Delfin
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I looked at the Mitsubishi gyro when it first came out and rejected it on the basis of less effective damping and the need to run the genset most of the time. Ended up with Trac stabilizers from ABT. Offshore on the West side of Vancouver Is you can leave your Sonicare stood up in the head and it doesn't fall over when underway in the slop. Delfin has rounded bilges and the positioning of the fins is ideal so the results with your underbody may be different, but for us, the effectiveness is amazing. ABT is highly recommended so I would definitely get a quote from them. I can't prove it but I think my fuel economy is positively affected by stabilization because it keeps the hull square in the water where it presents the least drag. Since I can detect no change in speed with the fins off I assume they create little drag when on.
The only time we have wished for zero speed stabilization is like you, when drift fishing. Doesn't seem like a big enough problem to solve, at least to us.
Hope that helps...
The only time we have wished for zero speed stabilization is like you, when drift fishing. Doesn't seem like a big enough problem to solve, at least to us.
Hope that helps...