✨ For Sale: 53’ Gulfstar Ketch 1974– Live the Caribbean Dream

We’re not just selling a sailboat

We are offering a lifestyle. 

Imagine waking up on turquoise waters, surrounded by white-sand beaches and endless sunshine in Culebra, Puerto Rico.

 

Whether you want to live aboard full-time, escape cold winters, or run charters. Chartering in Culebra is a rare opportunity, and our sailboat is an exclusive gateway, your ticket to freedom.

 

🌴 The Vessel

53ft Gulfstar Ketch Rig | 15ft Beam |

8ft Ceilings

A tri-cabin sailboat that feels more like a floating mini condo than just a vessel.

      Spacious tri-cabin layout with private                heads & showers

• 8ft airy ceilings – rare in sailboats

• Walk-in engine room for easy access

• Draft: 4.5 ft – perfect for navigating shallow Caribbean waters

• Tuck into a naturally protected mangrove hurricane hole

• Stay on your mooring

Yes, she needs some TLC (varnish + updates), but what you get for the price is unbeatable.

💸 Asking: $79,500 OBO

🛋️ Comfort & Living Aboard

     .  3 Cabins

• 2 Heads, one is electric, with showers

• Custom bar + dining salon

• 3 Working A/C units

• Large galley with:

• Propane 3-burner stove & oven

• Electric convection oven

• Refrigeration: 7.2 CF fridge/freezer + 3 CF freezer 

• Entertainment: 40” TV + Stereo with cockpit speakers​

• ⚡ Power & Off-Grid Freedom 

• Solar power + wind generator (runs fridge, lights, TV & appliances)

• Inverter 3,500 / 7,000 cr

• 10 x 6V batteries 

• ⛵ Sailing & Equipment

• Perkins 135 HP engine (low hours: 1,676)

• Westerbeke 7.6 (4,710 hrs)

• 2 Electric Barient winches (#26 SS)

• Sails: Main, mizzen, genoa + 2 new sails

• Autopilot: Robertson AP 300x

• Anchors: Bruce 66lb + 150ft chain

• Diving platform

• Ample galley with propane 3-burner stove/oven

• Electric convection oven

•  Spacious walk-in engineroom

• Aft- private head, sink, and shower

• Aft bedroom W AM/FM cd stereo

• The hallway has a separate head, sink,

• and shower.

• Forepeke has two births

• Salons with an 8ft ceiling and a dining table

• Seat couch

• Custom bar

• 3- A/C  BTU  

• Inverter 3,500 u 7000cr

• AM/FM CD stereo w/cockpit speakers

• 7.2 CF Norcold Refrigerator/ freezer

• 3- CF  Norcold frig freezer

• Holding tank for waste 60ga

• Water 400 G

• Fuel  400  G

• Batteries-10 x 6v plus

• Auto pilot- Robertson ap 300x

• TV 40"

• Windturbine-West Marine RX

• Sails -main, mizzen, genoa,

• Plus two new sails? 

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• 💡 The Opportunity

• Culebra is a hidden Caribbean gem with fewer than 1,800 residents—home to multi-million-dollar homes and zero charter competition.

• This is your chance to step into:

• A ready-to-live island base

• A potential charter business

• Or your own floating paradise

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• ❤️ The Story

• After 40 beautiful years living our dream in Culebra, life has shifted . We’re now ready to pass this adventure on to someone else—someone free-spirited, ready to live the dream we’ve cherished.

• 📩 Contact:

• Email:allefreespirit09@gmail.com

• Phone: 787-435-0267