44' Gulfstar Center Cockpit Sloop

Description

44' Gulfstar Center Cockpit Sloop

Loaded boat needs some work and TLC

Boat name: Unicorn

Year: 1980 hull, 1981 fitted out and sold

Located: SE US Coast

Hull material : Fiberglass

Engine/Fuel type: Single diesel rebuilt for previous owner, current hours 2380.

Additional specs, Equipment and Information

Builder/Designer R. Lazzara

Dimensions:

LOA: 44' 9” LWL: 35' 6” Beam: 13' 2” Draft: 5' 6”

Displacement: 26,000 lbs dry weight, new and empty

Engine: Perkins Model 4-154 HP: 62

Cruising speed: 6 kts @ 2000 rpm Max speed: 8+ kts

Tankage:

Fuel: 80 gal. Diesel

Water: 60 gal. in separate tanks, plus 50 gal under aft bunk

Holding: 30 gal.

Accommodations:

• Salon features an L-shaped settee to port, and bench settee to starboard,

  with drop leaf dining table amidships. On the forward bulkhead a 22” flat panel TV/monitor with integral DVD player, wall mounted to swing in wide arc. Very generous bookshelves, storage, lights, fans plus two overhead opening hatches

• Galley, aft and to port, one shallow step down, is the U-Shaped galley with great access to the cockpit yet out of the way of foot traffic.

  Deep top-opening refrigerator/freezer has custom heat resistant cutting board top and a

  Crosby holding plate and extra insulation .

  Shipmate 3 burner gimbaled stove with ovenis behind a safety bar to protect the cook.

The main sink faucet will supply hot and cold fresh water, and the small single faucet will

supply charcoal filtered drinking water from the added aft tanks under the bunk

Microwaveoven is above stove, plus lights, fan, and roomy storage lockers and drawers. .

Opening port into the cockpit is handy for ventilation, cords, and supplying needed items to

the crew.

The safe propane system consists of a Trident gas sniffer with alarm and automatic shut off

and a solenoid switch that shuts the gas off at the remote tank.

• Navigation Station to starboard has three commodious lockers, two shelves, and a slanted top for working with charts. There is a safe inside. Just across the passageway aft is easy access to the engine room, the circuit board, power system switches and voltmeter.

• The Aft Stateroom contains a large double berth (new innerspring mattress in 2003), storage under, custom lockers port and starboard, drawers, a hanging locker, Force 10 propane heater, and a large opening hatch overhead. Fans lights and speakers supply comforts. On the forward bulkhead of the stateroom is a large beveled mirror with shelves behind door below.

• The Aft Head compartment with manual head and separate standing stall shower with a seat as well. Good storage in the head, another beveled mirror, lights, the sink, opening port and ventilator above. Head is plumbed to supply the intake with fresh or sea water, selected by turning a thruhull handle.

• The Forward Stateroom features twin single berths that can join to make a double, a private door to the forward head, a great deal of storage in lockers, drawers, on shelves, plus a hanging locker (currently holding tools).

  This center cockpit vessel has multiple opening ports (with screens), 4 deck hatches, 7 fans, Super Therm insulating head liner and a 2-zone air condition for hot or cold weather.

  Electronics

• Autohelm 7000 autopilot (with Autohelm 6000 display still mounted in cockpit)

• Autohelm instruments depth, speed, wind direction, wind speed.

• Danforth 5” Constellation compass with stainless steel housing. Was professionally serviced in 2010.

• Horizon Intrepid VHF Radio with remote location in cockpit.

• Marine Stereo FM/CD Radiowith Bose speakers in salon and aft cabin and selector switch. Outlets but no speakers in cockpit.

• Raymarine GPS antenna receiver on radar mast.

• Raymarine network wiring underneath chart table seat, not used recently.

• Insulated back stay and hull-mounted bronze ground plate (Dyna plate) for use as HAM or SSB radio antenna.

• Raymarine 24” Radome RD424 24 mile radar mounted on the front of the mast with line guard. Compatible with Raymarine's Classic Chartplotters. Cable routed through mast and waiting for an compatible display

Electrical

• Air Breeze wind generator. Mounted but not connected, blades in storage so save wear and tear on turbine.

• 2500 watt Heart inverter with 25 amp, 12v battery charger and control/monitoring panel on galley bulkhead

• (4) 4D AGM sealed batteries arranged in two banks new in 2010.

• Optima multi-cell AGM marine starter battery

• (2) Balmar alternators, a 100 amp and a 160 amp with double pulley. Both have received new harnesses in 2011.

• Lightening protection by grounding system throughout boat

• (2) Balmar Smart regulators to control alternator output into battery banks

• Revamped battery banks and cables with easily accessible switches to combine or isolate the house banks and the engine battery.

• (2) 135 Solar panels mounted on a custom rack on top of the bimini frame. Rack allows panels to be easily disconnected and removed for safe keeping in severe weather.

• 60 amp Outbank Controller for the solar panels, provides extra capacity for more panels in the future.

• (2) 120VAC Shore Power outlets. One for air conditioners, the other for regular shore power..

• (2) 50ft 30 amp power cords

• 12v lighting in all hanging lockers

• (2) sets of bow navigation lights, controlled by a switch near the anchor locker.

• Tri-color Masthead Light with Strobe (The plastic cover blew off in Hurricane Matthew. Have not been up to inspect so don't know whether the light itself is damaged or not.)

• Masthead anchor light.

• Deck flood lights on mast and aft radar mount (also lights in lazarette)

• Original electrical panel

• Battery isolator

Sailing Equipment

• New mast,standing rigging, and chain plates (2004)

• Sta-Lok terminals on all standing rigging

• Mast height above waterline 55' 4” + for bridge clearance

• Cutter rig with permanent jib stay

• Winches all self-tailing

(2)Lewmar #62s 12 vdc primary winches in cockpit

(2) Barient #32s in the cockpit

(1) Lewmar #30s in cockpit for mainsail

(2) Barient #21s on mast

(1) Barient #22s on mast

• Sail handling

Furlboom roller furler for mainsail with boom brake (1999)

Roller furling forestay by Hood

Roller furling on jib stay by Facnor

Blocks, furling lines, organizers and clutch to make it all work

Whisker pole in deck chocks, mast track with car for deploying

More halyards, lines and sheets that you will need

A number of winch handles including a two speed one

• Sail Inventory

Fully battened mainsail by Peter Grimm (1999)

135% High Cut Genoa Jib by Second Wind (2004)

Very heavy furling staysail that was the storm jib for an enormous sailing yacht, never used

Slightly smaller medium weight furling staysail that is rigged for use with a club.

Bags for all sails but smallest staysail

Deck Configuration and Equipment

• Center cockpit

  Teak deck grate

Pedestal guard and mounts for compass and all instruments. Large elk hide covered wheel.

Opening port on cockpit sole for inspections and adjustments

Up/Down switch for electric windlass

Reserve autopilot display

Remote station for Intrepid VHF radio with recent unused white ram mike

Bimini and full enclosure by Down East Canvas in 2006, includes sunshade for

front and forward side panelsBOAT

• Ground tackle

Simpson Lawrence Heavy Duty Vertical Electric Windlass with drum and gypsy

Double bow roller

Dual anchor rode lockers

66# Bruce anchor

45# Delta anchor

FX23 Fortress anchor

(2) 150' anchor rodes for anchor lockers, one spliced to 90' of new G4 chain

(2) Spare anchor rodes in deck bags, one 150' and the other 250'

Numerous 12vdc outlets to run the large spotlight with long curly cord

• Also Useful on deck

Brand new Martek 350 dinghy davits with stabilizer bar

St Croix Little Crane for lifting motor or other things

Custom made Motor Mount by Gray Greko

Factory stainless steel boarding ladder that folds up to stern rail

Dock Step box for stepping from low dock, also used for line storage on deck

Partial deck awnings for box and stern areas

Bow and stern fresh water wash down faucets

Vertical pipe storage for boat hooks, brushes etc on stern rail

Support board for jerry cans when tying them on deck

Flag halyards port and starboard

Dock lines, fenders etc

Mechanical and Plumbing

• Keeping the water out

12vdc Rule 3700 Manual/Automatic bilge pump in mast sump with auto to manual switch.

12vdc Small automatic bilge pump in engine sump.

110vac Very large automatic bilge pump for unusual flooding at the dock.

Four cockpit drains and two more on the side decks.

• Engine Systems

Borge-Warner Velvet Drive transmission (2003?)

Dual Racor fuel filters with vacuum gauge, good supply of spare filters

12VSC fuel pump for work with fuel filters

Extra starter button in engine room

PYI Lasdrop shaft seal

Two professionally rebuilt bronze Jabsco water pumps, one on the engine, the other a spare

Line cutting spurs on propeller shaft, plus spares

An image of the trip maintenance log is included in the images.

• Other Equipment

Stainless Steel Water Heater for 110VAC or engine Cooling Water(110VAC now)

2 zone CruiseAir air conditioning heat pumps with compressors

Force 10 vented propane heater in aft cabin

Macerator for Holding Tank plus a spare

Tank Tender for holding tank. New unit to swap out old one

New vent hose BOATbarb on holding tank (needs hose to thruhull, very important! )

Some tools and lots of spares of all kinds

Safety Equipment

MOB pole in mounts

Throw rope in bag to throw inflatable life ring, also in bag

Floating light for attachment to MOB pole

(2) Jack lines for harness attachment

(2) Type I Offshore life jackets, new and unused

Day shapes, flares, flare gun, signaling devices, etc

30” high bow pulpit and stern push-pit and 30” stanchions

New upper and lower lifelines (2004)

Separate propane locker that drains overboard with two aluminum 10# tanks and separate

regulators and hoses for stove and aft cabin heater

(2) Carbon dioxide detectors

Gas sniffer alarm for heater in aft cabin

Gas sniffer for stove with alarm and automatic shut off

Remote shut off of gas supply from solenoid switch in galley

Current dated fire extinguishers, plus two spares in storage

Engine room fire extinguishing system (sodium bicarb, not halon)

Included in sale

• The boat in on the hard at a DIY boatyard on the SE US coast. Not many DIY yards left.

• Boat's labeled aluminum folding ladder to climb to the boat's boarding ladder to get on

• Most of the supplies and parts needed for repairs are in the garage which will be turned over to the new owner. It is a couple of miles from the boatyard and rents for $75 a month. Management has approved transferal.

• Boatyard will be paid in full as soon as the boat is sold, subject to snail mail.

• Any sales and licensing taxes in your chosen state will be your own responsibility. Boat's current state registration is not transferable to a new owner.

These will be shipped to you when payment is completed.

• Boat US Coast Guard document has just been renewed and is ready for transfer of ownership with US Coast Guard Vessel Center. They will require a bill of sale which I will supply reflecting the Ebay purchase details.

• Other important paperwork and receipts. Instructions and information on most boat systems are in boxed binders (see image)

• At list of projects and repairs I think need to be done/completed at your discretion. May have missed something but nothing major. Available at request during the auction.

Disclaimers

Key to listing details: Rather than clutter an already long list of things I have not noted where a project has not been completed or where a repair needs to be made. I have made a list of those things as I can remember and it will be available.

Key to photographs: In the water and interior shots are a few years old, exterior shots not in the water are recent. Ditto shots of things in storage.

Unicorn has been on the hard for over three years. I have worked on it on and off leaving it closed up the rest of the time. I removed “soft goods” when I moved off the boat, temporarily I thought, and later I moved a lot of other stuff to storage in a garage I rented for the purpose. The storage shots show generally what is in storage, everything pertaining to the boat, most of the materials for larger projects, and many spares etc.

I returned from out of state in the last few months to take photographs and sort out and photograph the garage items. I found water in the boat (I had not put the enclosure up since I was leaving the boat going into hurricane season). Torrential spring rains had gotten into the boat through the companionway slide which is usually covered by the bimini top. It's small drain holes had clogged up forcing water out of the slide troughs into the boat. I had the boat pumped out and cleaned, the batteries recharged. I was told the cables and contacts would need some attention. Consumer electronics inside may have succumbed to the heat and moisture. The marine ones should be fine.

Also the boatyard unplugged the boat to move some outlets around and failed to plug it in again. I believe the inverter/charger ran the batteries down valiantly trying to charge them with no power supply. It should be turned off when the boat is either not connected to shore power or someone is using it for 110 in the boat and is monitoring battery conditions.

This ad represents the boat as well as I can though I cannot 100% guarantee total accuracy. Winch sizes for instance came from the listing when I bought the boat. It said the big alternator was 270 amps but I think it is probably 160 amps and so put that in the listing copy. It may actually be 270 amps..

Because I am not able to show the boat it will not be available to inspect. I have been as thorough about the boats equipment and conditions as possible but because I am not there this sale will have to be

AS IS-WHERE IS.

IF YOU HAVE A LOW FEEDBACK SCORE OR FEW TRANSACTIONS YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING.

I will be glad to answer any questions you may have and supply you with a list of projects that need completion and repairs to be made.

This is a beautiful, wonderful, capable, roomy, stable boat, well worth a little of someone's time to finish the to-do list that failing health kept me from completing.

WINNING BIDDER GETS A COMPLETE SET OF PAPER CHARTS FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC!

Thank you for your patience reading this long listing. Happy bidding and good luck!