Sabre 27 Owners Association Community

If you go to archives post and trawl through them you find more information l replaced my bottom bearing with delrin a few years back now.

Regret my 3 anchors are still in good condition Ken. Hope you can add too yours, Roy

Hi Wildcat, My engine is 20hp it performs really well I do have a 3 bladed propeller 13 x 8.5 in fact I am looking for a 2 bladed prop 13 x10 to try out for my trip next year. The only time it failed was after a rough channel crossing but that was a clogged up filter my own fault for not cleaning th...

Has anyone used Delrin for the bottom bearing in the skeg instead of tufnol? I fancy giving it a go as I'm on a mud berth in the river Itchen. Just to try it out.

HI wildcat, You need to speak to Scott at TS Marine (Hamble) as he I'm sure would have fitted a BD722 (20hp) to a MK1 Sabre. On buying my engine the only things he advised me on was to have a hi level exhaust and a different shaft coupling to the one beta supplied. When I fitted my engine I placed a...

Blew out my sail comming back from Plymouth to Solent brought a ready made sail from Seateach couple of summers ago
Luff 9.45m
Leach 8.84m
Foot 4.57m area 20.10m2 l belive it works out to 216 sq ft fabric wt 252gsm
That was for a mk2 sabre it is a bit small but works fine

There is a article in the association handbook on rudder play it does mean the boat has to be out of the water I am sure there is no other way. l have the same problem at the moment, to be resolved this winter l hope..

Hi Chris, Just ordered a new main, brought a new genoa last year As I browed the prop from a friend he would like to put it back on his boat for next years trip away. Just burnt off a tank full of old fuel by a trip to Alderney over last w/e very little wind,fuel been in the tank and some in cans fo...

Just a thought, I fancy fitting a 2 bladed prop. of about 14x10 rh to see if I get a better sailing peformance over a longest journey as I can lock it in line for a few days, any feed back would be appreciated ie looking at ebay,boat jumble etc In hand book Cylesta has a folding prop. Rather put the...