50' Gulfstar Custom Sloop Sloop

Accommodations

Overview:

The current owners are lifetime boaters and experienced cruisers. They have owned Silhouette for 10 years, approx 5 of which was on Lake Lewisville in TX (fresh water) where she was substantially rebuilt. The remaining 3 years was enjoyed in the Caribbean down as far as Grenada, then 2 years in the Bahamas, East Coast, Florida Keys and Gulf of Mexico. They carefully restored a well built cruising boat to a modern luxury cruiser with all the amenities you can imagine.  

The battery bank is even large enough to run the air conditioning all night in the tropics during hurricane season. The galley is fit for gourmet cooking. The Awlgrip hull is meticulously faired and painted. The extensive new Burmese teak joiner work inside is typically found only in top dollar custom yachts. The systems are all renewed; compliant to 2006 ABYC guidelines and to the high standards of the owners, a degreed engineer and his meticulous wife.  Silhouette is a handsome, safe, comfortable, dry, and blue water passage maker, just refit again in 2014 and ready for new owners to live the dream now.

Main Salon:

After the galley and engine room, this is another "Wow". First your eyes may be drawn to the teak and holly floors, all new in 2007. They were finished the "Hinckley Way" with epoxy primer all around, including bottom and edges, then top coated with  at least a dozen coats of Interlux Perfection linear polyurethane in high gloss. All original cabinets replaced with custom Burmese teak cabinets. Teak veneers were all matched from the same log, and are the best grade available. Stb. side bench settee was replaced with two ergonomic captains chairs. The leather chairs are from Eckornes in Denmark and have custom bases to mount them firmly to the boat yet retain swivel and slightly reclining bases. There is a console with storage between the two chairs.  Hinged storage under the chairs and behind. The HD television is mounted port side for comfortable movie nights on the hook. A premium sound system from British NAD includes separate amp, tuner, CD player and Phillips blu-ray player. TV antenna mounted up mast receives both HD and analog signals.   

The boat was extensively rebuilt in 2008/2014, but is a 1987 model. 9 Cases of drinks fit under one panel of the undersole storage. There are approximately 13 undersole storage panels in the main cabin area. The main salon table is fabricated with Tamo Ash, an exotic and beautiful burl wood from Asia. It folds neatly in half to allow easy access to port storage areas..

V-Berth and Forward Head:

V-Berth is generously sized and has hinged access to anchor locker. Storage below bunk contains included cruising spinnaker. Plenty of storage under bunk for an extra sail next to the Vetus bow thruster motor. Ensuite head has extra lighting for touching up make-up or shaving. Indirect night lighting for use underway at night. Large separate shower stall with storage under shower seat. Par electric "Quiet Flush" head with fresh water flush keeps odors down and prevents calcium build up in output hoses. Deep custom sink, designer faucet, and Avonite polished countertop, new approx 2007. 

Aft cabin and Head:

Aft cabin has generous queen berth with custom Innerspring mattress. Side opening port lights have new smoke tinted lenses in 2014. New teak and holly flooring with storage underneath. Storage lockers at head and foot of berth provide storage for scuba gear etc. in addition to the hanging locker and drawers. Aft head includes electric Par "Quiet Flush" head. 45 Gallon holding tank new approx 2005 with on-deck pump out fitting or overboard macerator pump. Separate stall stand up shower with thermostatic mixing valve to save water and keep temperature constant regardless of water fluctuations. Hinged door in shower to access stand-up engine room.

Third Cabin / Nav Office:

There is a new teak cabinet on the bulkhead housing all new wiring, electric panels, VHF, and SSB. There are 44 DC circuit breakers and 24 AC breakers on custom electric panels. Breakers are all labeled. There is a nice sea berth for one.  A full length shelf folds up to form a work bench or a place to set groceries while provisioning.  A traditional nav desk with hinged Avonite (Corian upgrade) top makes a great computer desk. A tall cabinet with two generous drawers and two cabinets is great to hold your computer and two hanging file boxes of your paper records. The top of the cabinet is just right to hold your printer, copier, scanner. Electronics include a Wi-Fi booster with router inside and outside antenna on the upper spreader. This booster allows you to reach Wi-Fi signals from shore when you are anchored out in the harbor. It was found to be most desirable and useful. Icom M802 SSB (shortwave) includes Pactor 3 modem for offshore email via Ham or Sailmail most anywhere in the world. Cell phone booster with antenna mounted on upper spreader to improve coastal reception. The Nav office contains separate fan coil unit for cooling and heating, even with the door closed.

Fresh Awlgrip paint in Flag Blue with gold stripes and clear coat over stripes. Hull extensively faired with 10 gallons of epoxy Awlgrip primer and sanded smooth. Paint completed Jan. 2014 at Bock Marine by Bruce Mallard, a master certified Awlgrip painter from Hatteras Yachts. Hull is very stiff and quiet, with hand laid structural fiberglass grid below cabin sole. Overbuilt compared to today's standards. Only 3 blisters in 10 years, each smaller than a dime. Hull underbody is a performance cruiser design with a spade rudder and long fin keel.

*Fresh bottom paint Feb. 2014 at Bock Marine.  Ablative Petit Ultima SR.  

The galley was specified to perfection for gourmet cooking. New ENO Le Chef four burner propane stove with oven in 2007. Dishwasher hidden on electric lift that rises out of the Avonite (Corian upgrade) countertop. Hidden Kitchen Aid stand mixer that hinges out of the cabinet on custom stainless platform for convenient use and stowage. 19 Cubic feet of refrigerator/freezer space with 3 access doors properly hinged and top loaded from the countertop. Twin Sea Frost 12 volt DC refrigeration units keep the boxes cold off the battery bank, new in 2007. Double household size Blanco undermount sink with one side large and deep for your lobster steamer, and the other side is compact. Custom drawers with dividers for silverware. Ample storage for dishes, spices, utensils, pans, wine glasses, and food.  Microwave oven. Xintex propane fume detector with auto shutdown. LED and conventional lighting with switch at the companionway opening so you never have to step into an unlit boat at night.

• Radar, Furuno 4kw Nav Net VX-2 with chart plotter mounted to helm
• Autopilot, Simrad (Robertson) AP-24 with RPU300 hydraulic pump and Hynautics extra heavy duty hydraulic ram rated for 50 to 65 ft. boat
• Raymarine Wind ST-60 at helm
• Raymarine depth, speed, and Graphic ST-60 displays mounted above companionway for easy visibility throughout the cockpit
• Chips for Florida East & West coast, Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean
• Huge inventory of paper charts

• Battery Banks:  6 each Rolls Surrette L-16 AGM 6 volt batteries, approx. 1300 amp-hours. Series / parallel for 12 volts.  New 2011.
• Gen Start battery:  Spiral Cell Marine Starting Deep Cycle battery 
• 6 Rotary disconnect battery switches for inverter/charger 1, charger 2, bow thruster and windlass, main engine, generator, and house loads.
• Charging: Outback sealed water resistant marine 100 amp charger/inverter
• Xantrex marine Freedom 25 charger 120 amps for total of 220 amps charging
• Yanmar Hitachi 55 amp alternator
• Kubota 35 amp alternator for generator start battery
• 4 Solar panels of 85 watts each mounted on davits with Outback Multi Power Point Tracking solar controller for increased efficiency
• Wind generator ready with wiring to panel, meter and breaker on panel, and pole on back of boat. Great addition for tradewinds
• One hour of genset operation daily keeps all systems topped off

Shore Power:

• 120/240 volt, 50 amp, single cord shore power
• New in 2007 all electrical breaker panels in custom teak, hinged cabinet
• New in 2007 all 120 vac UL boat wiring
• Newmar zinc saver ground isolator
• Power cord, 50 foot, covered in custom Sunbrella canvas
• Reverse Y adapter for twin 30 amp to single 50 amp cord

• Yanmar 2JH3HTE 100 hp Diesel with 2600 hours, replaced approx. 2000
• Generator:  Phasor Kubota 8.5kw diesel w/ 2200 hrs., new electric section 2013.
• New Aquamet 22 prop shaft in 2014, oversized to 1 - 3/8. Prop rebalanced and shaft seal replaced in Feb. 2014 with new drip less Strong Seal. New cutlass bearing Feb 2014.
• Bow thruster, Vetus Bow 95 lower unit, Bow 80 motor, joystick control at helm.
• Groco Paragon Senior fresh water pump plumbed to anchor. Strong enough to wash down rigging and radar above the lower mast spreaders.

Engine room  is cavernous and most folks can stand up and walk around the main Yanmar 100 hp engine.  Access is 5 ways: aft shower door, door behind steps in main salon (and electric lift raises steps from inside or outside the engine room), deck hatch large enough to clear engines and equipment, 2 lazarette covers.  Engine room is air conditioned to perform your maintenance in comfort.  Clothes washer is inside, but usually accessed thru lazarette cover. All 4 air conditioning compressors are remotely mounted in engine room for quiet operation. 

3hp electric dive compressor for filling SCUBA tanks.  All 6 house batteries are in the battery box in the engine room.  There is a 12v air compressor for operating the COLREGs Kahlenberg air horn on the radar mount, inflating fenders, and blowing out clogged lines and carburetors.  It will power a small spray gun or small air tools. There is a 42 gal/hour water maker with two membranes from Aqua Marine. The 8.5kw Kubota Phasor is in the engine room. The twin Sea Frost BD 12 volt refrigeration compressors are mounted in the engine room with the freezer water cooled for efficiency. If you open both doors it provides a walk-thru to the aft cabin if so desired.

• Entire steering system rebuilt in 2007
• Air Conditioners: aft Master stateroom (Cruisair 10k BTU), Salon (Cruisair 16k BTU. Guest Stateroom (Cruisair 6k BTU), Engine Room (Mermaid 6500 BTU cool only), All rooms including heads are vented

• Custom full batten main with Strong Track, stainless slides, offshore trim package, made by Elliott-Pattison in California.
• Roller furling 127% Genoa with UV cover and foam luff. Schaffer roller furling with new top bearing in 2010.
• Cruising spinnaker with sock. Unknown sailmaker (only used twice)
• Hardtop dodger will support a person.
• Semi-rigid acrylic windshields slide into tracks in dodger. Stow in tracks mounted in fwd shower

• Forestay and backstay replaced with oversize 7/16 in 2008
• Harken backstay mechanical geared adjuster new in 2008
• New Chain plates all around in oversized 5/8 thick, 316 high polished stainless with all new polished bolts and backing plates in 2006.
• Chain plate bedding caulk plates new and custom made in 2 pieces each for 20 minute re-bedding of chain plates every few years or when needed.
• All new toggles from deck to masthead in 2006
• All new chrome plated bronze turnbuckles on deck in 2006

• All new deck tube railing from cockpit around stern in 1-1/4 inch polished 316 stainless.
• New Bow pulpit with heavy 1 - 1/4 inch diameter 316 stainless
• All new stanchions, extra tall for safety
• All new lifelines in bare 1/4 in stainless wire 2006
• New stern boarding ladder.
• New varnished (Bristol Finish 2 part urethane) boarding ladder steps 2014
• Added mast guards with ladder to easily attach main halyard
• 90% of the deck stainless is replaced. Only two deck rails and anchor rollers are original.
• Entire rub rail replaced Jan. 2014 for cosmetic reasons, Old mounting holes drilled, countersunk, and epoxy sealed. New 316 stainless screws with 5200 sealant on threads to prevent leaks.

• Ideal windlass model ACW. Rebuilt with new gears, bearings, motor, chain wheel with a spare motor.
• Windlass electric foot switches on deck for up/down and at helm up/down
• New 2014,  approx. 249 feet ACCO G-4, 3/8 High Test all chain rode on Lewmar 110 lb. Claw anchor (like Bruce)
• 60 Lb. CQR with 110 ft. ACCO G-4 High Test 3/8
• Fortress FX37

• Davits are very heavy 2 inch 316 stainless polished rail with 6:1 purchase lift
• Davit lift block are oversized Garhauer new in 2013
• Davit lifts 12 foot Caribe RIB with 25 hp motor attached and one person can climb inside to get gear and pull drain plug. Very strong.
• Dinghy is 2009 Caribe 12 RIB hypalon with fiberglass V compartment
• Motor is 25 HP Yamaha 2 stroke, USA model, 2008, with electric start. Perfect 1st Mate friendly motor.  Starts easily.  Routinely serviced and carbs rebuilt 2014.

• 2008 Avon Offshore 6 person canister liferaft mounted to aft deck and thru-bolted with threaded backing plates.   Life raft is certified and in date.
• McMurdo G5 Smartfind Plus GPS EPIRB with expired battery
• Pad eyes in cockpit for tethers.
• VHF DSC Distress button interfaced to GPS for quick position reporting.
• Tall, dry, cockpit coamings for secure ride at sea
• Extra tall life lines and rigid railing around aft section
• Kahlenburg SV-0A air horn on mast radar mount and switch at helm

• Custom restoration pictorial history in notebook form
• Screens for all hatches
• New glass in all opening ports

Where to start?? Hmmmm.. How about Silhouette being the most innovative and best thought out cruising boat that I've ever been on... Now add that her custom interior fit and finish has to be seen to be believed... Her Interior woodwork is finished the "Hinckley Way" with Epoxy primer and 2-part Linear Polyurethane top coat. 14 COATS IN ALL!!

The entire boat has been re-fit from stem to stern from 2008 to 2014. The only thing 1987 about this boat is her fiberglass and even that has been strengthened, polished, and painted!

Spend an hour on the boat with the Owners/ Rebuilders and you'll know why Silhouette should be your next boat. Prepare to be VERY impressed!

This boat has been a dream to sail, provision, entertain folks and keep tidy for many reasons.

The galley is conveniently located at the bottom of the forward companionway. Fridge and freezer are spacious (approx 19 cubic feet). This galley also features a dishwasher, microwave and a full size classic Kitchen Aid mixer which cantilevers from its storage cabinet into the galley with ease.

Two full cabins with adjoining heads with separate showers make both the owners and overnight guests comfortable. Separate companionways forward and aft make sleeping, dressing etc. nice and private. The large battery bank allows air conditioning to run overnight and keep owners and two guests comfortable.

The center cockpit is very roomy for entertaining and dry during passages and allows for the huge engine room. This large engine room provides enough space for a clothes washer, 42 gallon per hour watermaker, drive compressor, air compressor and all of the air conditioning compressors (the noisy part) are enclosed as well.

There is an unbelievable amount of storage. The settees are not cluttered with mechanicals... all are available for your things, food, clothing, books, tools, etc. The floors are easily lifted to access the bilges which are incredibly roomy for storage.

Benefits of the two companionway layout include exceptional privacy between owner and guest staterooms, no ingress/egress blockage as found in pass through galleys, ventilation to the aft cabin is exceptional, and the cockpit is enclosed by a hardtop dodger and semi-rigid acrylic windows making the "outside path" feel like a normal extension of the living quarters.

This is MUST-SEE boat as the pictures (as nice as they are) do not do her justice. Seldom does the actual boat exceed her photos but in this case it is actually true!!

• Artwork
• Personal Gear (Owners live aboard)
• Tools
• S/S Fastener inventory

Available for co-brokerage ona 50/50 basis. 

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Owner's personal items not listed here are not a part of the sale. Whiteaker Yacht Sales 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. While efforts are made to keep listing up to date, information provided at the time of listing is subject to change if the vessel is on the market for an extended time. 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.