Blew Bayou

Sloop Blew Bayou

The well maintained 1991 Sabre 425 has spent the majority of its life on the northern Chesapeake. The original owner loving owned the vessel to 2012, when it was purchased by the current owners. The boat has been well maintained, moored in fresh water (upper bay), and very well cared after. The current owners have decided to move out of the area and are offering this well maintained and beautifully appointed Sabre yacht for sale.

Sabre 425 SpecificationsHull Construction:

• Single unit, balsa cored, hand-laminated fiberglass of alternate layers of mat knitted biaxial roving.
• sophthalic gelcoat above waterline.
• Below waterline, Sabre technology is utilized, consisting of chopped strand glass and vinylester resin as a back up 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. 

Deck Construction

• 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. 

Steering System 

• Edson wheel steering with 44" Destroyer wheel, wheel guard, and brake.
• Ritchie SP-5 compass mounted in stainless steel binnacle.
• Emergency tiller stored in cockpit locker.
• 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. 

Cockpit

• Two deep 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.
• 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. Grounded to the keel. 
• Mounted well inboard for optimum sheeting angles. 

Auxiliary Power 

• Westerbeke 46, a 4 cylinder fresh water cooled diesel with 1:88-1 reduction gear. 
• 12-volt 90 amp alternator. 
• 50 gallon custom aluminum fuel tank, deck filled, shutoff valve, vented and grounded.
• Racor fuel filter - water separator. 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• 1-1-4" Aquamet prop shaft passes through a glassed in PYI shaft seal with bronze strut and 18 X 12 RH two-blade sailor propeller. 

Keel 

• A modern NACA section fin keel cast in lead with antimony added for strength. 
• Thru-bolted to a reinforced hull keel sump with stainless steel bolts. 

Mast 

• 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. 
• Internal main and genoa halyards. 
• Boom vang lug.
• Spare halyard exits. 
• Aluminum, white Awlgrip finish Boom. 
• Internal clew outhaul. - External topping lift. 
• Two sets of internal jiffy reefing led aft. 

Electrical System 

• Three 12-volt 100 amp group 31 deep cycle marine batteries with sealed four position battery switch. 
• 110 V shore power system with GFI protection in the galley and head. 
• 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.
• All wiring is color coded and meets USCG standards.
• Cabin courtesy lights. 

Deck Hardware 

• Inboard and outboard genoa tracks are 1-1-4" x 3-16" x 14' aluminum T-track. 
• 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. 
• Inboard tracks supplied with end stops and Schaefer twin-sheet lead block. 
• 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. 
• 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 and stainless ring to secure end of anchor rode. 
• 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. (Teak trim package optional.) 
• 2-3-4" high solid teak toerails. 
• Modified bowrail for ease of ground tackle handling. 
• Custom cast anchor roller. 
• Main halyard led aft. Winches 
• All Winches Lewmar Ocean Series 
• Main sheet - led to Lewmar #40 CST two-speed. 
• Main halyard - Lewmar #30 CST two-speed. 
• Genoa halyard - Lewmar #30 CST two-speed, mounted on mid cabin top. 
• Jiffy reefing - two lines led through a double stopper to a Lewmar #30 CST two speed winch, mounted on aft cabin top. 
• Primaries - two Lewmar #54 CST self -tailing winches. 

Stem Head 

• Two 10" chrome winch handles, one 10" chrome lock-in. 
• Custom cast anchor roller with integral chocks. 

Standing Rigging 

• Headstay: wire size 3-8", turnbuckle size 5-8", optional rod size - 17. 
• Backstay: standard rod size - 12, optional wire size 5-16", turnbuckle size 5-8" - 
• Uppershrouds: standard rod size - 17, optional wire size 3-8", turnbuckle size 5-8" - 
• Intermediate shrouds: standard rod size - 10, optional wire size 9-32", turnbuckle size 1-2" - 
• Lower shrouds: standard rod size - 12, optional wire size 5-16", turnbuckle size 5-8"
• Spreader boots, shroud covers, and turnbuckle covers. 

Running Rigging 

• Color coded - Main halyard ULS with headboard shackle. 
• Genoa halyard ULS with snap shackle. 
• 1-2" Dacron braid main sheet. - 9-16" Dacron braid genoa sheets. - 3-8" traveler control lines. - 7-16" jiffy reefing lines. 

Accommodations 

• Scandvik polished SS double galley sink.
• 6' 6" headroom in main and aft areas, with 6' 4" headroom in forward sections.
•  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.
• 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. 
• Continuous cutting board along back edge at the galley bulkhead. 
• Optimized area for instrument installation, storage locker space and panel arrangement at the chart table. 
• Main cabin berthbacks with open shelf above storage units and metal opening ports through the hull on each side. 
• Two heads with showers, standard. 

Lights in hanging lockers. 

• Ventilation and Light - 8 Lewmar polished Ocean Series deck hatches with interior teak trim and provision for screens. 
• 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. 

Sabre Features 

• Tool drawer. 
• Louvered teak main cabin berthback doors. 
• Teak deck house sides in main cabin. 
• Cockpit locker light. - 4 type ABC fire extinguishers. 
• Activated carbon water filter. 
• Bronze recessed thru-hulls with bronze seavalves. 
• Hoses greater than 1" in diameter are double clamped. 
• Double icebox with two lids. 
• Inlaid cypress wood accents in berthback and shelf trim. 
• Propane 4 burner stove with oven. 
• Hot and cold pressure water. 
• Varnished interior teak or cherry finish. - Automatic electric bilge pump. 
• Manual, cockpit mounted bilge pump. 
• Laminated trim on shelving. 
• Cypress hull ceilings.