Sabre 48 Salon Express

Walkthrough

The Sabre 48 Salon Express is a standout cruiser, offering a refined blend of performance, comfort, and craftsmanship. Boarding is effortless via port or starboard steps, leading to a spacious cockpit with L-shaped aft seating, a teak folding table, and additional aft-facing seating to starboard—ideal for entertaining. Inside, the salon exudes warmth with teak and holly flooring, rich cherry cabinetry, and ultraleather settees on both sides. Just behind the port-side lounge is a versatile third stateroom, she has a double berth, a full sized washer-dryer and a head with shower, perfect for guests or additional storage. Forward, the helm area features a double-wide companion seat to port and a well-equipped helm station to starboard, complete with two Stidd chairs and direct side deck access via the helm door. Below, the galley to port is designed for serious cooking, featuring a stand-up stainless steel refrigerator, large sink, electric cooktop, and generous counter and storage space. Opposite, the athwartship master stateroom offers a private ensuite head and elegant cabinetry. The forward guest stateroom includes a centerline queen berth, ample storage, and access to a day head that doubles as a private head overnight. With over 200 hulls built, the Sabre 48 continues to set the benchmark in its class, celebrated for its superior handling, timeless design, and thoughtful layout.

Electronics

• (2) Garmin GPSMap 8617 chartplotters
• Volvo / Garmin displays
• Volvo / Garmin autopilot
• Garmin sonar
• Garmin VHF with AIS
• Garmin Phantom 4 Radar open array
• FLIR infrared camera
• Search light mounted on Mast

Helm Deck

• Companionway 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
• Triple windshield wipers with washers
• Ritchie Compass
• Switch controls for horn, running lights, anchor light, engine room blower and optional equipment.
• Teak steering wheel with tilt helm and Sabre logo
• (2) Stidd helm seats 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 (top) and freezer
• Two burner electric cook top
• Convection microwave with stainless steel face
• Drawers and storage lockers below counter
• Built-in waste basket. Recycle bin below steps
• Cabinetry for flatware, glass's and cups with glass front
• Fixed deadlight in hull over galley counter
• (2) Opening stainless steel portlight over galley

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
• 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

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

Third Cabin

• Below Salon
• Double berth with foldup mattress
• Head with shower
• Full sized Ariston Washer & Dryer
• Drawers
• Storage for bikes and gear

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 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

Third Head Below

• Vaucflush toilet
• Sink with pullout faucett foir shower
• In floor drain
• Mirror

Hull

• Modified Deep “V” Planing hull design, with shallow pod drive tunnels
• 14° 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 Corecell SAN foam core
• Stringer system biaxial E-glass with foam core
• Resin Infused E-glass swim platform with molded-in anti-skid 
• Hull side rubbing strakes
• PVC rub rail with stainless steel cap
• Painted (Urethane) double boot top
• Gold recessed cove stripe

Deck

• ISO NPG gelcoat
• VIP resin infused biaxial E-glass with balsa core
• Molded-in anti-skid deck surfaces
• Flush, outward opening, transom door with latch
• Anchor locker either side of anchor shoot
• Large lazarette engine room access hatch in cockpit sole
• SureShade system

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)
• (4) Custom cast stainless steel mid-rail line chocks
• Custom cast stainless steel skene chocks forward
• Stainless steel bollard style mooring cleats aft
• Custom stainless steel bow pulpit with dual anchor roller with 44# Stainless steel Delta anchor 
• Quick anchor windlass, electric rope-chain type
• 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

• Volvo IPS 700/D8 engines with 550hp each
• Main engines have 569 hours on them at time of listing, October 2025
• Volvo electronic controls and two Volvo/Garmin 8617 glass cockpit displays
• Volvo dynamic positioning system (DPS)
• Joy stick for low speed maneuvering and high speed steering
• Active corrosion protection system (ACP)
• Cruise Control with single lever software
• Volvo interceptor with automatic trim
• Volvo Clear Wake bypass exhaust system
• Garmin GPS receiver
• Triple windshield wipers with washers
• Reverse cycle heat and air conditioning
• Reverso oil change system
• Anchor windlass with rope/chain gypsy
• Freedom dinghy lift 
• Fresh water and Salt water wash down forward
• Cummins Onan Generator 13.5KW 

Fuel System

• (2) 260 diesel fuel tanks port and starboard
• Fuel shutoffs
• Dual Racor fuel filters with water in fuel probes
• (2) 2” “Diesel” deck fill plates

12V DC Electrical System

• Two AGM Group 31 dedicated engine start batteries
• Three AGM 4D deep cycle ship's service batteries
• One 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
• Lighting:
• St. Maarten amber cabin reading lights
• High output LED lights in the overhead
• LED strip lighting in appropriate locations
• LED engine room lighting
• Tri-color lights over helm station, red, white blue
• Cockpit courtesy lights
• Marine-grade, tinned wire throughout
• 12V DC USB chargers at helm and in all cabins

120 V AC Electrical System

• Onan 13.5 kw generator
• Onan E series display
• Generator water drop muffler system
• Cooling water intake strainer
• Generator Sound shield
• 50A shore power service with Glendinning Cablemaster & 70 ft. cord
• Isolation transformer
• Illuminated main circuit breaker distribution panel
• Digital AC system monitor
• 120V GFCI protected outlets in each cabin and engine room
• Reverse cycle heat/ air conditioning

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 our 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 27 knots and at wide open throttle she'll attain more than 32 knots. With the Volvo IPS 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. With Joystick docking and Dynamic Positioning System 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. Optionally, this space can be laid out as a crew quarters with berth and head unit.

Exclusions

• Owner Personal Items
• Tender and Outboard

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.