The definition of shock mitigation is; “To make a violent collision or impact – less intense”. For boating, it’s the impacts with waves. This includes rivers and estuaries with wind against tide conditions, and even lakes can produce significant wave heights from wind blowing over open water.
A shock mitigation strategy is essential for all crafts that undertake open sea transits or operate in rough water.
Sea Knees is a shock mitigation for boats strategy that greatly reduces the impact on the knees and other joints in the body from boat shock caused by waves and chop. A boat shock mitigation strategy is essential for all crafts that undertake open sea, ocean, lakes and river transits or operate in any type of rough or choppy water.
For the Standup Boater there are strategies that may reduce Fatigue, ( i.e. pads ) but not that effectively address “violent and not so violent collisions” encountered with waves.
Sea Knees is now available, (trademarked and patent pending) a Shock Mitigation System for Boats “ strategy for the Standup Boater.
Boating Gravity or G Force, is the force that naturally holds us to Earth and averages about 1 G. A persons weight is a measure of the gravitational force acting on it. If a person normally weighs 150 lbs., if they were to experience a G force of 2, ( double what’s natural )
their weight load would effectively double to 300 lbs. A 1.5 G force would increase one’s weight effectively to 225 lbs.. ( 150 X 1.5 = 225 )
While underway in a boat, a person can encounter multiple G forces that will pull them in different directions. Factors such as wave height, wave direction and boat speed all effect boating G-Forces.
Three of those G-Force directions are:
1. Front to Back
2. Vertical
3. Left to right depending on various
For the standup boater, the knees take most of any additional G forces followed by the
ankles and back.
Boating Fatigue; reducing “G’s” will effectively reduce the stress and the associated fatigue.
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SeaKnees boat shock mitigation boating equipment reduces Boating G Forces and G Force boating injuries – Sea Knees “Takes the Motion out of the Ocean”.
Dear Mr. Nowack,
I have been actively involved in boating since I was a toddler, some 40+ years ago. The last three years as a professional, logging approximately 25-35 hours a week on a work boat. These hours on the water consisted of all types of weather and sea conditions in and off shore of the Florida coast. The vessels that were operated, ranged from an 18ft flats boat to a 36ft RHIB. My current vessel is a 27ft RHIB powered by twin outboards.
I am writing to share my experience with Sea Knees. I was afforded the unique opportunity to utilize Sea Knees in varying stages of development over the past two years. It is my belief that Sea Knees has cut the abuse handed down by water and waves by well over half. As the world around you literally bounces by, the Sea Knees smooth out the ride to a much more manageable and comfortable state. So much though, that if one is not careful, you can actually outdrive the boat. This in turn will cut down on injuries to the knees and back as well as fatigue and exhaustion from being constantly pounded on the boat. A recent experience occurred while running off shore in heavy seas to a high priority situation. The Sea Knees on my 27ft RHIB allowed me to keep pace with a 31ft center console, arriving at the situation ready to work, with no recovery of my senses. I have had no issues, nor complaints about the Sea Knees. Also, all that have taken the opportunity to experience them in real conditions have sung praises. Sea Knees should assist in many more years of professional boating in an unforgiving world.
Thank You,
Pete
I own and operate a 28 foot Checkmate 280ZT and have the oppertunity to try Sea Knees up in Nh on lake Winnipesaukee. I think the best way to describe is WOW. They take the jarring impacts associated with going fast and keep them from traveling up my legs and back. I find myself being able to relax more at speed. They also take and isolate the vibration from my body caused by the light chop. I love this new innovation. Thank you “Sea Knees”