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Sabre 30 MK III for sale in Havre De Grace, Maryland United States of America

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- Stock #Spacious and seaworthy Sabre 30 MK III, a comfortable Cruiser with a great pedigree! If you are in the market for a cruiser, look no further than this 1986 Sabre 30 MK III, just reduced to $17,500 (offers encouraged). This sailboat is located in Havre De Grace, Maryland and is in good condition. She is also equipped with a Westerbeke Diesel engine that has 1,141 hours. We are looking for people all over the country who share our love for boats.

Spacious and seaworthy Sabre 30 MK III, a comfortable Cruiser with a great pedigree! If you are in the market for a cruiser, look no further than this 1986 Sabre 30 MK III, just reduced to $17,500 (offers encouraged). This sailboat is located in Havre De Grace, Maryland and is in good condition. She is also equipped with a Westerbeke Diesel engine that has 1,141 hours. We are looking for people all over the country who share our love for boats. If you have a passion for our product and like the idea of working from home, please contact seller to learn more. Please submit any and ALL offers - your offer may be accepted! Submit your offer today! Reason for selling is started a new business, no time to use it.. 60-day Sea Tow Membership comes standard with any boat purchase from POP Yachts! Sea Tow Membership includes FREE boat towing, fuel drops, jump starts, prop disentanglements, covered un-groundings, and more. 60-day membership is only valid for boats in good working order at the time of purchase and only for the boat purchased. Already a member? We'll extend your membership by 60 days. Other restrictions apply - ask a POP Yachts associate for details.

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The Sabre 30 MK III is 30 feet long and has a 10 feet beam. This 1986 diesel Sabre 30 MK III with 18 horsepower. The Sabre 30 MK III is made of fiberglass. This vessel comes equipped with anchor, battery, bilge pump, bimini as well as being equipped with compass, navigation lights, vhf, wind instrument.

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Any observations which of these two is more stiff? What wind speed requires reefing? Plan to cruise - are these models suitable for coastal cruising where the wind often kicks up pretty hard? Also looking at Bristol 29.9. Any other suggestions for a good solid cruiser in this length and price range 15 - 25K?  

Love the 3 models you're looking at. I also like the Ericson 32-3. I would have thought that any of these models, in good condition, with the right equipment, and with a sailor with the right experience, would be fine for coastal cruising. Obviously these are all variables, which is why you're not going to get a definitive answer. They all have the potential to be fine coastal cruisers, yes. I know of a Bristol 29.9 that has circumnavigated. I'm sure those Sabres have, too. I'd be buying on condition and equipment. There isn't much to choose between them, in terms of ballast to displacement. I would have thought that the Sabre 30 mk iii would be the most initially stiff, as it is slightly beamier. However it's got a bit more sail area to displacement, which is going to cancel out the extra beam. Should be a bit faster in light air as a result. The Sabre also has a deeper keel, so should carry its ballast lower.  

Either will serve you well. And then some. An excellent build and great sailing to boot. I would get the boat that is in the best possible condition for the budget you have set. Best of luck in what ever you choose.  

I work on all those boats. The Sabre 32 is a unique layout and had a Targa option as well. I tend to like it but some don't. I actually prefer it to the 34 MKI layout.. The Sabre 30 MKIII is a more traditional layout and has a good cockpit for a 30 footer. Both the 32 and 30 are nice sailing boats. I personally prefer both to the 29.9, but like the Sabre, the 29.9 is certainly well built. I stepped into the sink on a 29.9 and nearly broke my ankle. It is in an odd place but no different then the Sabre 30 MKIII... The 30MKII has a small engine though, 2 cylinder, when compared to the 32, a four cylinder, but it has easier access to work on it. There is a nice MKIII for sale in Falmouth, ME and the owner used to be a member here.. She looked great in the spring but they launched her and she needs a good cleaning now..  

I would go with the 32. More space and weight. Love these boats, I've owned two.  

Thanks for the feedback- really helps. Regarding last reply, you mentioned owning a 32. Can you carry full sail to about 18 knots +/-? Also, do you find the helm well balanced or is there pull? How does she handle chop? Wet or dry ride? Thanks.  

Sorry! I've owned 2 Sabres, a 28 and now a 38. To answer your questions, not sure what " full sail" is, the definition can vary. However, you should be able to go with full main and 130 Genoa to about 18 knots on the 32. More importantly, Sabre likes their boats kept at 26 degrees of heel or less. And heel is highly dependent on the sail quality. If the sails are not shaped correctly and the draft is too far aft, you heel more and sooner. So my assessment assumes good sails, not 25 yo stuff. With decent sails, Sabres are very well balanced and weather helm is minimal. Ride is average, my 28 had a lot of sheer and was dry for her size, IMO. The 38 has less sheer but we're farther aft and are dry. As with most vessels, size and weight counter chop, our 38 has the mass to go through heavy chop and not stop. Our 28 would drop to 0.5 kts when slammed on the nose with a 4' face. That's one reason why we went larger ... The mass has made our ride much better. This is why I recommended the 32 to you. .. More interior accommodation and mass.  

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How are Sabres higher quality?

• Thread starter Scandium
• Start date Jul 23, 2019
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You would also find the 'specs' of a BMW M5 and a Ford Mustang GT similar. But one for sure is a 'better' car. Because it's built to a different (higher) price point. Same thing in boats. Sabres are 'better' mostly in the detail of their construction, and to a certain degree their materials. Some of this makes them better boats, some of it personal taste. Mind you none of this makes them inherently more seaworthy, or fast. Design and construction technique, and economies of scale can make a production boat of similar performance and capability. PS - often heavier construction is simply the cheapest.  

both are nice boats. both will get you from A to B safely. it will come down to how well the boat you buy was looked after.  

Stu Jackson

This is a discussion of why people chose one model over another, and represents some folks' choice process. http://www.c34.org/faq-pages/faq-c34-owners-review.html  

Kings Gambit

What I’ve noticed generally is that the yachts at the low end of the price range for their length (e.g. 40 ft) have more quality variance in the details, or “trim” level. That is, the lower-priced ones will have more examples of “cheap” components than the higher-priced ones. To produce yachts at or below a certain market-based price point, high or highest quality cannot be maintained for every component. For example, whether SS deck cleats or aluminum, chocks or no chocks, SS chafe guards or none, cabin liner or none, lead keel or cast iron, high-quality SS lifelines w/high-quality pelican hooks versus lower quality lines with “cheap” snap shackles, SS port light frames or plastic, fully bronze thru-hulls and valves or other; it goes on and on right down to the placements (e.g., functional or just plain idiotic) of cabin lights & their quality. Also, importantly, the quality and beauty of interior joinery. It is warm with wood and wood tones, or comparatively stark and “uninviting” with synthetic paneling or similar, etc. In terms of hull/deck construction, you might see decks thru-bolted to the hull versus glued & screwed. Bulkheads tabbed to the hull or not. Masts keel-stepped or deck-stepped, etc.  

WadeBoggsCarpetWorld

One difference: the interior of the Sabre 30 is "stick built," whereas the Catalina 30 is "pan built." That means that all of the furniture inside was constructed from wood, and any attachment points were tabbed to the hull. A boat that's pan built has a molded fiberglass liner on the interior, which holds all the furniture and often makes up the cabin sole. A liner is nice because it's waterproof, easy to clean, and doesn't have to be refinished. It's also much easier to make for production boatbuilders, as you don't need to employ as many carpenters. However, it's a nightmare if you need to gain access to anything underneath it that the builders didn't think about. If there's not an existing access hole, such as for the bilge or thru-hulls, you gotta cut one yourself. On a stick built boat, you could just take apart the cabinet or settee and there's your hull. I grew up sailing a Pearson 30 (pan built), and the first boat I owned myself was a Sabre 30 mk2 (stick built). After experiencing the limitations of an interior liner, I decided I would never own a boat that had one.  

Having owned multiple Catalina's a 30, 310 and a 36, and having approx 40+ customers with Sabre's, I can say without a doubt there is little comparison in terms of construction quality between a Sabre and Catalina. Catalina's are fine boats but they are not in the same league as a Sabre overall build quality wise. Things such as screwed in bulkheads on a Catalina vs. tabbed & stick built (fiber glassed) bulkheads on the Sabre to teak and holly soles vs. bare fiberglass on the C-30 to a shoe box deck/hull joint on the C-30 vs. an overlapping joint on the Sabre. Balsa vs plywood coring. Lack of wood in the keel stub of the Sabre, Catalina smile very common vs. extremely rare on the Sabre. The list goes on. Nothing wrong with either boat, but there is no doubt the Sabre is built to a higher level. I know this because I crawl around the inner-workings of boats for a living.... All that said what matters when buying a used boat is maintenance history & condition, condition, condition....  

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This is an impressive scroll of valid reasons which I think support Sabre's quality, and some I hadn't thought of. I'll only add that a portion of the perceived value of some boat designer/builders, is mystical. Experienced buyers will seek these popular (like Sabre) used boats out and likely keep them in good nick. That in turn adds $ value as buyers (like OP), will pay a little more to own one. Hinckley is a classic example of out of date boats that have increased in value over decades. The high quality accounts for the bulk of this increase (especially high quality components that last), but some has to be attributed to the Hinckley mystique. The Sabre name has a little of that mystique.  

Here's a different tack for ya. You're looking at quality vs cost, your wife is looking at amenities, and the clock is ticking. Believe it or not, the clock ticks faster as time goes on and if you don't believe that, ask your parents. If you have a family now, just wait a few minutes and you'll have grandkids! If you don't believe that, ask your grandparents! Okay, here's what you do: Bypass that little 34 'cuz in ten years it'll be too small anyway. Teenagers happen before you know it and they need "their space". Start looking now in the 40-ft range with two heads and more room to handle everybody. Going from one boat to another costs time and money. The money you can earn but time you can't, once it's gone, its gone forever. The time it takes to fix up the current boat and sell it isn't so much but on the bigger boat it is. The expense and hassle of changing boats is a lot (unless, maybe, you're in sales). Save your time and you wife's, start looking at the 40 footers before its too late!  

Maine Sail said: Having owned multiple Catalina's a 30, 310 and a 36, and having approx 40+ customers with Sabre's, I can say without a doubt there is little comparison in terms of construction quality between a Sabre and Catalina. Catalina's are fine boats but they are not in the same league as a Sabre overall build quality wise. Things such as screwed in bulkheads on a Catalina vs. tabbed & stick built (fiber glassed) bulkheads on the Sabre to teak and holly soles vs. bare fiberglass on the C-30 to a shoe box deck/hull joint on the C-30 vs. an overlapping joint on the Sabre. Balsa vs plywood coring. Lack of wood in the keel stub of the Sabre, Catalina smile very common vs. extremely rare on the Sabre. The list goes on. Nothing wrong with either boat, but there is no doubt the Sabre is built to a higher level. I know this because I crawl around the inner-workings of boats for a living.... All that said what matters when buying a used boat is maintenance history & condition, condition, condition.... Click to expand

Good luck for sure, we also considered just jumping to a brand new Jeanneau 440 at just under $400k, and the payments to go with it! Found the C310 and it was the right boat for the right time for us.  

John Nantz said: Here's a different tack for ya. You're looking at quality vs cost, your wife is looking at amenities, and the clock is ticking. Believe it or not, the clock ticks faster as time goes on and if you don't believe that, ask your parents. If you have a family now, just wait a few minutes and you'll have grandkids! If you don't believe that, ask your grandparents! Okay, here's what you do: Bypass that little 34 'cuz in ten years it'll be too small anyway. Teenagers happen before you know it and they need "their space". Start looking now in the 40-ft range with two heads and more room to handle everybody. Going from one boat to another costs time and money. The money you can earn but time you can't, once it's gone, its gone forever. The time it takes to fix up the current boat and sell it isn't so much but on the bigger boat it is. The expense and hassle of changing boats is a lot (unless, maybe, you're in sales). Save your time and you wife's, start looking at the 40 footers before its too late! Click to expand

Scandium said: But as you know it's hard to stop looking.. Click to expand

any opinions on sabres for "light offshore" sailing? Like I said for example Chesapeake to RI, Maine, bermuda or carribean? Are they strong enough? Is storage too limited below a certain lenght, say 38 ft?  

You are talking about a boat that could be from the 70's and 80's. Most certainly they were built strong enough to sail those waters. The question really is can you sail those waters. Are you a competent skipper. Will you select a weather window to accomplish the cruise safely? Will you select crew that can stand watch and allow you to catch some sleep safely or wake you if conditions warrant it? Will you select a boat that is in a condition to go in water you choose? Will you spend the time and money to refit a boat that could be 30 plus years old to prepare it for such a journey? From the sailboat data site. "As of 2012, Sabre ended production of sailing yachts though they have said it could be restored should the market improve". A 7 year old boat could be immaculate or was scrapped in last years hurricane and it is on the market for "very good price". SO it is less the boat and more the skipper. As the Skipper controls all the variables.  

Scandium said: "light offshore" Click to expand

jssailem said: This is a nebulas term. Not clear of the meaning. Can you please clarify what you mean? Click to expand

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