Yearly Archives: 2006
Stringers
As our Sabre 38 Express hull starts down the assembly line the first items installed are the stringers and the main engine room bulkheads. These components form the skeleton of the structural reinforcement of the hull and the stringers will … Continue reading
A Boatshow with Soul
As boating industry professionals we attend many boat shows over the course of a year. Some, such as Genoa, Newport and Miami are very large and have all the glitz. Other, more local shows are much simpler, and Sabre is … Continue reading
Boatbuilding A little bit of “Sole”
Timing of the input from each department is critical to a smooth flow of work through the shop. While the fiberglass department has been laying up the hull, woodworking, electrical and mechanical departments have been preparing for the arrival of … Continue reading
A big day. The hull release.
This is a really big day in the life of a boat. Here’s the hull being released from the hull mold. The Flag Blue gelcoat looks great as the part is released. Before lifting the hull, the team has gone … Continue reading
Boatbuilding. The layup continues
Once the gelcoat has been sprayed into the hull mold the lamination process can begin. Danny has delivered the pre-cut E-glass to the mold room. Here’s another image of Danny’s inventory of E-glass. We use several different structural specifications which … Continue reading
Boatbuilding The lay-up begins
This is a shot of Danny’s work bench. He pre-cuts all of the fiberglass which is used in the manufacture of our hulls, deck and secondary fiberglass parts. Fiberglass is a science in itself so I won’t take this discussion … Continue reading
On moving from Sail to Power
A client of Sabre Yacht’s suggested that a great topic for my blog would be a discussion about a boater who has moved from sailing to power boating. I agree it’s a great topic and I’ll start it off by … Continue reading
Sabre Rendezvous Portland
Sabre Yachts first World Cup Regatta was held 25 years ago this summer and has been a much anticipated event every year since it’s inception. This year’s event is going to take place in our home port of Portland, Maine … Continue reading
Boatbuilding
And now the fun begins. You’ve seen the tooling (mold making) process take place over the past few weeks (in reality it took months to do in real time what I have shown you during this short snap shot). Now … Continue reading
Boatbuilding update
Secondaries are parts which are not part of the deck of a boat but rather are pieces which attach to the deck. Examples of this are the hatch covers and, in the case of the hard top express, the hard … Continue reading