45 Salon Express

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 15.06 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

49.4 ft (15.06 m)

Hull length

45 ft (13.72 m)

LWL

—

Beam

14.7 ft (4.47 m)

Draft (min)

3.7 ft (1.14 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

13.7 ft (4.17 m)

Displacement

34,699 lb (15,739 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2

Heads

2

Berths

6

Performance

Maximum speed

32 kn

Cruising speed

27.6 kn

Range

323 nm

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

440–480 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

Volvo Penta IPS pods

Fuel capacity

446 gal (1,688 L)

Fresh water capacity

150 gal (568 L)

Black water capacity

65 gal (246 L)

Construction

Hull material

GRP (vacuum-infused E-glass, foam-cored)

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Length overall as printed on the page

49' 5.25" (14.94 M)

Engine options

Twin Volvo Penta D6-IPS600 440 hp; Twin Volvo Penta D6-IPS650 480 hp

Standard equipment sheet

prints hull length 45' 2" 13.76 M; beam 14' 9.25" 4.50 M; air draft (with mast) 14' 8" 4.47 M

Sleep accommodations

6@6' 8" 2.03 M

Standards

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

Headroom (maximum)

6' 6" 1.98 M

Standard propulsion (equipment sheet)

Twin Volvo-Penta IPS-600 with D6 440 hp engines

Draft row as printed on the page

Air Draft 14' 8" (4.47 M)

Accommodation

'Two spacious staterooms and two full heads'

Deadrise at transom

16 degrees

Performance, Twin Volvo-Penta IPS10-650 (D6-480mHp @ 3700rpm)

WOT 33.5 kn, recommended cruise 28.7 kn

Engine power basis

per engine as printed on the page; the performance reports rate the engines in mHp

Cruising speed basis

recommended maximum continuous cruise, ~3250 rpm

Top speed basis

WOT in the builder's performance report, Twin Volvo-Penta IPS10-600 (D6-435mHp @ 3500rpm)

Range basis

at 27.6 kn, 90% of fuel capacity (performance report)

Displacement basis

half load, as printed on the standard equipment sheet (34,700 LBS 15,739 KG)

Layouts & Drawings

1 drawing from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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  Salon-Express-45-Technical-Rendering — Sabre Yachts

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 Express· this model49.4 ft
4. 43 Salon Express47.2 ft
5. 38 Salon Express41.8 ft

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