Kadey-Krogen does one thing – it builds blue-water, full-displacement, passagemaker trawlers – and it does that very well. Indeed, Kadey-Krogen just delivered its 600th yacht. The company is not known for change for the sake of change. But now Kadey-Krogen has come up with a major change – the new Kadey-Krogen 50 Open, where the main deck is continuous from the cockpit to the salon and the galley and then just one step up to the pilothouse. Indeed, Larry Polster, a Kadey-Krogen partner and vice president, says, “The Krogen 50 Open is revolutionary for our brand. She’s a model all her own.” Polster believed in the boat so much that he just took delivery of hull number one for himself and his wife.
You enter the new 50 Open through one of five boarding doors, so you can easily board the boat even if the fixed piers are high or the floating docks are low. From the cockpit, you enter the salon through a weather-tight sliding door. An L-shaped settee is to port and more seating is to starboard. Large picture windows are all around. Forward, the galley is like a kitchen in an upscale home, with a Sub-Zero fridge/freezer, Viking range, optional dishwasher, lots of counter space and a large pantry. The pilothouse is just one step up, and a retractable partition wall between the galley and the pilothouse can be raised for privacy or running at night.
Below, owners have a choice of accommodations, either a midships master and a VIP cabin forward, or a forward master and two other cabins. These arrangements can be highly customized. Either way, the master has a queen island bed with storage below, a private head with shower, and large closets (not hanging lockers). The guest stateroom has a similar head, and there’s a closet for a washer and dryer.
The 50 Open, of course, has Kadey-Krogen’s Portguese bridge, with port and starboard wing stations. And you’ll feel safe going forward, with waist-high bow railings. Up top, the flybridge is large enough to serve as another entertaining area. It has a large boat deck and an optional summer kitchen.
Also true to the Kadey-Krogen brand, the new 50 has a large, walk-around engine room with 6’ 6” headroom. Standard power is a single 231-hp John Deere; twins are an option. With standard power and a 10 percent reserve, range is 5,000 nm at 6 knots; 3,000 nm at 7 knots; 2,100nm at 8 knots; and 1,200 nm at 9 knots. Top speed is 9.4 knots; cruise is 8 knots.
Specs.: LOA: 52’9”; Beam: 17’5”; Draft: 5’4”; Disp.: 68,000 lbs.; Fuel: 1,240 gals.; Water: 400 gals.; Power: 1×231-hp John Deere diesel, or 2×125-hp diesels. Base price: $1,549,000. http://kadeykrogen.com
