Hull 43 Kedge
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Rie and Al in 2000
Kedge's Galley
| Owner | Bought | Sold | Boat's Name | Home Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al and Rie Peterson1 | 1986 | Kedge | St. Croix, MN |
About the Owners
Al and Rie: purchased Kedge brand new in 1986. They've done the Great Loop and extensively cruised, as documented in a July 2000 article in Heartland Boating magazine. 
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Layout
- Galley to port
Mechanical and Engine Detail
- Cummins 4BT diesel 6,749 hours (2012)
- 24 x 20 prop
- Replaced wet muffler
- Lofrans manual windlass
- Kahlenberg air whistle, compressor in engine room, holding tank in stack
- Prop shaft 2" x 13' 6-3/4" replaced (2001)
- Jabsco head
Electrical
- Onan 4kW
Galley
- Adler-Barbour Cold Machine
- Princess stove
Electronics
Raytheon radar
Robertson autopilot
Cybernet VHF
Datamarine depth sounder
Deck
- mast aft of the stack with boom
- Anchors
- Danforth on 50' chain and 100' of nylon
- 35# CQR on 50' chain and 100' of nylon
Related Documents
- Al Peterson's December 2011 Letter discussing ground faults
- Al Peterson's March 2009 letter describing four failures common to two 6000+ engine hour tugs
- Heartland Boating magazine, Wisconsin Couple Loves Tugging Along, p. 30-32, by Gary Kramer .
- Cummins Corporate Newspaper, Twin Cities couple takes to the water with help from Cummins, about Kedge #43 .
