Sabre 48

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

• “L” settee to starboard, 5” foam cushions, with storage and Sabre tool drawer under.
• High Gloss finished table with hi-low pedestal and angled slide mechanism. Lowers to coffee table height.
• Entertainment unit to port including: flat screen LCD TV 26” on lift with DVD player                     
• Sound deadening, soft headliner panels.
• Raised mates L-shaped settee to port of helm chair
• Stainless steel bi-fold door to cockpit 
• Electrically operated window aft of L-settee
• Swing door at helm to starboard side deck
• Deep chart table forward of L-settee

• 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.

• 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
• Deck hatch with blind/screen overhead
• Ventilation blowerStainless steel towel bars

• 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

• 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.

• 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 refrigeration/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.

• Varnished cherry interior finish.
• Screens on all opening ports.
• Ocean Air screen/blinds on deck hatches.
• Ocean Air pleated blinds on side windows and side door
• Drapes on aft curved windows
• Optional fabric and drapery selections.
• Dovetailed, varnished maple drawer boxes

• Modified Deep “V” Planing hull design, with shallow pod drive tunnels.
• 14º 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 Airex C70 foam core.
• Stringer system biaxial E-glass with foam core.
• Bulkheads vacuum-bagged biaxial E-glass with polypropylene honeycomb core.
• Molded E-glass swim platform with molded-in anti-skid surface.
• PVC rub rail with stainless steel cap.
• Painted (IMRON) double boot top.
• Gold recessed cove stripe.

• 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).
• (1) 10” Stainless steel cleat to starboard of windlass as anchor rode tie off.
• (4) Custom cast stainless steel mid-rail line chocks.
• (2) Custom cast stainless steel skene chocks forward.
•  (2) Custom folding stainless steel mooring cleats aft.
• Bow pulpit with dual anchor roller for 44# CQR or Delta anchor and “lunch hook”.
• Quick anchor windlass, electric rope-chain type.
• Flag staff and socket on taffrail.
• Burgee staff on bow pulpit.
• (6) Low Profile stainless steel hatches w/screens.
• (6) Custom stainless steel opening port lights.
• Teak cabin side eye-brow.
•  Custom cast stainless steel “SABRE” medallion.

• ISO NPG gelcoat.
• VIP resin infused biaxial E-glass with balsa core.
• Molded-in anti-skid deck surfaces.
• Bi Fold aft salon 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.
• Flush, outward opening, transom door with latch.
• Anchor locker with slam latch.
• Large lazarette/engine room access hatch in cockpit sole with compression   latches.

• 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.

                      - Halogen bar lighting in appropriate locations.

                      - Fluorescent engine room lighting.

                      - Cockpit courtesy lights.

• Onan 11.5 kw generator including:

                               -Interfaced to Cummins Vessel View display

                               -Dedicated start battery.

                               -Water lift muffler.

                               -Cooling water intake strainer.

                               -Sound shield.

                               -Transfer switch.             

• 50A shore power service with Glendinning Cablemaster & 50 ft. cord.
• Fail safe galvanic isolator. 
• Digital AC system monitor
• 120V GFCI protected outlets in each cabin and engine room. 
• 50amp, 3-bank battery charger
• Reverse cycle heat/ air conditioning in (5) zones

• Cummins DTS single lever electronic controls.
• Cummins Smart Craft display (engine data, tank levels, vessel data, alarms).
• Triple windshield wipers with washers.
• Ritchie Compass.
• Switch controls for horn, running lights, anchor light, engine room blower and optional equipment.
• Stazo 400mm custom teak steering wheel with tilt helm and Sabre logo.
• Stidd single helm seat with Ultraleather fabric

• Twin Cummins QSC 8.3 550 hp electronic, fresh water-cooled engines.
• Twin CMD Zeus 3800 pod drives, with integrated steering and trim
• 120A, 12V alternators each engine.
• (2) Exhaust by-pass mufflers.
• Engine room blower.
• Engine room vent ducts.
• Engine room floor with FRP anti-skid.
• White gelcoated engine room
• Mylar face foam noise barrier.

• (2) 250 USG diesel fuel tanks port and starboard.
• Racor fuel filters with water in fuel probes.
• (2) 2” “Diesel” deck fill plates.

• CMD helm, with joystick.
• Trim tabs integrated in CMD Zeus pod drives.
•  Autopilot integrated in CMD Zeus system.
• “Skyhook” GPS position hold system with dedicated GPS receiver.

• Water capacity 160 gals.
• Stainless steel, 20 gal. water heater, operates on 110-VAC or engine heat.
• Temperature control valve on hot water supply.
• Hot and cold water pressure system 12V.
• Fresh water spigot in engine room.
• Optional Cockpit shower, hot and cold.
• Optional Fresh water wash down in anchor locker.

• Polyethylene holding tank with 70 gallon capacity.
• Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water MSD in guest head
• Tecma Eco MSD in master head
• Diaphragm waste pump on holding tank.

• 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

Please contact our office for complete specs and price.

We think it’s important to understand that, before we even started in on the 48’s hull design, we had the advantage of having already delivered 4 different hull models which incorporated azimuthing pod systems: Volvo IPS on the Sabre 38 and Sabre 52, and CMD Zeus on the Sabre 40, Sabre 42.  We began the 48SE program by reviewing both our predicted performance characteristics and the collected empirical data on these hulls, and analyzed the numbers against the corresponding hull geometry and weight and center information.  This wealth of data allowed us to identify features and characteristics that benefitted performance, handling, running attitude, sea keeping, etc, and introduce these characteristics into the 48 design in a managed way.

With the overall 48 design, made a significant shift away from our typical weight distribution when we decided to ‘close couple’ the engines to the drive units, thereby moving the motors aft to live under the cockpit.  That move raised an eyebrow with our Owners, who were concerned about that movement of the center of gravity, and the resulting running trim angles – excellent sightlines and low inherent bow rise and trim angles have been hallmarks of Sabre’s successful powerboat designs.  But we had pledged from the start that we would develop a hull that delivered a running attitude that was as good as or better than a shaft boat along with the speed, handling and technological advantages of a pod boat – so that’s what we set out to do, and I think the results really speak for themselves.

 Specific hull geometry features that are new on the 48:

1. Static angle of attack was introduced into the running bottom below the chine.
2. Longitudinal angle of the working chine was increased in the aft 1/3 of the hull.
3. Deadrise angles were redistributed along the length of the running surface to manipulate the longitudinal center of dynamic effort.

We also tweaked the Zeus tunnel geometry and we modeled the hull wake in 3D to better understand the running character and how the swim platform would relate to the hull wake at various speeds.  All in all, the execution of this hull form was a huge team effort – not a one man show.  We’re very pleased with the outcome.

Kevin Burns

Chief Designer