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NEW KROGEN 44 ARRIVES NEXT SUMMER

WORKING YACHTS IN METAL FROM PAT BRAY

CRUISING GUIDE TO CARIBBEAN MARINAS AND SERVICES

WEST MARINE TRAWLER FEST IN PUGET SOUND JUNE 4-7

GRAND BANKS RENDEZVOUS IN GREAT LAKES JULY 31-AUGUST 2

CRUISE AND LEARN WITH THE CRUISING CAYWOODS

HOW TO REACH US

T R A W L E R W O R L D N E W S Number 105 Broadcast on the Internet 05/02/03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- New Krogen 44 arrives next summer -- Working Yachts in metal from Pat Bray -- Cruising guide for the Caribbean -- West Marine Trawler Fest in Puget Sound June 4-7 -- Grand Banks rendezvous in Great Lakes July 31-August 2 -- Cruise and learn with the Cruising Caywoods -- How to reach us at Trawler World -- Read this edition online with photos at http://www.trawlerworld.com/twnews_105.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW KROGEN 44 ARRIVES NEXT SUMMER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Krogen 42, a much-admired classic that ended its production run in 1998 after 206 models had been launched, is being reincarnated. Next summer, it will be back, updated and slightly larger. The Krogen 44 will have the shippy profile, seakeeping abilities and convenient interior of the 42 designed in 1976, but in most respects it will be a new and larger boat designed and built in a new century. Asia Harbor Yacht Builders, one of the leading boatbuilders in Taiwan, is preparing to loft the new 44, Kurt Krogen, president of Kadey-Krogen Yachts in Stuart, Florida, told Trawler World News. With the first seven orders in place, Asia Harbor is expanding its facility to meet the expected demand for the 44. In designating its models, Kadey-Krogen likes to use traditional length-on-deck measurement, thus, the 44 is really 49 feet in length overall. It's a full-displacement vessel. With her additional 2 feet in length and 6 inches in beam, the 44 promises to be nicely proportioned. In the Krogen tradition, the teak aft and side decks will be larger, non-fastened and fully covered. The bulwarks will include molded plank lines and new, heavy gauge 316L stainless steel hawse cleats. The new, hinged side gates should be a welcomed addition to make boarding easier. The pilothouse top, updated flying bridge design and longer boat deck will now be incorporated into a single integral piece. There will be some production benefits from this method of construction, along with definite structural benefits, Krogen said. The nonskid on the upper deck and foredeck will be Awlgrip Griptex, custom color-matched to the gel coat in Awlgrip "Kadey-Krogen beige." The lower side decks will now feature molded-in steps. The foredeck, with slightly less slope forward than the Krogen 42, extends to the newly designed and appointed bowsprit incorporating the forward shore power outlet (aft shore power outlet is also standard) and the fresh water bib. "One of the more notable upgrades on the Krogen 44 will be weather-tight, welded aluminum doors and premium grade powder-coated aluminum sliding windows," Krogen said. "There are other refinements planned that are not as noticeable, but definitely quality minded, such as the change from steel to lead ballast, tinned wiring and 316L stainless steel water tanks." The interior will sport several refinements, such as updated lighting, Corian counter tops, heavy gauge Formica, carefully selected natural grain, heavy gauge teak veneers and solid woods, Krogen said. The saloon will boast a roomier interior and will sport a standard L-shaped settee with hi-low table starboard and either owner-supplied chairs or optional built-ins to port. The entertainment center, housed in the saloon/galley dividing cabinet, will accommodate a flat-screen TV, DVD and/or VCR. The pilothouse will be notably larger and incorporate an updated electronics panel design. There will now be ample space for a fixed helm chair without cramping the popular watchberth that converts to a double. While the majority of the space on the new Krogen 44 will be gained on the main deck and pilothouse levels, the forward accommodations will offer a few more inches of elbow room, rendering the island queen master, head and den/guest stateroom just that much more livable, Krogen said. There will be several notable improvements in the engine room. In addition to the overall increased space, upgrades will include perforated aluminum, lead-lined, foam paneling for sound insulation, 12-volt florescent lighting, larger, heavy-gauge aluminum diesel oil tanks and new equipment shelves aft of the tanks. The standard power will be a John Deere 6068TFM, 154 hp continuous duty engine. At the base price of $625,000, Krogen said, the new 44 fits nicely between her little sister, the Krogen 39, at $405,000 and the Krogen 48 North Sea at $748,000. The Krogen 44 will also be offered in wide-body model at $645,000. Kadey-Krogen enjoys one of the best resale values in the trawler industry. Many Krogen 42s are selling for more than their original purchase price. http://www.kadeykrogen.com 800-247-1230 http://www.his.com/~vann/KrgStuff/Krognidx.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORKING YACHTS IN METAL FROM PAT BRAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Working Yachts are serious long-range offshore cruisers which were developed by Bray Yacht Design And Research as the result of a client request for a high-quality, work-boat style vessel built in metal. The displacement yachts are heavy-built for unrestricted offshore use, and feature Pat Bray's latest thinking in hull, bulb and stabilizer designs, giving owners a vessel that is claimed to be 30 percent more fuel efficient than most other boats in the marketplace. Because these cruising trawlers are custom-built on a standard hull form, Bray said, they can be built for half the cost of "gold-plated" superyachts of the same size, and the superstructure and interior layout are styled and designed to suit each owner. Working Yachts are available in steel and aluminum construction to any stage of completion, and typical features include a watertight forward collision bulkhead, watertight engine room bulkheads, a spacious pilothouse, an efficient seagoing galley, and plenty of storage space. Four vessels in this series have been sold. The first, a 76-foot long-range motoryacht was built in an Alabama yard. It completed an 8,300-mile delivery trip through the Panama Canal to its home port of San Diego. Here are the specs for Miss Betty II, the first Working Yacht launched: Model - Working Yacht 76 Manufacturer - Rodrigues Boats Designer - Bray Yacht Design And Research Length overall - 76 ft Length waterline - 70 ft Beam overall - 20 ft Beam waterline - 18 ft Draft - 5 ft Air draft mast up - 29 ft Displacement in pounds - 180,000 lb Displacement in long tons - 80.36 Displacement/Length ratio - 262 Beam/Length ratio - 3.8:1 Prismatic coefficient - 0.65 Standard engine - 2 x Lugger 6125 Power output - 2 x 300 hp Exhaust type - wet exhaust Fuel capacity - 5,450 gal Fresh water - 800 gal Blackwater - 250 gal Number of staterooms - 4 Number of berths - 8 Construction material - steel Maximum speed in knots - 12 knots Hull speed in knots - 11 knots Cruising speed at S/L 1.2 - 10 knots http://www.brayyachtdesign.bc.ca 604-531-8569 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CRUISING GUIDE TO CARIBBEAN MARINAS AND SERVICES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first edition of Cruising Guide to Caribbean Marinas and Services has been released by Cruising Guide Publications of Dunedin, Florida. The guide details all services available and provides complete contact information for marinas, marine repair facilities and port information. The guide's coverage area starts with the Bahamas and extends as far as Venezuela. In addition to editorial material prepared by Ashley Scott and Nancy Scott, the guide contains advertising. Spiral bound, 128 pages, $23.95. http://www.cruisingguides.com 727-733-5322 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEST MARINE TRAWLER FEST IN PUGET SOUND JUNE 4-7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GRAND BANKS RENDEZVOUS IN GREAT LAKES JULY 31-AUGUST 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Great Lakes Grand Banks Owners Association will hold its 2003 Rendezvous at the Manitowoc Marina, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on July 31-August 2. Educational seminars, product demonstrations, a pot luck dinner and a tour of Burger Boat Company are highlights of the program. Contact Bruce Bolzenthal, event chairman, <mailto:gb42southwind@aol.com>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CRUISE AND LEARN WITH THE CRUISING CAYWOODS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ann and Tom Caywood are accepting registrations for the spring semester of Trawler World Trawler Training in San Francisco Bay. "We are very pleased to announce that the Nordlund 53 Tango will be our training vessel for the spring semester," the Caywoods said. The first class is scheduled to start in Sausalito on May 19. Additional 5-1/2-day cruises will be scheduled depending on demand. The Caywoods recently helped to deliver a 50-foot trawler yacht to Florida from California. They can be reached at 832-724-5695 or 713-408-7526. http://www.trawlerworld.com/training_2003.htm http://www.trawlerworld.com/travels_boundary_waters_02.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO REACH US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler World News, an e-newsletter about trawlers and trawlering, is distributed free of charge as a public service to the trawler community. To subscribe, go <http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-news>. Editor: Georgs Kolesnikovs E-mail: georgs@trawlerworld.com Telephone: 866-865-2628 Facsimile: 866-865-2729 Web: <http://www.trawlerworld.com>. 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