My friend has a sea keeper on his 60' Sea Ray Yacht. I can attest to everything you just said and demonstrated about the side to side roll. We were in the Atlantic, in 3-4 ft rollers, like you, and the boat never rolled more than 2-4 degrees from side to side, and we were doing 20 knots. I noted from sitting on the bow of his boat, that the top rail of the boat barely moved, from side to side, with the horizon. Very smooth ride, and yes, there was still some bounce from the hull, but as you demonstrated when you turned the seakeepr off, the roll increased dramatically. I was on the boat for a week, and it was the most comfortable, stable ride on a boat that I have ever been on.
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
Wow. Great input there Kenneth. Appreciate you stopping by!
@scottallen71952 жыл бұрын
The whole package is an amazing setup,worth every penny after watching this…
@hetfieldprophet Жыл бұрын
Pro = It works Con = It's expensive AF!
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
LOL, that about sums it up. 😂
@jakejacobson299914 күн бұрын
Might sound ridiculous but just scheduled to get one installed on my Erie/ontario charter boat
@saltwaterfishinguniversity14 күн бұрын
Not ridiculous at all. 👍
@stevenpendergast2932 Жыл бұрын
Just got into you channel recently, great content. This info very helpful for those in the market for blue water rig. No brainier to get one if you are spending 250k on the boar
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
Welcome Steven, appreciate you stopping by.
@jamesdunn1935 Жыл бұрын
$25K does sound like a lot but if your favorite hobby is being on the water and fishing most of your free time than I guess its worth it. It certainly seems to perform very well and I have seen many new sportfish yachts now offer these units as an option or even as standard equipment.
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
Well put James.
@N330AA Жыл бұрын
Very informative vid cheers, i also enjoyed the bit where you were heading straight into that other boat.
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
LOL, all was good 😄
@N330AA Жыл бұрын
@@saltwaterfishinguniversity Hey i have one question actually, how much noise does it make?
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
@@N330AA Very little. You just slightly hear it if engines are off. Nothing when they are on.
@911naimplate Жыл бұрын
I want to see this tested in Haulover Inlet on a rough day, that will convince me one way or the other.
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
Well, just keep in mind it doesn't help w head-sea Rob. Just roll.
@nathannickel21352 жыл бұрын
I was watching that boat coming across from starboard wondering if someone was watching it on the boat, then it disappeared after the price breakdown. Hopefully no close calls!
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
Yes, all was good Nathan, thanks for stopping by!
@Deepimpactocean6 ай бұрын
Would like to hear about your thoughts on the seakeeper after 2 years of use. Maintenance? Reliability?
@saltwaterfishinguniversity6 ай бұрын
Jury is still out to be honest. Have had some issues with moisture getting in the unit. Amazing tool when it is working for sure, but a recent repair was disheartening.
@ARU-wm8xm2 ай бұрын
I’m in the market. I saw they have a new waterproof case. Would that have solved your moisture issue? Was that the repair?
@3737rob2 жыл бұрын
Great info bro!!! More trolling videos please!!!
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that! Tons more to come once we start Blue Fin Fishing in 2 weeks!!!
@j.t.patton7820Ай бұрын
For Bow chop, just mount another one up front, perpendicular to the rear one.
@RyanHopkins-s1z11 күн бұрын
I have the same boat and I am considering installing it. I have a couple of questions hopefully you can answer for me. I am concerned with the extra weight. How does it affect the gas mileage on the Steiger 28? Also you mentioned it changed the ride, do you think the boat rode better after? It would seem it would balance the boat out a bit. Would you install it again? Also they are telling me that I may need a seakeeper 2 but that maybe overkill. Thanks for the video and time answering my questions.
@oregonhomeinspections36927 ай бұрын
I have a 2020 Miami 23’. Id like to know more about how they made it fit in there. Nice boat and i love!
@rxsullivan Жыл бұрын
Cool dude. I wanna ride on yer boat sometime. Howdy from Indiana.
@romank.526110 ай бұрын
what gonna happen if small seakeaper will be installed into a big boat? Will it reduce roll or won't be working at all? I mean the Seakeper 18 for 70' boat requires up to 3.7 kilowatts which makes impossible to use solar energy for it. It's too much! What if i installed Seakeeper 6 to the 70' boat? Will it work to some degree?
@josehernandez-kp9rd2 жыл бұрын
Great video loved it
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that Jose, hope it helped!
@PhysiciansGoneFishing14 күн бұрын
how loud is it? do you hear it if you are spot locked with trolling motor and engines off? Wondering if its gonna be loud and potentially spook fish
@Jassman35362 жыл бұрын
great video. learned something.
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful Jeff!
@AndrewSheldonАй бұрын
Can you read a book with it on? I need to see the reading test.
@ictmmxmscalper9 ай бұрын
also if you had your engines spaced farther apart that would distribute weight better on the boat and help the roll as well
@patrickpatrick9132 Жыл бұрын
This was a great video. 👍🏻👍🏻
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jakejacobson299914 күн бұрын
How long does it last with the batteries for you?
@fordperfect1227Ай бұрын
Do you use a dc to dc charger to charge those batteries? Lithium ? Or straight from the alternator lead acid?
@ss0073 Жыл бұрын
Funny this video just showed up on my feed. 395 Everglades with SeaKeeper. 2 months old. Just got “valve 2” fault 2 days ago. Powered entire system down at the dock, went back out yesterday, same problem. Guess it’s going back to dealer already. Night and day difference with it being on and off. I was able to tell there was something wrong when we were running out in 3-4 footers and was surprisingly smooth, then it started getting bouncy. Looked at screen and noticed the fault.
@christophersmith830110 ай бұрын
Excellent review
@339mali Жыл бұрын
Thanks brother
@MrSaschaWinter Жыл бұрын
9:30 your welcome
@craigjoe86917 ай бұрын
Thank FUCK for this. I appreciate you bud. Saved me 9 minutes of blabbing.
@jamesbell9797 Жыл бұрын
Informational video. I like it!!
@shadowcreekacres Жыл бұрын
How long can you keep it on with the engines off? Thinking in terms of chunking offshore.
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
Depending on your battery set up, I've had it last more than 4 hours without engines on Rich.
@shadowcreekacres Жыл бұрын
@@saltwaterfishinguniversity Thanks man
@brian_m.Ай бұрын
I dont even know why im so intrigued I dont even own a boat.
@j6947262 жыл бұрын
Nice info!
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks JJ!
@dude9996422 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@codyepperson67962 жыл бұрын
How much was your install? minus new door
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
It would have been about 24k without the door Cody.
@clintonowens20012 жыл бұрын
15,900 plus 9,500 ?
@jreca2 жыл бұрын
How reliable has it been? Have you had to do any maintenance or repairs?
@saltwaterfishinguniversity2 жыл бұрын
No repairs. Very reliable thus far.
@dnomyarnostawАй бұрын
@@saltwaterfishinguniversity I see this comment didn't age so well. You may want to edit it
@milspeccontractors47229 ай бұрын
I know you're in the open waters, but who's driving the boat?
@jimkoskey5611 Жыл бұрын
I'm bumming... I was just quoted $40k for a SeaKeeper 1 in my 27' Blackfin...
@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын
OUCH. Yes. That does seem high Jim. Was there a bunch of custom work they would have to do? Seems over the top in labor costs to me.
@BravoActual4756Ай бұрын
For the price, I hope it doesn't come with that insanely annoying music.
@saltwaterfishinguniversityАй бұрын
Free education and all you can think to do is complain. What a sad life.