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Repair, Service and Maintenance for Vosper Stabilizers

By Chris Brown on August 21, 2017 in Hydraulics, Naiad, Quantum Stabilizer System, Stabilizers, Vosper Stabilizers

It is not uncommon to find Vosper stabilizers in many older yachts and ships. What is uncommon these days is to find a company that specializes in the repair, service and maintenance of the older units. VT Motion, the company that supplied Vosper stabilizers, was acquired by Naiad in 2009 and absorbed into its Naiad Maritime Group.

Increasingly, we hear from many ship’s captains and owners that when they seek to maintain their Vosper stabilizers, they are often urged or even forced to upgrade and replace these stabilizers with newer models. It seems that the major stabilizer companies are shying away from Vosper in lieu of recommending a major upgrade – an upgrade that can be expensive and time consuming.

At High Seas Hydraulics, we specialize in the repair, service and maintenance of all types of stabilizer systems including Vosper, Naiad, Quantum and others. If you are looking for expert hydraulic technicians to work on your stabilizer systems, whether older models like Vosper or newer ones on the market today, look no further than High Seas Hydraulics.

Fabricating new hydraulic rods for Quantum Stabilizer cylinders

By Chris Brown on March 17, 2016 in Cylinders, Hydraulics, Quantum Stabilizer System, Stabilizers

Fine Scores In Rods

A customer walked into High Seas Hydraulics with three leaking Quantum Stabilizer cylinders from a 150 foot Trinity motor yacht. Upon close inspection, it was determined that there were fine scores or scratches in the hydraulic rods that were causing the fluid to bypass the seals. These scratches could not be repaired or polished out so new hydraulic rods would need to be installed.

Raw material for rods

That is when our hydraulic teams turned to our sister company, machine shop Straight Line Marine. Through our procurement department at High Seas, we were able to source raw materials to fabricate new hydraulic rods within a day.

The Straight Line Marine machinist went to work and crafted new rods to exact specifications including intricate thread machining.

Finished rod

The ability to bring the stabilizer cylinders back to top working order with new hydraulic rods fabricated on-site in our machine shop saved this motor yacht’s owner and captain both time and money and was completed from a one-stop company.

Replacing shafts on a Quantum Stabilizer system

By Chris Brown on July 29, 2014 in Hydraulics, Pitting, Quantum Stabilizer System, Stabilizers

While working on a Quantum Stabilizing system on a ABS Class 154 foot Richmond, we found that the stabilizer shafts had significant crevice corrosion where the lower lip seal rides. The lip seals on a hydraulic shaft or rod need a smooth surface or the sea water will leak in causing a failure of the bearings. The model of Quantum Stabilizer system used on this vessel was a Zero Speed ™ known for its ability to stabilize a vessel underway or at anchor.

Shafts from a Quantum Stabilizer System

We were able to repair one of the shafts by cladding over the area where the corrosion occurred. Cladding or shaft weld-over, is the process of repairing a worn or damaged area on a shaft. This type of work is done by our on-site machine shop, Straight Line Marine, which is the only shop in Florida that is ABS approved to perform this work on this class of boat.

However, the other shaft had corrosion that ran too deep so it was condemned and a replacement shaft was ordered.

Once the cladding process was complete and the replacement shaft received, we were able to re-install the stabilizer back in the vessel helping to ensure a smooth and comfortable journey for all aboard.