45' Gulfstar Gulfstar 45

A well built center cockpit, Gulfstar Hirsch 45', capable of blue water crusing in good working order. We have been living onboard with our family of four cruising cruising the Windward Islands and heading back north to the East coast of the USA. We are currently in the BVIs moving to the northwest. Many systems have been upgraded in the last couple years.

Vessel Overview:
Builder - Gulfstar Yatchs (USA)
Model: Gulfstar 45 Hirsch Centre Cockpit
Engine
- Yanmar 4JH4AE
- Replaced heat exchanger June 2025
- Replaced Starter September 2025

New Drive train refit (November 2025), including:
Engine mounts
Prop shaft
Stern tube
Lasdrop stern seal
Cutlass Bearing
Transmission replaced in 2024

New starter battery (October 2025)

Dual racor primary fuel filters

Honda portable generator EU2200I

Variable speed Vetus Bow thruster was installed 2022

Many spare parts and tools to keep the systems running

Safety:

4 person Plastimo life raft (purchased July 2025)

Epirb battery good until 2028

PLB battery good until 2028

New handheld and multi star flares good until 2028

New life sling replaced 2025

Rigging

Standing Rigging Replaced 2022

Fully battened main sail

100% Genoa

Extra Sails include:
- Code Zero
- Jib
- Storm sail

- Whisker Pole on masktrack

Running Rigging has been replaced as needed

Electronics

New solar Panels (3 x 435 Watt panels) and New Lithium Ion Battery Bank - 2x 315 amp hours (October 2025)

A 2800 Watt Magnum invertor/charger

80 amp alternator with new DC to DC charger for housebank

Raymarine 9 hybrid touch screen chart plotter

Type II autopilot wind, depth and speed gauges

Raymarine Radar

Garmin 200 VHF

Icom M-802 SSB

- AIS Transmitter

Watermaker

- Spectra Newport 400 Water Maker - Rebuilt Clarke Pump and a new membrane February 2026

Dinghy
2010 10 AB hard bottom dinghy

15hp Yamaha 2 stroke outbound

Spare 6 hp air cooled outboard

Tankage:
Diesel tankage: main 55 gallons, auillary 23 gallons

3 x 5 Gallon jerry cans (Diesel)

2 x 70 gallon water tanks

- 1 x 5 Gallon jerry can (Water)

Anchor Gear
72 pound Rocna acnhor with 300 feet of 3/8 chain

Spare Forteress aluminum anchor with 20 of chain

- 2400 maxwells windless

Anchor and deck washdown pump

Deck/ Hull
Hull was striped and epoxyed in 2022

New KlearKote bottom paint June 2025

Aft Cockpit shower

Propane BBQ

2 x Scuba tanks with 50 hookah

Sea Anchor

Full Cockpitt enclosure with bug screens and sunshades (some wear and tear)

Accomodation and Interior
Fridge Adler Barber Marine Fridge

12 Volt Engel portable Freezer

Matresses replaced in 2021

Both electric heads

Foward Head - electroscan waste treatment system

Aft Head - on holding tank

Air conditioning 16K BTU for salon and forward cabin,
6k BTU for aft cabin

Fans in all cabins and living areas

1 each 20 and 5 pound propane tanks

Samsung 30 Flatscreen TV