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With the Krogen Express, the front half of the hull is basically a full-displacement design (soft chines, fine entry and high freeboard) and the aft half is like a lobster boat (hard chines, full keel and flat deadrise). Therefore, you can glide along at 8 knots and burn just 3 gallons per hour or cruise all day (or parts thereof) at 15-16 knots when that suits your goal for the day. Hull speed on the KE52 is 9.6 knots, so anything under that speed will yield you excellent economy but, at the 9- to 9.5-knot cruise that many of our owners often select, you will still get almost 2 nmpg while going 25 to 30% faster than a similar full-displacement hull normally runs.
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