1980 Sabre 30

Classic Sabre 30 with Modern Upgrades: Sail in Style and Comfort

The Sabre 30 is celebrated for its balance of performance and traditional design, offering a responsive and enjoyable sailing experience. Designed with a moderate displacement hull and a fin keel, it delivers excellent stability and smooth handling, even in variable conditions. The Sabre 30's well-proportioned sail plan allows for rewarding performance under sail, making it a capable cruiser for both coastal adventures and spirited club racing.

This particular Sabre 30 stands out with several key upgrades. It comes with a large sail inventory for both racing and cruising, new running rigging, and sail controls all led to the cockpit with rope clutches for easy and safe handling. The networked electronics include a hydraulic autopilot and radar, enhancing both navigation and comfort. A significant power upgrade is the 2002 Yanmar 3GM30F engine, paired with a 3-blade Max Prop, provide more strength and reliability than the original engine. Together, these features make the boat a well-equipped and versatile performer on the water.

Accommodations:
The forward cabin features a spacious double V-berth, while the head to port includes a vanity with a single sink, offering hot and cold pressurized water. There are two showers aboard, one in the head compartment and another in the anchor locker. The fully enclosed marine head, fitted with a new toilet and waste hoses (2024), provides comfort and convenience. Opposite the head, you'll find a hanging locker and additional storage. In the salon, settee seating for six surrounds a large double-leaf teak table that folds up against a magazine rack on the main bulkhead. The port-side settee extends to create a double berth, while the starboard settee converts to a 6′ 4″ single berth. A foldaway chart table is mounted at the forward end of the quarter berth, doubling as a navigation station and a galley countertop extension. The port-side quarter berth is 6′ 8″ in length and includes a screened cockpit vent. Throughout the cabin, ample storage ensures space for all your gear.

Interior

• Solar Powered Vent is molded in above the head (2021).
• Navigation station, fold away chart table mounted at the end of the quarter berth.
• Filler cushions for v-berth and port side double berth.
• Four DC lights in salon, two in v-berth, one in head area, one in hanging locker.
• 2019 new interior cushions.
• Carbon monoxide alarm.

Galley:

• Two burner Kenyon pressurized alcohol stove.
• Coleman LPG 1 burner stove.
• Stainless steel custom deep sink.
• Pressurized hot and cold water (hot water from engine and or dock power).
• Manual water foot pump below sink.
• Large ice box w/hinged top and inside shelf.

Electronics:

• 2018 Garmin 741XS GPS at helm
• 2018 Garmin Radar.
• Nexus updated wind instruments (2018).
• Nexus display instrument panels (4).
• Nexus Integration server - integrates instruments, autopilot and GPS
• Garmin repeater second display for GPS in cabin
• Nexus hydraulic ram Autopilot with rudder angle sensor
• Garmin radar (housed in Edson helm hooded display case).
• Standard Horizon Cabin radio (nav station) - horn.
• Cockpit Horizon Ram mic in cockpit.

Sails and rigging:

• Schaefer Roller furler & head stay (2012 with two jib tracks)
• New 2024 Quantum Sails 130 pct cruising genoa with gray UV protective strip
• 153 pct Reacher 3/4 oz nylon
• 4 oz light weight high performance Kevlar 140 pct (2021) with UV strip
• 120 pct Pentex genoa (2005).
• Pentex mainsail (2018) with Dutchman/Strong Tides Marine track for easy hoist and drop quickly into clean folds.
• Internal topping lift is led to a #16 two-speed winch and clutch.
• Internal main halyard is led to a Lewmar Stop Clutch.
• Genoa sheets are led to blocks on jib tracks to adjust leach tension.
• Asymmetrical ¾ oz. spinnaker with sock for each raise and drop - ideal for cruising.
• 1/2 oz. spinnaker for very light air (includes spin sheets).
• Standard weight traditional full spinnaker.
• Spinnaker Pole
• 2 Barient 27 S.T. winches and 2 Barient 23 S.T. winches.

Performance Improvement (under sail) and rigging:

• Fully rigged to enjoy offshore ocean or inland sailing with sails in good condition and lines run to cockpit.
• Almost all new running rigging (2024) – main halyard, spinnaker halyard, jib halyard, topping lift, mainsheet, traveler, furling line, and cunningham.
• Replaced all standing rigging and lifelines in 2003.
• 2024 new spreader boots
• New spare halyard 2019.
• Genoa sheets, new 2003.
• Stronger custom backstay to improve mast bend tuning

Exterior, Cockpit and Deck :

• Comfortable cockpit with seating for six
• Beige Dodger with roll out dodger extension
• Dark blue vinyl wrap hull topsides, red boottop, blue bottom.
• New (2024) stainless steel amidships horn cleats
• 3 blue docklines (2021).
• 2002 bottom blasted and epoxied.
• Beige Main sail cover (with UV lining), binnacle cover, winch covers (2021).
• Foldout cockpit table (2020) to widen and serve 4 people seated.
• Edson wheel steering and Garmin combined radar and GPS display.
• Cockpit cushions.
• Large foredeck anchor locker with hot and cold hand held shower.
• Stainless steel swim ladder on transom.
• Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits.
• LED lights on mast and Nav lights.
• Sampson post installed at bow.
• Mount for 4 HP outboard for dinghy.
• Bruce anchor w/50 ft of chain plus marked nylon rode with bow roller.
• Secondary anchor: Danforth Anchor with chain and rode.
• Life Sling and Jim Buoy throwable life preservers
• 2012 36” helm steering wheel with elkhide covering 2021.
• 32” Edson stainless steel steering wheel
• Lexan companionway hatch top (2021).
• 3 large opening hatches with new Lexan (2021) and screens strong seas design.
• Four opening ports w/screens.
• Screens for companionway.
• 2024 four new blue fenders and four fender covers for white fenders
• 2024 new ShipShape winter cover

Electrical – Mechanical:

• 2002 Yanmar 3GM30F, 27 hp diesel, 3 cylinder
• Engine motor mounts (2019).
• Alternator belt (2024)
• 2002 3 blade Max Prop feathering propeller with adjustable pitch.
• 2018 S/S shaft.
• 2005 Dripless shaft seal installed.
• 30 amp shore power cord.
• Two lead acid batteries, total capacity 140 Ah, 2021
• 100 watt solar panel mounted on stern (2024) to charge house battery
• Hot water heater (2019).

Performance Improvement (under power):

• 3 bladed feathering Max Prop
• New stainless prop shaft (2018), shaft cutter blade.
• New cutlass bearing 2018.
• New Yanmar quiet rubber motor mounts (2018) and updated engine to transmission plates.

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