Is it possible to double the crane capacity on my high-speed workboat? Yes.

Owners of small and medium-sized work- and crew-boats have to make difficult choices:

• Either they can have a lightweight, fast and fuel-efficient boat – then a high-speed monohull boat with a speed-optimized propulsion system is the right choice.

• Or they can have a boat with a high payload and high crane capacity – then the right solution would be a vessel design with high lateral stability and a more soft chined or flat-bottomed hull which has poor high-speed performance.

But are these the only choices? Is it possible to combine high payload and crane capacity with high speed and low weight designs?

The answer is yes.

With Dacoma’s novel Airkeel stabilizer you can double the crane and load capacities of your lightweight, high-speed work-/crewboat. 
Interested? Find out more about the Airkeel and how it can be installed into your new build or refitted with your existing boat. 

Discover how it makes your boat safer and more comfortable to work in, at all speeds and under most adverse weather conditions. How it expands the operational range by 25% under adverse weather and sea conditions and even how it saves fuel to make your operations more profitable.   

Natural limitations of a vessel are not really a new topic, be it its own crane and load capacity, or the speed that it can naturally reach, these are all factors that heavily influence one’s choice while purchasing any given vessel, especially one that is supposed to be used for work, rather than pleasure. 

But what can be done when a need for an upgrade arises?

In case of speed, one could upgrade the propelling system but what would be an ideal solution for something that has to do with the overall boat weight? Making it lighter during a refit? 

What if upgrading the stabilizer could be the right answer?

Actually, it very much can be. Depending on the type of stabilization that the vessel uses, it could take up space inside of it as well as add weight to it. This means that it only adds to the problem rather than solves it.

This is where Airkeel comes in – instead of inside, it is positioned mostly outside of the vessel, with only a small part taking up space in the hull. The other aspect where it is different is the fact that it is filled with air, which instead of adding weight, increases the buoyancy of the vessel making it lighter. 

So, what does this mean in absolute terms?

In short:

 It can nearly double the load & crane capacity of an equipped vessel while providing an even higher level of stability than the competition.

Contact us

Would you like to know more about Airkeel? 

Or perhaps join one of our demoboat events? Book a tour with us and experience the performance for yourself.

Leave us your contact data and we will reach out to you as soon as possible!