Arguably the hottest boat in the market place right now, the Sabre 48 offers tremendous accommodation AND performance. Owners decision to move back to a sail, makes Hull#16 available, and now at a great price.
Pirates and Poets, is clean, well equipped and turn key. She features three staterooms, three heads, spacious galley and open concept salon/cockpit. The master is mid-ship with a full walkaround queen, tremendous storage and a frameless glass shower in the ensuite head.
She offers a complete Garmin electronics package with dual 15" displays, SAT TV, multi zone audio, Freedom dinghy lift, teack decking and, of course, Cummins engines paired with Zeus drives, providing a 30 knot cruise.
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 improve space utilization. The Sabre 48 Salon Express is their fifth 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 30 knots and at wide open throttle she'll attain more than 33 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 motoryachts 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 after a long day on the water.
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.
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SPECIFICATIONS
BASIC INFORMATION
Manufacturer:Sabre
Model: Salon Express
Year: 2012
Category:Power
Condition:Used
Location: Glen Cove US
Vessel Name:Pirates and Poets
Hull Material:Fiberglass
Designer:Kevin Burns - Head Designer
ACCOMODATIONS
Total Cabins:3
Total Heads:3
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
Length:48 ft
Beam:15.33 ft
Draft - max:3.75 ft
Bridge Clearance:14.17 ft
TANK CAPACITIES
Fuel Tank:525|gallon
Fresh Water Tank:160|gallon
Holding Tank:525|gallon
GALLERY
DESCRIPTIONS
Factory and Custom OptionsCustom OptionsDelete bar and liquor locker behind helm seat and extend settee for more seating, move Stidd back 3" for easier access to side door.Delete standard teak toe railUnderwater lights Factory OptionsMolded mast and platforms for sat tv domesContrasting NonskidCrew QuartersTeak Decking in CockpitTeak Decking on SwimplatformBeam Central VacFlag Blue HullUltraleather UpgradeInverter/Charger 3000W with remoteAccord shades on all windowsReverso oil changeFreedom Lift Shore water inletFWWH&C Transom ShowerCockpit Cushion CoversFront Windshield COverCover for Cockpit tablePaint Electronics Antenna Sabre White to Match Super Structure
Main Salon
“L” settee to starboard, 5” foam cushions, with storage and Sabre tool drawer under, with Custom Fabric.
High Gloss finished table with hi-low pedestal and angled slide mechanism. Lowers to coffee table height.
Entertainment unit to port including: flat screen LCD TV 26” on lift with DVD player
Sound deadening, soft headliner panels.
Raised mates L-shaped settee to port of helm chair
Stainless steel bi-fold door to cockpit
Electrically operated window aft of L-settee
Swing door at helm to starboard side deck
Deep chart table forward of mates seat
Stidd mounted 5" aft to access side door easier
Settee extended in lieu of wet bar
Master Stateroom Amidships
Spacious island berth athwartship layout with laminated trim.
Hull side deadlight over head board
Shoji style passageway and closet doors
Shoji style portlight screen panels, with addtional accord shades over ports.
Additiona Shoji panel in place of fixed panel to keep open feel in galley and master.
Cherry hull ceilings.
Drawers under berth and in bulkhead aft of berth.
(2) hanging lockers fore and aft of bed.
LED flat screen TV and DVD player.
Teak and holly sole.
Sound deadening soft headliner panels.
Pocket door to master head compartment.
Custom accent lighting under bed and behind Shoji sliders over bed.
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
Deck hatch with blind/screen overhead
Ventilation blowerStainless steel towel bars
Custom tile spec and arrangement
Guest 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.
Private access to forward 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.
Crew Quarters
Crew quarters accessed by opening slide out port side love-seat.
Head with sink, toilet and portlight
Dresser with six drawers
Seat with drawer underneath
Double berth with drawer underneath
TV with DVD player
Direct and indirect lighting and reading lights
Galley
Solid surface galley counter top.
Stainless steel under mount sink with cover and pull-out faucet
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 custom color Ultraleather fabric and piping.
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.
Custom platform over bateery boxes for storage, with fiddles, in fwd engine room.
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.
Steering and Trim Systems
CMD helm, with joystick.
Trim tabs integrated in CMD Zeus pod drives.
Autopilot integrated in CMD Zeus system.
“Skyhook” GPS position hold system with dedicated GPS receiver.
Fresh Water System
Water capacity 160 gals.
Stainless steel, 20 gal. water heater, operates on 110-VAC or engine heat.
Temperature control valve on hot water supply.
Hot and cold water pressure system 12V.
Fresh water spigot in engine room.
Optional Cockpit shower, hot and cold.
Optional Fresh water wash down in anchor locker.
Waste Water System
Polyethylene holding tank with 70 gallon capacity.
Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water MSD in guest head
Tecma Eco MSD in master head
Diaphragm waste pump on holding tank.
Safety
Single Kahlenberg chrome trumpet horn with compressor
Fire extinguishers, (5) at 2 1/2 lbs.
Marelon sea valves on all thru-hull fittings below waterline.
Bonding system to safeguard against galvanic corrosion.
Automatic fire extinguishing discharge system in engine space with override.
(3) Automatic 12V electric bilge pumps.
(3) high water switches and alarm
Electronics Package(2) Garmin 72151 4' Open Array HD Radar1 GSD 22 Sounder 1 VHF 2001 GHS10 Remote Handset1 AIS 600Garmin Heading SensorGarmim XM51 Weather AntennaMaretron Weather Antenna for windspeed direction, temp etc KVH M3 Sat TV with 2 Recievers and Dummy Dome for Balance Fusion Stereo with Interface into TV Sirius WeatherIPD/USB Dock Underwater lights All antennae painted to match Sabre White (off white) superstructure color
Exclusions
Owners personal effects
Artwork
Some pillows (ones made by owners wife)
All monogrammed or lettered soft goods
Galleyware
Inventory Included
USCG safety gear
Stainless Steel Anchor with chain and rode
6 docklines
4 fenders with fender whips and covers
Bedding and decor pillows for master, guest and crew
Canvas covers for cockpit seating and table
Canvas covers for windshield, and flag staffs
Manuals for all equipment
All Sabre supplied tools and fittings
Any spare parts fluids etc
Additional Information
Quote from Sabre Design Team: We think it’s important to understand that, before we even started in on the 48’s hull design, we had the advantage of having already delivered 4 different hull models which incorporated azimuthing pod systems: Volvo IPS on the Sabre 38 and Sabre 52, and CMD Zeus on the Sabre 40, Sabre 42. We began the 48SE program by reviewing both our predicted performance characteristics and the collected empirical data on these hulls, and analyzed the numbers against the corresponding hull geometry and weight and center information. This wealth of data allowed us to identify features and characteristics that benefitted performance, handling, running attitude, sea keeping, etc, and introduce these characteristics into the 48 design in a managed way.
With the overall 48 design, made a significant shift away from our typical weight distribution when we decided to ‘close couple’ the engines to the drive units, thereby moving the motors aft to live under the cockpit. That move raised an eyebrow with our Owners, who were concerned about that movement of the center of gravity, and the resulting running trim angles – excellent sightlines and low inherent bow rise and trim angles have been hallmarks of Sabre’s successful powerboat designs. But we had pledged from the start that we would develop a hull that delivered a running attitude that was as good as or better than a shaft boat along with the speed, handling and technological advantages of a pod boat – so that’s what we set out to do, and I think the results really speak for themselves.
Specific hull geometry features that are new on the 48:
Static angle of attack was introduced into the running bottom below the chine.
Longitudinal angle of the working chine was increased in the aft 1/3 of the hull.
Deadrise angles were redistributed along the length of the running surface to manipulate the longitudinal center of dynamic effort.
We also tweaked the Zeus tunnel geometry and we modeled the hull wake in 3D to better understand the running character and how the swim platform would relate to the hull wake at various speeds. All in all, the execution of this hull form was a huge team effort – not a one man show. We’re very pleased with the outcome.
Kevin Burns
Chief Designer
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