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Looking at boat with naiad stabilizers how much is the reseal of the shafts cost
Once you have them, you'll never want to do with out them.
Well I have a different take on stabilization. Its not that I would not want to go without it its that I would not want to go anywhere where I would need it. So far for the last 50 or so years I have done a lot of boating East Coast and PNW and with some reasonable planning only run into situations where it would have been helpful less than maybe 8-10 hours. Depending on boat use patterns some boats that cross big open water would benefit but I suspect unless a boat is really a bad sea boat most other boats with reasonable planning can avoid the cost complexity and maintenance issues. As with many other complex and expensive marine equipment the owners who have sprung for the units will rarely tell others its a waste. By the way my Flair unit is a waste and that's another story.
Planing boats don't benefit from stabilizers when on plane.
I beg to differ. Our Grand Banks was a planing hull and definitely benefited when on plane.
In taLking with the stabilizer companies at the recent Miami boat show with a friend who is stabilizing his Hatteras, all of the comments from the reps no matter the manufacturer stated you cannot stabilize over the whole power range when you have a boat that will go from 0 to 20 knots,,,,,.
I beg to differ. Our Grand Banks was a planing hull and definitely benefited when on plane.
Your on plane speed is not the same as a SF running 30+ knots.