There is a Kadey Krogen 42 not far from me that is getting closer to the real price it should be.
1982 Kadey Krogen Pilothouse Trawler Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
They are superb boats, if your mechanicals are in order and I could add a little more fuel tankage I would not hesitate to sail on of those around the world, and that's coming from a Westsail 32 purest.
The broker tried to pull the wool over me last fall when I looked at her, listed then for about 100 grand as I recall, has since dropped to 79, but he told me the fuel tanks were fiberglass when I asked, trying to feel his honesty and experience out.
I knew they were black iron cloaked in fiberglass, and the engine room was absolutely spotless, but, the tanks were empty, telling me they were probably leaking and the faint smell of diesel supported my suspicion, however, no admittance from the broker.
Fuel Tanks can be dealt with, the problem on that boat was the foredecks were rotted, reason why the giant windlass was removed and placed just in front of the pilot house temporarily.
If you are interested, I bet you could grab it for 60, put 30 in the decks, tanks another 25 maybe and you'd have a genuine go anywhere tank.
From experience, I'd rather have a boat that I knew needed a lot of work for a huge drop in price, then a seemingly pristine boat for a big price, because even on those pristine boats, you're going to find expensive renovations need to be done, no matter what the boat looks like and particularly what the broker promises.
Also, most surveyors I have known are not worth the expense, they miss 30% of what is really going on in older boats.
