1987 Sabre 42 CB

Senta is a third owner, 1987 Sabre 42 centerboard boat, she has seen excellent maintenance and has been nicely upgraded and she is in excellent condition!! The gelcoat is in excellent condition with almost no crazing. All photos shown are current (2023 Spring/Summer).

She has been actively cruised in the northeast during the last 7 years, so all systems (except SSB) have been used, which increases confidence that they actually work! She is ready to go! NOTABLE FEATURES AND/OR UPGRADES BY CURRENT OWNER listed below with more details and photos available by email to prospective buyers.

She is available for sale since the current owner is upgrading to a larger yacht.

Sabre sailing yachts are well built and designed to be high performance cruisers. Her well-balanced sail plan, with equal sized foretriangle and main, offers ease for a short-handed crew. A powerful hull shape yields excellent performance. Fine craftsmanship, built-in storage, ventilation, and liveaboard amenities are custom quality. Contemporary styling blends with traditional craftsmanship to create an elegant interior. Mast height of 57 ft allows for transit via the entire ICW if desired. Reviews available (1-4 by Rich Hoyer) describe the Sabre 42s sailing and sea kindly characteristics.

Equipment: Contact seller for him to email you a PDF of the complete listing as space below does not allow for this.

NOTABLE FEATURES AND/OR UPGRADES BY CURRENT OWNER: 1) New rod stainless steel standing rigging (pin to pin) in 2022 by Annapolis Rigging with complete inspection of mast/boom) including mast step (no mast step rot). 2) Well functioning in-boom furler with Harken 2-speed electric winch. 3) Gelcoat is in excellent condition with almost no crazing! 4) Excellent ground tackle: Maxwell VW10-10 windlass (2016); Mantus M1 55 lb anchor and bridle; 150 feet of ACCO G4 3/8 anchor chain (2016). 5) Vetus model 95 Bow thruster. Vetus Remco1 Remote Transmitter and receiver. 6) Davits and Outboard Lift/Mount: Heavy duty stainless steel Garhaeur (1.25 inch) davits (600) pound limit. High quality (SimpleSystems) Outboard double-motor mount installed (2019). Boat has Forespar MotorMate to lift outboard and other items. 7) Westerbeke 46 HP 4-cylinder diesel with 1470 hours has excellent compression (starts immediately). All 4 motor mounts replaced (2022). 8) Engine drive train: 1) New ZF15M transmission (2022); 2) Aqua drive reduces vibration and noise and makes engine alignment easy; 3) New Aquamet 22 (shaft replaced (2019); 4) stuffing box hose (Buck Algonquin) replaced (2018); 5) cutlass bearing replaced (2019) 9) Refrigeration: SeaFrost holding plate system can be run off 2 compressors: 1) Engine driven compressor (R134a) quickly (room temp to frozen in 30 min) freezes, or 2) SeaFrost 12 volt Tradewinds XP (2016) unit with digital controller. 10) Air conditioner (Mabru SC12 12,000 BTU) installed in 2020. Micro Air Easy Start ASY-364-X20-IP added in 2022. 11) Electrical upgrades: 1) 210 W rigid solar panel (2020) on davits installed, to keep batteries fully charged while on mooring or anchored, 2) charge controller for solar panel, 3) Promariner Pro Nautic 60 amp charger (2016), 4) ECHO charger installed (2017) so house battery safely keep dedicated start battery fully charged, 5) new Group 34 start battery (2023), 6) Balmar temperature sensor MC-TS-A added (2018) to optimize safety of Balmar external regulator and alternator; 7) LED voltmeter for engine start battery added to navigation desk so one can easily check status of this battery. 12) All waste/sanitation hoses running from both heads to their holding tank replaced (2017) with highest quality Trident 101 sanitation hose. 13) Older vinyl covered lifelines (can hide corrosion) replaced with Suncor stainless steel lifeline fittings and 140 feet 1x19 316 stainless steel wire (2018). 14) Full deluxe canvas cover purchased by current owner. Protects boat during winter storage. 15) Many new lines (running rigging): New (2022) main and genoa halyards with New England Ropes Viper 11 mm. New (2022) Staset 11 mm for spinnaker. 16) Centerboard stainless steel cable replaced (2016). Sheave boxes inspected with replacement of hoses (2021).