Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit

When a tech-savvy owner decided to refit his Kadey Krogen to the next level of technology, he discovered some challenges required personal attention. Get a look at the details here.

By Jason Y. Wood

June 27, 2017

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Meet Satauria, a 2002 Kadey-Krogen 58 with a bright future ahead of her.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Satauria has recently undergone a transformation thanks to her new owners,
Scott and Teri Miller, who plan to rename her Miller Time and cruise the boat for extended periods.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The Millers plan to make the most of Miller Time with a fresh paint job, a helm electronics refit, and a renewed interior.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Perhaps most important to the plan, the onboard office,
which Scott hopes to use extensively to continue working full time.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The old helm had some great components,
including a standalone JRC radar on the far-right panel that still worked just fine.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The old open-array radar unit on the mast would have to be replaced as well.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The Kadey-Krogen is a real cruising boat with features like a Portuguese bridge
that make her safer to operate.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
She was placed on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Luu Marine set to the painting project while
Voyager Maritime Alliance Group took on the various electronics challenges.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Prepping the deck for painting on a 58-footer means removing a lot of hardware.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The old helm had to come apart.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
There’s nothing like a clean slate. Miller wanted the Garmin GPSMAP 8622 displays but the panel on the helm wasn’t quite large enough, so he ended up with 8617 units.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Setting up a NMEA 2000 network on the boat means all components are linked and work together to share data.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
This clean seamanlike shows the Wave Wi-Fi and Cradle Point units that will help to deliver broadband data to the boat, through cellular and Wi-Fi sources.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Of course, there are a few cables the installers need to track, and labeling sure helps.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Painting and electronics refits can go hand in hand in some respects.
The flying-bridge helm components are masked off.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
It’s a good time to check out and probably upgrade the transducer for the sounder as well.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Steve Delany at Voyager Maritime Alliance Group carefully documented the placement of the old antennas on Satauria.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Then Delany mapped out a plan for the new antenna array on the pilothouse roof of Miller Time.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Having a plan carefully mapped out means the right size holes get drilled or cut and sealed properly the first time.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The antenna project also discovered some delamination on the hardtop that was fixed.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The results speak for themselves: Everything in its place.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
The new helm is looking good as well, including a 12-inch iPad Pro, set where the standalone radar used to be, and that can be taken anywhere around the boat.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
This helm is ready to cruise with a smooth flow of onboard data.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
And the new Garmin radar is ready for action.

Kadey-Krogen 58 Refit
Miller Time is open for business, and for the Miller’s cruising pleasure.
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