34 Hard Top Express
The Sabre 43 SE is a 47-foot luxury Downeast-style motor yacht that first launched by acclaimed Maine-based shipyard Sabre in 2022. A Salon Express model with an enclosed hard-top, this deluxe watercraft takes its cues from the very best of the New England lobster boat tradition, maintaining a timeless style with plenty of heritage touches and bags of class. Expect teak brightwork, sloping deck rails, a broad cockpit, handsome lines and a ton of old-world charm, along with a thoroughly modern build-quality with comfortable surrounds and a rugged wave-busting hull.
The wide foredeck provides the perfect place for casual anglers to cast a line, while a set of cushions can be deployed out here to use this space for soaking up the rays. High guardrails lead back to a spacious aft-deck inspired by the lobster boat cockpits of old, but this modern cockpit is less about hard-work and more about kicking back and relaxing. Recline on a pair of mezzanine seats with aft-facing views, lounge for hours on a plush L-shaped transom sofa or enjoy drinks and meals at a pop-up timber-lined table with an integrated set of cup-holders. A starboard transom gate, meanwhile, leads out to a full-beam bathing platform for bracing salt-water swims.
The main-deck salon is positioned under a hard-top roof with four chunky skylights and surrounded by 360-degrees of stylish wrap-around glazing for superb views. Open up the rear sliding glass door to discover a sedate space with a teak and holly sole, varnished American cherrywood surrounds, atmospheric mood lighting and lashings of authentic cream-toned leather. There’s an L-shaped sofa, a side sofa and a dining table upon entry, while further forward there’s an open galley with marble-effect work surfaces, a steel sink, a two-zone stovetop, refrigeration and a microwave oven.
A Stidd helm seat faces a heritage-styled helm station with a thoroughly modern set of equipment. Expect power-steering, two 17-inch Garmin MFD screens, a Volvo Interceptor trim system, joystick handling, an NMEA 2000 system for remote access, a mounted Ritchie compass, VHF radio and a Fusion Apollo stereo system linked to the yacht’s integrated speakers.
Lower-deck living spaces benefit from hardwood surrounds, plenty of hull windows, a plethora of skylights and a glazed atrium ceiling to flood this area with natural light. Down here you can find a U-shaped dining booth with a high-gloss timber table, a spacious main-head with an enclosed shower stall and a VIP stateroom by the bow with full-height cedar-lined lockers and a double island bed. Need an extra berth for two overnight guests? Then simply lower the dining table down here and cover it with a cushion to turn the dining booth into another double bed.
Premium engine options include a pair of 480HP Volvo Penta IPS10-650 pod drives for top speeds of up to 35 knots. At a cruising speed of 18.7 knots, you will enjoy a touring range of approximately 345 nautical miles thanks to an efficient reinforced fiberglass V-hull and a capacious fuel tank holding 432 gallons of diesel.
