anyone have experience with a shock aborbing seat pedestal?

[Maxum21]

Very curious to see if these make a significant difference or not. I'm assuming they have a piston/spring inside the pedestal to make the ride more comfortable. i'm really getting beat up in my 20.5' boat in chop, so i'm open to try alternatives before i'm forced to trade in for a 24 footer. :facepalm:
Anyone here install one or at least seen one in person? They are expensive but could be worth it if they work.
thanks!

 

[robert graham]

MY pedestal seats just have springs around the shafts offering some shock absorbing....maybe you can explore something similar?....

 

[Watermann]

You're talking some big money for the right seat shocks. Our work jet boat has adjustable shock seats the helm and nav seats similar to these in the pic with a shock and scissors. They work to a certain point but in the end you just need to figure out at what speed is best for the water conditions so you don't beat your boat to pieces.

 

[Maxum21]

that thing is pretty elaborate! i bet its night and day between that and a typical fixed pedestal. i saw one here on iboats for around $230. I'm not expecting to feel like i'm driving a caddy, but if it helps absorb even a little bit of the impact it may be worth the money

 

[Chris1956]

Gee, Standing up and bending the knees is the usual method to handle rough water.

 

[Watermann]

that thing is pretty elaborate! i bet its night and day between that and a typical fixed pedestal. i saw one here on iboats for around $230. I'm not expecting to feel like i'm driving a caddy, but if it helps absorb even a little bit of the impact it may be worth the money

Not sure how happy you would be with that type of set up, how are the reviews? The ones in the work boat like above are pretty elaborate but necessary as you don't want to just stand up and bend your knees when roaring up a raging river in a jet boat unless you want to smash your melon on the roof that is.

 

[H20Rat]

Gee, Standing up and bending the knees is the usual method to handle rough water.

That is a big difference between coastal and inland waters. If you have random waves from every random direction at different intervals and random sizes, standing up will most likely get you tossed out of the boat in short order. If you have big waves from one direction and somewhat regular intervals, standing up makes sense.

Anyway, I know of a couple of guys that have the air cushion posts in bass boats. Those boats naturally ride extremely rough in even slight chop, and the guys seem to really like the shock absorbing posts.

 

[dingbat]

That is a big difference between coastal and inland waters. If you have random waves from every random direction at different intervals and random sizes, standing up will most likely get you tossed out of the boat in short order. If you have big waves from one direction and somewhat regular intervals, standing up makes sense.

I take it you don't get to the coast much...Random waves from every direction is the norm in coastal waters, at least on the East coast. 99.9% of the people standup. Sitting down gets you a chiropractor appointment in short order