1988 Sabre 38' _{(11.58 m)} MKII

Overview

Accommodations

Down below, the Sabre 38 has 6'4" of headroom, two private cabins, 7 berths and a good-sized galley, head and navigation station. The forward suite has a wide V-berth, hanging closet and an elegant vanity with sink and settee. The aft cabin is another delightful retreat, with a comfortable double berth, a wide settee and hanging locker, and plenty of shelves for books or what nots. The main salon features a large dining area, with contoured seating and a handsome teak table. The table folds away ad the seats convert to a double berth to port. The starboard settee serves an another berth. The head (aft to starboard) is quite spacious and has a shower with teak grate and a vanity with sink and locker storage. Its molded fiberglass construction makes it very easy to maintain. She is finished in lovely teak cabinetry, an abundance of storage space, plenty of light and ventilation (7 hatches 4 vents and 15 ports). Her dark blue fabric lends to her warmth as well. 

She has an aft facing Navigation station (excellent for communication with the cockpit and just aft of the stb settee). It is both comfortable and attractive, if offers a terrific amount of ready storage for navigation aids, from charts to pencils, plus a generous chart table. The Master AC/DC marine circuit breakers and optional electronics are mounted on black panels above.

Her centerline companionway houses the engine access and leads to the cockpit. The cockpit is designed to enhance every aspect of her performance. T-shaped and 8'3" long, it's ergonomically designed for comfort and outfitted with top quality equipment. The helmsman's seat is raised to ensure good visibility, and four lockers offer plenty of storage. She has nice side decks lending to ease in going forward. Her teak toes rails, hand rails and coaming caps add to her traditional yet modern good looks.

Galley

• The Sabre's L-shaped galley offers a wonderful amount of space with generous storage and counter space, it has everything needed to prepare an elegant meal. The galley is located aft of the port settee, just forward of the aft cabin.Large 4 burner CNG stove with oven
• 2 stainless steel sinks with pressure hot and cold water and hand pump
• Large ice box with Seafrost refrigeration
• Microwave
• Hot water heater w/shore power and engine heating systems
• Built-in garbage container with varnished teak cover
• Frest water foot pump

Electronics

• Standard Horizon VHF radio with remote ram mike
• Panasonic Combi CD/AM/FM Radio (2 speakers in CP and 2 in salon)
• Raytheon Radar (display on pedestal) (Does not work and will not turn on)
• Northstar 951X GPS (display on pedestal)
• B & G Hydra Pilot
• B & G Hydra 2 wind direction and speed
• B & G Hydra 330 depth sounder
• Radar dome mounted with swivel on back stay
• Ritchie Binnacle compass

Electrical and Mechanical

• 4 cylinder Westerbeke dsl engine 38HP
• Engine hoses and heat exchanger replaced recently
• Aquadrive universal joint for off set prop (replaced a few years ago)
• Balmar 100 amp alternator
• Dripless shaft seal
• ProSine Inverter/Charger
• Heart Link 2000 Inverter
• Lunair Marine reverse cycle air-conditioning and heat via shore power
• Water heater via 110V or engine driven
• Refrigeration via 110V or engine driven
• 12V electric Quik0change Oil change pump for engine
• Large Groco strainer for engine Raw water intake
• 3 blade Classic folding Maxprop
• Fresh water pumps in V-berth, galley and head
• Washdown pump
• Electric toilet
• Macerator or holding tank
• Running lights
• Steaming lights
• Foredeck light
• Anchor light
• Courtesy lights along the floor in salon
• Flood light
• 4 - 12V Fans
• 110V shore power with 2 cords (30amp)
• Clock and barometer

Deck Equipment

• New plastic widows and gasgets on all Bomar hatches a few years ago
• Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits with side stanchions and double life lines
• Gate in aft pulpit
• Swim ladder with teak treads
• New cockpit canvas (white) - dodger, bimini, connector and helm cover
• All bronze seacocks
• Double anchor roller on stem
• 44lb Bruce anchor with 80 feet of 5/16 HT chain spice to 200 feet of rode
• Danforth with its own line as spare
• Lofrans Progress 2 electric windlass with new motor about 10 years ago
• Dock lines
• Fenders
• Life jackets
• 4 cabin top chrome dorades
• outboard motor mount
• CNG locker with twin tanks
• Hot and Cold cockpit shower (new equipment)
• Magma Marine BBQ grill
• New horse shoe life ring
• Garhauer dinghy motor lift
• Custom tear-drop chromed dorade vents
• Closed cell Sunbrella cockpit cushions

Sails and Rigging

• The Sabre 38 has a high aspect rig with double airfoil spreaders and rod rigging. The boom is quipped with an internal clew outhaul, topping lift and two sets of jiffy reefing. The jib halyard is led to a mid-cabintop Lewmar #43 self-tailing winch. The main halyard and reefing lines are led aft to Lewmar #44 Self-tailing winch on the cabin top within easy reach of the cockpit. Garhauer genoa sheet leads, adjustable under load. Sheet tracks both inboard and on the rail for total flexibility in trimming. #52 Lewmar self-tailing primaries in the cockpit.North Fully Battened Main sail with Dutchman system (all reefing done via winches and clutches in the cockpit). (Sail new in 1999 and used only 6 years)
• North 135% Genoa (new in 1999 but only used for 6 years)
• North Asymmetrical spinnaker (barely used)
• NOTE: Present owner purchased laminated sails in 2006 and decided to remove these from the boat due to their condition and put the lightly used Dacron sails back on.
• Hood Roller Furling for headsail
• Carbon fiber spinnaker pole
• Keel stepped mast
• Rod standing rigging
• Hydraulic backstay adjuster
• All lines lead aft to the cockpit for ease in single handing
• (5) Spinlock rope clutches
• (2) Jam cleats for traveler

Hull Design

The Sabre 38's hull is designed to be easily driven while carrying the weight of a moderate displacement yacht. It's a powerful hull shape that yields speed, stability and sail carrying ability. The rudder, a semi-elliptical foil section, adds to the yacht's performance abilities. Saber's Tracker skeg gives the directional stability of a long-keel boat with much less drag.

Construction

The hull and deck are built out of alternate layers of hand-laminated fiberglass mat and biaxial roving over balsa coring. Sabres uses its Duralam technology, a combination of Glidden Blisterguard gelcoat and vinylester resin, to add to hull durability below the waterline.

New or virtually new equipment

• The cabin sole around the base of the mast, in the Sabre, is notorious for getting wet and delaminating the floor boards. As one can see in the picture, this area has been removed and replaced with a new sole.All cockpit canvas including mainsail cover
• Engine hoses and heat exchanger
• Complete cockpit shower equipment

Not new, but replaced a few years ago

• Transmission and prop shaft
• "Aquadrive" sealed universal joint for offset prop
• Windows and gaskets on all six deck hatches

Upgrades from the standard Sabre 38

• 3 blade Max folding prop
• Garhauer movable genoa sheet leads
• Spare halyard (in addition to main, foresail and chute)
• Dual power for hot water heater and refrigeration via 110V or engine driven
• Garhauer removable hoist, mounts on transom, to lift outboard, MOB, or whatever
• Multiple fresh water foot pumps help conserve water
• Carbon Fiber spinnaker pole
• Asymetrical Chute with all lines and hardware including sock and Tacker.
• Hydraulic back stay tensioner
• Full screening on all Dorades, hatches, opening ports and companionway
• Electric head pump
• Hydraulic boom vang
• Fitted sheets for both fore and aft bunks
• Four large AGM batteries (new in 2018) wired for one starter and three in parallel for the house
• Electric pump and attached hose to drain used engine oil
• All work performed by a reputable local yard

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