Gulfstar 44 Kth Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Gulfstar 44 Kth means looking at a ketch-rigged cruiser designed in the early eighties by R. C. "Dick" Lazzara and built by Gulfstar Inc. She is a heavier voyaging boat with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, and the used fleet splits between Mark I aft staterooms with an athwartship king and Mark II versions with a centerline queen — both practical, seaworthy arrangements with two heads and separate showers.
Layouts on the Used Market
The dominant used layouts are the aft-cabin plans: the Mark I with an athwartship king berth and the Mark II with a centerline queen, either of which pairs with a step-down U-shaped galley and good headroom. The dark teak joinery is a hallmark of later Gulfstar workmanship, so buyers should expect a rich but potentially dim interior; some owners have added portlights for light. The engine is either a Perkins 4-108 or 4-154 diesel, and there is room aft for a generator or watermaker.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, biminis, dodgers, autopilots, solar, and furling mains are commonly fitted, which covers basic cockpit comfort and self-steering. Often-seen additions include air conditioning, a gennaker, radar, and Starlink, pointing to boats equipped for liveaboard and coastal cruising. Less common but valuable owner upgrades run to watermakers, inverters, hot water, dinghy davits, and chartplotters — the kind of gear that extends range and simplifies passage-making. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster (solar, inverter, generator space) matters most on a 44-foot cruiser, while canvas and sail-handling (bimini, dodger, furling main) speak to day-to-day ease.
What to Inspect
The one documented structural concern on these boats is blister problems, which can affect even later Gulfstars including the 44s blister problems. A survey should include close inspection of the hull laminate and, where history allows, confirmation of any past blister repair.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in the United States, Canada, and Australia. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm whether you prefer the Mark I king or Mark II queen aft layout, verify the Perkins diesel model and service history, check the hull for blistering, and assess whether the fitted canvas, autopilot, and solar meet your cruising plan before budgeting for a watermaker or inverter as an upgrade.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Gulfstar 44 Kth. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $59,000 | — |
| May 25 | 2 | $79,500 | +34.7% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $44,500 | -44.0% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $75,000 | +68.5% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $75,000 | 0.0% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $44,500 | -40.7% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $9,500 | -78.7% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $29,900 | +214.7% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $47,750 | +59.7% |
| May 26 | 1 | $114,984 | +140.8% |
Where they're listed
Gulfstar 44 Kth listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 10 (83.3%), followed by Australia and Canada.
Country view
12 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $44,500 | 10 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Australia | $114,984 | 1 | 0 | 8.3% |
| Canada | $79,480 | 1 | 0 | 8.3% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauticat 44 | 43.67' | $ 154,340 | 40 | 3 |
| Morgan Yachts Morgan 44 | 44' | $ 95,000 | 23 | 1 |
| Gulfstar 50 | 50' | $ 100,000 | 14 | 1 |
| Gulfstar 44 | 44.67' | $ 82,759 | 13 | 1 |
| Gulfstar 44 KthYou are here | — | $ 44,500 | 12 | 0 |
| Gulfstar 47 Sailmaster | 47.42' | $ 115,000 | 10 | 0 |
| Gulfstar 50 Kth | 50' | $ 62,400 | 8 | 5 |