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SABRE 402

SABRE 402

Sabre Yachts🇺🇸· Design: Jim Taylor
$174,033 avg$129,000 – $199,900 (9 listings)1996–2004
$2.3K – $6.1K est. annual maintenance
Racer/CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA40.18 ft
LWL34 ft
Beam13.33 ft
Draft6.25 ft
Displacement18,800 lb
Ballast7,300 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.8 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height54 ft
Jforetriangle base15.5 ft
Pmainsail luff47.75 ft
Emainsail foot17 ft
FLforestay15.5 ft
Mainsail856.8 sq ft
Jib (100%)418.5 sq ft
Spinnaker711.5 sq ft

About the SABRE 402

Wing keel version: Draft: 4.92' / 1.5m Disp: 19,000 / 8,616 kg Ballast: 7,500 lbs / 3,401 kg

Performance

Comfort25.7
Capsize2.01
SA/Disp18.7
Disp/Len214
Bal/Disp38.8

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 5 listings
Low
$139,471
Estimated Value
$151,515
High
$154,623
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

9 listings · boat years 19962003 · median $180,000

$0$100k$200kmedian $180,000199520002000 402 · $129,000 · CA, US1997 Sabre 402 · $195,000 · California, US1996 Sabre 402 · $199,900 · North Carolina, US2000 402 · $179,500 · ME, US2002 402 · $199,000 · MD, US1996 Sabre sabre 402 · $129,900 · MD2000 Sabre sabre 402 · $180,000 · ME2003 Sabre sabre 402 · $181,000 · MD1998 Sabre sabre 402 · $173,000Asking 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 40.18ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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Annual Maintenance
$2.3K – $6.1K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SABRE 402yet 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 402? 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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