Sabre 40'

The mandate given Jim Taylor and the Sabre Design Team was to design and build a sailing yacht with exceptional performance, yet still easily sailed by a couple. The Sabre 402 is fast but requires little physical effort to make her perform. She is ruggedly built and incorporates new technology such as a carbon fiber rudder post and state of the art keel designs. The Sabre 402 with her contemporary, wider beam - carried further aft than in her predecessors - has an abundance of interior volume. The main salon is impressive and takes full advantage of the 402's beam of 13-feet 4-inches. Comfortable settees are found to port and starboard, with the port side convertible to a double berth. An elegant yacht table, which will comfortably seat six at meal time, is located on the centerline. Storage lockers above the berth backs provide ample space for stowage. Aft and to starboard is the forward facing navigator's table, which has all of the space required for a sophisticated electronics system. The navigator's seat also serves as a place for socializing with the cook when meals are being prepared in the galley to port. To starboard and aft of the nav station are the head and shower. Molded in fiberglass, this easily maintained unit incorporates a marine head, a sink recessed in the countertop, and lots of dry storage in the lockers outboard. A separate shower stall with teak seat is located aft of the head. This compartment has a door providing access to the aft cabin. The 56 horsepower auxiliary engine is located under the galley on the centerline. Keeping this weight and the weight of all tankage in the middle of the hull adds greatly to the sea kindliness and comfort of the yacht. The galley to port has ample storage lockers. Outboard, above the countertop, there are plenty of drawers and an ice box comparable in volume to a domestic refrigerator. A double stainless steel sink with mixing faucet is located in the island above the engine. A three burner propane stove with oven is found at the aft end of the galley. The aft cabin has a large berth with storage spaces and drawers underneath. The berth's occupants can recline with open spaces overhead - unlike the aft cabins of many boats of this type. Outboard of the berth is a long shelf with lockers, a set of drawers, and a large hanging locker. At the forward end of the cabin on centerline is a convenient magazine - book rack. The bridgedeck - a safety feature in heavy seas - becomes a welcome interior space, providing ease of access from the head to the aft cabin. In the forward cabin, the Sabre 402's hull volume comfortably houses a 6-foot 10-inch long v-berth surrounded by hanging lockers, storage lockers, and ample shelving; also in the forward cabin has a vanity with Corian counter, sink, and mirror. There is storage under the berth. At the bow, the custom cast anchor roller is designed to easily accommodate two anchors. Aft of the stem is the large anchor locker which houses the anchor windlass below deck level. Moving aft there are six small and two large deck hatches which allow plenty of light and air to fill the yacht's interior. Along the sides of the house are eight stainless steel opening ports and two large fixed ports. Two large dorades ensure circulation of the interior air when the yacht is at rest. The AwIgrip finished, triple spreader rig, with aft swept spreaders and rod rigging, is the source of power which drives the performance of the Sabre 402. This mast section was chosen for its light weight and strength. A lighter mast causes the boat to heel and to pitch less, improving performance and adding comfort and safety. Her genoa tracks are placed well inboard for close sheeting angles and superb weather sailing performance. The Sabre 402 has a second set of genoa tracks on the wooden toe rail for use off the wind or when conditions require a more wide open slot between genoa and mainsail. Her cockpit is designed for maximum comfort and security at sea. Unlike many other 40 footers where "picnic" tables have become the most important feature of the cockpit, the crew of the Sabre 402 can always find a place to brace their feet on the face of the seat on the low side. The cockpit shapes required to house these tables typically rob the boat's interior of much needed aft cabin volume. The bridgedeck at the forward end of the cockpit serves several purposes: it prevents flooding of the interior (in the event that a wave should board the yacht), it provides a well sheltered seat when used with a dodger if the weather is poor, and it allows standing headroom in the passageway from the head to the aft cabin.

• Leisure Furl boom
• New Leisure Furl main sail cover 2025
• Forespar rigid boom vang led to cockpit
• Adjustable genoa lead cars
• North 3DI eight batten main
• North 3DI 135 roller furling genoa
• UK asymmetrical spinnaker with top down furler
• Storm sail
• Harken roller furling
• Lewmar 58 (one size oversize) electric primary winches
• Lewmar 44 electric main halyard winch
• Lewmar 44 electric mainsheet winch
• Lewmar 40 spinnaker winches
• Upgraded Spinlock rope clutches
• Navtech hydraulic back stay
• Kingston Gray Algripped mast and Leisure Furl boom
• Factory optional tapered mast
• Port and starboard flag halyards

• Wing keel 4’11” draft
• Flag Blue Awlcraft hull
• Nova outboard motor lift
• Edson varnished teak steering wheel
• Edson varnished teak expanding cockpit table with custom compass rose inlay
• Fixed cabin plexiglass windows replaced with tinted automotive safety glass
• Permateek cockpit sole
• Custom flag blue steering pedestal
• Kingston gray Awlgrip boot stripe and waterline stripe 
• Sunbrella binnacle cover
• Sunbrella winch covers for all winches
• Removable cabin top varnished teak handrails
• Custom Sunbrella handrail covers
• Custom smoked plexiglass winch handle alcove doors
• Custom Bottom Sider cockpit cushions
• Two mahogany stern rail motor mounts 
• MOM 8A repacked 2026
• Dodger with Strataglass windows with fleece storage bag new 2023
• Elk hide covered grab bar on rear of dodger
• Bimini with connecting panel to dodger with full view windows
• Lewmar anchor windlass with additional switch at helm
• 44 pound Lewmar stainless steel claw anchor
• Anchor snubber
• 120 feet stainless steel anchor chain
• 250 feet of rope rode spliced to the anchor chain
• Electric anchor wash down system
• Moveable midship cleats on port and starboard outer genoa tracks
• Custom boarding step in sunbrella storage bag
• Upgraded dorade vents
• Custom interior dorade block off plates
• Garboard drain plug
• Varnished flag pole and flag

• Corian counter tops throughout
• Dark blue Ultrasuede cushions throughout
• Memory foam forward cabin mattress
• Varnished companionway screens with sunbrella storage bag
• LED lighting through out
• Three cabin fans
• Sueded leather mast cover
• Seagull water filter system at galley sink
• Vacuflush head
• Custom mirror in head 
• Espar cabin heater
• Reverse cycle air conditioning and heat
• Pleated shades on all cabin ports
• Cloth sunshades for all overhead hatches
• Custom inlaid compass rose in dining table
• Two retractable clothes lines
• Upgraded galley faucet
• GE microwave
• Custom cherry holders for soaps/shampoos in head, shower and forward cabin
• Custom bird’s eye maple and black walnut stove cover
• Custom liquor storage cabinet
• Sea Frost engine drive refrigeration/freezer with 12 volt assist
• Central vacuum system

• Yanmar 4JH 56HP diesel engine with 3007 hours
• Original Sabre tool kit
• Three blade feathering Max Prop
• Oil and filter changes every 50 to 60 hours
• Next-Gen 5.5 KW generator with control panel, dedicated battery and alternator (919 hrs)
• Upgraded 165 amp Balmar alternator
• Balmar 612 programmable voltage regulator
• Serpentine belt upgrade for alternator and water pump
• Four group 31 AGM batteries, new 2026
• Two 75 watt solar panels mounted on the dodger with two charge controllers and LED meters at nav station with fleece storage bag
• Fireboy automatic engine compartment fire extinguisher
• Electric oil change pumps for both the main engine and generator
• Additional engine access panel at front of engine
• Manuals and instruction documents for every system onboard
• New dripless propeller shaft seal 2026
• Heart 25 inverter/charger with Link 2000 control panel
• Raymarine below deck autopilot with control panel in cockpit and a Raymarine hand held remote
• Head Hunter holding tank level monitor
• Upgraded digital meters at breaker panel
• Three way drain valves for all three fresh water tanks
• Upgraded and enlarged water tank access ports on port and starboard water tanks 
• Groco flushing ports for main engine, A/C, and wash down pump 
• Fresh water flushing port for genset
• Hot/cold cockpit shower

• Raymarine C Series chart plotter at nav station
• Raymarine multi display at nav station
• Raymarine chart plotter at helm mounted in a Nav Pod
• Raymarine multi display at helm mounted in a Nav Pod
• Ryamarine color digital radar
• Raymarine wind, speed, and depth mounted in a Nav Pod over the companionway
• All of the above electronics and the autopilot are networked
• Icom M802 single sideband radio with insulated backstay
• Icom M502 VHF radio with a remote command mic in the cockpit
• Two Bose Environmental speakers in the cockpit
• Two Bose Environmental speakers in the cabin
• Subwoofer with amp in the cabin
• Sony stereo with speakers in the forward cabin
• XM/Sirius radio receiver
• Four USB charging ports at nav station
• Two cigarette lighter charging ports, one at nav station and one on deck
• Siren Marine boat monitoring system
• Mast mounted Tri lens radar reflector
• Starlink Mini 2026

• Master Yanmar spares kit in hard case with padded bag
• Spare oil filters for main engine and genset
• Spare fuel filters for main engine, Racor, and genset
• Spares kit for Vacuflush head
• Spare parts for Lewmar winches
• Spare zincs for Sea Frost, main engine, and genset

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.

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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