Name………………………………………………………… Sheba

Year……………………………………………………………. 1995

Builder…………………………………….. Sabre Yachts (USA)

Designer…………………………………………. Roger Hewson

LOA……………………………………………………………. 42’ 5”

LWL…………………………………………………………… 34’ 8”

Beam………………………………………………………… 12’ 10”

Draft…………………………………………………………… 6” 10”

Displacement…………………………………………. 19,200 lbs

Ballast……………………………………………………. 8,200 lbs

Sail Area ………………………………………………. 766 sq. ft.

Hull                                                                 composite

Deck……………………………………………………… fiberglass

Steering………………………………………………………. wheel

Keel……………………………………………………….. (lead) fin

Rudder……………………………………………………….. spade

Fuel…………………………………………… (diesel) 50 gallons

Water………………………………………………….. 120 gallons

Hot Water……………………………………………….. 6 gallons

Holding Tank………………………………………….. 55 gallons

Propane………………………………. 2x 10lb aluminum tanks

HULL CONSTRUCTION

• Single unit, balsa cored, hand-laminated fiberglass of alternate layers of mat knitted biaxial roving
• Isophthalic gelcoat above waterline
• Below waterline, Sabre technology is utilized, consisting of chopped strand glass and vinylester resin as a backup for ISO NPG gelcoat
• Internal deck-to-hull joint with molded-in sealant groove
• Molded-in double boot and cove stripes
• Bulkheads, berth faces, shelves and floor stringers laminated to hull providing integral, structural strength
• Step transom with single backstay
• Balanced rudder is molded fiberglass bonded to a stainless steel skeleton and 3-1-2″ IPS schedule 80 rudder stock that passes through a removable fiberglass bearing and bronze stuffing box securely laminated to the hull
• Modern NACA section fin keel cast in lead with antimony added for strength
• Keel is thru-bolted to a reinforced hull keel sump with stainless steel bolts
• Bronze recessed thru-hulls with bronze sea valves
• Hoses greater than 1″ in diameter are double clamped

DECK CONSTRUCTION & FEATURES

• Single unit, hand-laminated fiberglass with balsa core for stiffness and marine mahogany plywood in lieu of balsa in high stress areas
• The deck is bonded to the hull using stainless steel thru-bolts every 6″ with aircraft style locknuts

• Butyl tape caulking fills the molded sealant groove at the deck to hull joint
• Edson wheel steering with 48″ Destroyer wheel, wheel guard, and brake
• Danforth 6″ compass mounted in stainless steel binnacle
• Emergency tiller stored in cockpit locker
• Two deep cockpit storage lockers and one storage bin
• Dividers in shallow cockpit locker for small gear
• Molded-in winch handle pockets
• Coamings angled for comfort
• Solid teak cup holder on pedestal
• Cockpit table with extension
• Two cockpit scuppers to bronze seavalves
• Stove fuel storage locker
• Transom boarding ladder with teak treads
• Chainplates – Stainless steel, thru-bolted to chainplate bulkheads bonded to the hull
• Chainplates grounded to the keel. – Mounted well inboard for optimum sheeting angles
• Inboard and outboard genoa tracks are 1-1-4″ x 3-16″ x 14′ aluminum T-track
• Harken adjustable inboard tracks are recessed into the deck tooling
• Chrome cowl vents protected by stainless grab rails
• Stainless companionway handrails
• Outboard tracks supplied with end stops and Schaefer Series 9 jib lead blocks
• Custom cast mast collar with provision for halyard and turning block attachment
• Two 9″ 4-bolt cleats forward mid deck and aft
• Self-draining foredeck anchor locker with drain
• Two recessed deck scuppers
• Custom cast mid-rail chock fitted into each toerail
• Pulpit, stern rail, companionway grab rail and stanchions are custom fabricated of stainless steel and thru-bolted with aluminum backing plates
• Double lifelines of vinyl coated stainless steel cable with port and starboard boarding gates with braced stanchions
• All lifeline terminals and turnbuckles are swaged stainless steel
• Solid teak handrails and toerails 2-3/4″ high solid teak toerails
• Modified bowrail for ease of ground tackle handling
• Custom cast anchor roller
• Divided anchor locker
• Teak trim package
• Mid-deck mounting for liferaft

INTERIOR

• Cabin(s): 2
• Head(s): 1
• Sleeps: 7
• HEAT: Espar diesel hydronic cabin heating (2016)

• NEW upholstery in salon (2016)
• NEW ceiling headliner in salon (2016)
• 6′ 6″ headroom in main and aft areas, with 6′ 4″ headroom in forward sections
• Custom hand-picked matched teak interior
• Custom oval-headed door frames
• Forward cabin has a 6′ 6″ V-berth with filler cushion
• Main cabin has two 6′ 6″ settee berths, port berth converts to a double
• Lee cloths for main cabin berths for offshore sailing
• Super comfortable custom Tempur-Pedic style foam in all berth cushions (forward cabin, main cabin, aft cabin)
• Aft-cabin with 6′ 6″ full width double berth without need for filler cushion
• Hinged access to storage in aft-cabin settee
• Tambour sliding door next to locker in aft-cabin for easy storage accessibility
• Contemporary curved vanity in aft-cabin
• Larger hanging lockers in forward and aft cabins
• Custom forward-facing chart table
• Optimized area for instrument installation, storage locker space and panel arrangement at the chart table
• Main cabin berth backs with open shelf above storage units
• Bottle storage in aft starboard main cabin locker
• Aft head with stall shower
• In place of second head, forward cabin equipped with additional hanging locker, and upholstered seat
• Sealand Vac-U-Flush head
• Lights in hanging lockers
• 8 Lewmar polished Ocean Series deck hatches with interior teak trim and provision for screens, acrylic lenses replaced (2021/2022)
• 4 main cabin recessed fixed port lights of Marguard Lexan
• 4 chrome dorade vents
• 3 metal opening ports in the aft-cabin
• 4 metal opening ports in main cabin and 2 in the forward cabin area
• 1 forward cabin recessed fixed port light of Lexan
• Acrylic sliding companionway hatch with fiberglass spray hood and solid teak hatch boards
• Screened hatch boards to keep bugs out
• Custom Lexan hatch boards to let light in
• Fully equipped tool drawer
• Louvered teak main cabin berth back doors
• Inlaid cypress wood accents in berth back and shelf trim
• Varnished interior teak or cherry finish
• Laminated trim on shelving
• Cypress hull ceilings 

GALLEY

• Scandvik polished SS double galley sink
• Hot and cold pressure water
• Seagull water microfiltration system
• Seafrost refrigeration, runs of 12V DC and engine
• Corian counter-tops
• Continuous cutting board along back edge at the galley bulkhead
• Force 10 3-burner, gimablled propane oven/stove
• Microwave oven

MECHANICAL

• Engine(s): Westerbeke 55C diesel engine
• Year built: 2007, Hours: 1,860
• Propeller: Max-Prop, bronze 3-blade feathering
• NEW stainless steel exhaust mixing elbow (2017)_
• NEW Balmar 160 amp alternator and rebuilt spare (2020)
• (2) Racor fuel filters – water separators
• Raw water intake strainer with wrench
• Remote oil sump drain
• Engine oil drip pan
• Flexible four-point engine mount system to minimize vibration and noise
• Aquadrive constant velocity universal joint and thrust bearing connecting the shaft to engine to reduce engine vibration
• Engine compartment exhaust blower
• Engine compartment light
• Halon automatic fire suppression system
• Complete engine access provided by sound and heat insulated removable panels
• Tachometer, hour meter, volt, oil, and temperature gauges are recessed in cockpit face
• Fuel gauge mounted at nav station
• Aquamet prop shaft passes through a glassed in PYI shaft seal with bronze strut

PLUMBING

• Automatic electric bilge pump
• Manual, cockpit mounted bilge pump
• Whale Gusher manual bilge pump in main cabin
• Hot and cold cockpit shower
• Groco seawater washdown system in anchor locker
• Spectra water maker (pickled)
• Upgraded Jabsco head sump pump
• Upgraded Titan freshwater pump
• Foot pumps in addition to pressure water in galley and head
• 6-gallon hot water tank (2020)

ELECTRICAL

• 180W solar panels mounted on davits (2017)
• (4) 12-volt 100 amp group 31 deep cycle marine batteries
• Sealed four position battery switch
• 110 V shore power system with GFI protection in the galley and head
• 50′ shore power cord

• Master AC-DC panels, located in the navigation area, include AC-DC volt and ammeters, marine circuit breakers, and polarity indicator
• Teak panel access cockpit mounted instrumentation
• Cabin courtesy lights
• Four Hella cabin fans, (1) in each cabin
• 12 volt outlet in cockpit
• Spreader lights Red/white dome lights in galley and nav station
• Tank Tender gauge for fuel and water

INSTRUMENTS

• Raymarine E-120 multi-function device at nav station
• Raymarine E-80 multi-function device at helm
• Raymarine 4KW radome on mast
• AIS, transmit and receive (2019)
• Raymarine Depth, Speed and Wind (2016)
• Raymarine ST-70 autopilot, with rebuilt actuator in 2020
• Danforth 6″ binnacle compass
• Icom 810 SSB radio
• Copper ground plate molded into hull for SSB
• ACR 406 EPIRB
• VHF: Standard-Horizon DSC with command mic (2019)
• Wirey WIFI booster (2019)
• Flatscreen TV in main salon

SAILS

• Doyle mainsail (2010)
• Doyle 135% genoa (2010)
• Doyle 100% working jib (2003)
• Doyle storm jib
• Doyle APC spinnaker with launching/dousing sock
• Doyle 151% genoa

RIGGING + DECK GEAR

• Schaeffer furling boom (2010)
• NEW acrylic lenses in all deck hatches (2021/2022)
• Wire rigging in lieu of rod for serviceability
• One piece aluminum, keel stepped, Hall Spar mast with double airfoil spreaders
• Masthead Delta rig with white Awlgrip finish
• Masthead with 3 halyard sheaves and double spinnaker crane
• Boom brake
• Carbon fiber whisker/spinnaker pole
• Harken spinnaker pole track on mast
• Spinnaker pole slide control system
• Spinnaker topping lift led aft
• Second jib halyard led aft
• Removable inner forestay with running backstays
• Internal main and genoa halyards
• External topping lift
• Navtec integral hydraulic backstay adjuster
• Insulated backstay for SSB antenna
• Five part main sheet with Schaefer SS blocks led to Harken ball bearing cabin top traveler, and aft to a Lewmar #40 CST two-speed winch
• Main halyard led aft
• All Winches Lewmar Ocean Series self-tailing
• Main sheet – led to Lewmar #40 CST two-speed (upgrade)

• Main halyard – Lewmar #40 ECST Electric two-speed
• Genoa halyard – Lewmar #30 CST two-speed, mounted on coachroof
• Second genoa halyard – Lewmar #30C two speed (non self-tailing)
• Primaries – two Lewmar #58 CST two-speed (upgrade) Secondaries – two Lewmar #40 CST two speed
• Headsail furler – Lewmar #30CST on port aft cockpit coaming

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Primary Anchor: Rocna Vulcan 25kg
• Rode: chain: 180’, rope: 150’
• Secondary Anchor: Fortress
• Rode: chain: 50’, rope: 200’
• Windlass: Muir (electric), with new gearbox in 2017
• Stainless steel stern davits (2017)
• Liferaft: 4-person Avon (requires re-certification), not currently mounted
• MOM man overboard module on stern rail
• Garhauer outboard engine crane at transom
• Drogue Sea anchor
• Dodger with removable glass side panels and leathered aft grab rail and side rails
• Interchangeable solid side panels for dodger
• Bimini with cover when folded up
• Solid Sunbrella connector between dodger and bimini
• Glass connector between dodger and bimini
• Mooring lines and fenders
• Sunbrella hatch and winch covers
• Sunbrella anchor cover
• Rain dodger for forward hatch

MAINTENANCE

• Last haul-out and anti-fouling: April 2022
• Last zinc(s) change: April 2022
• Last engine oil change and engine service: March 2022