Seakeeper Ride Question

[Lanrac62]

Has anyone installed a Seakeeper Ride in a R25 or R27? I am trying to justify the $10K investment to see if it makes that much of a difference on an 8ft 6" beam.

 

[gregc]

Wow, looks interesting. Their website shows at least one R23 and one R25 have been retrofitted....

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[hawk232]

There is a guy on youtube that posts videos in his R27 that has seakeeper ride. I do not know him or anything about him, but you may be able to find a way to contact him.

 

[Lanrac62]

Wow, looks interesting. Their website shows at least one R23 and one R25 have been retrofitted....

Seakeeper Ride Refit Database | Aftermarket Installations

See our growing list of real refits to help you determine which system is the best fit for your boat and whether or not additional transom modifications were necessary.

ride.seakeeper.com

Yes, I see that but they did not include any performance metrics like the other boats on the list.

 

[Hungry Spirit]

I have installed the Ride 450 on my 2019 C248 w 300hp Yamaha..I regularly cross the Straight of Georgia from Vancouver to Vancouver island. This system is a game changer for these hulls. Fuel economy virtually unchanged and much less on off the throttle to manage conditions, easiest way to describe it is she rides 3 feet longer and 1500lbs heavier and the dreaded rolling motion with any beam seas is really muted. I love this boat and have tightened her all up and trust her but I was on the fence keeping her just because the way she rode was very fatiguing in rough water. I would say it is worth the investment for these hulls!

 

[mimiagaj]

I have installed the Ride 450 on my 2019 C248 w 300hp Yamaha..I regularly cross the Straight of Georgia from Vancouver to Vancouver island. This system is a game changer for these hulls. Fuel economy virtually unchanged and much less on off the throttle to manage conditions, easiest way to describe it is she rides 3 feet longer and 1500lbs heavier and the dreaded rolling motion with any beam seas is really muted. I love this boat and have tightened her all up and trust her but I was on the fence keeping her just because the way she rode was very fatiguing in rough water. I would say it is worth the investment for these hulls!

Good to hear, have a SK 525 being installed on my R27 now. At what speeds do you feel Seakeeper Ride working, is only on full plane (e.g. >18knts) or even lower?