{"id":16931,"date":"2026-03-30T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/mechanical-installation-manual-750-1500-copy\/5-identify-installation-location\/installation-location-introduction\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:40:49","slug":"installation-location-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/mechanical-installation-manual-750-1500-375a-and-525a\/5-identify-installation-location\/installation-location-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation Location Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The performance of the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride system is a direct result of the proper mounting location of the Controllers. It is vital to abide by the criteria in the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride Installation Location Guide to choose the optimal mounting point for the Controllers. Optional use of the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride 750 Controller Tool will assist with locating where the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride system will sit on the boat Hull and how much room it will take in order to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For new production installations, please consult with the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Applications Engineering Team or a naval architect for the proper location of the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride Controllers according to the hull shape, hull type, engine configuration, and other relevant application details.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1-labeled-quad-on-transom.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1-labeled-quad-on-transom.png 897w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1-labeled-quad-on-transom-768x327.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3 &#8211; Controller Labels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> has adopted a notation of the following to describe multiple controller installations:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">P1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Port 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Port Outside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">P2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Port 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Port Inside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">S2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Starboard 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Starboard Inside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">S1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Starboard 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Starboard Outside<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Details for the inside and outside controller beam wise locations will follow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For refit installations, please review the following sections to determine the ideal location for the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride Installation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The performance of the Seakeeper Ride system is a direct result of the proper mounting location of the Controllers. It is vital to abide by the criteria in the Seakeeper Ride Installation Location Guide to choose the optimal mounting point for the Controllers. Optional use of the Seakeeper Ride 750 Controller Tool will assist with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":16929,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[375],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-16931","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-mechanical-installation-manual-750-1500-375a-and-525a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17118,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16931\/revisions\/17118"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=16931"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=16931"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=16931"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=16931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}