2007 Sabre 38 Express

Welcome aboard Talivia III, a beautifully maintained, CLEAN, Sabre 38 Express that combines timeless Downeast styling with the exceptional craftsmanship Sabre Yachts is known for. Built in Maine, the 38 Express offers a spacious, functional layout, a warm cherry interior, and dependable twin Cummins diesel performance, making her equally suited for weekend getaways or extended cruising.

Freshly detailed and equipped with a Dockmate wireless remote control system, Talivia III offers effortless close-quarters maneuvering and shows the level of care and thoughtful upgrades that set her apart. With her classic lines, comfortable accommodations, and proven ride, she is an outstanding example of one of Sabre's most respected express cruisers.

Recent Upgrades

1,000-hour engine service completed with upgraded aftercoolers installed on both port and starboard engines 2025

Garmin radar upgraded 2025

Combination microwave, convection oven, and air fryer installed New 2025

New LED multi-color lighting installed at the helm and aft cockpit New 2025

New A/C pump New 2025

Dockmate wireless remote control system installed New 2024

200' of new 3/8" anchor chain New 2024

Three new engine starting batteries Spring 2024

New port and starboard alternators Spring 2024

New port and starboard prop shaft seals Spring 2024

Bow thruster replaced New 2020

Garmin transducer upgraded New 2020

Upper refrigerator replaced New 2020

STIDD captain's chair and mate's seat upholstery updated New 2020

Stern seating and upper salon upholstery replaced New 2020

New Eisenglass and canvas New 2020 

FLIR thermal night vision camera

Factory Options

• Molded FRP electronics mast for hardtop
• Short L-settee to port with STIDD helm seat and fixed teak table
• Teak helm deck sole
• Fold-up aft cockpit bench seat
• Electrically operated center-opening windshield
• Additional 12V DC outlet at port side of helm
• Dimmer switch for main salon overhead lighting
• Contrasting anti-skid surfaces on foredeck, side decks, coach roof, aft cockpit, hardtop, and helm deck
• Corian galley countertops
• Ultraleather upholstery throughout
• Upgraded twin Cummins QSB 425 HP electronic diesel engines with SmartCraft displays and electronic throttle and shift (ETS) controls
• Reverso oil change system
• Side-Power bow thruster
• Helm deck air conditioning and heating 
• Remote-controlled searchlight mounted on hardtop mast
• Fuel tank level gauge at helm
• Hot and cold transom shower
• Washdown at bow
• Shore water connection
• Swim platform finished in Sabre White with Bone anti-skid
• Dual fuel fills (port and starboard)
• Dual water fills (port and starboard) 

Navigation & Electronics

• Garmin 16" multifunction chartplotter
• Garmin 4 kW radar
• Dockmate New 2024
• FLIR thermal night vision camera
• Raymarine autopilot with wireless remote
• Engine data integrated into Garmin display
• Depth sounder module
• Remote-controlled searchlight
• Standard Horizon VHF radio
• Bennett trim tabs

Mechanical

• Twin Cummins QSB 425 HP electronic diesel engines 1,220 hours 
• Onan 9.0 kW EQD generator 699 hours 
• 1¾" Aquamet 22 stainless steel shafts
• Four-blade NiBrAl propellers (ISO Class S)
• PSS dripless shaft seals
• Manganese bronze struts with cutless bearings
• 5" seawater-cooled side exhaust system
• Groco raw water intake strainers
• Engine room ventilation blower and vent ducting
• White gelcoated engine room with foil-faced foam sound insulation
• Gray anti-skid rubber engine room sole
• 350-gallon aluminum diesel fuel tank
• Dual fuel fills with 2" deck fill fittings
• Racor fuel filtration system
• Fuel level gauge at helm
• Teleflex hydraulic steering system 
• Tilt Teleflex hydraulic helm
• Twin bronze rudders with adjustable tie rod and 1⅜" rudder posts
• Twin Bennett stainless steel trim tabs
• 100-gallon freshwater capacity in twin 50-gallon tanks
• 11-gallon stainless steel water heater with 110V shore power and engine heat exchanger
• 12V hot and cold pressurized freshwater system
• Polyethylene holding tank with 30-gallon capacity
• Jabsco Quiet Flush freshwater MSD
• Macerator pump for holding tank

Hull & Deck

Construction

• Deep-V planing hull with shallow prop pockets
• 23° deadrise amidships, 16° at the transom
• ISO NPG Sport Yacht white gelcoat with vinylester backup resin
• Knitted biaxial E-glass structural reinforcement
• Vacuum-bagged Divinycell foam-cored hull bottom and topsides
• Foam and plywood-cored fiberglass stringer system
• Balsa-cored fiberglass deck construction
• Molded non-skid deck surfaces

Hull & Exterior Finish

• Imron-painted double boot stripe
• Gold cove stripe
• Hullside rubbing strakes
• PVC rub rail with stainless steel cap
• Swim platform with telescoping stainless steel swim ladder
• In-swing transom door with positive latch

Ground Tackle

• Fiberglass bow pulpit with integrated anchor roller
• Delta anchor with 200' 3/8 chain 
• Lewmar windlass with rope/chain gypsy
• Anchor locker with Southco slam latch
• Stainless steel anchor rode tie-off cleat
• Flagpole holder with flagstaff and bow burgee staff

Deck Hardware

• 1¼" polished 316 stainless steel perimeter rail system
• Six 12" stainless steel mooring cleats
• Teak toe rails with custom stainless steel midship and forward chocks
• Teak cabin-side eyebrow trim

Windows & Hatches

• Electrically operated center-opening windshield
• Hinged helm pod
• Clear anodized salon windows recessed into the hardtop
• Four Lewmar low-profile aluminum deck hatches with screens & shades
• Custom stainless steel opening portlights
• Interior hull sides finished with high-pressure laminate

Cockpit & Access

• Large double-sided engine room hatch with heavy-duty stainless hinges and compression latches
• Large aft lazarette with gas struts and Southco compression latches
• Hardtop with molded non-skid surface

Helm Station

• Cummins electronic single-lever engine controls
• Engine start/stop control panel
• Engine Instrumentation integrated into Garmin MFD Tachometers with hour meters
• Engine temperature gauges
• Engine oil pressure gauges
• Transmission oil pressure gauges
• Voltmeters
• Fuel level gauge
• Ritchie compass
• Triple windshield wipers with freshwater washers
• Illuminated helm switch panel with dimmable red instrument lighting
• Controls for navigation lights, anchor light, horn, engine room blower, and accessory systems
• Custom mahogany steering wheel
• Stidd helm and companion seats
• Cherry wood interior trim throughout the helm deck
• Forward-facing companion bench with storage below
• Wet bar with solid-surface countertop
• Refrigerator 
• Folding cockpit table mounted to the port bulkhead
• Sliding smoked companionway hatch
• Bi-fold teak companionway door
• Clear chart locker cover

Stateroom & Head

Forward Stateroom

• Spacious queen island berth with 5" cushion
• Two drawers beneath the berth 
• Bureau with two drawers and locker with shelf above
• Enclosed upper shelves with additional storage behind
• Recessed shelf on the starboard main bulkhead sized 
• Large cedar-lined hanging locker to port with cedar shelf and hanging rod
• Open shelf above hanging locker
• Louvered locker door
• Teak and holly sole 
• Soft headliner panels
• Large pocket door between the salon and forward stateroom

Forward Head



• Stainless steel sink
• Circular shower stall with built-in seat and outboard locker
• Hot and cold pressurized water
• Electric shower sump pump
• Storage lockers
• Corian countertop with bullnose edge
• Towel bar
• Wood-trimmed mirror over sink
• Ventilation blower

Salon & Galley

Salon

• "L"-shaped settee converts to a double berth with 4½" foam cushions
• Storage beneath the settee
• Two enclosed outboard lockers with an open shelf and removable fiddle forward
• Salon table on dual hi-low pedestals lowers to create a berth filler
• Bottle storage locker
• Teak and holly sole 
• Sound-deadening headliner panels

Galley

• High-pressure laminate countertop
• Vitrifrigo refrigeration 
• Stainless steel sink with faucet
• Built-in wastebasket
• Drawers and storage lockers below the counter
• Storage cabinets outboard and above the aft counter
• Overhead Space Saver coffee maker
• Two-burner electric cooktop
• Combo convection oven, air fryer, microwave 

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.

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