{"id":18661,"date":"2024-08-29T13:56:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-40-operation-manual-90716-2-40-234-0043-to-current-copy\/system-overview\/system-overview-introduction\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:29:02","slug":"system-overview-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-40-operation-manual-90716-3\/system-overview\/system-overview-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"2.1 System Overview Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Precautions<\/h3>\n\n\n
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There is a large torque about the gimbal axis when the Seakeeper<\/span> is precessing. Seakeeper<\/span> cover panels are provided to prevent personnel or equipment from contacting the Seakeeper<\/span> while it is in operation. <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These covers should not be stood on or have anything placed on top. The covers should always be in place during operation. The cover side panels contain safety shields as shown below. Do not operate the Seakeeper<\/span> without these safety shields in place.<\/strong> <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If it is ever necessary to touch the Seakeeper<\/span> while the flywheel is spinning, the Seakeeper<\/span> must be locked at the ConnectBox, MFD app, or display to stop the Seakeeper<\/span> from precessing. <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seakeeper<\/span> maintenance should not be attempted unless the Seakeeper<\/span> is locked and the flywheel has stopped spinning and AC power has been disconnected for at least 10 minutes.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n

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System Overview Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Seakeeper<\/span> 40 uses gyroscopic principles to reduce boat roll motions in waves and wakes independent of boat speed. In installations involving multiple Seakeeper<\/span>s, each Seakeeper<\/span> operates independently of one another; therefore this manual only discusses the operation of a single unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Seakeeper<\/span> 40 consists of a Gyro assembly, a NMEA 2000 cable, and a ConnectBox user interface. Figure 1 illustrates the interconnection of these components and their interface with the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1 \u2013 <\/strong>Seakeeper<\/span> 40 Stabilization System Components<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Seakeeper<\/span> 40 technical specifications provided in Section: Specifications and Summary, list the power consumption, total weight, and dimensions of the major components. Gyroscopic principals that apply to boat roll control are discussed on Seakeeper<\/span>\u2019s website at www.seakeeper.com<\/a>. The Seakeeper<\/span> website also contains videos of Seakeeper<\/span> operation and a variety of different boats operating in waves with the Seakeeper<\/span> on and off. It is recommended that the reader play these videos prior to reading the remainder of this manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gimbal angle and the rate of rotation about the gimbal axis (termed precession rate) play an important role in its operation. These parameters are illustrated in Figure 2. At zero degree gimbal angle, the sphere is vertical; it can precess a maximum of +\/- 70 degrees about this position. The amount of torque that the Seakeeper<\/span> exerts on a boat\u2019s hull to counter the wave induced roll is directly proportional to the precession rate. The farther the Seakeeper<\/span> is from vertical (zero degrees) the lower the anti-roll torque. The vertical arrows in Figure 2 illustrate the direction of the forces that the Seakeeper<\/span> exerts on the boat\u2019s hull to damp roll motion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 2 \u2013 <\/strong>Seakeeper<\/span> Precession<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Seakeeper<\/span> precession is actively controlled by an electronic controller and a hydraulic brake throughout each roll cycle so the Seakeeper<\/span> supplies the maximum anti-roll torque and does not make mechanical contact with the hard stops that limit the maximum gimbal angle travel to +\/- 70 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Safe Boat Operation<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Boat operators are advised that the Seakeeper<\/span>\u2019s sole function is to dampen a boat\u2019s cyclic roll motions. The
Seakeeper<\/span> is not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for adequate hull stability about the pitch, roll and yaw axes and the Seakeeper<\/span> is not designed to prevent any instability due to improper boat operation, including, without limitation, any aggressive maneuvers at high speed. During aggressive maneuvers at high speed, the Seakeeper<\/span> outputs a constant pitch moment which can create a small bow-down or bow-up trim change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improper boat operation including, without limitation, aggressive maneuvers at high speed can result in the boat becoming unstable. If you intend to operate the boat in such a manner, you should lock the Seakeeper<\/span>
in the vertical position before operating the boat in that manner. This is easily accomplished by turning the boat to starboard at slow speed in the Stabilize mode. After turning to starboard for 5 seconds, turn the Stabilize mode off while continuing to turn and then go to the Service Page on the MFD app or 5″ Touch Display and confirm the Gyro Angle is within +\/-10 degrees of 0 degrees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Precautions There is a large torque about the gimbal axis when the Seakeeper is precessing. Seakeeper cover panels are provided to prevent personnel or equipment from contacting the Seakeeper while it is in operation. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ These covers should not be stood on or have anything placed on top. The covers should always be in place […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":18659,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[332],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-18661","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-40-operation-manual-90716-3"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19494,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18661\/revisions\/19494"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=18661"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=18661"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=18661"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=18661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}