SCRIMSHAW | Sabre | 402

About

SCRIMSHAW is a 2002 Sabre 402 performance cruising sailboat listed for $184,000 in Fairhaven, MA. Designed by Jim Taylor and built by Sabre Yachts, this 40-foot fiberglass sloop features a 55 HP Westerbeke engine (1,760 hours, September 2026), a shoal-draft keel (4′ 11″), two private cabins sleeping six total, updated B&G Zeus 3 electronics, bimini-mounted solar panels, and same-owner care since 2015.

Specifications & Dimensions

Vessel Name: SCRIMSHAW

• Year & Builder: 2002 Sabre Yachts

• Design & Rig: Jim Taylor Design, Sloop Rig

• Price: $184,000

• Location: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

• Dimensions: 40′ 2″ LOA | 34′ 0″ LWL | 13′ 4″ Beam | 4′ 11″ Draft

• Displacement & Ballast: 19,760 lbs displacement | 7,500 lbs lead ballast (Fin keel)

• Engine: Westerbeke W55A 55 HP Diesel (Approx. 1,760 hours)

• Tankage: 50 gal Fuel | 107 gal Water (3 tanks) | 30 gal Holding

• Accommodations: Sleeps 6 across 2 private cabins and salon

Vessel Highlights & Recent Upgrades

Proven Performance Design: Winner of Cruising World’s 1997 Overall Boat of the Year, featuring a lightweight carbon fiber rudder post and a fast, responsive Jim Taylor hull.

Modern Navigation & Power: Equipped with a full B&G Zeus 3 electronics package and bimini-mounted solar panels for off-grid battery topping.

Meticulous Maintenance: Same owner since 2015 with annual standing rigging inspections and light New England coastal cruising.

Recent Equipment Replacement: New cutlass bearing, new alternator, new starter battery, and new lifelines.

Comfortable Two-Cabin Layout: American cherry interior sleeping six, complete navigation station, U-shaped galley with generous counter space, and a dedicated head with a separate shower stall.

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of sailboat is the 2002 Sabre 402 SCRIMSHAW?

SCRIMSHAW is a 40-foot fiberglass performance cruiser/racer rigged as a sloop. Designed by Jim Taylor and built in Maine by Sabre Yachts, the Sabre 402 combines offshore speed with comfortable coastal cruising accommodations for small crews or families.

What is the draft and keel design on SCRIMSHAW?

SCRIMSHAW features a shoal-draft fin keel with external lead ballast, measuring 4 feet 11 inches. This draft allows access to shallow harbors and gunkholes while retaining strong upwind performance and stiffness.

How is the interior layout arranged on SCRIMSHAW?

The interior sleeps six across two private double cabins (fore and aft) plus the main salon. It includes a single head with a separate adjoining shower stall, an L-shaped galley with expanded counter space, and a full-sized nav station.

What updates and electronics are installed on SCRIMSHAW?

SCRIMSHAW includes a complete B&G Zeus 3 electronics suite, solar panels on the bimini, an upgraded alternator, a new starter battery, new lifelines, and a new cutlass bearing.

INTRODUCTION

Well-maintained and ready to cruise, SCRIMSHAW is a handsome example of the Sabre 402, a proven design known for her solid build quality, comfortable motion under sail, and timeless Sabre styling. She has had the same owner and been lightly cruised out of Fairhaven, MA, since 2015. SCRIMSHAW’s two-cabin layout offers privacy and space for a couple or small family, with a clean, well-kept interior that shows pride of ownership. Standing rigging has been inspected annually, and she’s equipped with a full B&G Zeus 3 electronics package and solar panels mounted on the bimini. Upgrades include new cutlass bearing, alternator, starter battery, and lifelines. Lying in Fairhaven, MA, SCRIMSHAW represents a well-cared-for opportunity to own one of Sabre’s most respected cruising designs.

OVERVIEW

The Sabre 402 is a 40-foot performance cruiser designed by Jim Taylor in collaboration with the Sabre Design Team. She’s fast and responsive, yet easily handled by a cruising couple, backed by New England craftsmanship and modern design elements like a carbon fiber rudder post and a finely tuned keel and rig package. The Sabre 402 won Cruising World’s ‘Mid-Sized Cruiser’ and Overall ‘Boat of the Year’ awards in 1997 and has racked up strong results both around the buoys and offshore, including class wins in events like the Newport/Bermuda race. Belowdecks, the Sabre 402 was designed with abundant counter space in the galley, a well laid-out navigation station, and a single head with an adjoining shower stall. She’s best known as a coastal performance cruiser and remains highly regarded on the used boat market for her blend of speed, comfort, and build quality. Well-maintained examples like SCRIMSHAW continue to hold strong value.

CONSTRUCTION

HULL

• Hull is 100% hand laminated F.R.P. with Airex foam coring in the topsides.
• The hull to deck joint is bolted and bedded with 5200 adhesive sealant
• Bulkheads, berth faces, shelves and floor stringers laminated to hull providing integral structural strength

HULL COLOR

• Flag Blue gelcoat

DECK

• Deck is Balsa cored hand-laminated F.R.P. with mahogany plywood used in place of balsa in high stress areas
• Deck bonded to hull using stainless steel thru-bolts every 6′′

COCKPIT

• Deep storage locker to port
• (2) Lazarette lockers
• Cockpit locker to starboard with Lewmar hatch to aft cabin
• Solid teak cup holder on pedestal
• B&G chartplotter on pedestal
• (2) Cockpit scuppers to sea valves
• Stove fuel storage locker in starboard side deck
• Transom with folding swim ladder with teak treads
• Varnished folding cockpit table

INTERIOR

• Two-stateroom layout with owner suite forward
• 6′-6″ headroom in main cabin
• Varnished American red cherry interior
• Varnished teak and holly cabin sole
• Solid cypress strip ceilings
• Blue UltraSuede upholstery in main salon
• Blue patterned fabric in cabins

ACCOMMODATIONS

LAYOUT (from forward):

Owner’s cabin with V-berth, cedar-lined hanging locker, vanity w/sink and bench. Main salon is spacious and warm with L-shaped settee around drop-leaf centerline table which converts to double berth to port. To starboard there is a straight settee and forward-facing navigation station with opening chart table. There is lovely natural light via overhead hatch, opening ports, coach roof portlights. The U-shaped galley is to port, with sizable refrigeration, a Force 10 stainless steel 3-burner gimballed stove with oven, and plenty of storage. There is a head with shower aft on starboard, and a guest cabin with double bunk aft to port. The aft head has a private door into the aft cabin as well as a door to the salon. Ventilation and ample lighting throughout.

GALLEY EQUIPMENT

• Twin stainless steel sinks
• Sea Frost fridge and freezer with top-opening lids and front door, shore assist or engine driven
• Drawer and locker storage
• Trash bin under sink
• Salt and freshwater foot pumps at sink
• Force 10 3-burner propane stove with oven

DECK EQUIPMENT

• 35lb. CQR on aluminum bow roller w/ approximately 30’ 5/16” chain and 250’ 5/8” rode in-deck chain locker
• Spare 35lb. CQR and small Danforth w/chain in port helm seat locker
• Lewmar horizontal gypsy mounted in bow anchor locker with deck switches
• Lewmar deck hatches, stainless steel and plastic opening ports and fixed ports in main salon w/interior trim and insect screens
• Cast stainless steel cleats, chocks and hawse holes in toe rails
• Stainless steel tube bow rail
• Split stair rail w/fold-down swim ladder off scoop transom
• Tapered stanchions, double vinyl-covered stainless steel lifelines, 30″
• 3″ Varnished teak toe rails
• Varnished teak handrails
• Stainless steel opening ports in main and fwd cabins

CANVAS

• Canvas color “Light Tan”
• Dodger w/elkhide grabrail
• Bimini with solar panels
• Wheel/pedestal cover
• Cockpit cushions

SAILS

• North Sails mainsail and genoa

RIG and SAIL HANDLING

• Hall Spars painted white aluminum triple spreader mast and boom
• Selden Furlex 300S aluminum foil and drum furler/swivels
• Hall QuikVang
• Flagpole on stern rail
• Main halyard
• Genoa halyard
• Navtec stainless steel rod, Navtec stainless steel end fittings and open barrel turnbuckles and stainless steel toggles
• Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster
• Adjustable inboard genoa car tracks
• Lewmar #44CEST 2-speed electric winch on starboard housetop
• Lewmar # 44CST 2-speed winch on portside cabin top
• (2) Lewmar #54 CST 2-speed primary winches on coamings

ENGINE/MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

• Westerbeke W55A Four 55hp diesel engine approx. 1760 hrs
• Racor R24T filter
• 1-3/8” stainless steel shaft with stainless steel line cutters on shaft
• Maxprop 3-blade feathering propeller
• Powermax 12V/100A alternator w/Balmar ARS-5 multi-stage regulator
• HVAC: Marine Air Systems 16kBTU

TANKAGE and PLUMBING

• Sealand Vacuflush freshwater flush system
• Rule 1500 w/Rule-a-matic Plus float switch in deep bilge sump
• Whale Gusher Titan manual in cockpit
• Fuel: 50 US Gallons main tank
• Water: 107 US Gallons in three tanks
• Holding: 30 US Gallons; Tankwatch 4 gauge
• Macerator; legal offshore Y-valve direct discharge

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• (5) 2017 MK Powered 8A27 12-volt AGM batteries
• Solar Panel on bimini
• Twin Marinco 30A/125V connectors and 50’ 30A/125V cords
• Recessed overhead lighting with dimmer switch
• Red courtesy lights for night running
• Hella cabin fans
• Victron battery monitor
• Heart Freedom 25 2500 watt inverter/charger
• Xantrex 15-amp Digital echo-charge for engine start batteries
• Flexible PV panel w/Ferris Powerboost 200 MPPT solar charge controller
• Bass DC volts and amps, Heart Interface Link 2000 remote panel
• Bass circuit breaker panel; Lewmar high-amp circuit breakers

NAVIGATION and COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS

• Icom IC-M504 VHF at nav station; Icom Command Mic II at helm station
• B&G Zeus3 9” MFD chartplotter at helm pedestal
• B&G Zeus3 9” MFD w/B&G Halo20+ pulse compression radar antenna
• B&G Triton2 multi display over companionway
• B&G Triton2 autopilot with keypad at helm
• Simrad AIS
• Navigation lights
• Tri-color masthead light
• Steaming and foredeck lights
• Uber cell signal booster
• West Marine WM4000 Bluetooth/USB/AUX with/Bose speakers

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Life jackets
• Lifesling w/ bag and hoisting tackle
• Horseshoe life ring buoy
• Fire extinguishers
• Emergency tiller
• Edson hand operated emergency bilge pump
• EPIRB and locator beacon
• Cockpit drains

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Dock lines and fenders
• Boat hook
• Assorted winch handles
• Miscellaneous spare parts
• Assorted ship’s gear
• Most original equipment manuals

EXCLUSIONS

• All personal belongings and all other items not expressly listed in the above inventory are excluded from the sale.

SCRIMSHAW | Sabre | 402

$184,000

Fairhaven, MA, US