[PUP] Moving from the Krogen 44 to the 48

[John Ford]

Hmm..  I waited a while before I answered this because I wanted to  
try and answer why were moving up to the Krogen 48.   Really it comes  
down to changing some things differently then we have currently on  
the 44.  We started to go down the path of looking at doing some  
changes to the office for more space for the second bed, hydraulic  
davit, Sat TV, etc..   We looked at how much to do this, thought  
about the financial impact, etc..  See part of the issue is that  
Krogen has a price guarantee that takes the base plus options and  
will apply 100% of that dollar amount toward any new Krogen.  If we  
added these items to the new boat and upgraded well none of those  
items would be considered toward the new boat.   We felt it was  
prudent to start to look again, we knew our budget constraints a bit  
better and what we could handle boat wise and decided to look at a  
new 48 or a used 58.

The 48..
Well considering that we've been paying down on the 44, thrown some  
extra money in it, and the Krogen gaurantee the price difference was  
palatable to get this boat.  It had some great features like a 4 A/C  
zone(I can control my own temp in my room), glendening power cable,  
fuel polishing, bigger appliances, etc.  We also would be able to  
make some changes that would make the boat more ours, like some  
changes in the bed to make it bigger, the kitchen counter, more and  
better entertainment system, some changes in the electronics, mount  
the dingy athwart-ship, remove the krogen mast(putting in a arch),  
and basically making a open seating area up top.   We would also add  
this time a hydraulic davit, while block and tackle is possible for  
me, it's impossible for my folks.

The used 58.. Rini..
I really wish we could have figured out a way to get this one to  
work.  The boat just swallows up our large extended family, but  
between the broker fee's and having to try and move our boat and then  
buy theirs, tax's, etc.  It just seemed as though there was no way to  
get it to work and be in our budget.   Still a nice boat though, just  
couldn't figure out a way to make it work.

So based off of some of the stuff I wrote above and I'm sure a few  
other things that I didn't think of we this past weekend signed a  
commitment on the 48.  Now it comes down to loan, and selling the  
current Feisty Lady.   Well, that nervous excitement is still with me  
as we start to figure out what to do with the new boat.  So in the  
future you may see me ask more questions as we go forward on our new  
purchase.

John Ford
KK44 Feisty Lady
Annapolis City Marina