Gyroscopic system

[Yabut]

Does anyone has a Seakeeper or any other gyroscopic equipment on Ranger 27 ? Potential new owner

 

[venajeff]

Does anyone has a Seakeeper or any other gyroscopic equipment on Ranger 27 ? Potential new owner

I don't know if there would be enough room for a generator and a seakeeper. I have owned a 36' trawler and a 40' sport fisher, as well as countless smaller boats. My R27ob behaves similar to the 40' s.f. when it comes to rolling. It rolls when the wave hits and pretty quickly returns to stable. The trawler would start rocking and rolling and almost never stop. I tried every form of rocker stopper made. I wish I could have had a seakeeper on that boat.
In my opinion the R27ob does not require a seakeeper. It would take pretty bad sea conditions before you would need it, probably should just try to avoid going out those days.

 

[Yabut]

Thank you for the information, we are new in the tug’s world or power boating, we both come from a sailing background so we are trying to figure out all the sale pitch’s of the world.

 

[Bentsea]

Does anyone has a Seakeeper or any other gyroscopic equipment on Ranger 27 ? Potential new owner

Within the last month I have seen for sale in Floridia a 2021 R-27 with the seakeaper installed. They had photos posted. If I can find it again I will link it.

Found it.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2021-ranger-tugs-r--27-9336601/

 

[watson1987]

There was also a CW30 for sale with one discussed here - https://www.tugnuts.com/threads/bigger-prop-and-change-stabilizers.23273/#post-149106

The YachtWorld link looks dead though

 

[venajeff]

I didn't know Seakeeper made 12v units. It looks like it draws up to 50 amps, so I guess the engine alternator can handle that.
If you wanted to get one it might be cost effective to buy a boat with it already installed.

 

[Full_O_Fish]

Quick also makes compact gyros that run off 12v. They are tall and narrow whereas Seakeeper is short and wide. The main difference is the quick gyros don't require water cooling.