out the transom. Fuel and hydraulics handles are
easy to reach, and all are labeled. With wiring chases
running cleanly fore and aft, the engine room is well
organized for service.
ON DECK
Aft deck access is through starboard and port
side doors and a transom door. Generously sized
hawseholes lead to large cleats mounted on the
bulwark sides, which are hip high for safety. On both
sides forward, you’ll find fuel and water fills recessed in
overflow pockets—a nice touch—plus electrical (for the
two remote-controlled Glendinning Cablemasters), city
water, TV, and cable receptacles grouped together on
the starboard side. To port, a stainless steel ladder with
teak treads leads up to a hatch to the boat deck, and
there’s a large locker with a stainless sink on top and
storage below. Twin Freeman watertight doors open
wide and latch securely, making the aft deck, which is
well protected by the overhead boat deck, an integral
part of the saloon space on nice days.
With its sides pushed out to the gunwales, the saloon
is massive. It’s a comfortable living space finished in
flawless cherry woodwork and cabinetry, and furnished
with an L-shaped settee to port that’s long enough to
stretch out on when naptime rolls around. Lighting is
provided by i2Systems LEDs, a leading-edge system
that can be adjusted to meet your needs. A Raritan
Icer-Ette ice maker in the bookcase base is standard, as
is the large, foldout-top cherry table with a high-low
base. A GE wine cooler is also standard.
Left: The electrical panel is situated at the base of the pilothouse
stairs. Right: The back of the panel reveals impressive wiring
that has been installed with great care.
Krogen 55
KROGEN 55 EXPEDITION
LOA
LWL
BEAM
DRAFT
DISPLACEMENT
BRIDGE CLEARANCE
FUEL
WATER
HOLDING TANK
GRAY WATER
GENERATOR
ENGINES
MAXIMUM SPEED
CRUISE SPEED
RANGE AT CRUISE SPEED
DESIGNER
BUILDER
PRICE AS TESTED
60' 2"
49' 6"
18' 10"
4' 10" (half load)
87,870 lb. (half load)
17' 7" (excluding mast
and name board)
1,880 U.S. gal.
500 U.S. gal.
140 U.S. gal.
140 U.S. gal.
16kW Northern Lights
Twin 158hp John Deere
6068TFM M1s,
Tier II compliant (standard)
10 knots (standard power)
8 knots
3,080nm
Kurt Krogen
Kadey-Krogen Yachts
$1,895,000
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For more information:
Kadey-Krogen Yachts
610 NW Dixie Highway
Stuart, FL 34994
800. 247. 1230
www.kadeykrogen.com
The galley is one of the roomiest and most
architecturally interesting spaces I’ve seen on a cruising
boat, with a large Jenn-Air refrigerator-freezer and Viking
gas range both rotated at 45 degrees, creating space
along the centerline hallway for a lighted cabinet, plus
storage farther forward. Beautiful granite countertops
provide loads of working space, with a GE compact
trash compactor and Miele dishwasher below, and there
are loads of cabinets and drawers for stores, cutlery, and
pots and pans. The sole is a handsome cherry parquet,
also found in the saloon and cabins.
As befits the owner’s accommodations, the master
stateroom is graced with a full-size island queen berth,
