{"id":52182,"date":"2020-03-25T15:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/?p=52182"},"modified":"2023-05-08T08:26:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:26:08","slug":"zipwake-ups-the-ante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yachtingmagazine.com\/story\/gear\/zipwake-series-e-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Zipwake Ups the Ante"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Yachts the size of this Azimut 78 now have the option of installing Zipwake interceptors.<\/span>\n Courtesy Imtra<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

It has been three years since Massachusetts-based Imtra took over the Zipwake line of interceptors, and during that time, the team has been thinking big. In 2017, the Series S that Zipwake offered was for boats from 20 to 50 feet length overall. Now, Imtra has unveiled Series E, which expands the pitch-and-roll-controlling technology to yachts as large as 100 feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe major restriction is the amount of lift generation you can get out of a unit,\u201d says Jamie Simmons, Imtra\u2019s product manager for Zipwake. \u201cThe Series S has a millimeter stroke on it. You have the blade going straight up and down in the water column to generate lift. When it was down, that blade was only 30 millimeters from top to bottom. You can only generate so much lift with a blade that size.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Previous versions of Imtra\u2019s Zipwake interceptors would have been too small for this Hatteras GT65. Series E is plenty big.<\/span>\n Courtesy Imtra<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

The new Series E, by contrast, has a 60 mm stroke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe blade that comes down goes farther than on the Series S,\u201d he says. \u201cIt gives you more lift generation, and the units are larger on the transom. The construction is more heavy-duty. It\u2019s a larger blade, bigger moving parts\u2014it just has to be more robust.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Imtra now makes three different sizes of Series E Zipwake interceptors for vessels that have propeller tunnels. \u201cYou can utilize that tunnel space,\u201d says Jamie Simmons, Imtra\u2019s product manager for Zipwake. \u201cThe interceptor will go right\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0tunnel.\u201d<\/span>\n Courtesy Imtra<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

The Series E components are part of the expanding line of Zipwake products that Imtra now offers. The company has been adding components that fit with different types of underwater hull shapes, such as chines and prop tunnels. Series E includes three straight, three tunnel and two chine interceptors. The three tunnel models (R500, R600 and R800) have different radii for prop tunnels of different sizes, while straight and intermediate blades can address different engine configurations, such as multiple outboards. Switching from a straight to a rounded blade between outboards, for instance, reduces the cavitational zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Skippers who are particularly finicky about the way their hull rides through the water can use the control pad to manually adjust a boat\u2019s pitch and roll, but Imtra\u2019s Zipwake product manager says that the majority of yachtsmen set the system to auto, which lets it do all the adjusting on its own.<\/span>\n Courtesy Imtra<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the straight edge, that zone was much larger,\u201d Simmons says. \u201cWhen you round the blade off, it brings that zone in.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Going forward, he adds, Imtra\u2019s goal is to have a wide range of Zipwake options. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to have a solution for most every boat,\u201d he says. \u201cThere will always be odd situations, but up to about 100 feet now with the Series E, more than likely, we can come up with a solution.\u201d <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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