T&T: <Trawlers versus motor yachts

[Stuart Rae]

I have a Krogen and she's a semi-displacement hull! Only 1 of 12 ever made
it's a Krogen Silhouette. She will cruise very nicely and economically at 8
knots. However it will get up and go 20 knots if we need her to. She has 306
HP Volvo's powering her and we love having the best of both worlds!

Stuart
42 Krogen Silhouette

-----Original Message-----
From: trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of
David H Sorenson
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 9:25 AM
To: rcsmith at garrett-smith.com
Cc: trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: T&T: <Trawlers versus motor yachts

SNIPO: 
To my knowledge, all Marine Traders, Grand Banks, Albins, Defevers, 
Selenes, Jeffersons, Flemings, Mainship, Ocean Alex, Nordic tugs, and
almost all Cheoy Lees are planing hulls....which has gotta outnumber the 
Krogens, Nordhavns, Willards and Hatteras LRCs.

REPLY:
Bob, the question therefore is are semi-displacement hulls actually
planing hulls or are they half way in between? I know most of the boats 
you mention are not full displacement. But are not Selenes, Defevers, and
most Marine Traders essentially full displacement hulls? I have a friend
with a 43 Albin which even with twin 240 Volvos will not do more than
about 9 knots.

David Sorenson
Duluth