SOPHIA ROSE

The Krogen 50′ Open was introduced as a new model, bringing a different layout to the Krogen line.  The main level is almost single level and gives you a great open and spacious feel.  The pilothouse, galley, and saloon are essentially on the same level, so you have light and visibility from all directions.  The galley is huge with household appliances including an 86″ Sub-Zero refrigerator and the Wolf professional stove and oven.  For separation, if needed, at the push of a button, a wall will power up and separate the pilothouse from the galley and saloon.  Sophia Rose has a 55″ Samsung TV mounted on this wall, which is easily seen from anywhere in the saloon, galley, and even from the “back porch” area.

When you go downstairs from the pilothouse, you will find a huge midship master stateroom with a wonderfully large ensuite head.  There is also a beautiful VIP queen stateroom forward with an ensuite bathroom.  From the master suite, you can go through a watertight door into a tremendous engine room with 7′ of height.  You will not be ducking your head going into this engine room!

Key Features

• Bright and open interior offering views in every direction from the saloon, galley, and pilothouse
• Midship master w/ large ensuite head with a huge shower and double sinks
• A true walk-in engine room with 7’ of height and access from the aft deck or the master stateroom
• Hydraulic bow and stern thrusters, stabilizers and davit
• Three keels for true underwater running gear protection and wonderful directional stability when cruising
• Bright and open interior
• Midship master w/ large ensuite head
• A true walk-in engine room with 7’ of height
• Hydraulic bow and stern thrusters, stabilizers and davit
• Three keels for true underwater running gear protection

Hull and superstructure made from high-grade female tooling. Hull construction includes use of USA-made Cook® gel coat and hand-laid Knytex®, in combination with mat and Corecell® above the waterline, with solid fiberglass laminate below the waterline. Blister-resistant vinylester resin is used on first laminates while the stem and stern bottom areas are reinforced with aramid fiber/FRP.

Superstructure is constructed with Knytex®, mat, Corecell® cores, and surface mats for print-through reduction.

The aft and side decks are finished in teak, while the boat deck and foredecks have a GripTex® non-skid surface. The bulwarks have molded plank lines with a gelcoat finish.

Polyurethane marine sealants are used at the hull-to-deck joint, boat deck joints, and exterior fittings. Marine-grade plywood bulkheads and molded fiberglass hat-section stringers provide additional hull strength.

The interior is finished with handcrafted solid cherry joinery and cherry veneers.

The aft deck is spacious and completely covered by the boat deck, providing excellent protection from the sun and rain making it a great place to sit and watch the world go by. A large aft door goes down to the swim platform, where you will find the shore power connection with a Glendinning Cablemaster® remote system and 85′ of cable. Three stern staples are mounted on the swim platform to enhance safety and security for those boarding or working aft.

The aft deck also features two side doors for convenient dock access. A full screen enclosure and a full polycarbonate enclosure keep the weather out. A fiberglass-and-glass door on the starboard side provides access to the covered side deck. You will also find a freshwater washdown on the aft deck and a lazarette hatch that leads to a watertight door into the engine room. This is in addition to a larger watertight door found in the master stateroom.

To enter the saloon, step up two small steps and pass through a large stainless steel framed glass rolling door. As you walk in you will take notice of how open the space is due to large windows all around and the ability to look through the galley and the pilothouse to the forward windows. To port is a comfortable L-shaped Ultraleather® settee with lots of storage beneath. This settee also converts into an additional berth when needed. To starboard is space for two household chairs.

A moveable hi-lo cherry table expands to twice its size for seating 6 to 8 people, if you have some extra chairs. For entertainment, a 55″ Samsung TV is mounted on a lift that separates the galley and saloon from the pilothouse. Custom electric blinds throughout the saloon provide privacy and shade at the push of a button.

The galley is just forward of the saloon and features household appliances. It is complete with quartz counters, Wolf commercial stove and oven, GE dishwasher, and Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer. Above the Wolf range is a low-profile Wolf commercial hood with ventilation and integrated lights.

The galley has a custom designed glass backsplash and two motorized lifts to take advantage of extra storage on either side of the Wolf stove. These will serve as an appliance garage or under counter storage. The sink is a custom sink, and there is a flat knife block installed in the counter to the left of the sink.

Across from the galley is the 86″ Sub-Zero fridge, and to the right is a lower cabinet with a small wine fridge and rack storage for more wine bottles. The galley has tons of undercounter storage with lockers and multiple drawers. There is also more storage forward of the Sub-Zero on the starboard side of the cabin.

The bulkhead forward of the galley separates the galley and saloon from the pilothouse, and at the push of a button this wall can lift up. There is a 55″ Samsung TV mounted on it. In the retracted position, it makes the room incredibly open, which is where the boat’s model name comes from. There is a small removable cherry panel to the left of the TV that makes it even more open.

The master stateroom is midship and features a household Queen bed to the port side of the cabin. To starboard is the ensuite head.

In the stateroom, you will find storage under the bed and in all directions behind locker doors. For ventilation there are two huge opening portholes over the bed. There are also two wall LED lights mounted beside the bed.

The master head has two vessel sinks, backlit mirrors, and quartz counters. There is a huge, molded fiberglass shower with a frameless tempered glass door, molded bench seat, and large opening porthole. There is also another large porthole in the head itself over the counter. A household-size Dometic MasterFlush toilet with status panel is located behind the head door. 

The VIP guest stateroom is forward and features a household-sized queen bed with storage under. There is also a large hanging locker.

For lighting and ventilation, there are 4 opening stainless ports and two large overhead hatches with Oceanaire Skyscreens and shades. There are also two wall LED lights mounted beside the bed.

The ensuite head features a vessel sink with a custom tile backsplash and a molded fiberglass shower with a frameless tempered glass door. The head is a household-size Dometic MasterFlush unit with status panel.

The pilothouse is truly the place to be underway. There is a large cherry electronics console so the captain can have everything at their fingertips while cruising. At the helm is a large cherry wheel and a LIebroc pedestal helm chair with fold-up bolster.

Behind the helm is a large L-shaped Ultraleather settee with a table that expands to twice its size. The settee can also pull out to make a true double berth. There is plenty of storage on either side of the helm as well as a ton of space under the settee in lockers.

The pilothouse has an internal staircase and banister that takes you to the flybridge. The bottom of the staircase lifts for even more storage underneath. For ventilation and access, there are two welded aluminum Dutch doors, one on each side of the pilothouse, and access to the Portuguese walkway around the pilothouse.

Pilothouse Electronics

• 2 x Garmin GPSMAP® 8622 22” sunlight-readable touchscreen displays
• 2 x Garmin GPS 19X NMEA 2000® GPS/WAAS antennas
• Garmin chart reader wired to Garmin displays
• Garmin GMR™ Fantom™ 54, 6kW, 4′ open-array radar (72 nautical mile range)
• Garmin AIS™ 800 class B+
• Comrod 4′ AIS send and receive antenna
• Garmin GSD™ 24 color sounder
• Bronze triducer, 600-watt, 50/200 kHz with speed and temperature
• Garmin Panoptix™ LiveScope™ forward- and surround-looking sonar
• Garmin GHP™Reactor™ 40 autopilot with Shadow Drive™ and SmartPump™
• Garmin GMX ™ 54 SiriusXM® marine weather receiver
• Garmin GMl ™ 20 color digital display
• NMEA 2000® bronze smart transducer for depth, speed, and temperature
• Garmin VHF 210 DSC VHF radio with 20-watt hailer
• Garmin GHS™ 11 remote microphone (on flybridge)
• 2 x Comrod 16′ VHF antennas
• Cellular 3G/4G LTE mobile data terminal with antenna
• Aigean LD-70 dual-band marina-to-yacht Wi-Fi amplifier system
• 4 x IRIS-S066 Stainless steel ball cameras (transom, cockpit, forward and aft engine room)
• SeaSee.TV 4-camera selector with console keypad
• IRIS-804 DVR with 1 TB of storage
• KVH UHD7 HD Satellite TV system
• Shakespeare SeaWatch® 3019 over-the-air digital TV antenna
• Marine Guardian Simple Vessel Monitoring and tracking system (cell & Wi-Fi)
• Ritchie compass
• VDO rudder angle indicator
• ACR LED remote searchlight

Flybridge Electronics

• Garmin GPSMAP™ 8612 12’ sunlight-readable touchscreen display
• Garmin GHC™20 autopilot display head
• Garmin GMl™ 20 color digital display
• Garmin VHF 210 DSC VHF radio with 20-watt hailer
• Garmin GHS™ 11 remote VHF microphone (pilothouse)
• Console keypad for cameras
• Ritchie compass

Engine room is accessed through a large watertight door in the master stateroom and also from a smaller watertight door in the lazarette. The engine room has 7’ height and provides easy access to facilitate maintenance. The welded aluminum fuel tanks hold 1240 gallons and have large inspection ports and manual sight-tube gauges.

• 2 x John Deere 4045TFM85 engines, 125 hp, M2 Tier Ill (540 hours)
• 2 x ZF Marine gears with oil coolers
• 190-Amp alternators
• Aquamet 22, 2″ shafts w/ Spurs line cutters
• Hung Shen 4-blade bronze propellers
• Tides dripless shaft seals
• Dockmate wireless remote for engines
• Northern Lights 12 kW generator with PTO for hydraulics (675 hours)
• ABT-TRAC Digital hydraulic active fin stabilizers
• ABT Hydraulic 15 hp bow thruster
• ABT Hydraulic 15 hp stern thruster
• Maxwell hydraulic VWC 2500 windlass
• Reverso fuel polishing system
• Reverso oil change system plumbed to both engines, transmissions, and generator
• Sea-Fire FD-1150M engine room fire suppression
• Sea-Fire FT -25A Stinger generator fire suppression
• Magnum inverter/charger
• 8 x Lifeline AGM 6-volt, 400Ah batteries in house bank
• Lifeline AGM starting batteries for engines and generator
• Balmar 190-amp alternators with external regulators

The flybridge is accessed from a staircase in the pilothouse and features a large dash for electronics and a single helm chair. This gives you a great view of the foredeck but also a 360-degree view around the boat.

There is also a large L-shaped settee and a teak pedestal-mounted table, making for a great place to entertain. A large fiberglass hardtop covers this entire area and is equipped with flush-mounted LED lights and LED floodlights for the boat deck. Electronics, including the radar array and the satellite dish, are mounted on the hardtop along with a navigation mast that is hinged to lower to reduce overall height.

Aft of the flybridge is the boat deck  with a complete summer kitchen which includes a stainless SeaStar propane grill, Isotherm Cruise 85 refrigerator, and a sink with both hot and cold water. The tender is behind a rail in chocks and serviced by a Steelhead Marine ES-1000 hydraulic davit with power rotation.

The boat deck is surrounded by 316L stainless rails for security, and there is plenty of room for entertaining and patio furniture. Propane storage is in a dedicated locker on the left side of the flybridge, and it contains two 2o-pound aluminum propane tanks. These supply the SeaStar grill and the Wolf stove and oven in the galley.

The foredeck features a wide Portuguese bridge in front of and around the pilothouse. Engine and thruster controls at each corner make this the best place for maneuvering the vessel when docking or while transiting locks.

There is a door on either side of the bridge to get on or off the boat from a fixed pier at low tide. There is also a door on either side of the bridge facing forward to provide access to the foredeck. Between these doors is a comfortable settee with storage underneath.

All the way forward, the anchor system features a hydraulic 2500-pound vertical Maxwell windlass with a wildcat for the all-chain rode and a gypsy above for a second anchor or for warping lines. It is operated from the pilothouse or convenient foot switches on the deck.

The anchor handling area is elevated from the deck to make it easier to work with and it is contained with a lip with a drain overboard. This keeps mud washed from the anchor and chain from running across the deck.

A large watertight Freeman hatch to the left provides access to a stainless and teak ladder that leads down into the anchor locker. This locker is large and does have a drain overboard that can be closed off under the forward VIP berth.

For convenience, there are freshwater and saltwater washdowns, and shore and water inlets from the dock if bow to the pier.

• Steelhead Marine ES-1000 4-function hydraulic davit
• 2020 Highfield 14′ RIB Tender
• Outboard
• Cruisair DX reverse-cycle air conditioning system with SMXht controls:
  • 24,000 BTU saloon/galley
  • 16,000 BTU in each stateroom
  • 20,000 BTU in pilothouse
• Maxwell 2500 VWC hydraulic windlass
• 88 lb. Rocna anchor
• 400′ 3/8″ HT chain
• Full aft deck screen enclosure
• Watermaker prep w/ through-hull fittings; pre-wired and plumbed
• Full aft deck polycarbonate enclosure
• SeaStar Propane grill
• Isotherm Cruise 85 refrigerator
• 86″ Sub-Zero refrigerator
• 30″ Wolf stove and oven
• GE Dishwasher
• Shurflo seawater washdown
• GE washer/dryer