The Ravenna-based company has recently acquired MC2 that already manufactured stabilizers, carrying out a complete re-engineering process of the product and basing the new functioning on new mechanical logical principles that are opposite to the existing ones.
We had already tested these new and revolutionary stabilizers during an exclusive workshop but, now, our focus is on another different interesting aspect: public on board.
To tell the truth, the booth of Quick MC2 X was literally stormed by all those who wanted to test stabilizers to the point that visitors had to book their own turn and the queue at the stand ended up to be longer than that one at the Rialto Bridge in Venice.
As we climbed on board, there were also two Italian fishing enthusiasts, very interested into the efficiency of the product ( it is one among the most demanded applications among those who spend a lot of time waiting for fish to bite), two Americans that we could imagine in Key West looking for a marlin boat, an Italian couple, the discussions of which we can could still hear the echo and, above all, a boat manufacturer who was clearly there to see before believing.
Going out of the port, the boat was positioned transversely to the mouth. The surface of the sea was still flat but a light undertow was sufficient to make us notice the difference between the moment where the stabilizer was off and the boat started rolling and the moment where the stabilizer was on and roll stopped immediately, as if someone had engaged the hand brake.
This situation gave an excellent test for our purposes, considering that real “trains” of waves of different height and direction were provoked, making it difficult to stop the boat.
In this case, the contribution of the stabilizer was very clear. Without it, in fact, the boat rolled manifestly while, with the stabilizer on, the boat blocked immediately, with a sudden sensation of ground anchorage.
After a few seconds,
Less evident was, on the contrary, the effect in motion. Probably, it can be appreciated better if you know the boat because driving factors and dynamic trim can be highly variable. While we were getting back, a curious sailor asked whether the new stabilizers have an affect on pitch, too: but no, our friend will have to wait to sail close to the wind.
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