Testing Seakeeper: Gyroscopic Stabilization for Boats 

why am i watching this. i don't even have a boat.

Need one fitting when I walk home from the pub

Season 23 episode 11 of "how it's made" shows this thing being made.. some insane top quality engineering

No I’m sorry Coast Guard you can’t open that it’s vacuum sealed. 😏

I would LOVE this for some drifting or bottom fishing!! Perfect for 2-3ft seas.

Lenny, if you are going to run a test on a Seakeeper, then why did you choose calm seas? I'm not dropping 26K on a Seakeeper when the seas are calm.

Impressive test.... in flat seas. Let me borrow that boat for sailfish season and we'll talk.

Very educative. Thanks for this great video!

If you make your money fishing or guiding $26k is a fair price.

Great video! Answer exactly the very question about gyroscopic mechanism for boat👍

1:40 When the Professor asks what is 2+2 But you remember that you've graduated already

Awesome if rocking bothers you. I like a little rocking to sleep better because my bones ache (sleeping beam to beam when rocking hard vs bow to stern when rocking gently :-) This is great for any powerboat as they seem to rock very hard, pounding a lot. The large keel on a sailboat softens the rock a lot.

How about testing it on a day with BIG waves.

Nice demonstration.

Cool looking item

Thats really fascinating

Depending on what date and what plant the cylinders come from I may have cut the tubes, rods and taken them off the paint lines...

Very cool

Can use in metal hull? with 70 or 80 ft LOA, and 7 ft draft.?

awesome!

This is some genius stuff they got going on here

Now let’s turn this phone into a calculator....who the hell says that

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What if you designed the floorboard itself to utilize the gyroscopic effect. Everytime the boat rocks the entire floor pivots to counteract the rocking making everything level. Or you could use it on a micro level and design tables, counters etc to balance out.

What kind of structural stress does the counter force generated put on the boat ? .. are there any modifications that have to be made to the boat prior to installation to accommodate this stress ??... It's only going to be as stable as what it's bolted to ..right ??

How do they compare with zero speed fin stabilizers? Cost and roll reduction. What size boats do they all fit? I'm looking at 50-70ft Sunseeker or Princess to live on full time.

Ok, so can this stabilize enough to mount a hughes (or other) satellite internet dish on the boat? ;)

Has there been any studies done regarding the noise the flywheel makes and it's effect on fish? Most fish stay away from running engines and other noise.

1:33 nice role play

I like boats that go stable

Have to wonder how fast it would run your battery down... or do I need ot keep a generator/engine running all the time?

This guy is a sea keeper salesman

Thats how

I need this ingot a bad back

that is fucking awesome

I helped install the first 1 in an OBX from high Point nc

just what I need on my 10ft spitfire...

This gyro movement can be used further to generate few voltage though.

Is Lenny from Philly?

So how much juice does this puppy use per hour. Those big hydraulic rams can't be very efficient.

Good for small boats.

lol, We had this in the 'tons of mass version'' on the early 598 Class SSBN's So that the boat could be stabilized during launch in inclement weather. Scarry

Why don't they use SeaKeeper on big yachts? Why use fins?

How about sailboats is seakeeper gyro safe for sailboats?

How much power does it draw though?

Nope, one of these things came loose in a friends boat two weekends ago, it destroyed the boat before it stopped spinning. darn near sank the boat.

Should add this to cars and SUVs

You pronounce all words with the letter O as a U sound as in Goo. So, phone becomes Fune, rhymes with tune. Tele-fune..

How would this compare in stability to a catamaran? Something like a Twin Vee Cat?

how much weight does it add?

I wanna ask can work for boat 20 feet’s

Can you make one for a gun? Kill recoil 🤔

For how many time seakeeper can work non stop??

I'm assuming this gyro only helps with side to side rocking not front to back. And one more thing, it's not waves that make a boat rock as much as the wind itself hitting the boat sometimes. Noticed this on cruise ships. The taller the boat, the more wind will rock it.

From 1:34 Watch the background then look down at the unit...did you notice something?

0:07 I've never seen a boat rock that much on flat seas. I call bullshit. Second proof, look at horizon at 1:27 When it's turned off. Suddenly stops rocking.

Do they do a kayak sized version?

so how much does that cost?

I'd like to see that in a racing boat. It would probably need a much faster reaction time though.

How many Amps does this thing draw? I'm guessing you may be investing in some extra batteries to run this thing.

Ok, it's weighted...and their website is RATHER difficult to navigate (without turning on 'flash', which I am NOT going to do)...so no PDF, no real information, no pricing...just glitzy ads. If i have to ASK how much it is, then clearly they are ashamed to just tell me straight-up (glad that Ford and Dodge don't do that, would make buying a car DIFFICULT). Now, if you have a 50-ft STEEL hull with 20-ft beam, talk me through how a gyro for a FIBERGLASS cruiser is going to work on my 1200-hp Cat12 with running depth of almost 10-ft, and compare to the cruiser's expected performance? One size does NOT fit all, and they are offering NO DETAILS on 'what the determining factors are' on sizing. I don't want to make a 'private call' (aka HARD SELL), I want to see the data so I can make AN INFORMED decision (without resorting to comment-sections on yachting sights that have NO BEARING on my vessel's design!)

Very cool I wonder if that would help the high power racing boats at high speed

you should make one for ocean going vessels,,,

I dont understood

I would like to see someone who isn't getting paid to promote the product do a review.

Nice product .....but insanely expensive

For the small valence of half a million dollars

Yea but it still rocks up n down, you’ll still get sea sick

woe......... thats cool

Fuck i had this idea and googled it to see if someone else had already made it. 😑

I don't claim to be an expert on gyroscopic stabilizers but don't you need to exert some kind of force on the water to prevent your boat from rolling? Stabilizing fins? How would it work if you're not moving? Boats become less effected by the waves at higher speeds without a Gyro

Or.... just buy an Aspen VAT and you won't need this. This is a major issue will ALL mono hulls.

That's so ridiculous I'm a boater not a snowflake! Wow

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Why dont you just fish off the dock??

If you don’t like the motion of the ocean stay home. Take up sewing

Amazing ! Wouahhh !!! ;-)

WTF we shouldn't live in the same planet🤔

Good idea but it's too much expensive. Same price that the boat???

Wtf was that test

Perfect lose the exact spot where your bait tank would go so the amateurs won't get seasick = lame.

What we ALL WANT TO KNOW .... HOW MUCH ????????? MRSP $$$$$$$ ???? Stop babling and give down to earth infos : price, + cost of installation, warranty etc..... :( !!!!!!!!

$ 55k for that...if that flywheel decides to come apart...Look Out!!!

One degree is zero 2 degree is 100% One degree to 10 ° I see as 900% each degree is 100%

Stupid infomercial...such an unscientific propaganda piece that I'd actually NOT buy a Seakeeper just because it's probably a scam.

If you need a sea keeper on a day like this you shouldn't be on the water! Let's keep inventing dumb shit rich people can gloat about on social media!

What happened to man, didn't we go to sea to enjoy the way it moved us? This is pathetic.

Not impressed and certainty not worth the money

Ponders attaching bicycle wheel and cordless drill to back of kayak... 🛶 🤔