At the beginning of last month, we left you with just a rough start and a happy ending.
Today, we’re diving back in to tell you what happened in the middle of it: the big, yet invisible transformation (at least from outside) that brought COMFORT (and smile) back onboard our SY.
Our technician, using his expertise and targeted troubleshooting, identified the real issue: the engine’s firing order. This was what caused the vibrations with a distinct frequency, spreading through the boat’s structure and turning into airborne noise when it hit the air.
The solution wasn’t as simple as soundproof panels. We needed something more integrated, something that changes the on-board elastic system reducing those vibrations at that exact frequency.
With Italian and German colleagues, the Spanish team designs and creates a plug-and-play vibro-acoustic architecture that fits well within the spaces and constraints of an existing yacht. All elements of this VULKAN system, including the flexible coupling, anti-vibration mounts for the engine and gearbox, are designed in relation to each other to work together towards the same goal: noise cancellation.
June is just around the corner, and our technician walks across the walkway. Below deck, the engine room is waiting; above deck, lounges and cabins are silent, with the engines still off. He needs to check if the solution delivers the comfort and silence we’ve been hoping for.
During the testing, he notices something: a near-deafening silence, before the retrofit activities the noise was so loud that it made it impossible to sleep or work. Thanks to the entire team’s hard work, the noise has been reduced to a whisper now, equivalent to 40 dB.
And like every good story, this one has a moral: when there is a problem, there is always a solution… You can erase noise; you can use rubber and the support of silent experts.
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Vulkan auscultates and supports
– FAQ n.1 What is a hybrid vessel?
– FAQ n.2 Is a yacht always COMFORTable?
– FAQ n.3 Does rubber get old?
– FAQ n.4 What does COMFORT means?
– FAQ n.5 Is there only 1 hybrid?
– FAQ n.5 BIS Is there only one hybrid?
– FAQ n.6 Batteries on a trip toward safety, autonomy and sustainability
– FAQ n.7. Are you yachting comfortably?
– FAQ n.8. Noise is keeping me awake: what can I do?
– FAQ n.9. To erase noise, you need rubber!
– FAQ n.10. If you don’t think about maintenance… your yacht will do it for you (when you least expect it!)
– FAQ n.11. Do you think of maintenance?
(Vulkan auscultates and supports, FAQ n.9. To erase noise, you need rubber! – Barchemagazine.com – October 2024)
