2019 Sabre 38 Salon Express

The Sabre 38 Salon Express represents the latest in design and naval architecture. Her exterior profile still says "downeast" and she is built in the tradition of Maine boat building: beautiful, strong, steady, reliable and very seaworthy. Yet below her skin, technology is everywhere: from her resin infused laminates, to state of the art systems, to her pod propulsion drive. Her hull lines are the latest thinking in vee-hulled motor yachts and are specifically designed for the installation of pods, allowing fuel economy, quiet running and a pleasant dry ride.

The pod drive train of the Sabre 38 offers excellent fuel economy, an important consideration in these days of uncertain diesel prices. Pods also lower noise by pushing out exhaust through the propeller stream and importantly allow confident boat handling when docking or maneuvering in tight spaces.

In her interior the Sabre 38 Salon Express provides an open design which will suit a day's outing with friends as easily as a longer cruise. Her cockpit is raised to a level just 5 inches below the main salon so as to connect these two important social spaces, and the aft end of the house opens with drop down windows and a swing door.

In her main salon a large, U-shaped settee with fold over table will seat up to three couples, while the forward end of the settee can be oriented forward to provide a comfortable perch when underway. To starboard, aft of the Stidd helm seat, is a long cabinet housing an LED television on an electric lift and storage compartments for the owners gear.

Selected Options

Flag blue hull

Beige anti skid

Freezer in lower lounge Electric sunroof with shade Fixed hullside portlight

Kahlenberg Triple chrome horns

Reverso oil change system

Fresh water wash down forward

Single Seagull water purifier at galley and on icemaker

24" LED TV in lower lounge

Inverter/charger 2800 watt true sine wave

Icemaker under port aft salon settee

FRP molded electronics mast for hardtop

Searchlight mounted on optional hardtop mast

Filler cushion and telescoping table base to create berth in lounge Shade on optional hull port

Custom Sunbrella in lower lounge

Teak Cap rails

Blinds and curtains for main salon

Custom Sunbrella in the cockpit

Cockpit shade

Standard Volvo Package

Twin Volvo Penta D4 300HP engines linked to Volvo Penta IPS drives 3.71 (4) cylinder fresh water-cooled includes Volvo electronic controls

Volvo Automatic Interceptor Trim Tabs

Active Corrosion Protection System

Volvo Autopilot with controls incorporated into helm screen Joystick Driving

Sabre exhaust by-pass system

Garmin GPS Receiver(1) Volvo/Garmin 8616 Multi-Function Display

Engine/Gen set system

Engine room blower

Engine room vent ducts

White gelcoated engine room

Mylar Foil face foam noise barrier

7.5kW Onan Generator with water drop exhaust muffler

Fuel System

Twin 150 USG roto-molded diesel fuel tanks

Racor fuel filters

2” “Diesel” deck fill plate

Helm Station

Single N Series Stidd helm chair

Engine Start/Stop control panel

Triple windshield wipers with washers

Compass

Switch controls for horn, running lights, anchor light, engine room blower and optional equipment

Stazo wood trimmed 16” steering wheel

NMEA 2000 backbone

120 V CA electrical system

Two 30A AC shore power inlets and two 50 ft. cords

Galvanic Failsafe isolator

Illuminated main circuit breaker distribution panel

120V outlets in each cabin and one in the engine room

All galley and head receptacles are GFI protected.Additional outlets positioned in locations as appropriate

50amp, 3-bank battery charger

Reverse cycle heat/ air conditioning in 2 zones, 2/ea self-contained 16k BTU units

120 V C+DC Electrical System

Two dedicated group 31 AGM engine starting batteries

Four “Full River” DC250 6 volt AGM deep cycle ship’s service batteries

One Group 24 AGM Gen set start battery

Battery Management panel including

– Emergency crossover switch

– Remote Control Ships Power switch 

– Remote Control Starting Battery switch

Illuminated main circuit breaker distribution panel w/battery voltage gauge

Lighting:

– LED lights in the overhead & reading lights

– LED tri-color light at helm valance  

– LED strip lighting in the forward cabin below the upper cabinets and in the lower lounge above the shelf and optional dead light 

– LED Engine room lighting 

– Cockpit courtesy lights w/remote switch at transom

Dimmers in the forward cabin, galley, lower lounge, main salon, and cockpit

UL Listed Tinned wire throughout

USB 12 VDC charging station at helm and in cabins

Entertianment/Media

Fusion Black Box System with Bluetooth. Remote controls at helm and cockpit. 4 speakers; 2 in the main salon, 2 in the cockpit.

10″ Kicker sub woofer10″ Kicker amplifier

– NOTE: This stereo does not have a CD/DVD player

Surface mounted LED Television on an electric lift between the galley and the stateroom

32″ LED TV on an electric lift inside the cabinet in Main Salon

HDMI cables run from each TV to the storage area starboard of the lower lounge.

Hull

“Vee” hull design with 24-degree deadrise amidships and 17 degrees at the transom

VIP Resin Infused laminate with ISO NPG white gelcoat and blended vinylester resin

Knitted Biaxial Structural E-Glass Reinforcements

SAN Corecell foam core in hull bottom and topsides

Foam cored fiberglass stringer system

Swim platform with molded anti skid surface and under mounted telescoping ladder

Painted (Urethane) Double Boot Stripe

Gold Cove Stripe

Deck and Hardtop composite

VIP resin infused knitted Biaxial Structural E-Glass Reinforcements with balsa coring

Molded in anti-skid deck surfaces

Windows recessed into hard top

Port and starboard transom gates

Aft seating slides to expand cockpit dimension w/12v actuator

Stainless steel anchor-bowsprit roller system(2) Anchor lockers with slam latches

Large Aft hinged engine room hatch with gas struts and (2) 3” diameter compression latches for engine room access

Deck Hardware

1 1/4″ Diameter type 316 stainless steel perimeter rail system

(6) 12” Stainless Steel Cleats: two forward, four mid-ship

10” Stainless Steel Cleat to starboard of windlass as anchor rode tie off

Windlass with combination rope/chain gypsy

Single anchor roller sized for 35# CQR or Delta

Flagpole holder and teak flag staff

Teak table in cockpit

Burgee staff for pulpit

Low Profile polished hatches w/blinds and screens: (2) #44 on the foredeck, (2) #10 port and starboard

Custom stainless steel opening ports

Teak cabin side eye-brow

Custom cast stainless steel “SABRE” logo

(2) Bollard cleats in aft transom corner

Raw water washdown forward

White rub rail and black bang rail on a dark colored hull. White rub rail and white bang rail on a light colored hull

Kahlenberg single chrome air horn

Helm Deck

Stidd 500 N Series helm seat

Electronics pod at the helm station

Wood in helm area is cherry

Two overhead pilot hatches with shades/screens

Bi-fold stainless steel companionway door with electrically activated drop down window to port

Master/forward Staterom

Spacious Island Berth layout with 6″ mattress, ¾” laminated trim around berth top

Cherry hull ceilings

Storage Drawers under the bed with A/C return grills under drawers

Drawers in bureau w/locker, shelf above w/single louvered door

Upper storage to port and starboard with two enclosed lockers aft and fiddled shelves forward.

Large hanging locker to starboard, cedar lined with shelf and hanger pole.

Open shelf above the louvered door.

Teak and holly sole with 2 coats of sealer

Soft headliner panels

FRP Sport Yacht White headliner

Passageway door between galley and forward cabin.

Head

Vessel sink with faucet

Tempered Glass Shower stall with seat

Hot and cold pressure water

Electric shower sump pump

Storage locker

Solid Surface Material countertop with bull nose

Towel bars

Wood trimmed mirror over sink

Ventilation blower

Salon

Elevated “U” settee to port with a high-gloss table and storage beneath

Mates L-shaped settee forward, open to galley with stainless steel hand rail

Cabinet to starboard with storage and TV on an electric lift

Teak and holly sole with sealer

Sound deadening headliner panels

Option to convert settee and table into an additional berth

10″ subwoofer under settee

Galley

Solid Surface galley counter

Stainless steel sink with faucet

Drawers and storage lockers below the counter

Storage cabinets outboard and above the counter

Lockers above the stove

Two burner electric cook top

Stainless steel convection microwave oven.Stainless steel drawer style refrigerator/freezer 12DC/120VAC

Lower Lounge

L-shaped settee with pull out converts to double berth

Bookshelf outboard of Settee

Extra large drawer is handy to Galley for large items.

Optional large 36” x 10” Hull Side fixed portlight

Optional Television combo for the lower lounge

Fresh Water System

Water capacity 100 gals

11-gallon stainless steel water heater 110V

Hot and cold water pressure system 12V

Shore water inlet with a filter

Transom shower hot and cold

Decor

Varnished cherry interior finish

Screens on opening ports and hatches

Optional Ocean Air Blinds in Cirrus Custard with Beige hardware

Laminated wood trims on shelves

Dovetailed maple drawer boxes

Accord shades on all opening ports

Sabre offered fabric and Corian decor package

Waste Disposal

Polyethylene holding tank with 40 gallon capacity

Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water MSD

Diaphragm waste pump on holding tank.

Safety

Fire extinguishers, (4) at 2 1/2 lbs

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Marelon sea valves on all below waterline fittings

Bonding system to safeguard against galvanic corrosion

Automatic fire extinguishing discharge system with override

Automatic 12V electric bilge pumps (3)High Water Alarms (3) for bilge