51 Salon Express

Summary

Best Suited For

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 17.5 m · 3 cabins · 3 heads · fresh water 606 L

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 17.5 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

57.4 ft (17.5 m)

Hull length

51 ft (15.54 m)

LWL

—

Beam

15.9 ft (4.85 m)

Draft (min)

4.1 ft (1.24 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

15.7 ft (4.78 m)

Displacement

37,501 lb (17,010 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2–3

Heads

2–3

Berths

6

Performance

Maximum speed

32.4 kn

Cruising speed

28.2 kn

Range

299 nm

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

600 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

Volvo Penta IPS pods

Fuel capacity

600 gal (2,271 L)

Fresh water capacity

160 gal (606 L)

Black water capacity

70 gal (265 L)

Construction

Hull material

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

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Standard propulsion (equipment sheet)

Twin Volvo-Penta IPS 800 inboard propulsion systems

Sleep accommodations

6 @ 6' 6" 6 @ 1.98 M

Deadrise at transom

16 degrees

Engine options

Twin Volvo Penta D8-IPS800 600 hp

Accommodation

'Two spacious staterooms, each with a private ensuite head, offer quiet retreat, and an optional third berth with its own head'

Headroom (maximum)

6' 6" 1.98 M

Standards

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

Standard equipment sheet

prints length overall 57' 9" 17.60 M; draft 4' 0" 1.22 M; air draft (with mast) 15' 10" 4.82 M; water 180 USG 681 L

Displacement basis

half load, as printed on the standard equipment sheet (45,300 LBS 17,010 KG)

Cruising speed basis

recommended maximum continuous cruise, ~2800 rpm

Top speed basis

WOT in the builder's performance report, Twin Volvo-Penta IPS15-800 (D8-600mHp @ 3000rpm)

Range basis

at 28.2 kn, 90% of fuel capacity (performance report)

Engine power basis

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

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 Express· this model57.4 ft
3. 45 Salon Express49.4 ft
4. 43 Salon Express47.2 ft
5. 38 Salon Express41.8 ft

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