2025 Sabre 48 Salon Express

The 48 was ordered and built to the specifications of the owners. A focus in the design of the interior and exterior was made to enhance more comfort in all seasons, either in the north or south. The highlights below and additional details in this listing outline those improvements, enhancements, and custom features.

~ Highlights of the 48 ~

• Volvo IPS 700
• Seakeeper 6
• Onan 11.5kW generator 
• Hydraulic swim platform
• Starlink High Performance antenna
• Extensive navigational electronics package, including Garmin, Raymarine, FLIR and more
• Custom main salon design
• Custom utility room design
• Custom galley design
• Espar heating system
• 4 Zone air conditioning / heat system
• Power lift system for utility room hatch
• Asko washer and dryer 
• Custom transom door ala Sabre 58
• SureShade electric sun awning
• 3000W Inverter with separate 100A battery charger
• And more

To learn more please contact the Listing Broker directly.

*Additional photos will be uploaded to the MLS soon.

Descriptions

Steering System

• Joystick Control

Sabre and Dealer Options

• Flag Blue hull
• Sport White deck
• Teak decks in Cockpit
• Teak decks on Swim Platform
• SureShade electric sun awning
• Delete teak toe rails
• Custom transom gate ala Sabre 58
• Custom cockpit table, folding - 66" x 26"
• Custom cockpit seating - same style stitching as main salon
• Hydraulic swim platform by GHS - teak decking
• Custom pop-up dinghy chocks
• Fresh water wash down forward
• Reverse oil changing system
• Seakeeper 6
• Seagull water purifier on galley cold water with separate spigot
• Espar diesel heater with vent in galley
• Watts AquaLock/SeaTech fixture/hose in cockpit
• Custom power lift system for utility hatch in main salon
• Sabre navigational pre-wire harness
• 3000W inverter and separate 100A battery charger
• Kahlenberg dual horns
• All charging stations - USB-C/USB combo
• Additional 120V outlet in cockpit
• 12V Sirocco fans in owner's cabin and fwd VIP cabin
• Custom galley layout with extended galley counter top, All-In-One Vitrifrigo fridge/freezer unit
• Custom main salon layout with Stressless recliner chairs to port, with custom cabinets 
• Custom utility room with center hatch access in salon floor, Asko washer and dryer with ample custom shelving
• Custom mattresses by Portland Mattress Makers in Maine
• Drawer refrigerator under helm seats

Navigational Electronics

• Garmin 19" 9200 series MFD (2)
• Garmin GMR Fantom 54 open array radar
• Garmin GSD 25 advanced sonar module
• Garmin Airmar B75M transducer
• Garmin GC 200 engine room camera
• Garmin GC 200 mast docking camera
• Garmin GC 200 port side docking camera
• Garmin VHF 315 marine radio
• Digital VHF 8' 6DB antennas
• Garmin AIS 800 transceiver blackbox
• Garmin GA 38 GPS/GLONASS receiver
• Raymarine AXIOM+ 9" MFD
• Raymarine AR200 IP camera stabilization module for augmented reality
• FLIR M300C single payload HD visible zoom camera
• Garmin BlueNet gateway, multi-ports, backbones, and network switching
• Starlink High Performance maritime antenna
• Wave WiFi dual band network controller
• Wave WiFi Rouge antenna
• 300W PureSine Wave inverter
• Searchlight mounted on mast with remote control at helm

Entertainment / Media

• Fusion Apollo Stereo System with Bluetooth
• Fusion controls at helm and cockpit
• Four speakers: two in the main salon, two in the cockpit
• 10” Fusion Subwoofer
• Fusion Amplifier
• 42 ” LED TV in the main salon
• 32” LED TV in the master stateroom
• 24” LED TV in the forward stateroom
• HDMI cables run from each TV to the guest stateroom aft, below the helm

Custom Main Salon

• Custom Main Salon layout
• Utility room hatch in the middle of sole
• Larger oversize TV is moved to the starboard side of salon in custom built cabinet with electric lift
• Build a storage cabinet forward port with a high gloss top, 32"L x 15.5"W x 24" H, 120VAC outlet aft side of the fwd cabinet outboard
• Large storage drawer inside the cabinet
• Drawer sides to be 10" lower than top
• A storage cabinet to sit in the open area between the chairs with a high gloss top
• Middle cabinet to be wider outboard and narrower inboard
• 120VAC outlet on the fwd and aft side of the cabinet outboard
• Standard design orientation of salon settee
• Main Salon table 42" x 24" with radius corners and soft curve to table sides, built on slides to move at a 45 degree angle toward the aft STBD
• Table overlaps cushions approx 2.5" for better use
• Mounted on the hi / low manual pedestal

Custom Utility Room

• Custom layout in utility room
• Remove the bump out behind where the standard steps go and build a straight bulkhead from port to stbd along the aft bulkhead
• Eliminate part of the frp pan and build a larger sole
• Build drawer under crew seat location
• Build custom shelves outboard starboard, increase the width of the space to store the extension cushion to the salon settee (optional, not on specs) to 10" and a 20" folding bike
• Asko washer / dryer
• Forward most appliance doors hinge forward, aft appliance door to hinge aft
• Build shelves with fiddles fwd of washer / dryer outboard port

Helm

• Hinged access door to starboard side deck
• Dual Volvo-Garmin 9200 Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) w/ Separate SD Card Readers
• Volvo-Penta Autopilot w/ Joystick Steering
• Volvo-Penta IPS Plus Joystick Controller on Stidd Armrest
• Twin Lever Shift & Throttle Control (EVC-E) w/ Single Lever & Cruise Control Software
• Triple windshield wipers w/ multiple speed settings
• Windshield washers plumbed from the fresh water system
• Ritchie Compass
• Switch controls for horn, running lights, anchor light, engine room blowers, & bilge pumps
• Custom teak steering wheel w/ tilt helm & Sabre logo
• Twin Stidd N Series helm seats w/ Ultraleather® fabric mounted on a cherry cabinet
• NMEA 2000 backbone

Owner Cabin

• Island berth athwartship layout with custom mattress by Portland Mattress Makers
• Hull side deadlight over head board
• Custom cabinetry doors
• Cherry hull ceilings
• Drawers under berth and in bulkhead aft of berth
• (2) hanging lockers fore and aft of bed
• Teak and holly sole
• Sound deadening soft headliner panels
• Sliding door to owner cabin head compartment

Owner Cabin Head

• Private access from cabin
• Custom tile in WC and shower sole
• Corian counter top with undermount Porcelain sink
• Vanity cabinet below sink
• Storage outboard
• Mirror above vanity, cherry framed
• Separate shower stall with clear bi-fold enclosure
• Electric shower sump pump
• Opening port to side deck
• Deck hatch with blind/screen overhead
• Ventilation blower
• Stainless steel towel bars

Forward VIP Cabin

• Spacious island berth, with custom mattress by Portland Mattress Makers
• 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
• Private access to forward head and shower

Volvo Penta Propulsion and Engine Room

• Twin Volvo-Penta IPS 700 inboard propulsion systems w/24v electric shift transmissions & NiBrAl P-series duo-props
• Tier III emission certified electronic diesel engines
• Pleasure craft rated VP D8, 550mhp @ 2900rpm engines
• Integrated freshwater heat exchanger cooling system
• 24v-110Amp alternator each engine
• Extra 12v-115Amp alternator
• Volvo-Penta 900mm Interceptor trim system w/ auto trim
• Dynamic Positioning System (DPS)
• Active Corrosion Protection system (ACP)
• Volvo-Penta Clear Wake Exhaust bypass system (EVC controlled)
• Groco raw water intake strainers & safety sea valves
• Engine room blower & vent ducts
• Engine room floor with FRP anti-skid
• Gloss white engine room
• Gloss white painted engines
• Mylar-faced foam noise barrier

120VAC / 12VDC Electrical Systems

• 120VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
• Cummins/Onan 13.5KW generator including dedicated start battery, water drop muffler, cooling water intake strainer, sound shield and transfer switch
• 50A shore power service with Glendinning Cablemaster and 85ft. cord
• Polarization transformer with galvanic isolator
• Illuminated main circuit breaker distribution panel
• Digital AC system monitor
• 120V GFCI protected outlets in each cabin and engine room
• 50amp, 3-bank battery charger
• Reverse cycle heat / air conditioning with 4 zones - One 10k BTU in the forward cabin, One 10k BTU in the master cabin, One 16k BTU in the galley and two 12k BTU (24k BTU combined) in the main salon
• 12VDC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
• (4) AGM Group 31 dedicated engine start batteries
• (3) AGM 4D deep cycle ship's service batteries
• (1) AGM Group 24 generator starting battery
• Remote control battery switches with controls at helm
• Manual emergency battery crossover switch
• Illuminated main circuit breaker distribution
• Digital battery monitor
• High-output, efficient LED lighting throughout boat
• Dimmers in the forward cabin, galley, lower lounge, main salon, and cockpit
• Marine-grade, UL & ABYC standard tinned copper wire throughout
• 12VDC USB-C / USB chargers throughout

Deck and Hardtop

• ISO NPG gelcoat
• VIP resin infused biaxial E-glass with balsa core
• Molded-in anti-skid deck surfaces
• Companionway door to port
• New fixed glazed windows in salon on cabin sides
• Electric opening window in salon aft bulkhead
• Hinged access door to side deck at helm
• Custom transom door with latch ala Sabre 58
• Anchor locker with slam latch
• Large lazarette/engine room access hatch in cockpit sole with compression latches
• Integrated (under mount of hardtop) electric SureShade system

Deck Hardware

• 1 1/4″ Diameter type 316 stainless steel perimeter rail system
• (6) 12” Stainless steel cleats: two forward, four mid-ship.
• (2) Stainless steel bollard cleats aft
• (2) Stainless 12″ cleats on cockpit coaming on centerline
• 10” Stainless steel cleat to starboard of windlass as anchor rode tie off
• (4) Custom cast stainless steel mid-rail line chocks
• Custom cast stainless steel skene chocks forward
• Custom stainless steel bow pulpit with dual anchor roller for main anchor and “lunch hook”
• Quick anchor windlass, electric rope-chain type
• Teak flag staff and socket on taffrail
• Burgee staff on bow pulpit
• (6) Low Profile stainless steel hatches w/ screens and sunshades 
• (6) Custom stainless steel opening port lights w/ screens
• Teak cabin-side eyebrow
• Custom table in cockpit
• Custom cast stainless steel “SABRE” logo
• Raw water washdown system at the bow
• Kahlenberg dual air horn

Hull

• Modified Deep “V” Planing hull design
• 14º deadrise at transom, 23º deadrise amidships
• ISO NPG white gelcoat w/vinylester backup resin
• Bottom, topsides and transom VIP resin infused biaxial E-glass with Corecell SAN foam core
• Stringer system biaxial E-glass with foam core
• Resin Infused E-glass swim platform with molded-in anti-skid surface
• Hull side rubbing strakes
• PVC rub rail with stainless steel cap
• Painted (Urethane) double boot top
• Gold recessed cove stripe

Fresh Water System

• Water capacity 160 gallons
• Stainless steel, 20-gallon water heater operates on 120VAC
• Dual/Redundant 12V water pumps
• Freshwater spigot in the engine room
• Transom shower, hot and cold
• Dockside shore water inlet with a charcoal filter housing

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

Decor and Colors

• Hull Color - Flag Blue
• Deck Color - Sport White
• Cove Stripe - Gold
• Cockpit Decks - Natural Teak decks
• Swim Platform - Natural Teak decks
• Galley Corian - Rain Cloud
• Owner Cabin Head Corian - Rain Cloud
• VIP Cabin Head Corian - Rain Cloud
• Head Sole Tile - Light Smoke A43 2" x 2" with Warm Gray grout
• STIDD Seat Fabric - UltraLeather Reef Pro Sea Star
• Main Salon Fabric - UltraLeather Reef Pro Sea Star
• Cockpit Fabric - UltraLeather Coast Beacon

Measurements

• Length Overall 52’ 6"
• Hull Length 47’ 6”
• Beam Overall 15’ 8”
• Draft 4’ 0”
• Deadrise (at transom) 14 degrees
• Displacement (approximately full load) 40,000
• Fuel capacity 525 USG
• Water capacity 160 USG
• Holding tank capacity 70 USG
• Headroom (maximum) 6’ 6”
• Sleep accommodations 4 @ 6’ 6”
• Air draft (w/mast) 14' 6"

Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

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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