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| Producer: | Sleipner Motor AS (NO) |
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| Producer: | Sleipner Motor AS (NO) |
Fin stabilizers is the only system that handle well both cruising and at anchor use, with the at anchor stabilization force deciding the size of the fins. Larger fins provide more stabilization force, but also create more drag which equals higher fuel con-sumption, especially at higher speeds, an important point for most boat owners.
Larger fins also means that the internal components grow in size, making it difficult to install them in an optimal position which in turn can result in the stabilizers having negative side-effects like causing yaw (steering effects) and sway (side-way movements).
Thereby, the overall situation often results in a compromise in fin size, so that most fast boats today do NOT have as much stabilization as most boat owners really want.
The vector fin stabilizers (Patent pending PCT/NO2013/050067) improve the roll reduction efficiency by some 50% in “at anchor” and 30% in cruising situations, while at the same time reducing undesired yaw and sway motions caused by active fins dramatically.
The huge benefits both in efficiency and reduced side-effects makes them particularly ideal for today’s modern, fast cruisers where normal fin stabilizers have typically not been able to satisfy the desired roll reduction level without causing too much side-effects. This is particularly true for light-weight cruisers below 20 meters, which also due to their shorter roll time periods are even more difficult to stabilize.
Vector fins will first be available for boats between 15 and 22 meters, as their unique advantages is really what will allow fins to be the perfect solution also for smaller, fast boats, where there is no good overall solutions today for both cruising and at anchor stabilization due to their light weight and shorter roll time.
Photo: Sleipner Motor
