Sabre 27 Owners Association Community

How odd. The only Sabre 27 group I can find is https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sabre27 Can you point me at some of the others, and I'll join them too? I'm certainly blessed with several relevant groups for my Vagabond 47, which is covered by about 3-4 groups with users all over the world (most were ...

It's all new to me, so I expect quite a learning curve. I'm planning to beef up the engine from the 1GM10 currently in there and am looking at the listings at http://www.marineenterprisesltd.co.uk/ who appear to have plenty on offer at around the 2 grand mark. Volvo, Beta, Yanmar and several other 2...

I have emailed the contact address asking to reinstate my membership as I have withdawn Sea Spear from sale and had her moved to Uphill, 10 minutes from home, where I intend to bring her back into tip-top order and start using her in the Bristol Channel. I haven't had a reply as yet -ccould someone ...

If it were me, I'd do the controller first and then see if I need to change the alternator.

What is the current one's output amperage?

To an extent it will depend on the alternator you have fitted - my understanding is that an intelligent controller sucgh as those from Adverc or Sterling is usually the best starting point, to make the best use of what you have. I've still got the original alternator and controller on my Sabre's Yan...

And this has some more Dreadful Warnings as well as loads of info: http://coxeng.co.uk/stern-gear/stern-glands/

The stuffing box is the likely culprit. It should be adjustable, to compress the packing a bit more, although you will need a BIG spanner. Is there also a greaser and have you been using it to add grease to the stuffing box. I used 1 turn of the handle each day. You may find this useful: https://mar...

Sea Spear is still for sale but probably would meet the scruffy and tired description these days, although she is well-equipped and was seaworthy before being laid up.

Delrin is a trade name for acetal, which comes in grades approved for use with potable water. It should not swell by absorption. Personally, I'd stick with Tufnol.

Rather than using a sealant, I bought some sponge sealing strip from Seals Direct and used around the engine hatch (which doesn't actually give access to much apart from the stern gland).

Jerry Jones
Sea Spear
Plymouth