Sabre 38 hard top express Sabre 38 Hard Top Express 2006

Yacht Description

The Sabre 38 Hardtop Express is one of Sabre Yachts’ most popular models. It offers amazing performance with twin Yanmar diesels and straight shaft direct drives. The Sabre 38 Hardtop Express offers understated elegance, fuel efficient performance, and quality that our owners are proud to be associated with.

Lionheart has benefitted from caring owners, light seasonal New England usage, indoor winter storage, and regular upgrades to keep her in above-average condition.

Highlights of this beautiful and well-equipped 2006 Sabre 38 include:

• Awlgrip Flag Blue hull (2015)


• Updated Aft canvas enclosure (2017)


• Engines Rebuilt in 2023


• STIDD helm chairs


• Starlink Mini (2025)


• Solar Charging (two 100 watt solar panels with controller)


• New Raymarine HD Color Radar (2024)


• Ray260 VHF radio


• Nautley Marine XL Roll-On davit


• Side Power Bow thruster


• Air conditioning and reverse cycle heat - below and upper helm 4 zones


• Helm deck wet bar with ice maker and refrigerator


• 9.0kW Onan generator

Please review the full specs for more information. Lionheart will not last long in the current market. Call or email today to schedule your appointment to see this 2006 Sabre 38 Hardtop Express.

Additional Specifications

Hull/Deck

• Awlgripped Flag Blue (2015)


• Deep V planning hull


• IPS NPG gelcoat with vinylester back-up resin


• Knitted Biaxial Structural E-Glass reinforcements


• Vacuum bagged Divinycell form core in hull bottom


• Vacuum bagged Balsa core in hull topsides


• Foam/plywood cored fiberglass stringer system


• Swim platform with under-mounted telescoping ladder


• Anti-skid deck surfaces


• Six (6) 12” stainless steel cleats (2 fwd, 2 mid-ship, 2 aft cockpit)


• One (1) 10” stainless steel bow cleat for anchor rode


• Lewmar Windlass with rode/chain


• Single anchor roller


• Fiberglass bow pulpit


• Lewmar low profile polished aluminum hatches with screens


• Custom stainless steel opening ports


• Teak toe rails port and starboard with custom stainless steel cast mid rail chocks and forward skene chocks


• Teak cabin side eye-brow


• Custom cast stainless steel Sabre medallion


• Cast stainless steel corner hawse pipes in cockpit coamings.

Mechanical

• Twin Yanmar 6LY2A-STP 440hp inboard diesel engines


• Engines Rebuilt in 2023 (at around 1900hrs) per Yanmar Service Advisory


• New Risers (2021)


• Injectors removed, cleaned and reinstalled (2021)


• All new hoses (2020)


• New neutral lockout switches on transmission


• Spare Propeller Set


• Sidepower Bow Thruster


• Twin Bennett dual ram hydraulic trim tabs


• Dripless Cutlass Bearings (new 2023)


• White gelcoated engine room


• Engine room blower


• Racor fuel filters


• Racor fuel filter gauges (2023)


• Foil face foam noise barrier


• Reverso Oil change system


• Automatic fire extinguishing system


• Force 10 11 gallon hot water heater


• Water heater bypass valves (added 2023)


• Three way valve for water system winterization (2023)


• Drain valve and draining hose on main potable water pump (2024)


• KUS water tank level indicator

Electrical

• Onan 9.0kW 120 Volt Diesel Generator


• Solar – two 100 watt hardtop mounted solar panels (2024)


• Victron MPPT Bluetooth solar controller (2024)


• Victron Solar Monitor (2025)


• Mastervolt battery charger


• Inverter


• 30 Amp shore power inlet and cord


• ProMariner galvanic isolator with monitoring system


• Illuminated circuit breaker distribution panel


• 12v outlets in forward cabin, mid-cabin (x2), and at Navigator’s seat (2024)


• 120v outlets throughout interior and in engine room


• Galley and head receptacles are GFI protected


• (2) AGM 31 dedicated engine start batteries


• (2) Group 4D house batteries


• (1) Autocraft 34DC-1 dedicated generator start battery


• Battery management panel including emergency crossover, ships power and starting battery switches


• Ultra-bright LED lighting panels in engine room (2023)


• Cabin reading lights


• Overhead halogen lighting


• Cockpit courtesy light with switch at transom door


• Tinned wire used throughout

Helm Deck

• Stidd helm and mate seats (re-skinned in 2017, Stidd backs replaced 2023)


• Aft canvas enclosure (2017)


• Wet bar with sink and U-LINE refrigerator/ice maker to starboard


• L shaped settee with table to port (re-skinned in 2017)


• Two zone air conditioning/ reverse cycle heating


• Teak decking


• Electronically operated center opening windshield


• New switches for horn and cockpit lights (2023)


• Windshield wipers with washer


• Overhead hatches


• Sliding companionway hatch


• Bi-fold teak companionway door


• Clear chart locker cover

Cockpit

• Teak covered swim platform with under mounted telescoping swim ladder


• Transom door with latch system


• Fold-up bench seat aft


• Aft facing bench seat


• Large lazarette

Galley

• New LED lighting strips undercounter (2024)


• New pressure light switch undercounter cabinets (2024)


• Polished round stainless steel sink with faucet


• Eurokera Princess Gourmet two burner electric cook top


• Dometic under-counter AC/DC refrigerator-freezer


• Drawers and storage lockers below counter


• Storage cabinets outboard and above aft counter


• Opening stainless steel port light over galley


• Panasonic microwave / convection oven


• Built in waste basket

Salon

• Varnished cherry interior


• Teak and holly sole


• L-shaped settee and convertible dinette to starboard with hi-lo salon table


• Storage under and behind settee


• Master AC/DC breaker panel on aft bulkhead behind pair of louvered doors


• Entertainment center with new Sylvox 12” TV (2025)


• Wine glass storage cabinet above TV


• Screens on all opening ports and hatches


• Air conditioner/ reverse cycle heat


• Howard Miller barometer and clock

Head

• Corian countertops with bull nose


• Stainless steel sink


• Circular stall shower with seat and locker outboard


• Hot and cold pressurized water


• Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water MSD


• Macerator pump on holding tank


• Electric shower sump pump


• Towel bar


• Wood trimmed mirror over sink


• Ventilation blower

Cabin

• Master stateroom forward with spacious island berth


• Storage below berth and in shelf lockers


• Hanging locker with cedar lining


• Large pocket door between cabin and salon


• Free Signal 22” 12VDC flat screen TV (2025)


• LED lighting strips (2024)


• Teak and holly sole


• Reverse cycle heat and air conditioning


• Hella Fan (2025)


• Private access to head compartment from master cabin

Electronics

• Raymarine E127 and E125 chartplotters with Hybrid Touch (2013)


• Raymarine RAY260 VHF radio (2017)


• Raymarine HD Color closed array radar (2024)


• Raymarine ST6001 Auto-helm/Smart Pilot


• Raymarine ST60 Depth


• Raymarine Fishfinder


• AIS Transceiver


• Starlink Mini (2025)


• Victron Orion DC Converter for Starlink (2025)


• Custom Marinco power input for Starlink (2025)


• Burnewiin Mounts for Starlink (2025)


• 27” 12VDC SmartTV (2025) in Salon


• Roku 12VDC Ultra LT 4K streaming device (2025)


• Glomex Webboat 4G Cellular Modem (2024)


• Glomex Marine TV antenna


• ACR spotlight with helm remote control mounted on mast


• ACR Category II EPIRB mounted on hard top


• OEM engine displays


• Ritchie PowerDamp Compass

Manufacturer Provided Description

Elegant, traditional designs, luxurious accommodations and excellent performance are the hallmarks of the Sabre 38 Express. Quiet and economical to operate, the Sabre 38 will impress the most experienced yachtsman. The helm deck is a careful study in ergonomics. Surrounded by large opening windows and overhead hatches for maximum ventilation and light. Views for the helmsman and crew are virtually unobstructed. The Stidd helm and mate's chairs, covered in Ultraleather upholstery, provide a degree of comfort rarely found in other boats.

To add to cruising comfort, Sabre's engineers have reduced noise and vibration levels substantially with a careful study of engine room ventilation and insulation. Wide side decks with large diameter stainless steel hand rails, standard rope chain windlass and highly polished aluminum hatches all add to the beauty and functionality of her deck. A large anchor roller makes anchoring work a breeze. The enclosure closes off the helm deck from the cockpit.

Below decks her hand-crafted cherry interior adds to the sense of luxury, evident throughout. The stateroom berth is low and wide, making it both comfortable and easy to access. A pocket door separates the salon and stateroom while the head with stall shower has private access from the stateroom and from the salon. The main salon is configured with a long L-shaped settee and, her maple-inlaid salon table drops to form a guest berth. A standard thin screen TV and DVD player are recessed in to the furniture of the main cabin bulkhead. Her well-equipped galley offers an electric cook top and convection microwave oven as well as ample storage for extended voyages. The Sabre 38 Hard Top Express is a yacht destined to become a classic for years to come.