Walkthrough

Boarding via the portside transom door, the cockpit has L-shaped seating aft with a teak folding table, seating facing aft to starboard with the salon entry door to port.

There is a large hatch in the teak cockpit sole allowing easy access to the engine room.

Entering the salon through the stainless steel bi-fold door, one is impressed with the spacious and light-filled interior. The teak and holly sole, exquisite cherry joinery and abundance of hand holds are located throughout the vessel.

Immediately to starboard is an L-shaped ultra-leather settee with partial storage under and two drawers below. At the settee there is a Hi-Lo high gloss table with two folding leaves which provides an easy area for dining, playing board games, cards or entertaining.

The window aft of the settee goes down electrically with the push of a button to connect the cockpit and salon areas. Two opening sliding cabin side windows truly bring the outdoors in. The cabin windows all have Ocean Air Duette style shades.

The helm is forward to starboard with a single helm seat with a custom cabinet below and behind.

To port upon entering is a two-person loveseat that electrically slides inboard to expose steps to the third cabin. When slid to centerline, the settee can be used as an extra dining seat at the folding table.

The third cabin can serve as an overflow for your guests featuring a double berth, a seat to relax, and access to the private head compartment with sink, toilet and shower (wet head).

The Mate's Seat is L-shaped across from Helm Seat with an expansive table in front that opens to plentiful storage and the television that rises with the press of a button.

Down a few steps from the salon is the galley, with extensive storage and cabinets plus in floor storage - enough to stock easily for a 2 week trip or more.

The master is across from the galley, with beautiful shoji doors, a walk around master berth with hanging lockers and drawers abound. Natural light via the port holes that can be closed for privacy and sleeping. The private ensuite head has a desirable vessel sink on top of a cherry cabinet with a walk-in stall shower.

Going forward from the galley, the companionway has a privacy door to close off the VIP Stateroom and day/guest head for when one has overnight guests.

Electronics

• (2) Ray Marine 15” E displays with Lighthouse 2.0 software
• (1) 8.5” MFD display
• (2) Depth finders
• Ray Marine Hi Def open array radar
• Icom VHF with hailer and fog
• (2) VHF microphones 
• FLIHR Camera with pan and tilt and can be controlled by MFDs

Helm Station

• Cummins DTS single lever electronic controls
• Cummins Smart Craft display (engine data, tank levels, vessel data, alarms)
• Triple windshield wipers with washers
• Ritchie Compass
• Switch controls for horn, running lights, anchor light, engine room blower and optional equipment
• Stazo 400mm custom teak steering wheel with tilt helm and Sabre logo
• Stidd single helm seat with Ultraleather fabric

Galley

• Solid surface galley counter top
• Stainless steel under-mount sink with cover and pull-out faucet
• Stainless steel under-mount prep sink with cover
• Soap dispenser
• Isotherm stainless steel stand-up refrigerator/freezer

Master Stateroom Amidships

• Spacious island berth athwartship layout with laminated trim
• Hull side portlight over head board
• Shoji style passageway and closet doors
• Shoji style portlight screen panels
• Cherry hull ceilings
• Drawers under berth and in bulkhead aft of berth
• (2) hanging lockers port and starboard of berth
• LED flat screen TV and DVD player
• Teak and holly sole
• Sound deadening soft headliner panels
• Pocket door to master head compartment

Master Head

• Private access from master stateroom 
• Custom tile in WC and shower sole
• Glass vessel style sink
• High gloss finish over solid cherry counter
• Vanity cabinet below sink
• Storage outboard
• Mirror above vanity, cherry framed
• Separate shower stall with clear bi-fold enclosure and glass tile accent wall within
• Electric shower sump pump
• Opening port to side deck
• Deck hatch with blind/screen overhead
• Ventilation blower
• Stainless steel towel bars

Guest Staterooms

VIP Stateroom

• Spacious island berth with laminated trim
• Cherry hull ceilings
• Drawers under berth, A/C return grille beside
• Storage lockers, drawers and shelves
• Teak and holly sole
• Sound deadening soft headliner panels
• Pocket door to passageway

Third cabin below deck

• Double berth
• Sitting area
• Double bureau
• TV
• Head and shower

Guest Head

• Stainless steel under mount sink
• Shower stall with seat and locker outboard
• Hot and cold pressure water
• Electric shower sump pump
• Storage lockers
• Solid surface vanity top with bull nose
• Towel bars
• Soap dispenser
• Cherry wood trimmed mirror over sink
• Ventilation blower

Hull

• Modified Deep “V” Planing hull design, with shallow pod drive tunnels
• 14º deadrise at transom
• 23º deadrise amidships
• ISO NPG white gelcoat w/vinylester back-up resin
• Bottom, topsides and transom VIP resin infused biaxial E-glass with Airex C70 foam core
• Stringer system biaxial E-glass with foam core
• Bulkheads vacuum-bagged biaxial E-glass with polypropylene honeycomb core
• Molded E-glass swim platform with molded-in anti-skid surface
• Hull side rubbing strakes
• PVC rub rail with stainless steel cap
• Painted (IMRON) double boot top
• Gold recessed cove stripe

Deck and Hardtop

• ISO NPG gelcoat
• VIP resin infused biaxial E-glass with balsa core
• Molded-in anti-skid deck surfaces
• Bi-fold aft salon door to port
• Sliding windows in salon on cabin sides
• Electric opening window in salon aft bulkhead
• Hinged access door to side deck at helm
• Flush, outward opening, transom door with latch
• Anchor locker with slam latches
• Large lazarette/engine room access hatch in cockpit sole with compression latches

Deck Hardware

• (1) 1/4" Diameter type 316 stainless steel perimeter rail system
• (8) 12” Stainless steel cleats (2 fwd, 4 mid ship, 2 in aft cockpit)
• (1) 10” Stainless steel cleat to starboard of windlass as anchor rode tie off
• (4) Custom cast stainless steel mid-rail line chocks
• (2) Custom cast stainless steel skene chocks forward
• (2) Custom folding stainless steel mooring cleats aft
• Bow pulpit with dual anchor roller for 44# CQR or Delta anchor and “lunch hook”
• Quick anchor windlass, electric rope-chain type
• Flag staff and socket on taffrail
• Burgee staff on bow pulpit
• (6) Low Profile stainless steel hatches w/screens
• (6) Custom stainless steel opening port lights
• Teak toe rails
• Teak cabin side eye-brow
• Custom cast stainless steel “SABRE” medallion

Mechanical Features

Propulsion

• Twin Cummins QSC 8.3 550 hp electronic, fresh water-cooled engines
• Twin CMD Zeus 3800 pod drives, with integrated steering and trim
• 120A, 12V alternators each engine
• (2) Exhaust by-pass mufflers
• Engine room blower
• Engine room vent ducts
• Engine room floor with FRP anti-skid
• White gelcoated engine room
• Mylar face foam noise barrier

Steering and Trim Systems

• CMD helm, with joystick
• Trim tabs integrated in CMD Zeus pod drives
• Autopilot integrated in CMD Zeus system
• Auto trim tabs
• “Skyhook” GPS position hold system with dedicated GPS receiver

Fuel System

• (2) 250 USG diesel fuel tanks port and starboard
• Racor fuel filters with water in fuel probes
• (2) 2” “Diesel” deck fill plates. 

12V DC Electrical System

• (2) AGM Group 31 dedicated engine start batteries
• (3) AGM 4D deep cycle ship's service batteries
• (1) AGM Group 24 generator start battery
• Remote control battery switches with controls at helm
• Manual emergency battery crossover switch
• Illuminated main circuit breaker distribution
• Digital battery monitor
• St. Maarten amber cabin reading lights. 
• High output LED lights in the overhead. 
• Halogen bar lighting in appropriate locations. 
• Fluorescent engine room lighting. 
• Cockpit courtesy lights
• Marine-grade, tinned wire throughout.

Manufacturer's Description

As an early adopter of pod drive systems, Sabre Yachts has a clear understanding of how these revolutionary drives can best be used to increase efficiency, maximize ease of operation and owner confidence. The all-new Sabre 48 Salon Express is Sabre's sixth pod driven model and she takes full advantage of this technology in both her performance and in her interior accommodation plan.

The 48's traditional exterior profile belies the contemporary performances of her vee-hull. She cruises at 25 knots and at wide open throttle she'll attain more than 30 knots. With the Zeus pod drive system, turns at speed are as exciting as they are in a fine sports car but perhaps even more exhilarating is the quiet that one experiences at cruise speeds. Less than 75 dba makes her one of the quietest motor yachts available today. The joystick and Skyhook operations give every Captain the confidence to dock her in the most difficult of circumstances.

Her raised cockpit sole brings together the social aspects of the cockpit and main salon and the aft end of the house opens up fully to connect the spaces. Her main salon offers ample seating surfaces for entertaining or simply relaxing to read or enjoy the standard entertainment systems. While underway the raised settee to port of the Stidd helm chair is a perfect place for the crew to enjoy the ride. And when docking, a standard side deck door serves her helmsman and crew, well. The two cabin, two head layout is supplemented by a mechanical space forward of the engine room.”

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.