which enhances safety in heavy weather, mast with full mast steps. Single fore- and backstay, upper and double lower (fore- and aft) shrouds, all SS slightly oversized.
- one mainsail 2013 Doyle with double reef cringles and a sewn in lazy bag/lazy jack system; the bag becomes part of the sail when hoisted. Lazy bag needs zipper replacement.
- 2011 150% genoa and 120% genoa, both in okay to good condition (crispy but suffered some light stains), Hood roller furling with double foil (could hoist both sails at the same time for downwind sailing)
- 2 Lewmar self tailing sheet winches, 3 Lewmar regular winches @ mast and coachroof
- Running rigging 2014-15
- Standing rigging 2010
Electrical
- 30A shore power with 20A battery charger, 4 x 2014 6V Marine deep cycle golf cart batteries plus 1 x service free 2013 12V truck starter battery.
- 2 x 100W flexible solar panels (2016) with MPPT controller (2015), space for 2 more on Bimini (had overall 400W but had to replace panels)
- 600W pure sine inverter
- Interior all LED warm white lighting, some of which are switchable red/white
- 2 sets of Nav lights, mast top tricolor and classic trim level nav lights, the lower set is LED. Running light and stern light are incandescent.
- 110V outlets all over the cabin in every corner
- 30A shore power cable
Electronics
- NMEA2000 network with Raymarine ST70 multifunction instrument, masthead wind-, depth- and speed transducers (2014) barometric pressure and barograph and depth graph functions. Could connect anything from engine- and rudder transducers to NMEA tank gauges and and and.
- New 2016 Garmin chartplotter
- Furuno radar with LCD display, Radar antenna on stern mounted Garhauer equipment pole with outboard engine lift (2016).
- Standard Horizon Explorer VHF with GPS and DSC, plus cockpit remote with LED display
- EmTrak B100 AIS transceiver with own antenna and GPS
- Raymarine ST4000+ wheel drive Autopilot with new belt
- 2015 West marine waterproof speakers and 4 x high quality interior speakers, Sony USB + Bluetooth car radio
- older flatscreen TV on bulkhead
Galley + head
- Pressure hot/cold water in galley and head
- double sink
- large toploading compressor fridge (no freezer)
- 3 burner Force10 propane stove/oven with dedicated propane locker @ cockpit with own drain
- 85 gal water tank
- Jabsco Marine pump toilet with rebuild spare kit
- 15gal holding tank (not connected atm)
- Retractable shower head faucet and electrical shower sump drain pump
- Head is accessible from both V berth and main salon (2 doors).
Misc
- Large square shaped cockpit with 4 big drains, sits 6-8 people
- Salon with settees and drop leaf salon table, sits 6
- Custom foam / vinyl cockpit cushions (need vinyl spray paint touch up)
- Davits for 8-10ft dinghy
- 2 anchors, 44lbs CQR and 45lbs Delta with 200ft G4 chain and 200ft 3strand nylon rode
- 2 x A/C - 1x window unit 6000btu and 1x portable duct hose unit 8000btu (standard household A/Cs - not marine units)
- A lot of cruising gear like whisker pole, jerry jugs, new fenders, docklines, cables... etc.

The boat has been used and of course there are some issues which reflects in the starting bid.
- The bowsprit had to be shortened after a collision incident, also the bow pulpit has to be re-fastened.
- The manual anchor windlass is not working as of now
- The swim platform needs welding or bolting repair on the bracket
- The teak varnish needs to be redone, especially toerails and handrails. (Cockpit and dorade vent boxes just done)
- There are some cabin sole water damage places; the V-berth floor and the galley floor both have old water damage and some soft spots which are cosmetic (bulkheads are fine)
- I am in the middle of a tank bottom cleaning and day tank installation
The pictures were taken between 2015 and 2016, the pictured dinghy is not part of the auction or sale. If you are seriously interested, you could make an appointment to see the boat in person - please make use of this opportunity as I do not refund.
If you have questions, please send email as I am out of country but will be back by 25th of October. ebay message or danielkarlkrause at gmail dot com
Boat is in the water and ready to go.
The boat is sold AS IS WHERE IS; buyer is responsible for pick up at Port Charlotte, FL, USA - Cash only at pick up, no owner financing, do not contact me with brokerage offers.

Thank you!