Does anyone here own a Gulfstar trawler?

That's a good looking boat!! Did it by chance have window unit A/C in both rear salon windows? If it did, I'm familiar with the boat. On the A/C's that are water cooled in the forward and aft staterooms...I believe they were made by a company called Aqua-Therm.
 
That's the one, Mike. It's been on the hard in Essex, MD for a couple of years.
 
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Here is a fun look at some products for your boat. There is a repco ad as well as a bunch of ray Jefferson newest electronics for you to drool over. :D

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Finally I have the M-65 units thanks Bruce!
Bill

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I can't find much about these units. I find it very, very interesting that the ad says: "requires no outside holes...no need to haul boat [for installation]". My eyes saw that they have lines going to and from them for water cooling and condensation removal. But where does that water go and come from?
 
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Here is a fun look at some products for your boat. There is a repco ad as well as a bunch of ray Jefferson newest electronics for you to drool over. :D

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Finally I have the M-65 units thanks Bruce!
Bill

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I can't find much about these units. I find it very, very interesting that the ad says: "requires no outside holes...no need to haul boat [for installation]". My eyes saw that they have lines going to and from them for water cooling and condensation removal. But where does that water go and come from?

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The rear unit has the output line running to the shower sump. It looks like the front unit exits through a small vent like 1/2" fitting w/ hose through the side of the hull well above the water line.
Bill
 
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That's a good looking boat!! Did it by chance have window unit A/C in both rear salon windows? If it did, I'm familiar with the boat. On the A/C's that are water cooled in the forward and aft staterooms...I believe they were made by a company called Aqua-Therm.

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Yes Mike that's the vessel it's at the old Middle River Marina. It looks 100% better with the old canvas removed. The owners have brand new canvas and window coverings I'll get them on Monday.
Bill
 
Another kudos Bill, indeed been a long road on your search.

And I'm curious how the GS handles with the soft 'sailbote' chine?
 
Well everything went off without a hitch, so the boat is now officially my wife and my trawler except.....
When my wife was getting off the boat (she's used to floating docks) she fell from the boat to the dock. She said she misjudged the distance and twisted her ankle. It was a slow motion fall. Here's the good news the only thing bruised was her ego!
Tomorrow I'm off to the NJ DMV to register it as a pleasure boat and pay NJ sales tax. Considering what I paid for the vessel the state won't make much money on that sale.
In the meantime we had the boat hauled today for a complete upper and lower detail, repair the one rudder that has the blisters, replace the fuel fill and vent hoses (they are cracked) and noted in the survey.
New Zincs will be installed and I'm going to find out the bottom paint my home marina likes and have the bottom redone.
I'll try and get back to the boat either tomorrow of Thursday after I have to work at the SEC in DC.
Parts are still coming in my shop for the do over.....
That's it for now.
Bill
 
Congratulations, Bill!

You and Jan better get used to fixed docks BTW. They're more common than floating :-)
 
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Congratulations, Bill!

You and Jan better get used to fixed docks BTW. They're more common than floating :-)

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True but she will hopefully be back at my home marina before the end of June.
Thanks Kurt!
Bill
 
This project continues, but Bill's Gulfstar is now mine. She's now up to ABYC standards for AC and DC (500ah of DC and twin 30-amp AC). New A/C installed (16,500 and 10,000 BTU). Some exhaust issues on the Perkins from half-ass maintenance well before Bill bought her. This boat is launching in a few weeks to move next to my power cat so my brother-n-law can start the cosmetic interior upgrades.
 
Not much worthy of pictures yet unless electrical work excites :-)
 
So, what is going on? You all trading within the family? You do like unusual boats. Best kind. That Gulfstar won't win any beauty contests but it sure is practical. Kinda reminds me of the short lived Albin 34 aft cabin trawler which was only built for a few years in the late 80s. Butt ugly boat but how many 34s have 2 heads? It was a single engined full keel boat hard chined hull. Albin dropped that, used the hull to create the 32+2 which as different as it is from anything else, was reasonably successful.
 
I got over that "unusual" thing a decade ago when I bought my power cat (which I have no plans of getting rid of - 18 knots, 5gph, trailerable, full accomodations).

I always thought we'd end up with a slightly larger power cat. Bill called me spring of 2014 and asked if I'd mind checking out the Gulfstar for him as it was located 30 minutes from me but about 3 hours away from him. Everything seemed solid and a good value for the price he was going to offer. About a year later he was greatly impacted by some health issues (back) which forced him to close his business. I gave him a call and took the boat off his hands for what he paid for it. It was still a fair deal and it took me 3 trips to his house to pick up all the extras that came with it (we all know Bill loves his toys!). Electronics, water maker (I now have bought two of these from Bill over the years), Edson poles, etc., etc. It isn't my dream power cat but even with a PDQ or an Endeavour we'd likely cruise at the same slow speed anyway. Sure, those boats can jump on plane and hit the mid teens, but fuel consumption goes through the roof. Besides, even after all the upgrades we're doing to this Gulfstar we'll be $100,00 ahead of the game which will help as we're planning on retiring and cruising before we're 50.

Electrical and mechanical are finished. We're working on electronics now and about ready to launch. Interior needs some cosmetic upgrades which will begin in the water with the two brand new air conditioning systems running (thankfully, I've got a relative that's going to do all of that for me). The biggest issue is deciding if we're going to convert the master stateroom from 2 single berths to one full-sized. Only a few came from the yard with the standard/full-size option.

Here she is:

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Electrical:

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Forward AC unit:

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Interesting. I like my 'different' boats too. It has been almost 10 years now since we have done any boating. I still never miss a chance at a boatyard crawl but since we got the RV, also a rare one, the beloved Albin 32 has been mothballed. As a 1996 boat it needs a good going over starting with engine removal, hose replacement etc. etc. Started last winter but have not set foot on the boat since March. The RVing has consumed us. Over 1600 nights on the road since 2007. Just back from a trip to Newfoundland.

Maybe this winter time can be found for the Albin. Really do want to get back to it at some point.
 
All portals replaced (most leaked). All systems up and running. New heads, Type I and III MSD. Left to go: Windlass, water maker, satellite TV, wind turbine, solar panels (600+ watts) and a few other items. My ABYC guy is getting on the windlass next. My "shipwright" (my cabinet maker brother-n-law) is fixing any damaged teak and then on to flooring. I'm going to start another topic on that as to not clog this one up. Below is a picture of the nearly updated v-berth. The portal to port is new, the old solid fiberglass hatch had a leaking vent and the coring was soaking wet. We cut that out and put a Lewmar in the damaged area. Now we have light (it was a "cave" before) and still have the full opening of the rather large original hatch if wanted/needed.

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Retiring when you are 50? Aren't you done yet? I don't know why I assumed you were older then me:)
Glad to hear you are making progress looking forward to seeing more pictures of all you have done!
 
The whole lineage is interesting... Vince (I think) Lazzara started with the Columbia sailboats in the 60s before selling out and starting Gulfstar motorsAilors and trawlers. In the late 80s they started building motoyachts for Viking, still in the Tampa yard before going under their own brand name in the late 90s. When you look at the early Lazzaras and the last Viking MY, you can definitely see the similarities. They build some really good boats, it s a shame they went out of business around 2012/2013 or so. There were efforts to restart the company but it dodesnt look like it will happen, I think the Tampa factory was recently sold to the new Bertram.

Can't wait to see the finished boat when you're on the way to the Bahamas :)
 
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