Gulfstar Motorsailer

Le Vent is hull number 32 from Gulfstar in its acclaimed 36 Auxiliary series.  This well laid out motorsailer has been declared one of the best live-aboard cruisers ever to come out of South Florida. While some of the early 1970’s Gulfstars had issues, by the 1980’s these deficiencies had been overcome. The boat sleeps eight comfortably and has a huge amount of storage area. The teak interior is like new and so are the cushions. The 50 HP FWC Perkins 4-108 diesel has relatively low hours (~1,100) and has been meticulously maintained by the owner. The sails, bimini and dodger are also in good condition. The bottom was painted in October 2014 and zincs were renewed in October 2014 as well. This boat has been owned by the same individual for many years and thus has literally hundreds of personal upgrades. The hull was peeled and re-glassed using Knytex 1708 cloth and Vinylester resin in June 1996. No blisters visible since then. If you are a serious cruiser, this may well be your boat!

Gulfstar 36 Motorsailer

LOA: 36’ 1”

LWL: 30’ 4”

Beam: 12’ 0”

Draft: 4’ 10”

Displacement: 15,000 pounds

Ballast: 5,840 pounds

Sail Area: 608 sq. ft.

Water: 80 gallons

Fuel: 50 gallons

Holding Tank: None (Electrasan)

Designer: Richard Lazzara

Accommodations:

All wood below is varnished teak in excellent condition with varnished teak and holly sole. The cushions are also in excellent condition and are beige with narrow muted stripes. All bunks have lee cloths and 12 Vdc reading lamps. All hatches have screens and all port lights have both screens and heavy weather lenses. The boat is wired with 110 Vac receptacles strategically located throughout.

Starting from the pointy end, the forward cabin has a good sized forepeak locker forward with sold teak double doors. A large double V berth cushion (no insert) with shelves to port and starboard take up the bulk of the compartment. There is storage under the berth in the form of two deep lockers (one had the Electrasan and battery. The other is empty. There is also a double door cabinet below the aft end of the berth. Spare engine parts are stored there and go with the boat. A large hanging locker is to port and a door opens to starboard into the enclosed shower/head compartment. Ventilation is provided by an overhead hatch, a dorade vent and an opening port light.

Moving aft through the oval teak privacy door to the forward compartment leaves two beautiful double door cabinets (one over the other) to port and the second door to the head to starboard. The head includes a marine toilet with adjacent stainless steel double sink with hot and cold pressure water in a vanity and small cabinet under the sink and a large cupboard outboard above the toilet. A large shower stall separate from the toilet area has a telephone shower fixture with hot and cold pressure water, two shelves and a teak seat. Ventilation is provided by an opening port light and two dorade vents.

Continuing aft is the main salon. The central focus of this is the double drop leaf teak table. A 6’ settee is to starboard with storage behind the seatback in three cubbies. The seatback also becomes a pilot berth. The starboard settee coverts to a slide out double and has storage under along with three cubbies behind the seatback. There are also two cabinets and two large book shelves above the settee. Light and ventilation are provided by an overhead hatch, four non opening ports, one opening port and a dorade vent.

Aft of the salon to port is the L shaped galley. It is equipped with a double stainless steel deep sink with hot and cold pressure water a spigot for draining the ice box and a fresh water tank vent spigot. The galley also has a Shipmate two burner propane stove and oven with pots and pans storage under and an 8.5 cubic foot ice box.   There is also a large dry stores locker in the counter top. There are seven dish, glass and flatware cabinets outboard and aft of the space.

To port is the navigation station with a unique chart table that has been enhanced by the owner to take a chart kit with drafting board (included).   There is storage under the chart table in the form of a cabinet and additionally there are four convenient drawers. Aft of the navigation station is wet locker with louvered teak door and then the double quarter berth (fuel tank with the fuel shutoff and gauge under). The berth also has two storage compartments under and solid teak ceiling panel outboard.

The engine is located under the five step companionway ladder and has an easily accessible sound insulated teak door and a hatch that is part of the counter top.

Systems and Miscellaneous:

Mechanical:

Perkins 4-108 FWC diesel (50 HP) with Racor fuel water separator and 2:1 Hurth transmission

New 75 Amp alternator

Calculated hours are 1,106 hours (old hour meter died but the hours from that plus the owners log allows this calculation)

Electric bilge pump with spare onboard.

Quick change oil pump.

Six gallon 110 Vac/engine water heater

Manual bilge pump

Bronze three bladed prop with ss shaft with a Permanent Shaft Seal

Electrical:

AC Shore power receptacle and three power cords totaling 100 feet.

Main electrical panel under companionway with breakers and switches and AC and DC voltmeters.  

One SRM 24 wet cell 12 Vdc battery for the start system, one AGM 24 battery for the house system with a battery switch on main AC/DC panel (new October 2014)

One AGM 24 battery with high current breaker for Electrasan system.

Electrasan system (looks like new but not used in recent past)

Solar panel with hook up to cigarette lighter receptacle on main panel (connects to Starboard cabin light breaker).

Electronic:

Garmin GPS 48

Standard Horizon Depth

Standard Horizon Speed (inop)

Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF (antenna on mast inop)

CPT Wheel Pilot auto pilot with wired remote

Ritchie Compass, Edson binnacle mount with 5 inch card

Sails, Rigging and Canvas:

Hood Main Sail and cover (good condition)

Roller Furling 130% genoa with UV protection (good condition)

Spinnaker and sock (fair condition)

Riding sail

Two boom vang /preventers

Two Barient #27 two speed self-tailing primary winches

Two Barient #10 mast mounted halyard winches

One Barient #19 self-tailing main sheet winch

Hood Seafurl roller furling system

Bimini with cover, connector and dodger in good condition with 1” ss frames

Winter cover for cockpit

Keel stepped mast with split backstay

Four dorade funnels with 1” ss sheet guards

Mid boom traveler with new control lines (October 2014)

Ground tackle and miscellaneous:

35# CQR brand anchor on roller with 15’ chain and 100’ of rode.

Dock lines and miscellaneous lines

Six life jackets

Bronze ship’s bell

Bronze miner’s lamp

Brass Oil trawler lamp, clock and barometer

Two 10# aluminum propane tanks with solenoid

100’ of garden hose

Engine spare parts and spare filters

Two fenders

12 Gauge flare gun and current flares (3)

Several fire extinguishers (show in green but may be unusable)

Horse shoe buoy with ss holder plus older horseshoe buoy

Mast ladder in two sections (slides to fit sail track)

Bosun’s chair

Downwind whisker pole with rig for mast winch

Teak cup holders for pedestal mount

Teak cockpit table

Spare set of companionway hatch boards

Porta pot for no discharge zones

Windscoop

Three small cockpit cushions with backs

Settee covers

Mouth operated fog horn

Water filter

12 Vdc fan

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Rigging tensiometer

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