1976 Marcon Sabre 27

Description
The Sabre 27, designed by Alan Hill, offers great accommodation, with 6' headroom in the saloon on a 27 ft hull. This example is in excellent order and ready to go.
Recent survey available - Backdraft is a great example and has been well maintained with various updates by her current and three previous owners.
Good sized cockpit with table and cushioned all-weather seating on cockpit locker lids.

Dimensions
Length Overall: 27' / 8.23 m
Length at Waterline: 22'2" / 6.76 m
Beam: 9' / 2.8 m
Max Draft: 4'8" / 1.42 m
Displacement: 7168 lbs / 3251 kg
Ballast: 3100 lbs / 1406 kg (iron)
Fin keel with skeg and rudder. GRP hull and deck. Saloon headroom 6 foot!!
Hull finish - original gel coat now with Blakes two-pack polyurethane paint.
Last survey dated 30/01/2023

Engine
The original Volvo inboard has been replaced at some point with a 3 cylinder 20hp Beta Marine BD722 (#IC 6015) with shaft drive to 3 blade fixed propeller and rope cutter.
Regularly serviced under current ownership
Engine hours are recorded as 880

Tankage
Fuel: 9 gal. / 40 l in stainless steel
Water: 22 gal. / 100 l in forepeek - plastic
no holding tank

Accommodation
Saloon - 5 berth with L-shaped seating and removable table to starboard. One saloon berth and two quarter berths. Cabin sole has recently been redone with synthetic teak. Plenty of good stowage in side cupboard, behind and under cushions. Nav table to starboard as required.
Galley -  to port with Plastimo Neptune 25000 gas cooker with two burners grill and oven - self-draining gas compartment in cockpit locker, Stainless steel sink and manual cold water pump.
Forecabin - V-berth with insert with shelving and stowage. Access to chain locker and water tankage.
Heads - marine Jabsco toilet and pull-out hand basin with manual cold water pump

Rig
Masthead rigged sloop with anodised alu spars and single set of spreaders
Winches: Primary - 2 x Lewmar 16 self-tailing 2 speed
Spinnaker - 2 x Barient
Halyard - coach roof mounted  2 x Lewmar 8's fed from deck organisers
Spinnaker pole

Sails
Main by Kemp (2020)
Furling genoa by Kemp (2020) - Plastimo 809S furler
Spare main and genoa - older but serviceable
Spinnaker in sock
Main has stack pack and lazy jacks
Lines led aft so sails can be handled from cockpit.

Electrical
12v / 240v with Shorepower and RCB
Engine and domestic batteries with isolator switching
Sterling Pro Charger 20
TV/VD player 20" with masthead Glomax aerial
Heating: warm air diesel heating (5 kW) with separate tank. 3 outlets including forecabin
Carbon monoxide alarm
LED cabin lights

Navigation kit
Plotter: Garmin GPSMap556
VHF: Raymarine RAY49E with DSC
Lowrance Hook
Wind speed and direction
NASA Target 2 depth sounder
Raymarine autohelm ST2000+ tiller pilot
Clock and barometer
Navigation lights

Inventory
Anchors: 9 kg plough with 50m marked chain; and 25 lb spare anchor
Windlass: manual Lowrence fitted on foredeck
Warps and fenders
Boathook and deck brush
Fire extinguisher x2
Fire blanket
Sprayhood and dodgers
Windward MOB life sling