2014 Sabre 42 Salon Express

She’s all Downeast lines: a sweeping sheer, a bold bow, and a profile that looks fast even tied to the dock. Step aboard at dawn, when the fog is still lifting off the water and the teak is cool underfoot, and she feels like she was built for this exact moment.

The salon is a bright, open room with big windows that put the water at eye level, a galley within arm’s reach of the helm, and cherry joinery that glows warm in the evening. Up forward, a private guest cabin and head wait below, so friends can stay without anyone feeling crowded. The helm lets you sit up, see everything, and run the boat one-handed with the joystick, whether you’re slipping into a tight marina berth or easing out past the breakwater.

The sea is where she shines. Pod drives push her to a fast, quiet cruise, with the engines humming rather than shouting, so you can talk at the helm without raising your voice. Her deep-V hull takes chop in stride, and when the day is done, she settles into the slip with a quiet, satisfied look.

Quick specs:

• Size: about 42 ft long with a beam around 14 ft 4 in, and a 3 ft 4 in draft.
• Accommodations: 2 cabins and 1 head.
• Power: twin Cummins QSB 6.7 diesels, 380 hp each, with pod drives. 
• Speed: cruise around 24 knots, top around 30.
• Tanks: 380 gal fuel, 140 gal fresh water and 60 gal holding.
• Reverso Oil change system
• Freshwater wash down forward
• Seagull water purifier
• Fusion MArine Stereo with Ipod dock
• Inverter/Charger 2800 watt
• Searchlight on hardtop mast
• Electric Sunroof
• Hot and cold transom shower
• Shoji door to forward cabin
• Optional dinette in second cabin converts to a berth
• Accord shades
• Full Suite of Garmin Electronics
• Flir
• Fresh Varnish on all teak 2025
• Fresh Bottom Paint 2025
• All Fluids/filters 2025/2026
• FREEDOM LIFT w/ Carbon arms