At 10:49 PM 1/18/05 -0800, you wrote:
Today I saw Krogen 44 hull #2. I saw #1 in Ft. Lauderdale a few months ago,
but this time it really impressed me. Do any of the list members have
strong feelings on the suitability of this craft to cross oceans? Thanks,
Scott Bulger
Knot@Work, 31' Camano
My comments are interspersed. Mike Maurice
http://www.kadeykrogen.com/krogen44specifications.htm
Hull construction includes use of USA-made, Cook® gel coat. Hand-laid
Knytex® fiberglass construction with closed-cell PVC sandwich core used in
topsides. Solid fiberglass below waterline with blister-resistant
vinylester resin utilized on first two laminates below the waterline.
Engine: John Deere® #6068 TFM, 154 hp @ 2300 rpm with Twin Disc® 2.45:1
ratio gear
The specs look pretty good. I would want to know about the hull thickness
below the waterline and how far up the solid laminate extends above the
waterline in the topsides.
I would want to know the model of the Twin Disc gear and to study the
documentation on it. The engine would appear to be a M1 service, as defined
below.
http://jdpsesc.deere.com/ESComp/servlet/com.deere.enginedb.servlet.PDFDetailSpecsServlet?EngineId=DSWDM09&EngineType=MAR&langCode=en_US
Marine M1
For propulsion applications that may operate up to 24 hours a
day at uninterrupted full power. These applications typically
operate over 3,000 hours/year. M1 rating is ISO8665 "standard
power" rating and the SAE J1228 "crankshaft power" rating.
The pictures appear to be almost identical in outward looks to the older 42
Krogen.
Shaft Seal: Tides® dripless "2"
http://www.tidesmarine.com/tidesmarine-news-shaftseal-demo.html
I would want to examine the details and reliability of the shaft seal. I am
under the impression that this is one of the better ones.
All in all pretty impressive. Without having seen one. The equipment seems
to be pretty heavy duty.
The engine is a little oversize, but not by alot. The only problem I see is
that for a long passage it will have to be run at about 1200-1400 rpm,
that's only about 20-30 horsepower.
Mike
Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon
At 10:49 PM 1/18/05 -0800, you wrote:
>Today I saw Krogen 44 hull #2. I saw #1 in Ft. Lauderdale a few months ago,
>but this time it really impressed me. Do any of the list members have
>strong feelings on the suitability of this craft to cross oceans? Thanks,
>
>Scott Bulger
>Knot@Work, 31' Camano
My comments are interspersed. Mike Maurice
http://www.kadeykrogen.com/krogen44specifications.htm
Hull construction includes use of USA-made, Cook® gel coat. Hand-laid
Knytex® fiberglass construction with closed-cell PVC sandwich core used in
topsides. Solid fiberglass below waterline with blister-resistant
vinylester resin utilized on first two laminates below the waterline.
Engine: John Deere® #6068 TFM, 154 hp @ 2300 rpm with Twin Disc® 2.45:1
ratio gear
The specs look pretty good. I would want to know about the hull thickness
below the waterline and how far up the solid laminate extends above the
waterline in the topsides.
I would want to know the model of the Twin Disc gear and to study the
documentation on it. The engine would appear to be a M1 service, as defined
below.
http://jdpsesc.deere.com/ESComp/servlet/com.deere.enginedb.servlet.PDFDetailSpecsServlet?EngineId=DSWDM09&EngineType=MAR&langCode=en_US
Marine M1
For propulsion applications that may operate up to 24 hours a
day at uninterrupted full power. These applications typically
operate over 3,000 hours/year. M1 rating is ISO8665 "standard
power" rating and the SAE J1228 "crankshaft power" rating.
The pictures appear to be almost identical in outward looks to the older 42
Krogen.
Shaft Seal: Tides® dripless "2"
http://www.tidesmarine.com/tidesmarine-news-shaftseal-demo.html
I would want to examine the details and reliability of the shaft seal. I am
under the impression that this is one of the better ones.
All in all pretty impressive. Without having seen one. The equipment seems
to be pretty heavy duty.
The engine is a little oversize, but not by alot. The only problem I see is
that for a long passage it will have to be run at about 1200-1400 rpm,
that's only about 20-30 horsepower.
Mike
Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon
