We want your stabilized, 2head/2SR, well cared for KK42

[proudsailor]

Hi KK owners,
We went to contract on our dream KK42 only to discover that it's maintenance (or lack thereof) made it a total project from bow to stern and flybridge to bilge. So we're back in the hunt for your nicely maintained and well equipped late 80s/early 90s KK42. Stabilized and 2 heads/2 SRs is the starting point. Have posted in "Boats Wanted" but wanted some extra traction here as we've been set on Kadeys since we climbed aboard them. Thanks for your consideration!
Mark & Patty

 

[proudsailor]

We've upped the ante

In typical fashion, we've had to expand our search. Would love to see your 90s model 2 head 2 SR KK42. We continue to actively search and hope this year proves fruitful. Thanks!

 

[slowgoesit]

One of our members posted a kk42 two days ago here on the forum:


https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s9/kadeykrogen-42-sale-66890.html


It's an 1983, so maybe a little older than you're looking for though.

Has paravane stabilizers, two staterooms, and two heads. Give him a call!

 

[TheClarks]

Hope you were successful in getting your refund. Because i had almost similar experience in the past afyer contracting before viewing but then didn't get my refunds in time.

 

[Comodave]

Hope you were successful in getting your refund. Because i had almost similar experience in the past afyer contracting before viewing but then didn't get my refunds in time.

Huh???

 

[proudsailor]

One of our members posted a kk42 two days ago here on the forum:


https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s9/kadeykrogen-42-sale-66890.html


It's an 1983, so maybe a little older than you're looking for though.

Has paravane stabilizers, two staterooms, and two heads. Give him a call!

Thanks- We're still working full time, so bringing that lovely KK42 from Washington state to Washington DC would be logistically too much! Although she does check the boxes. Best- Mark

 

[Larry M]

Thanks- We're still working full time, so bringing that lovely KK42 from Washington state to Washington DC would be logistically too much! Although she does check the boxes. Best- Mark

The new owners of our KK42 shipped her to the PNW from the east coast after cruising from Florida to Maine and back over a 2 year period. She went as deck cargo via Sevenstar Yacht Transport. The pick up date was bumped but other than that it was seamless. They shipped her now that they are back working full time.

 

[PM]

How do you go under contract without knowing anything about the boat? What about your survey?

pete

 

[Bacchus]

How do you go under contract without knowing anything about the boat? What about your survey?

pete

Pete
Many (myself included) have entered into a contract before viewing a boat of interest. It is useful when buyers are distant from the boat and want some assurance they weren't spending significant $ for travel, lodging & survey and leave the seller open to closing a deal with another party after we have $ invested.
The key is to include sufficient contingencies that protect the buyer and provide clear paths to get out of the commitment. Having a deposit held in escrow is also key.

 

[slowgoesit]

How do you go under contract without knowing anything about the boat? What about your survey?

pete

We put up earnest money, and signed a contract for our current boat, sight unseen, however I spent at least 4 hours on the phone with the very patient broker, about 3 hours of which was facetime, with him crawling through the boat realtime. I also spent about 6 or 7 hours on the phone with the Seller prior to putting in the offer.

So, although we had not physically seen the boat, we DID know a lot about it.
Then flew from Kentucky to Washington State for inspection, survey, haulout and sea trial. It was as represented. Survey found nothing that hadn't already been disclosed. The only hiccup was lost oil samples, which had to be redone.

 

[proudsailor]

How do you go under contract without knowing anything about the boat? What about your survey?

pete

Wording may have been incorrect. We did go to survey after signing a contract. Survey proved it quite the project boat and our expensive lesson to have learned. So we continue the search.

 

[McK]

We've upped the ante

In typical fashion, we've had to expand our search. Would love to see your 90s model 2 head 2 SR KK42. We continue to actively search and hope this year proves fruitful. Thanks!

I’ve just begun our search for the exact specs on a KK, and noticed your headline post. In the end, how did it work out for you? What made you decide to get out of the eighties and go to the nineties, other than the obvious, the nineties being younger? We’ve been trying very hard to convince ourselves that a well maintained, ( babyed) maintenance record keeping boat should be safe. I am handy with the exception of electrical.

Need help and experienced advice.

McK

 

[mvweebles]

Smaller than a KK42 but this ca 2000 Willard 40 might be of interest. No coring and probably a bit more seaworthy design. Stabilized and this one spent much of its life in the midwest where they store them in a heated barn during the winter.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2000-willard-marine-40-9434764/

Peter

 

[proudsailor]

I’ve just begun our search for the exact specs on a KK, and noticed your headline post. In the end, how did it work out for you? What made you decide to get out of the eighties and go to the nineties, other than the obvious, the nineties being younger? We’ve been trying very hard to convince ourselves that a well maintained, ( babyed) maintenance record keeping boat should be safe. I am handy with the exception of electrical.

Need help and experienced advice.

McK

Mck- Good luck! We took two older ('85 & '83)KK42s to survey, one was really trash (couldn't get it out of the marina for sea trial) and worth 60% of what the seller was asking. The other was a real contender, well maintained and we wanted her. We made the offer of what we believed reasonable for a 40 year old boat ($25k less than ask of a pretty high price). Unfortunately, the seller remained firm in their price and over a year later, the boat remains for sale. The challenge w/ finding 1990s KK42s, they started doing centerline queens forward which removed the 2nd head. There were a few made that had day heads tucked somewhere, but none are for sale. We ended up w/ the DeFever 44. Amazing livability w/ large engine room, 2 heads/2 SRs, fantastic outdoor space, and solid in rough seas, but a real pig in close quarters on windy days. We're stabilized but have no thrusters. So learning the tricks of twin engines yet still a challenge docking in any wind. Admittedly (hindsight is always 20/20), I would've been happier w/ a well maintained single engine. Twins are very much twice the work and I'm a slow learner...

 

[McK]

Mck- Good luck! We took two older ('85 & '83)KK42s to survey, one was really trash (couldn't get it out of the marina for sea trial) and worth 60% of what the seller was asking. The other was a real contender, well maintained and we wanted her. We made the offer of what we believed reasonable for a 40 year old boat ($25k less than ask of a pretty high price). Unfortunately, the seller remained firm in their price and over a year later, the boat remains for sale. The challenge w/ finding 1990s KK42s, they started doing centerline queens forward which removed the 2nd head. There were a few made that had day heads tucked somewhere, but none are for sale. We ended up w/ the DeFever 44. Amazing livability w/ large engine room, 2 heads/2 SRs, fantastic outdoor space, and solid in rough seas, but a real pig in close quarters on windy days. We're stabilized but have no thrusters. So learning the tricks of twin engines yet still a challenge docking in any wind. Admittedly (hindsight is always 20/20), I would've been happier w/ a well maintained single engine. Twins are very much twice the work and I'm a slow learner...

Thank you…is the one you liked still on the market and if he is …where.

 

[proudsailor]

Thank you…is the one you liked still on the market and if he is …where.

Hobe Sound FL. Listed by Kadey Krogen