Irwin 43

“Star Gazer” is a proven cruising classic. Known for comfort, seaworthiness, and an accommodating interior, Irwins such as her are still to this day highly sought after and considered to be the ideal cruiser by many discerning sailors. With a spacious v-berth and a luxurious master stateroom complete with an en-suite head and a separate bathtub, “Star Gazer” is the perfect yacht for a couple or the whole family. 

 

Her current owners cruised the Bahamas and East Coast from 2018 to 2024 with her and during that time made many improvements, listed in chronological order below: 

UPGRADE TIMELINE:

2018

· New EPIRB & PLB

· New Nature’s Head in forward head

· Holding tanks removed both forward and aft

· Aft head still manual pump – all plumbing still there to reinstall a holding tank – but diverted to pump directly outside

· New lower rudder bushing

· New cutlass bearing

· New water pump

· Dinghy davits reinforced

· Installed garboard drain in galley

· New interior cushions

· New faucets in galley and forward and aft heads

2019

· New aft cabin mattress

· Custom shower curtain for aft head

· New 25kg Vulcan anchor, new chain and new anchor shackles

· New custom blinds in salon

· New Novakool 12 volt refrigeration

· Switched all lights to LED

· New LP pressure gauge

· New rocker switch and bus bar

2020

· New rudder stuffing box

· New steering cables

· New dyneema lifelines

· New water filtration system in galley

· New outboard gas line pickup

2021

· New running rigging

· New alternator belt

· New accumulator in galley

· New Trojan T-125 batteries

· New alternator

· New LED spreader lights

· New Raymarine Chart plotter

· New Victron batter monitor

· New solar charge controller

2022

· New solar panels

· New wind indicator

2023

· New heat exchanger

· New bimini

· Started to make new enclosure and sail cover – all materials are on boat to finish

2024

· New motor mounts

· New prop shaft

EQUIPMENT LIST

 

Interior Equipment

• Freshwater system
  • Two molded FRP freshwater tanks - 180 gallon total capacity
  • 12v West Marine on demand pump
  • One liter Jabsco accumulator tank
  • New water filtration system 2020
  • SuperStor 6 gallon 120v RV hot water heater, also connected to engine
• EPIRB - new in 2019
• Generators & Inverters
  • Xantrex Freedom HF 1800 inverter/charger
  • Honda 20001 gas generator
• LED interior lights
• Heads
  • One NaturesHead in forward head - new in 2019
  • Raritan PH-11 Manual head in Aft head
  • No holding tanks - either natures’ head or aft toilet goes out to sea - can be reinstalled if wanted - we needed new ones and decided to go without.
• New 12V novakool RT6 2019 Refrigerator
• New faucets in forward and aft head sinks 2019
• New faucets in galley 2019 (sea water is through sprayer on side)
• Custom made shower curtain for aft shower 2019
• Fire extinguishers - three
• New interior cushions 2019
• New blinds in salon 2019
• High-water alarm

 

Exterior Equipment

• Steering system
  • Edson Pedestal and stainless steel destroyer wheel, chain and cable
  • New steering cables in 2020
• Ground Tackle
  • Vulcan 25kg/55lb - new in 2019
  • Back-up: Fortress FX-16
  • 12v Lewmar horizontal windlass with chain/rope gypsy - up/down controls on foredeck and at helm
• Fuel for oven/stove
  • New LP Pressure gauge 2019
  • Propane tanks
• New dinghy chaps 2020
• Electronics and navigation equipment
  • Raymarine MFD ES75 new in 2021
  • Garmin, echoMapDV
  • Additional Raymarine chart plotter that can be installed
  • Autohelm control head with a linear drive
  • Gemini magnetic compass
  • Wind, speed and depth - ray marine ST60 - runs through ES75 chart plotter
  • Standard Horizon Matric AIS/GPS VHF Radio
• Engine
  • Yanmar 4JH4-HTE 55hp
• LED spreader lights (white/blue) new in 2022
• New solar panels (four 100 watt) and solar controllers 2023
• Dinghy
  • Highfield 9.6 with Suzuki outboard 

 

Additional

• PFDs and PLBs
• Life Raft on deck (needs servicing)
• Fenders
• LifeSling MOB recovery device
• Harness for going up mast with back up system
• Ditch bag
• Flares