Yearly Archives: 2009

Sabre 40 hull number one is off to the commissioning yard and before the (bottom) paint even dries we are on to the next project. Well that's a bit of an exaggeration but it's not too far from the truth … Continue reading →

An item that leaves a lasting impression of our boats is the finish and the detail of the main salon table. In my role as "company listener" I spend a lot of boat show hours just standing aboard our boats and waiting … Continue reading →

Fridays our shop is closed down so that our associates can have three day weekends. (They work (4) ten hour days and then have three off) I was hoping to have this day to get some better images of the … Continue reading →

A quick thirty minute sea-trial is never enough to really get the feel of a boat prior to buying one. I can tell you a lot of funny stories from "our side of the table" about sea trials. My favorite is … Continue reading →

Nothing gets the juices flowing like a good discussion about a helm station. I know I am going to come off a little "manly" here but unless you have been involved in a discussion about controls, gages and navigational electronics … Continue reading →

I'm in Palm Beach and talking about air conditioning seems timely. Bob came by the show yesterday and gave me a hard time that I'm not blogging enough. So let's talk air. (and Bob I hope this keeps you happy … Continue reading →

I haven't blogged about Zeus for a while. In Miami, I tested boats with Zeus drives from CAT and from Yanmar which showed me that by choosing Zeus over the other azipod drive system, we left open our customer's options … Continue reading →

Here in Maine we have seasons just like everyone else does but we have an extra one. It's called "mud season". That's the time between the really good sledding and when the black flies start biting. We don't really think about … Continue reading →

I am an observer of people. That's what marketing people do, They observe and then react with solutions to concernsor desires that have been expressed by potential clients. Electrical systems controls are a pet peeve of mine. Whoever wrote the … Continue reading →

When you live here in Maine and the winter starts to drag on, the very mention of sunshine picks you up, This week, prior to decking the new Sabre 40, we installed the optional Webasto sun roof which we have used with great success … Continue reading →