38 Salon Express

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 12.74 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

41.8 ft (12.74 m)

Hull length

38.4 ft (11.7 m)

LWL

—

Beam

13.3 ft (4.06 m)

Draft (min)

3.3 ft (1.01 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

13.3 ft (4.04 m)

Displacement

21,499 lb (9,752 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

—

Heads

—

Berths

4

Performance

Maximum speed

—

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

320 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

297 gal (1,125 L)

Fresh water capacity

100 gal (380 L)

Black water capacity

40 gal (150 L)

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Headroom (maximum)

6' 6" 1.98 m

Standards

Built to CE Category B, NMMA, ABYC, and USCG standards

Standard propulsion (equipment sheet)

Twin Volvo Penta D4 320 DPI

Deadrise at transom

17 degrees

Sleep accommodations

4@6' 6" 4@1.98 m (optional berth in the main salon sleeps two)

Engine options

Twin Volvo Penta D4 with DPI 320 hp

Engine power basis

per engine as printed on the page

Displacement basis

half load, as printed on the standard equipment sheet (21,500 lbs 9,752 kg)

About Sabre Yachts

Premium production

Maine builder of Downeast-style motor yachts, founded in 1970 as a sailboat yard — five Salon Express models from the 12.7-metre 38 to the 20.1-metre 58, on twin Volvo Penta diesels, built in Raymond, Maine 'in the Maine tradition'.

Sabre Yachts was founded in 1970 with a single mission: to build sailing yachts that offered equal measures of elegance, safety and performance. The company now builds motor yachts exclusively, but says its sailing roots remain embedded in every hull it lays and inform how it approaches design, safety and the sea. For more than 55 years it has built in Raymond, Maine, carrying on the state's centuries-old boatbuilding tradition — hence the motto 'Crafted in the Maine Tradition' — and together with its sister company Back Cove Yachts it employs more than 300 Maine associates, many of them for over a decade. Its quality process gives each hull a dedicated 'Boat Parent' who follows it from start to finish, a 600-point inspection across six stages, a 12-page technical report before delivery and a final collective 'Gold Inspection'. Kevin Burns, who leads design, describes the aim as 'informed simplicity': each design must be a boat first, and the range blends the comfort and tradition of the Downeast style with the performance of a contemporary motor yacht.

The Sabre Yachts Range

Every model Sabre Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. 58 Salon Express66 ft
2. 51 Salon Express57.4 ft
3. 45 Salon Express49.4 ft
4. 43 Salon Express47.2 ft
5. 38 Salon Express· this model41.8 ft

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