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1975 Gulfstar 43 Trawler Boat in Wilmington, NC 28412 US

$49,900

Used
builtBuilt in 1975
Year the boat was built
model

43 Trawler

Boat model
engine

2 Engines (2x Perkins)

Engine type and count
length

43.3 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material

1975 Gulfstar 43 MK II Trawler

This classic Gulfstar 43 MK II offers the combination that makes these boats so appealing: a substantial fiberglass hull, excellent interior volume, dual-station operation, and the comfortable accommodations needed for extended cruising or living aboard.

More importantly, this Gulfstar has benefited from significant recent investment. A documented 2023 yard period totaling approximately $23,000 addressed major mechanical, hull, steering, electronics, safety, and bottom-related items. Work included diesel engine service, fuel-injection work, bottom and blister repairs, new bottom paint, running-gear treatment, through-hull replacement, upper-helm replacement, Garmin electronics and radar installation, and completion of multiple survey-related items.

The vessel also features two relatively new Electro Scan sanitation treatment units, adding an important upgrade to the onboard waste-management system.

With her spacious layout, traditional trawler profile, generous accommodations, and extensive recent maintenance history, she represents an excellent opportunity for a buyer seeking a classic cruising platform with many major projects already addressed.

Whether the next owner is looking for a comfortable coastal cruiser, extended-stay boat, liveaboard or a classic trawler to continue improving, this Gulfstar delivers a tremendous amount of boat for the money.

Nominal Length
43.33ft
Length Overall
43.33ft
Beam
13.92ft
Dry Weight
21000lb
Cabins
2
Heads
2
Fresh Water Tanks
130gal
Fuel Tanks
300gal
Holding Tanks
50gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
deep-vee
Engine 1
Engine Make
Perkins
Engine Model
6-354
Total Power
130hp
Engine Hours
619
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1975
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Type
3-blade
Propeller Material
bronze
Engine 2
Engine Make
Perkins
Engine Model
6-354
Total Power
130hp
Engine Hours
678
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1975
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Type
3-blade
Propeller Material
bronze
Outboard Engine Brackets
✓
Tender
✓
Cockpit Cushions
✓
Swimming Ladder
✓
Electric Bilge Pump
✓
Microwave Oven
✓
Marine Head
✓
Air Conditioning
✓
Heating
✓
Refrigerator
✓
Depthsounder
✓
Radar
✓
Log Speedometer
✓
Compass
✓
Bimini Top
✓
Hard Top
✓
Generator
✓
RECENT UPGRADES / MAINTENANCE

Recent Major Service & Upgrades

  • Approximately $23,000 in documented yard work
  • Major service to both diesel engines
  • All 12 fuel injectors removed and replaced
  • Intake and exhaust valves adjusted on both engines
  • Port injection pump removed, rebuilt, and reinstalled
  • Exhaust manifold removed and resealed
  • Engines test-run following service
  • Upper Hynautic helm replaced
  • Hydraulic steering system serviced, bled, and tested
  • Autopilot hydraulic circuit bled and checked
  • Garmin chartplotter installed
  • Garmin radar installed
  • Garmin satellite weather/radio equipment installed
  • Garmin GT52HW-TM transducer installed
  • Multiple through-hulls replaced
  • Bottom blisters professionally repaired, faired, barrier-primed, and bottom-painted
  • Complete bottom paint
  • Running gear cleaned and coated
  • New shaft zincs installed
  • Shaft-seal drip adjusted
  • Navigation-light repairs
  • High-water bilge alarm installed
  • Carbon-monoxide alarms installed
  • Smoke detectors installed
  • Updated safety flares and related safety equipment
Highlights
  • Twin Perkins 6-354 naturally aspirated diesels
  • 619.2 hours showing port / 678.4 hours showing starboard
  • Onan diesel generator — 627.8 hours showing
  • Bow thruster
  • Approximately $23,000 in documented recent yard work
  • Extensive recent diesel engine service, including all 12 injectors replaced and port injection pump rebuilt
  • Newer Garmin multifunction display/chartplotter, radar and transducer
  • New Hynautic upper hydraulic helm
  • Autopilot
  • VHF
  • Danforth compasses
  • Hynautic hydraulic steering
  • Two private staterooms
  • Two heads
  • Two relatively new Electro Scan sanitation treatment units
  • Spacious aft master accommodations
  • Forward guest V-berth
  • Large salon
  • Galley and dinette
  • Lower helm plus flybridge helm
  • Cruisair air conditioning
  • Approximately 300 gallons fuel
  • Approximately 130 gallons freshwater
  • Anchor with chain and rode
  • Tender with Nissan 3.5 HP outboard
  • Recent bottom repairs, bottom paint, running-gear treatment and replaced through-hulls
  • High-water alarm, smoke detectors and carbon-monoxide alarms added
  • Extensive manuals, parts and service records
  • Approximately 43'4" LOA with a 13'11" beam
Engines & Mechanical

Engines & Mechanical

Power is provided by twin Perkins 6-354 naturally aspirated diesel engines, a straightforward diesel package widely used in cruising and commercial applications.

Recent Diesel Service

Both engines received extensive service during the documented yard period. Work included replacement of all 12 fuel injectors, new injector return-line crush washers and injector-seat washers, valve adjustment on both engines, and replacement valve-cover gaskets. The port injection pump was removed, professionally rebuilt, and reinstalled. Both engines were subsequently test-run. 

Current Hour-Meter Readings

Port: 619.2 hours
Starboard: 678.4 hours

These figures represent the hours currently displayed on the vessel's hour meters and are not being represented as independently verified lifetime engine hours.

The vessel utilizes conventional inboard shaft drive with twin 3-blade bronze propellers.

An exhaust manifold was removed and serviced with new gaskets, associated hoses reinstalled, coolant replaced, and the engine run to operating temperature with the exhaust leak corrected.

Bow Thruster

Generator & Electrical

Cummins/Onan 8 kW diesel generator provides onboard AC power away from the dock.

Generator hour meter: 627.8 hours

Electrical systems include:

  • Shore-power capability
  • Battery banks for house and engine-starting systems
  • Battery charging equipment
  • Inverter system
  • Electrical support for dual helm stations and navigation electronics
  • Power for Cruisair air-conditioning systems
  • Power for the two relatively new Electro Scan sanitation treatment units
  • Updated wiring associated with recent Garmin electronics installation
  • High-water alarm system and additional onboard safety equipment

The vessel is equipped for extended cruising and living aboard, with onboard AC power available both at the dock and while away from shore power.

Accommodations

Accommodations

The 43 MK II's two-stateroom, two-head arrangement is one of the features that separates this classic trawler from many boats in her size and price range.

The full-beam aft accommodations provide the owner's private sleeping area with generous storage and convenient head access. Forward, a traditional V-berth provides separate accommodations for guests.

Between the staterooms is a spacious salon with excellent natural light and comfortable room for relaxing and entertaining. The arrangement provides the separation and privacy particularly desirable for extended cruising, visiting guests or liveaboard use.

Salon & Interior

Salon & Interior

The Gulfstar's traditional interior provides considerably more living space than many contemporary boats of similar length.

Large windows provide natural light throughout the salon, while warm wood cabinetry and joinery preserve the character of a classic cruising yacht.

The lower helm allows the vessel to be operated comfortably from inside during unfavorable weather, while the flybridge provides a second helm and excellent visibility when conditions permit.

Galley

Galley

The galley is designed for genuine cruising rather than simply weekend use and provides:

  • Refrigerator
  • Cooking facilities
  • Sink
  • Countertop workspace
  • Cabinet and drawer storage
  • Adjacent dining area
  • Additional provisions storage

Combined with the vessel's approximately 130-gallon freshwater capacity, the arrangement lends itself well to extended time aboard.

Heads & Sanitation

The vessel is equipped with two relatively new Electro Scan waste-treatment systems, a significant upgrade for onboard sanitation and extended cruising.

I would specifically say “two relatively new Electro Scan units” rather than just checking a BoatWizard box for electric heads. That is something a knowledgeable cruising buyer will recognize as added value.

Electronics & Navigation

Navigation & Electronics

  • Garmin GPS/chartplotter
  • Garmin radar
  • Garmin satellite weather/radio system
  • Garmin GT52HW-TM high-wide transom-mount transducer
  • Depth capability integrated with Garmin system
  • Autopilot
  • Dual helm stations
  • Hydraulic steering
  • VHF
  • Compass

The yard invoice documents removal of the older Furuno/Garmin displays and installation of the newer Garmin chartplotter, radar, weather antenna, transducer, associated cabling, brackets, and network components.

This provides the flexibility of operating from the protected lower station or enjoying the visibility of the flybridge.

Flybridge & Exterior

Flybridge & Exterior

The flybridge provides an elevated second helm station with excellent visibility for docking, maneuvering and cruising.

The MK II arrangement also provides substantial exterior living space, including the aft/sundeck area, side-deck access and traditional trawler railings.

For buyers considering extended cruising or living aboard, the combination of interior and exterior usable space is one of this boat's biggest strengths.

Climate Control & Plumbing

Climate Control & Plumbing

Multiple Cruisair air-conditioning systems provide climate control throughout the accommodations.

The vessel features:

  • Two heads
  • Two showers
  • Hot and cold freshwater system
  • Approximately 130 gallons freshwater capacity
SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Safety Upgrades

  • High-water bilge alarm
  • Four carbon-monoxide alarms
  • Four smoke detectors
  • Updated navigation-light components
  • Updated flares/safety equipment
  • Waste-discharge placard
  • Survey punch-list safety items addressed
Hull & Bottom

Hull & Bottom

The Gulfstar 43 MK II features fiberglass construction and a semi-displacement hull designed around comfortable, economical cruising.

The vessel underwent significant bottom work during the documented yard period. Identified blister areas were professionally ground back to sound fiberglass, rebuilt with fiberglass and resin, faired, sanded, coated with multiple coats of Interlux 2000E epoxy primer, and finished with bottom paint.    

Additionally:

  • Bottom pressure-washed
  • Complete bottom paint performed
  • Running gear cleaned and treated
  • Pettit barnacle-barrier coating applied to underwater metal
  • Props painted
  • Shaft zincs replaced
  • Multiple through-hulls replaced and resealed

Principal Dimensions

  • LOA: approximately 43'4"
  • Beam: approximately 13'11"
  • Draft: approximately 3'6"
  • Fuel: approximately 300 gallons
  • Freshwater: approximately 130 gallons
Ground Tackle & Tender

Ground Tackle & Tender

Cruising equipment includes:

  • Anchor
  • Chain and rode
  • Ground-tackle equipment

TENDER & OUTBOARD

  • Tender included with the vessel.
  • Nissan 3.5 HP outboard — requires repair.
  • The tender and outboard are included with the vessel.
Owner's Records & Spare Equipment

Owner's Records & Spare Equipment

One thing I would definitely highlight after what you told me about the records:

The vessel is accompanied by an extensive collection of owner's manuals, parts information and service/maintenance records, along with assorted onboard spare parts.

For a classic yacht of this age, having historical documentation and technical information aboard can be particularly valuable to the next owner.

Condition & Seller Disclosure

Condition & Seller Disclosure

I would include this section, but put it near the bottom, not in the main sales pitch:

This is a 1975 vessel being offered as a classic cruising yacht rather than a restored example. As with any vessel of this age, cosmetic and mechanical items should be expected and buyers are encouraged to conduct an independent marine survey and mechanical inspection.

Known/reported items include:

  • Transmission front/input seal leak
  • Some engine oil consumption/blue smoke has been reported
  • Approximately 12" × 12" soft area near the flybridge ladder
  • Areas of exterior rail deterioration
  • Cosmetic cracking and other age-related cosmetic items

These items have been considered in the vessel's pricing and provide the next owner the opportunity to continue improving the boat while enjoying the considerable space and cruising capability already present.

Closing Remarks

If you're looking for a classic diesel trawler offering two private staterooms, two heads, dual helm stations, generator, substantial cruising range and true liveaboard space without the price tag of a newer yacht, this Gulfstar 43 MK II deserves a closer look.

At $44,900, she represents an opportunity to acquire a substantial cruising platform with proven Perkins diesel power and the space to make extended time aboard genuinely comfortable.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Price History

DateEventPrice
10/2/26Initial price$49,900

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Overview from around the web 1975 Gulfstar 43 Trawler

Customers rave about the 1975 Gulfstar 43 Trawler for its spacious layout and rugged design

Many appreciate the generous living area, which includes a comfortable salon and well-equipped galley, making it ideal for extended cruising or liveaboard living. The trawler's solid construction and seaworthy characteristics often receive high praise, with owners feeling confident in its performance during various sea conditions. The engine's reliability is frequently highlighted, with many owners noting the ease of maintenance and fuel efficiency, which is a significant advantage for long journeys. Enthusiasts also love the classic trawler style, which combines functionality with timeless aesthetics. Additionally, the ample deck space and well-thought-out storage solutions make it a hit for both recreational and serious water adventurers. Overall, the 1975 Gulfstar 43 Trawler is celebrated for its blend of comfort, durability, and classic charm, making it a cherished choice among boating aficionados.

The Biggest Pros and Cons

Pros

Spacious Interior: The Gulfstar 43 Trawler boasts a roomy interior layout, allowing for comfortable living and entertaining. With multiple cabins and a generous salon, it provides ample space for family and guests.

Solid Construction: Known for its robust build, this vessel is built from high-quality materials, ensuring durability and longevity. Its fiberglass hull is designed to withstand various marine conditions.

Efficient Fuel Economy: With its trawler design, this model is optimized for cruising at slow speeds, offering impressive fuel efficiency, which is perfect for extended journeys.

Enhanced Stability: The design features a wide beam and a low center of gravity, providing excellent stability on the water, which is especially beneficial for those prone to seasickness.

Versatile Liveaboard Potential: Ideal for those interested in living aboard, the Gulfstar 43 Trawler offers all the amenities needed for long-term living, including a full galley and ample storage space.

Classic Charm: The style and design of the 1975 Gulfstar exude a classic appeal that many boat enthusiasts appreciate, making it stylish on the water while also providing functionality.

Cons

Age-Related Maintenance: Being a 1975 model, potential buyers should be prepared for some degree of maintenance or upgrades due to the age of the materials and systems.

Slower Speed: While fuel-efficient, the trawler cruising speed may not appeal to those looking for quick travel times. It’s designed for leisurely cruising rather than high-speed journeys.

Older Technology: Many of the onboard systems may be outdated compared to modern standards, which could require upgrades for improved performance or compatibility with newer technology.

Limited Maneuverability: Due to its size and weight, the Gulfstar 43 may not have the same agile maneuverability as smaller vessels, which can make docking and navigating tight spaces more challenging.

Potential for Weather Exposure: While designed for stability, older trawlers can sometimes be more susceptible to weather conditions, and without updated equipment, they may require more precautions during rough weather. The 1975 Gulfstar 43 Trawler, with its classic design and spacious accommodation, remains a cherished choice for boaters seeking a comfortable and durable vessel for cruising or living aboard.

Made For

The 1975 Gulfstar 43 Trawler is an ideal choice for cruising enthusiasts, seasoned sailors, and those seeking a comfortable liveaboard experience. With its sturdy construction and traditional trawler design, this vessel appeals to individuals and families who appreciate the charm of classic boating while enjoying modern amenities. Whether you're an experienced mariner looking to explore coastal waters or a novice eager to embrace the boating lifestyle, the Gulfstar 43 offers ample living space, a spacious flybridge, and a reliable engine, making it suitable for long voyages or weekend getaways. Its well-thought-out layout and practical features also make it perfect for entertaining guests or spending quality time with family on the water. With a reputation for seaworthiness and ease of handling, this versatile trawler is well-suited for those who value both adventure and comfort in their maritime pursuits.

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