Quick gyro

[Greg QS]

Oh boy. Pulled the trigger and ordered a Quick Gyro 30. I will be installing this winter. I will post the process

Quick Gyro 30

MC² X30

Gyro Stabilizers, Windlasses, Thrusters, Hydraulic System, Energy Range, Water Heaters

www.quickitaly.com

I am installing with a custom plate design
top plate 1" aluminum 5068 aluminum with 3/4 plates underneath and on the sides.
Installed with plexus adhesive
bolts under wood in the stringer every 4" on center. with sleeves not to crush the glass.

Unit bolts to the plate , 220 volt 6kw draw max

Reasons for the choice Quick vs Seakeeper.
Seakeeper is too big 4'x4' and hull structure would need to be created, Gensets moved, Installation by Seakeeper only.
Quick . 32x32 x34 tall No structure modifications nor equipment movement needed. I can do the installation with a metal plate glued an bolted into place. No water cooling, No yearly "Seakeeper " maintenance. Owner serviceable. It does not need to run when moving the boat , unlike Seakeeper. Big cost savings buy direct, and Self installable if you are approved by the company. I have gotten my approval since i have installed a Seakeeper before. Quick techs come to the boat for commissioning which is included in the unit price.

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[Bmarler]

Nice. I’ll be watching this.

 

[Sean Og.]

Oh boy. Pulled the trigger and ordered a Quick Gyro 30. I will be installing this winter. I will post the process

Quick Gyro 30

MC² X30

Gyro Stabilizers, Windlasses, Thrusters, Hydraulic System, Energy Range, Water Heaters

www.quickitaly.com

I am installing with a custom plate design
top plate 1" aluminum 5068 aluminum with 3/4 plates underneath and on the sides.
Installed with plexus adhesive
bolts under wood in the stringer every 4" on center. with sleeves not to crush the glass.

Unit bolts to the plate , 220 volt 6kw draw max

Reasons for the choice Quick vs Seakeeper.
Seakeeper is too big 4'x4' and hull structure would need to be created, Gensets moved, Installation by Seakeeper only.
Quick . 32x32 x34 tall No structure modifications nor equipment movement needed. I can do the installation with a metal plate glued an bolted into place. No water cooling, No yearly "Seakeeper " maintenance. Owner serviceable. It does not need to run when moving the boat , unlike Seakeeper. Big cost savings buy direct, and Self installable if you are approved by the company. I have gotten my approval since i have installed a Seakeeper before. Quick techs come to the boat for commissioning which is included in the unit price.

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[Sean Og.]

Really interested in how this goes.

In process of complete refurbishment of 52 foot steel trawler cruiser and considering installing Gyro.

 

[Greg QS]

I had a sea keeper in the past. Worked great but today they need to be installed by dealers only. Quick will sell to the end user and you can install your self or hir your own installer. Saving $$

 

[Comodave]

Interesting, please document the installation process with a lot of photos.

 

[Jeff F]

It does not need to run when moving the boat , unlike Seakeeper.

Can you elaborate on this? I understand that Seakeeper has a lock , but have no hands-on experience.

I saw the installation of a Quick unit recently. The metal plate structure looked massive.

I'm unfamiliar with your boat, but did you consider beefing up the existing stringers? 22,000 ft-lbs is to my mind a staggering amount of torque. Closest that comes to mind is a big diesel at a fraction of that, and then the supporting structure is part of the original design.

Looking forward to following.

 

[Greg QS]

I sent the drawings of what I am doing to the Manufacture and they gave it there blessing. The plate is glued in place witch reinforces the stringers.

 

[Greg QS]

Can you elaborate on this? I understand that Seakeeper has a lock , but have no hands-on experience.

I saw the installation of a Quick unit recently. The metal plate structure looked massive.

I'm unfamiliar with your boat, but did you consider beefing up the existing stringers? 22,000 ft-lbs is to my mind a staggering amount of torque. Closest that comes to mind is a big diesel at a fraction of that, and then the supporting structure is part of the original design.

Looking forward to following.

Seakeeper must run spin always when the boat is underway. There is a slow minimum speed of 12-1500 rpm. I forget. The action of the movement of the boat and since the bearings are on top and bottom, they take a beating on the races of the Barings. They call it brailing. This will damage the bearings. Quick does not have this requirement. The bearings in the quick are like a car wheel.
The Seakeeper gyro spins like a top vertically. and the Quick spins like a car wheel horizontally

The design of the plate creates the reinforcement. I sent the drawings to the boat manufacture. and they gave it there blessing. No further reinforcement needed.

 

[TBill36]

Spoke to one of the Seakeeper dealers at the FLIBS. I really don't know much about it other than the principles of a gyro and how it prevents rocking. The dealer told me of some horror stories of improperly installed ones that ripped out. Probably why they insist on dealer install. As mentioned, the loads can be huge. He also had different sizes depending on the vessel and mentioned the need to install multiple units in some vessels. He said an undersized unit was basically useless. For my 53' boat at a little over 50,000 lbs it would have cost somewhere around $125K for the Seakeper with another $25K for installation. What size does the Quick Gyro handle? And what do you think you'll have into it when completed.