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SABRE 34-2

SABRE 34-2

Sabre Yachts🇺🇸· Design: Roger Hewson/Sabre
$37,981 avg$4,999 – $59,900 (9 listings)1986–1991170 built
$1.8K – $4.8K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin
Sabre Owners Association

Specifications

Hull

LOA34.17 ft
LWL28.25 ft
Beam11.17 ft
Draft6 ft
Displacement11,500 lb
Ballast4,600 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.1 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height44.7 ft
Jforetriangle base13.75 ft
Pmainsail luff39.1 ft
Emainsail foot11.9 ft
FLforestay13.8 ft
Mainsail558.6 sq ft
Jib (100%)307.3 sq ft
Spinnaker522.4 sq ft

About the SABRE 34-2

SABRE 34-2 refers to hulls #256 - #430. Keel/CB version: Draft BD: 7.7'/2.35m Draft BU: 4.0'/1.22m Disp. 11900 lbs./5398 kg Bal. 4900 lbs./2223 kg Wing keel version: Draft: 4.0'/1.22m

Direct variant of the SABRE 34-2

Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.

Performance

Comfort23.8
Capsize1.98
SA/Disp17.1
Disp/Len228
Bal/Disp40.0

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 3 listings
Low
$35,716
Estimated Value
$38,285
High
$43,282
Boats sell for ~0% below asking price (based on 1 actual sale) · Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

9 listings · boat years 19861989 · median $41,126

$0$20k$40k$60kmedian $41,126198519901986 Sabre 34 MK2 · $47,500 · Wisconsin, US1989 Sabre 34 MK2 · $59,900 · Rhode Island, US1989 Sabre 34 Targa · $41,126 · United States1987 Sabre sabre 34 mk ii · $4,999 · NJ1989 Sabre sabre 34 mk ii · $49,900 · MA1986 Sabre sabre 34 mk ii · $15,000 · MA1989 Sabre sabre 34 mk ii · $38,000 · ME1988 Sabre sabre 34 mk ii · $49,900 · NY1989 Sabre sabre 34 mk ii · $35,500 · MEAsking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 34.17ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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$1.8K – $4.8K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SABRE 34-2yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a SABRE 34-2? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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