1987 Sabre 42' (12.80 m) 42 CB
Port Jefferson, New York, United States
‘Senta’ is a 1987 Sabre 42 Centerboard. The Centerboard is highly desirable option on this classic performance cruiser. The overall condition of Senta is near immaculate, a rare find for this model year. The current owner has spent the last 8 years of ownership refining the mechanicals, rigging and
- Cruisers
- Sail
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: HWS4016C787
Description
‘Senta’ is a 1987 Sabre 42 Centerboard. The Centerboard is highly desirable option expanding the sailing performance while not limiting her harbor access. “Roger Hewson, the Sabre 42’s designer, clearly had a broader focus than pure performance when drawing her lines: He intended her to be comfortable and safe in open ocean.” – Rich Hoyer, Rover’s Blog. The overall original condition of Senta is near immaculate, with recent additions such as solar power, A/C and Bow Thruster. The current owner has spent the last 8 years of ownership refitting the mechanicals, rigging and amenities, which has made Senta up to date from bow to stern. She is suitably powered with a regularly serviced, Westerbeke 46HP that has 1470 hours. Senta can be enjoyed in local cruising or sailed up and down the eastern seaboard.
Data Sheet
HIN/IMO: HWS4016C787
LOA: 42' (12.80 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1987
Beam: 12' 8''
LWL: 34'
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Fuel Tank: 40 Gallons (151.42 Liters)
Fresh Water: 60 Gallons (227.12 Liters)
Holding Tank: 25 Gallons (94.64 Liters)
Displacement: 19200
Ballast Weight: 8200 lbs
Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Westerbeke
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Power HP: 46.00
- Power KW: 34.30
- Hours: 1470.00
Full Details
Accommodations
She sleeps 7. The master cabin forward cabin sleeps 2 in the V berth and has a guest head with shower adjacent and to port with a large hanging locker opposite to starboard. The salon can sleep 3 on the traditional settee to starboard and a convertible dinette/double berth opposite to port. Down the ladder to port is the galley with the aft facing nav. station opposite. Aft to port is a large double berth cabin with its own door to the aft head. The second head is aft to starboard. Nicely finished with varnished teak throughout and teak & holly soles. very well ventilated with 12 opening ports, 9 hatches and 4 dorade vents.
Galley
The galley is mid-ship to port with a double S/S sink w/ hot and cold pressure water and manual cold water using a Whale foot pump, freezer/refrigerator, 3 burner gas stove and oven (current gas bottle half full with 2 completely full spares), and plenty of cabinets and drawers for storage. Ample counter space.
SeaFrost holding plate system is very reliable and can be run off 2 compressors: 1) Engine driven compressor (R134a) quickly (room temp to frozen in 30 min) freezes plate if engine is running, and 2) for quite at anchorage, owner installed a SeaFrost 12 volt Tradewinds XP (2016) unit with digital controller as secondary way of keeping refrigerator/freezer cold.
Electronics
- Raymarine C80 GPS chart plotter
- Raymarine Radar visible on chart plotter
- Raymarine ST60 Speed, Depth, Wind
- Raymarine Smart Pilot Autohelm Series. This is a Type 1,12 volt, linear drive that is under the cockpit and is quite. It provides redundant steering if the primary cable/chain system fails since it bypasses this connecting directly to the rudder.
- VHF marine IC-M602, with cockpit unit
- Stereo. interior and cockpit speakers
- ICOM IC-M700 (SSB) has never been used by current owner so he cannot vouch for its function.
Electrical System
- 12 volt ships system
- 4 AGM house batteries
- 220 w rigid solar panel on davits with charge controller displaying power and voltage of batteries at nav desk.
- 1 group 34 start battery with LED voltmeter showing voltage at nav desk. Charged from house bank via ECHO charger.
- 110 volt shore power
- 110 Volt shore power cord
- Battery Charger
Mechanical
- 17 inch feathering Max Prop
- Vetus 95 Bow thruster with wireless remote
- Maxwell VW10-10 windlass
- Mantus M1 55 pound primary anchor
- Secondary Fortress anchor with chain and rode
- 2 zone reverse cycle Air Conditioning
- Automatic and manual bilge pumps
- Engine and 110 volt hot water heater (110 v not currently reconnected)
Hull & Deck
- Centerboard, board up 4' 9", board down approximately 8' 6"
- Cockpit table
- Electric windlass
- Electric Mainsail winch
- Bimini
- Dodger
- 2 helm wheels included (standard size plus optional smaller size). Canvas wheel cover.
- Custom cockpit cushions
- Anchor wash down
- Rigid boom vang
- Wood stay covers
- Life jackets
- Port covers
- Slotted wood cockpit seat extensions
- Varnished flag staff and ensign
- Solar vent for forward head
Sails and Rigging
- New rod rigging (2022) “pin-to-pin”
- Dacron UK Mainsail
- Furl boom (2012)
- Dacron #2 Genoa
- Harken roller furling unit
- Selden rigid boom vang
- 2 speed Harken Mainsail halyard winch
- Telescoping whisker pole
Contact Us
For more information about this yacht please contact McMichael Yacht Brokers.
We look forward to working with you!

McMichael Yacht Brokers
447 E. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck NY 10543 USA
Phone: 1-914-381-5900
Toll Free: 1-877-606-0401
Email: info@mcmyacht.com
Website: https://www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com
McMichael Yacht Brokers and Yacht Yards employs over 35 people that continue to “provide good service in a friendly manner.” Our service yards are widely recognized as one of the top choices in the East for laminate repair and offshore race outfitting. Our brokerage office is staffed by some of the most experienced and respected brokers and administration in the industry.

McMichael Yacht Brokers
447 E. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck NY 10543 USA
Office: 1-914-381-5900
Toll Free: 1-877-606-0401
Email: chrish@mcmyacht.com
McMichael Yacht Brokers and Yacht Yards employs over 35 people that continue to “provide good service in a friendly manner.” Our service yards are widely recognized as one of the top choices in the East for laminate repair and offshore race outfitting. Our brokerage office is staffed by some of the most experienced and respected brokers and administrators in the industry.