Gulfstar 43 Mark II Buyer's Guide
The Gulfstar 43 on the brokerage market is an American cruiser designed by Vince and Richard Lazzara and first built in 1971 by Gulfstar Yachts. It is a fiberglass recreational keelboat with wood trim, a long fixed keel, and a wheel-steered keel-mounted rudder, offered in masthead sloop or optional ketch rig and powered by a British Perkins Engines diesel.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. Buyers should expect the three-cabin owner version to dominate listings, with charter-derived boats appearing frequently and often showing higher wear from fleet use.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted equipment on the used fleet includes a spinnaker, furling main, hot water, bimini, radar, and autopilot, and many boats carry circumnavigation-grade setups. For a buyer, the practical clusters are sail handling and canvas — furling main and bimini reduce crew workload and weather exposure — and navigation and passage support, where radar and autopilot paired with a spinnaker and circumnavigation rigging indicate boats equipped for extended offshore use rather than day sailing.
What to Inspect
The Gulfstar 43 is built predominantly of fiberglass with wood trim and a fixed long keel, and the British Perkins Engines diesel provides auxiliary power. Inspect the engine installation and the wood trim for age-related degradation, and confirm the keel-mounted rudder and long-keel structure are sound, since these are defining and load-bearing elements of the hull.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for the Gulfstar 43 is the United States. For a shopper, the takeaway is: expect mostly three-cabin owner layouts with ex-charter boats common; verify the Perkins diesel and wood trim condition; confirm rig choice (sloop or ketch) matches your handling preference; and treat circumnavigation-equipped examples as the better-founded passage candidates.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Gulfstar 43 Mark II. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | $69,500 | — |
Where they're listed
Gulfstar 43 Mark II listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $69,500 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina 42 Mk II | 41.86' | $ 135,000 | 110 | 24 |
| Dufour Classic 43 | 43' | $ 86,108 | 33 | 3 |
| Wauquiez Amphitrite 43 | 42.75' | $ 97,589 | 28 | 4 |
| Contest Yachts 43 | 42.65' | $ 183,696 | 13 | 4 |
| Gulfstar 44 Kth | 44.67' | $ 44,500 | 12 | 0 |
| Gulfstar 43 | 43.33' | $ 47,450 | 8 | 2 |
| Gulfstar 43 Mark IIYou are here | — | $ 69,500 | 1 | 0 |