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THE NEW KROGEN EXPRESS HAS LANDED

52 SAID TO BE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER 49

NORTHWEST YACHTS IMPORTING INTEGRITY

MICHAEL KASTEN CUSTOM DESIGNS LAUNCHED

WEST MARINE TRAWLER FEST NEXT IN GREAT LAKES

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T R A W L E R W O R L D N E W S Number 108 Broadcast on the Internet 06/26/03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- New Krogen Express arrives in U.S. waters -- Former 49 improved to produce new 52 -- Northwest Yachts imports Integrity -- Kasten custom designs launched -- West Marine Trawler Fest next in Great Lakes -- How to reach us at Trawler World -- Read this edition online with photos at http://www.trawlerworld.com/twnews_108.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE NEW KROGEN EXPRESS HAS LANDED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It wasn't quite like bringing their two children into the world, but John and Betsie Tegtmeyer were beaming proudly. The moment had arrived, their baby was being launched at last. For the Tegtmeyers, the first Krogen Express 52 launched last week isn't just a new boat, it's the start of a new business. After attending the first West Marine Trawler Fest at Solomons, Maryland, in 1996 and getting all fired up about trawlers and trawlering, the Tegtmeyers became owners of a Krogen 42 the following year. They enjoyed their Krogen and their relationship with Kadey-Krogen Yachts so much that when the opportunity arose three years ago to acquire the assets of Krogen Express Yacht Company, they took it. "When the opportunity arose to join with Kurt Krogen and help launch the new Krogen Express 52, as well as the chance to grow the company through the development of additional models, my wife, Betsie, and I jumped at it," said John, who describes himself as an incurable entrepreneur. Kurt Krogen is the son of the late James S. Krogen, prolific designer of trawler yachts, sailboats and commercial vessels. Kurt heads Kadey-Krogen Yachts and is a minority partner in the new company, Krogen Express Yachts, based in Hilton Head, South Carolina. "Because of the great demand for Kadey-Krogen full-displacement yachts, it has been difficult to focus on marketing and development of the semi-displacement Krogen Express line," said Krogen, noting that the Express is a personal favorite. "I felt that the Express had great untapped potential, so when an existing member of the Krogen yacht family expressed an interest in taking the lead on this project, it seemed the right direction to go." Tegtmeyer said that the new company's yachts will be built at Asia Harbor Yacht Builders in Taiwan, the same yard that has building the Kadey-Krogen trawlers for decades. After enjoying cruising for years on a seven-knot Krogen 42 called Daystar, Tegtmeyer said the chance to push the throttles forward to achieve the 20-knot top speed of the Krogen Express is an attractive option for beating bad weather or shortening the long leg of a cruise. Hull #1 will be the Tegtmeyers' own boat, also called Daystar. This will "allow us to have hands-on experience with the new boat, insuring that we can evaluate the performance, fit and finish and design details for ourselves. This will allow us to correct quickly any issues that the boat may have." The first boat was launched at Baltimore, Maryland, and run down to Herrington Harbour North where the hull will be painted and commissioning done. "We are very pleased with the end product that was produced. " Tegtmeyer said. "The boat handled very well, tracked straight and cruised comfortably at 17 knots at 80-percent power. The fit and finish is excellent, especially for the first hull. The joinery work by the craftsmen at the boat yard, along with the special cherry woods, yielded a warm and comfortable feel to the interior." The Tegtmeyers have run their own businesses since 1978, first, a chain of restaurants, most recently, commercial real estate. "Sometimes making your hobby your business causes a person to lose their enthusiasm for the hobby," Tegtmeyer said. "We are working very hard to not let that happen. Our love of the cruising lifestyle is what we want to share. With the development of better mobile communications, we are confident that we can take care of our owner family and still see them on the water." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 52 SAID TO BE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER 49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What have you learned in building the Krogen Express for the past eight years that you did not know when you started?" That's the question Tegtmeyer posed to Krogen when the make was being reorganized in a new corporate structure, and new tooling was possible. Here's the list of improvements they came up with: Three additional feet of length and seven inches more beam Hefty molded rubrail aft Kevlar added to bow and stern areas Gebo aluminum framed windows Deck hatch for chain locker access, no longer need to crawl over berth Side decks about 10 percent wider Helm chair added to pilothouse Passageways widened Welded aluminum Dutch doors in pilothouse Welded aluminum double doors from saloon to aft deck Welded aluminum door to engine room Headhunter heads Traditional cherry joinery interior Low profile dinghy davit Two additional feet in aft deck, giving almost 100 sq ft of living space Four additional interior inches of beam Hinged boarding doors on both sides Additional tankage: 650 gal total fuel, 370 gal total water Specifications: Length overall -- 57 ft 6 in Length on deck -- 52 ft 6 in Length at waterline -- 51 ft 4 in Beam, molded -- 15 ft 5 in Beam, over rub rail -- 15 ft 11 in Draft -- 4 ft Displacement, half load -- 44,800 lb Fuel -- 650 gal Water -- 370 gal Engines -- 2 x Yanmar 6LY2-STE 440 hp each Claimed top speed -- 20 knots Staterooms -- 2 Price of base boat -- $1,200.000 The base price buys a cruise-away boat, equipped with electronics, center-console dinghy et al. Krogen Express comes with a three-year stem-to-stern warranty. Hull #1 will be shown at fall shows in Newport, Rhode Island, and Annapolis, Maryland. Hull #2 is scheduled to arrive in the U.S. in the fall for showing at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Construction will start in #3 in August. One way the Tegtmeyers plan to grow the company is to consider expanding the line to include 33- and 45-foot express yachts. http://www.krogenexpress.com voice: 866-4KROGEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NORTHWEST YACHTS IMPORTING INTEGRITY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Northwest Yacht has begun to import the Integrity line of semi-displacement yachts from Taiwan. Northwest Yachts/Charters Northwest is headed by Peter Whiting and based in Friday Harbor, Washington. An Integrity 36ES is available for showing in Friday Harbor, while a raised-pilothouse Integrity 466CE is under construction for a customer. "The builder is Jianghua Marine & Engineering located in Shenzhen City, China, about 25 miles from Hong Kong," Whiting said. "We elected to work with Jianghua Marine because of their history of building quality yachts, with more than 550 built to date." Specifications of the Integrity36ES: Length overall -- 36 ft Length at waterline -- 32 ft 10 in Beam -- 13 ft 1 in Draft -- 3 ft 11 in Displacement -- na Fuel -- 450 gal Water -- 250 gal Engines -- 1 x 315-hp Cummins 330B Staterooms -- 2 Price of base boat -- $269,000 (includes a genset) http://www.northwestyachts.com voice: 800-258-3119 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MICHAEL KASTEN CUSTOM DESIGNS LAUNCHED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two tug yachts and a trawler yacht designed by Michael Kasten, all of metal construction, have been launched and are out there successfulLy cruising. Coaster 40, an all-aluminum trawler yacht design, was built by Wayne Reyse of Reyse Marine of Surrey, British Columbia. Coaster is berthed in Port Ludlow, Washington. The general approach taken with this design was to produce a metal trawler for the least possible cost, and with the least possible long term maintenance requirements, Kasten says. Therefore, light displacement for economy of construction and propulsion, and aluminum construction, unpainted except below the waterline for the ultimate in a maintenance free boat was used. Coaster was created for a couple and occasional guests for summer cruises in the Pacific Northwest from Puget Sound to Alaska with occasional coastal hops to ports farther south, thus the design name. http://www.kastenmarine.com/coaster40.htm mailto:reyse@reysemarine.com Nidaros 38, a tug yacht with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure , was built by Pete Silva of Iota Metalworking, of Bellingham, Washington. Nidaros is berthed in Anacortes, Washington. The design was created for long-time boat owners Bruce and Nancy Wright. After owning quite a few different boats, they wanted their "final boat." When looking around boatyards, Bruce visited Pete Silva's yard in Bellingham, Washington, where he saw Kasten's smaller tug-yacht design, Terrier, under construction. Bruce called Kasten immediately and said, "I want one just like that, only bigger!" http://www.kastenmarine.com/nidaros.htm mailto:petenteri@earthlink.net The all-aluminum tug yacht Boojum 25 was built at Colin Mitchell of Q-West, Wanganui, New Zealand. Boojum is berthed in Port Townsend, Washington. Boojum was designed for Charles and TC Vollum as a compact yet rugged and seaworthy vessel for exploring rivers, canals, lakes and the oceans of the world. Powered by a Sabb 2JHVP 30 hp diesel engine with controllable pitch propeller, Boojum is trailerable, yet capable of crossing any ocean, Kasten says. The birth of two children in the Vollum household has put ocean-voyaging on hold for now. The Vollums each singlehanded small sailboats to South Pacific from the U.S. about 10 years ago. http://www.kastenmarine.com/boojum25.htm http://www.q-west.com mailto:colin@q-west.co.nz http://www.xsw.com/boojum/ http://www.kastenmarine.com voice: 360-385-6407 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEST MARINE TRAWLER FEST NEXT IN GREAT LAKES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler World is presenting sponsor of the nation's leading series of rendezvous for trawler crawlers. Here's the schedule for 2003: Melbourne, Florida -- March 19-22 Poulsbo, Washington -- June 4-7 Grand Haven, Michigan -- August 20-23 Solomons, Maryland -- September 24-27 San Francisco, California -- October 22-25. http://www.trawlerfest.com voice: 888-968-3378 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO REACH US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler World News, an e-newsletter about voyaging, cruising and living aboard under power, is distributed free of charge as a public service. 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