The Sabre 27 Forum was an incredibly useful resource for members and enthusiasts alike. Unfortunately due to relentless hackers constantly compromising the system, it had to be taken down in 2025. We have since collated all of the discussions and images into this searchable archive. Whilst new posts can’t be added, all of the useful discussions remain. Live discussion can be found on the Sabre 27 Facebook page.
Explore discussions from the former Sabre 27 Owners Association forum. This is a read-only archive; historic advice, contact details and external links may be out of date.
I'm trying to locate a set of original Alloy window frames for our Sabre27. Tillew A previous owner removed the frames and discarded them.They screwed plexiglass sheets to the outside and tried to seal them with mastic. Of course they leak like a sieve and loo
Hello, Still working away on 'Tillew' which will be renamed 'Bamba' Lots done, lots more to do.. All help appreciated! There were lots of leaks in the Cabin roof from old screw holes and a bodged job on the windows. Stripped interior back to the bone to locate
Having now agreed to buy a Sabre my mind has turned to making upgrades. It's not clear to me (looking at photos of Sabres with boarding ladders) what style of fixing (horizontally bolted through the transom, or looped over, so vertically) that people have pref
Hello everyone, know you a good address for a propeller tree, because we came to cut it to take the shaft where the boat is stored for repair. and if possible given the measures thank you
Hi all! It's looking like I may need to replace my mast due to its age and some old bodged repairs. Does anyone have any idea either where I could get one or failing that are there other masts which would be interchangeable and if so how to know which would do
My new-to-me 1972 Sabre displays the well-documented starboard bulkhead 'disengagement' due to pulling of the cap shroud chainplate. The handbook recommended repair (the brace between the two bulkheads) is in hand, but I wondered if I can hope that (if I tempo
Thought I'd ask for people's thoughts before I did something irreversible. I wonder if there'd be any reason not to cut the tiller down by 5 or 6"? I find it an inconvenience as currently, and think even such a small reduction would make passing through the co
Hi all, I'm new to Sabres, and close to buying a lovely boat from the east coast. Our mooring is on the Bristol Channel, on a stoney ground and most boats here have cast iron or heavy iron sheet keels. The boat we are looking at currently sits in a sandy mud m
Third time for Sabreuse's windows. When we bought her in 2010 her original alloy windows were very leaky & corroded & we replaced them with new ones around 2011-12. We purchased new ones from Technautic at Burnham & they fitted well & have served well. About 4
Hi I’ve recently read an article stating that the ballast ratio drops from 40% on a fin keel to 35% on a bilge keel sabre 27. I find this hard to believe however does anyone know the actual facts?
Other than Tony Mynett, has anybody else fitted an inner forestay to a Sabre? If so, I have questions, for those who have experience please:- 1) Do you leave this rigged throughout the season, or only if heavy weather is anticipated? 2) If rigged, what difficu
The rubbing strake on my 'new' Sabre has a fillet of (what looks like) wood on the underside, between the hull and the RS proper. It's falling out in a couple of areas. I'm probably going to PVA it as an interim measure but is there a better solution?
Could anyone recommend details of a lazy jack system that has worked well for you on the standard Sabre 27 mast and boom? Are the very much "off the shelf" or is there quite a bit of DIY involved?
I've been thinking of trying to buy a Sabre. One I looked at recently seemed to have a surprising (to me) amount of lateral flex in the skeg - but I've nothing to compare it to. There were no cracks where the skeg meets the hull and the boat hadn't been recent
Any advice greatly appreciated on the keel. It has been cleaned off and re-antifouled but on re-inspection after a month in the water rust is prevalent through the antifoul. Picture titled "Keel January 2023", the first time it had been out of the water for a
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