WESMAR is showcasing its new DSP4800 series stabilizers at the 2010 winter boat shows.
With these new powerful active fin stabilizers WESMAR says that there is seamless freedom from a rolling boat, but also from rocking and heaving, whether traveling fast, slow or at anchor. These new systems, the world’s fastest, use a multi axis gyro sampling at the warp speed of 4800 times per second to preempt boat rolls.
The three new models offer comfort for all boaters and low-cost updates to existing systems, says the company.
- DSP4801 Standard Digital Stabilization controls roll and heave, and includes on-screen display of fin movement in real time.
- DSP4802 Digital Stabilization and Lift maintains the fins in a positive lift position during all stabilization movement, providing maximum fuel savings
- DSP4803 Digital Stabilization, Lift and At Anchor monitors incoming swells and automatically controls fin movement to reduce the effect
The DSP technology changes the dynamics of how roll fin stabilizers react to vessel roll. Using advanced software techniques, the system constantly samples the multi axis gyro memorising the vessel’s roll characteristics in order to react instantaneously, predicting and then preempting vessel roll.
The new WESMAR system displays a real time presentation of the fin position and the actual roll rate of the vessel. Also built in is the ability to monitor the hydraulic system for high temperature and low oil level conditions. For high speed vessels, an optional lift function positions the fins to lift the hull and lower drag. A GPS interface permits display of the overall improvement in speed. The GPS interface provides slow speed and reverse fin lock, eliminating the requirement for additional electronics or mechanical connections, and simplifying installation.
A small controller replaces a larger control box and can run dual monitors and dual control pads, giving remote and full navigator capabilities both in the wheelhouse and the fly bridge. A digital link to the driver board makes the DSP4800 immune to RF interference, often a nuisance with marine electronics.
