Boat weighs 47,000 lbs and the galley is down and to the left. Been thinking of replacing the OG countertops with something new. Can easily do laminate or Corian. But was curious if anyone has done quartz or any other stone. And probably had to balance it
We are under contract on a Sabre 47. It has a 12v system with a 3kw inverter + an 8kw generator.
My background is in electrical engineering so naturally I've been thinking about upgrading the battery/inverter system if it passes sea trial / survey and we close.
So I've been considering two options.
1.) a light weight 12 v lithium conversion. Replace batteries, new DC charge controllers, new victron multiport inverter 3kw etc. essentially this just buys me battery capacity and charging speed.
2.) 48v Lithium with a 10kw victron, to manage it id put in some 12-48 v chargers from the alternators. Then step down again to the DC panel. It's annoying Af but slightly better then doing new alternators, starting batteries and swapping out every 12v thing. This basically ensures that everything on the boat could run on battery and the generator would only be needed to top them up while running at peak efficiency.
In both cases I'd do 11-20kwh of batteries.
I'm curious if anyone else has done anything similar and what you would recommend.
We have been looking for one of these for a while. Sabre Sabreline 47. After a few misses we finally signed and will survey and Sea Trial at the end of the month.
Looking for a hauler who can move a 47' (50,000lb) boat from San Diego or the Bay Area to Corpus Christi TX.
Trying to do some planning for the fall or early next year.
My parents have known for some time my wife and I have considered buying one and would like to do some longer term cruising. Btw we are mid 30s, one kid two dogs.
Well consideration changed to actively pursuing and haven't said anything to them or anyone else.
We had a weekend trip planned to see one we put an offer on (got beat out sadly) anyway my dad asked why we were were going... Aka boat?
I basically said yea something we wanted to see. Then get a long set of messages about safety and them being money pits... Etc.
I've owned a ski boat before, rented plenty, and am formally trailed for sailing on top of being an electrical engineer, and do my own diesel work (heavy equipment owner/operator)
Anyway it was just kinda surprising, didn't ask what kind, how big, our plans... Etc. just went into the negatives.
I'm curious if anyone else has dealt with that, usually they don't really comment on anything we do.