QUICKFLOW™ – water ballast technology

Boat design is about trying to incorporate all the very best design features to ensure the hull gives great performance for its intended application. As boat manufacturers and designers we have listened carefully to our customers and ensured that our design technology is applied to provide the smoothest possible ride whilst achieving optimum stability at rest.

In the past, boat manufacturers have had to compromise by building flatter hulls to achieve the required stability at rest. As we all know, a flatter hull shape means a hard, pounding ride. (You may have ridden in another aluminium boat on a windy day and found the ride to be almost unbearable).

The Bar Crusher design uses a deep-V hull for superior ride and an innovative water ballast system for stability at rest. Enter QuickFlowTM water ballast technology...

Running along the full length of the keel, there is a cavity in the bottom of the hull open at the transom. When the boat stops, this fills, becomes ballast, lowers the chines into the water and provides tremendous stability. The moment the boat moves forward, the water ballast is jettisoned from the hull allowing the boat to fly up onto the plane. Interestingly, there is no lag when accelerating, just a smooth and fast transition onto the plane.

The reality is that boat manufacturers use very different design technology and accordingly perform very differently on the water.