45' GULFSTAR Hirsch Center Cockpit

Many many extras, system redundancy, this is the kind of owners you want to buy a boat from!

Safe - Strong - Self Sufficient - Comfortable - Spacious

She is a semi-custom 45’ center cockpit sloop. She is well maintained and very well equipped for extended live-aboard cruising. Parrot Tales is a sailing machine, is extremely well built, and has sailed extensively from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada; and Bermuda to the southern Caribbean. Easy to sail short handed.

Bridge Clearance: 58 ft 0 in

Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks: 110 Gallons
Fuel Tanks: Aluminum (55 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: Plastic (10 Gallons)

Hull/deck-
• Hull was sand blasted and barrier coated 2009.
• New bottom paint Feb 2015
• Sea cocks and thru hulls have been replaced
• Bronze intake strainers on engine and genset intakes
• Cutless bearing replaced 2015
• Graphite based shaft packing used in propeller shaft and rudder post for no drips
• Rudder post/bearing professionally re-designed and modified. T
• Steering system components replaced include all cables, conduits, sheaves, pedestal, wheel, etc
• 6 extra large Stainless Steel deck cleats
• Pressure salt water washdown
• Pressure fresh water washdown at the stern
• cockpit cushions
• Sun shades and awnings
• SS boarding ladder
• custom hardtop with LED lighting, dodger, full Strataglass enclosure, optional bug screen enclosure
• custom aluminum arch/dinghy davits. Stern arch provides mount for solar panels, wind turbine, misc antennas, and optional Radar Antenna. Robust davit system will easily support the dinghy with its outboard.
• outboard engin hoist on stern arch
• Garhauer blocks throughout- new 2010/2015
• Oversized, leather wrapped wheel at helm for easy steering
• dedicated locking propane
• HUGE storage locker aft.

Sails/rigging-
• Full-batten Main and 130% Genoa replaced in 2006. Spinnaker and 90% jib replaced in 2009
• All standing rigging replaced in 2006, running rigging replaced 2010
• Spars professionally stripped and sprayed with Awlgrip summer 2013
• Harken headsail furler- new 2006
• Rig professionally inspected summer 2013
• Lazyjacks
• Mack Pack Mainsail cover

Electrical-
• Prosine 3000 watt inverter / charger
• True Charge 40 backup battery charger
• True Charge 10 genset battery charger
• Nextgen 3.5kw diesel genset in sound shield, low hours- new 2006
• Dual 130w (260w total) solar panels w
• KISS wind turbine- new 2011
• Custom AC electrical system with 80 amp shore power capability
• 50a/250v SS shore power inlet with 60’ shore power cord
• SS phone/TV inlet
• Galvanic isolator
• AC outlets
• battery monitor system- new 2011
•765 amp hour house battery bank- new 2015/2017
• AGM genset start battery- new 2015
• Engine start battery- new 2017

Electronics / Navigation-
• Kenwood stereo with CD & iPod inputs and PC interface
• XM satellite radio with external antenna
• SSB radio-Icom IC-M700TY
• VHF - Standard Horizon with RAM mic in cockpit. DSC.
• AIS with PC interface
• EPIRB- 406 mhz with internal GPS- new battery and inspection 2015
• Nexus sailing instruments with PC interface and wireless carbon fiber wind transducer
• Garmin GPS with PC interface
• Iridium sat phone
• Remote flat panel display in saloon.
• Depth sounders