My remarks are specific to the Krogen 42 which I considered buying and
bilge-crawled, but otherwise have only studied. I have a Willard 40 with
Naiad 252's. First, many Krogen 42's have cored hulls to include below the
waterline. Therefore, the bosses that will have to be installed on all hulls
will involve more labor and materials to remove the core in way of the
bosses and replace the core with fiberglass and plywood. The Krogen 42 has a
"basement" with easy access for the installation of stabilizers. $40,000 to
$50,000 is as good a guess as any. Having observed the boat which I
considered being put over on her beam ends by an inconsiderate
sportfisherman, I could not contemplate such a genuine full-displacement
hull without some form of stabilization. My Willard has both a heavily
ballasted keel and stabilizers.
There are less costly stabilization methods to include "rolling chocks."
They are worth a Google. A friend has them on his Willard 40 and says that
they work well. His were designed and installed by a Maryland yard on the
lower Eastern Shore. Paravanes, as used by some commercial trawlers and
minesweepers, are for the open sea and not the ICW. They too are cheaper
than active fin stabilizers, but add a top-hamper to the boat.
Ron Rogers
My remarks are specific to the Krogen 42 which I considered buying and
bilge-crawled, but otherwise have only studied. I have a Willard 40 with
Naiad 252's. First, many Krogen 42's have cored hulls to include below the
waterline. Therefore, the bosses that will have to be installed on all hulls
will involve more labor and materials to remove the core in way of the
bosses and replace the core with fiberglass and plywood. The Krogen 42 has a
"basement" with easy access for the installation of stabilizers. $40,000 to
$50,000 is as good a guess as any. Having observed the boat which I
considered being put over on her beam ends by an inconsiderate
sportfisherman, I could not contemplate such a genuine full-displacement
hull without some form of stabilization. My Willard has both a heavily
ballasted keel and stabilizers.
There are less costly stabilization methods to include "rolling chocks."
They are worth a Google. A friend has them on his Willard 40 and says that
they work well. His were designed and installed by a Maryland yard on the
lower Eastern Shore. Paravanes, as used by some commercial trawlers and
minesweepers, are for the open sea and not the ICW. They too are cheaper
than active fin stabilizers, but add a top-hamper to the boat.
Ron Rogers
