1989 Sabre 34 MK II for Sale – 34 ft – St Simons Island, GA, US

****CRUISE READY****

Beautiful Sabre 34 shoal draft/center board keel MK II Racer/Cruiser ready to Sail Away. 

Great Suite of Sails, New Isinglass, Large 10'' Garmin plotter

New Davits just installed, Low Engine Hours (1150), overhauled/painted Mast

Annual winterization and haul out (mast down and shrink wrapped) since new

The Sabre brand of sailboats doesn't get enough recognition in the market - they are a rare breed of high quality, semi-custom sailboats ranking high on the performance scale, and known to be a very well built boat. 

Topaz spent the majority of her life, and its two owners, up in New England, where she was sailed for the summer months and then pulled out on the hard, mast unstepped, winterized and shrink wrapped.  So, she had breakdown and re-rigging activities each year which shows when you examine the gel coat, hatches, rigging and deck - nearly zero gel coat cracks.

 

 

 

UPGRADES

 

New Bimini with Dodger connector

 

SunPower 115W solar panel with MMP controller

 

Odyssey AGM batteries

 

ProMariner 30 amp Galvanic Isolator

 

Mantus 35lb anchor with new chain and rode

 

Martek Dinghy Davits 

 

Replaced Stuffing Box packing

 

 

New Equipment and Upgrades  

Garmin GMR Fantom 18 Radar 

Garmin GPSMap 1042XSV 10" Chart Plotter 

Furuno DST-800PSF depth,speed,temp sensor 

Stainless Steel Cowl Vents - 4 

Water Heater 6 gal. 

135 Head Sail 

Mast & Boom Repainted

Maintenance 

Bottom Repainted - two coats 

New Westerbeke exhaust elbow 

New Westerbeke water pump, thermostat, engine hoses and impeller 

New ProMariner battery charger

Contact -

Ray Thomas

(904)480-1381

 

 

Design

Hewson clearly listened to Sabre 34 (Mark I) owners when he went about designing the Mark II. While much of the attention went into improving creature comforts and creating more space below, and the hull and deck got much needed attention.

In plan view, there is little hint of the International Offshore Rule (IOR) tendencies toward disproportion that were evident in the Mark I. A more U-shaped, broader, flatter stern replaced the originals V-shaped, IOR-hallmark stern.

The fine bow entry is reminiscent of some Sparkman & Stephens designs from this period, as is the long bow overhang that helps keep anchors from clanging against the hull. Like Charlie Morgan, Hewson preferred a stern that followed the angle of the backstay, an eye-pleasing touch that is most apparent on paper.

The sheerline is flat and contemporary, with a low, well-proportioned cabin-top. While many Sabres sport a fashionable blue Awlgrip hull that brings out the teak toerail, a white gelcoat model will offer fewer maintenance hassles over the long run.

Underwater, the boat has a fine entry, with a U-shaped hull that resists pounding better than some faster, flatter-entry boats we see today. The aft sections are also rounder and fuller than many contemporary cruisers, but theres more than enough flat surface area for the boat to achieve double-digit surfing speeds and still be in control.

One of the universal praises for the boat is how well it handles in a breeze-even at the top end of its design limits. The bolt-on, lead-ballast fin keel has an efficient NACA profile, as does the balanced rudder.

Our test boat was a 1992 Sabre 34 Mark II. Hull number 430, the wing-keel boat was the last hull built. It is owned by Alan Pressman, a Sarasota, Fla.-based regional dealer for Sabre. In 12 to 15 knots of wind, the boat required minimal effort to steer-and sailed herself for much of the time.

The keel-stepped mast is a tall, double-spreader, masthead rig (the Mark I had only single spreaders), with a high-aspect mainsail and overlapping jib. 

The 11,500-pound displacement boat came in three models: the centerboard model, which draws 4 feet with the board up and 7 feet, 8 inches board down; and the wing-keel version, which draws 4 feet, 6 inches.