The reality is that you can never stand on a level surface in a boat that is 6 foot long unless your center of gravity is in the exact center. Anywhere beyond results in a deck tilted towards the water in that direction. The further you step from the center the softer and more sensitive the free board becomes. It is that simple science that led to the design of the Ultraskiff 360. The Ultraskiff combats this sensitivity by raising the height of your toes thereby limiting the movement of the users Center of Gravity.
sta·bil·i·ty
noun the state of being stable. In the Ultraskiff the term stability is not just related to the firmness and buoyancy of the freeboard but also the stability of the occupant when their weight is placed beyond the exact center of the deck. |
Our patented design has an outer deck/inner hull angled on a gradient. The design places the Center of Gravity of the boat and the occupant in a lower position since a significant portion of the buoyancy is contained above and around the occupant. |
To put it in the simplest terms possible:
Whenever you stand up in front of your chair in the Ultraskiff and your feet cross the incline, you are standing uphill with your feet directed towards the center of the boat. If you only had a flat surface to stand on, you would always be standing downhill, flatfooted towards the water. |
Whenever you kneel down in front of your chair in the Ultraskiff, you are kneeling uphill. The same way a fish pulled over the gunwales slides to the center, so does your weight when pressed against the gradient surface of our watercraft. This funnel effect helps a lot when exiting and entering the craft.
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Rather than a flat surface that pushes your weight forward through your toes, our patented design lifts your toes upwards, thus engaging your back and hamstrings, shifting pressure and weight to your heel, creating a self-stabilizing effect that combats "the shakes" when your body is struggling to find balance on a small watercraft.
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Standing up is an exercise you can accomplish with less focus and effort if there is a surface where your toes can grip onto and exert outward pressure.
Ensuring that the effort you put into rising from a kneeling position results with you in your chair. |
In the Ultraskiff, outward pressure from your feet is an ability afforded ALL occupants, tall or short, children or adults, by allowing the user of the vessel to choose a pedestal length that enables their feet to touch the supportive gradient surface.
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Outward pressure is what enables a firm and constant connect between the weight of the boat to the fish on the line. Watch any of our Giant Fish Videos to see the sleigh rides that take place in these circumstances.
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Other factors add to the stability of the Ultraskiff 360
Flare Height
We designed a lowered flare and positioned it strategically at the half-way point between the bottom of the Hull and the gunwales. Watch our boat wake video for a demonstration. Our patented design deflects spray much more efficiently than if it was higher up on the prow and adds extra buoyancy and resistance when going over large swells or boat wake.
Flare Height
We designed a lowered flare and positioned it strategically at the half-way point between the bottom of the Hull and the gunwales. Watch our boat wake video for a demonstration. Our patented design deflects spray much more efficiently than if it was higher up on the prow and adds extra buoyancy and resistance when going over large swells or boat wake.
Detachable Pedestal Mount
The shock absorbers in the detachable pedestal mount allow the fulcrum of the seat pedestal to shift and flex independently from the hull. Because the person sitting in the chair weighs more than the hull itself, it allows the boat to bounce in choppy water without feeling every single small shift. So when you lean over in your chair the rest of the vessel is not immediately shifted with it. There was no better test of this then when we took the boats 30 miles offshore to use them as fighting chairs. Watch this video for a demonstration.
The shock absorbers in the detachable pedestal mount allow the fulcrum of the seat pedestal to shift and flex independently from the hull. Because the person sitting in the chair weighs more than the hull itself, it allows the boat to bounce in choppy water without feeling every single small shift. So when you lean over in your chair the rest of the vessel is not immediately shifted with it. There was no better test of this then when we took the boats 30 miles offshore to use them as fighting chairs. Watch this video for a demonstration.