2016 Sabre 48 Salon Express for Sale – 48 ft – Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

"Happy Days" was recently donated to a well recognized Maritime Academy and subsequently is available on a three year lease with an option to purchase at the end of the lease term. There are significant financial advantage to taking possession of the yacht in this manner; please call listing broker for details.

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Recent Upgrades include a Freedom Lift hydraulic tender lift mounted on the transom and a 2022 Highfield SP330 Rigid Inflatable Boat with 25 hp Yamaha Outboard. Also installed recently is a Aquamiser 25 gallon per hour Reverse Osmosis Watermaker. The vessel is also equipped with a Siren Marine Wireless Boat Monitoring and Security System. There are new forward sunpad and aft deck seating Sunbrella upholstery and a new Sunbrella cover on the electric Sure Shade over cockpit. New Ocean Aire pleated blinds in Salon.

In 2022 while entering the inlet at slow speed the starboard pod struck bottom and was subsequently replaced with a new unit; port pod was removed, inspected and reinstalled by the local Cummins and Zeus dealer in Ft. Pierce, Florida; records available. 

 The boat has been well maintained and is outfitted for cruising the islands

    

January 2025; Just Completed haulout for fresh bottom paint, all zincs replaced, service both pod drives including new actuators both port and starboard, hull compounded and waxed.

New Icemaker 2023

New 28’ wiper blades  (3) installed 2/23

Port and starboard pod oil coolers changed out in 2022

Crew head has a shower

Garmin Phantom 24x radar installed 2023

Sunbrella cushions with covers, in cockpit and bow added in 2022

All batteries replaced in 2023 and 2024

Windlass has 100’ of grade 43, G4 3/8” chain.

20amp 120v water resistant outlet added to cockpit

Epirb added December 2023

600 GPD totally automatic RO water maker with remote controls at helm

Highfield Tender has a depth finder

New Sureshade Legacy control box installed 2024  

Replaced Cummins Port engine raw water pump in August 2023

Replaced Generator raw water pump in August 2023

Replaced generator exhaust riser in August 2023

Replaced generator fuel prime pump in August 2023

Replaced Freedom SW3012 inverter charger September 2023

As an early adopter of pod drive systems, Sabre Yachts has a clear understanding of how these revolutionary drives can best be used to increase efficiency, maximize ease of operation and owner confidence. The all-new Sabre 48 Salon Express is our fifth pod driven model and she takes full advantage of this technology in both her performance and in her interior accommodation plan.

The 48's traditional exterior profile belies the contemporary performances of her vee-hull. She cruises at 27 knots and at wide open throttle she'll attain more than 32 knots. With the Zeus pod drive system, turns at speed are as exciting as they are in a fine sports car but perhaps even more exhilarating is the quiet that one experiences at cruise speeds. Less than 75 Dba makes her one of the quietest motoryachts available today. The joystick and Skyhook operations give every Captain the confidence to dock her in the most difficult of circumstances.

Her raised cockpit sole brings together the social aspects of the cockpit and main salon and the aft end of the house opens up fully to connect the spaces. Her main salon offers ample seating surfaces for entertaining or simply relaxing to read or enjoy the standard entertainment systems. While underway the raised settee to port of the Stidd helm chair is a perfect place for the crew to enjoy the ride. And when docking, a standard side deck door serves her helmsman and crew, well. The two cabin, two head layout is supplemented by a mechanical space forward of the engine room. Optionally, this space can be laid out as a crew quarters with berth and head unit; which is the case on "Happy Days".