A great product from a reliable company

Since 2017, we have had a single DMS Magnusmaster fitted to our Aquanaut Andante 438 and have since experienced all the necessary adventures, both on inland waterways, the great sea arms as well as the North Sea, and our Magnusmaster has proved to be a faithful, safe and reliable companion. Not only in bad weather on the great lakes and at sea, but certainly also for stabilisation when ships with strong stern waves pass us. In the meantime, we hardly had any problems with the system, but if we had any questions, DMS was ready to help as soon as possible. A great product from a reliable company.

Operation is easy and you hear nothing

Two years ago, we had two DMS MagnusMaster stabilisers fitted to our Grand Banks. These work perfectly! Been to London with it and I can say that the performance of these stabilisers is very good. The trip otherwise could certainly have been unpleasant here and there given the waves on the canal. Operation is easy and you hear nothing when they are in operation. The service from DMS is exceptionally good. Punctual and timely response, in short: highly recommended!

Recommended for anyone on open water

Last winter, after long hesitation, we had a Magnusmaster from DMS fitted after all. In due course, we are planning trips north and had found that swinging on open water is tiring sailing. On our first trip from Friesland to Zeeland (in spring, via the IJselmeer, Oosterschelde and Westerschelde), we immediately enjoyed the comfort. It is a wonderful solution and was perfectly integrated into our Pollard 40 OC (12x4m). After a few weeks we had a problem (error message) but this was solved perfectly and quickly by the DMS team. I can imagine there are sometimes doubts before installing such device, but once you have it you don't want to miss it anymore. Can recommend it to anyone who wants to sail on open water. DMS is a top company with top people and the Magnusmaster is a beautiful and reliable product.

Why do I usually recommend people to choose a MagnusMaster rotor system? The most important argument is that the rotors are retractable. On the one hand, that’s too bad because I had a good business in replacing fins. I obviously lost that. But the customers are grateful that I accept that. Another important argument is that it takes up relatively little space on board. And that it has an electric drive. That makes installation also possible on many refit boats. One other benefit that is more for the future, for boats that are being built now, is that it is a CAN bus system meaning we are also able to connect to the Raymarine screens we install. This enables you to then completely monitor the MagnusMaster system.

I have already experienced a great deal of choppy water and waves with De Zwarte Ruiter. 2 weeks ago, during a weekend in Rotterdam, it was the Steam Power Event in Dordrecht and as a result, it was very busy on the water with speed boats, water taxis to / from Rotterdam and very choppy water. De Zwarte Ruiter was pretty keen to roll but she just couldn’t. It may well have cost money, but it’s worth it. My wife Cobie and I are of course very very happy with it. As I said from the beginning, it’s just like sailing on smooth tarmac.

We then turned the stabilizers on and it was just incredible what I experienced. The boat just remained steady and really didn’t roll, not even with the waves. I couldn’t believe it at times. I honestly even sent Patrick a message in the evening; this is not normal, it is beyond our expectation.

A big advantage of the system is that it is a maintenance-free system, there is no need for lubrication and so there a service is not required. The system is certainly simple to operate, it is easy for the customer to read-out and monitor. User friendly. It is a CAN-bus system which, because it has NMEA 2000, can also be read-out on vessels’ big screen.

One of the major reasons among others to install the DMS system is that they have different lengths of hull bushings that can be installed on this type of vessel. Some yachts need small bushings. The ones that we have used are over 500 mm long and they were readily available. When we came to the point of making business they were already on the shelf so to say. Very fast, very efficient, very good people to work with.