Pilot House - Seasick Passengers

[Bmoore]

I'm pretty set on getting the 2320 pilot house, but curious if passengers have more trouble with seasickness in the pilot house. My wife in particular gets seasick on the drift out here in San Diego on our 23' Striper. I've been saving for the Parker and just dawned on me this might be more of a problem for her. I'm going to have to figure out a way to get her on one first, but just curious if any pilot house owners have any experience with this.


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[sydngoose]

just the opposite effect from my experience: I've had a few guests that have proclaimed to get seasick: when fishing on the cockpit, they get ill….then, they go inside the cabin and the gut seems to settle down. If needed, they can always lay down in the berth, and that always helps. just have a barf bucket close by to keep your upholstery neat and tidy….

Before making such a large purchase, I would recommend getting your wife out on one for a day and see if she can tolerate it. If not, there's always dramamine, scopolamine or another anti-emetic that she can take so you can fish!

 

[warthog5]

It's my belief that if she gets sick..... She's going to get sick no matter what she's on.

 

[shawnee83]

Get her a pair of Sea-Bands. They work. Cheap easy and no pills. My wife got a little woosy one time when I first got mine. We were stopped by Coast Guard just outside the inlet and went through the whole check out in about 4' swell. It was November and she stayed in the cabin. That was the only time though. Maybe she is use to it? She is prone to it though if there is a lot of swell and we are drifting. If it's rough she wears Sea-Bands. We didn't know about them when the incident above happened.

 

[MadGar]

I agree with Wart, if she gets sick on your current boat, she will get sick on the new boat (inside or out).

However, I have had to fight this same battle with my wife. She has always gotten sick regardless of which boat I owned whenever we drifted, trolled, or anchored. Cruising has never been a problem with her (unless the weather was really snotty). Then one day back in 2006 we went on a cruise. She had gotten the patch from the dr so she wouldn't get sea-sick and it didn't do a thing for her. Granted, the cruise-line had to shut the pool in the ship down twice because it was so rough the pool had 6' waves in it (not exaggerating). Needless to say, my wife stayed sick from Saturday night until Wednesday. On Wednesday I finally went to the infirmary and told the nurse what was happening. She said, take off the patch and throw it away and have your wife start taking these pills as instructed. They were nothing more than GINGER pills put in a bottle called "Sailor's Secret". As crazy as it sounds, they worked like a champ. By Thursday morning she was in good shape and stayed that way for the remainder of the cruise.

So.... now I keep ginger pills on the boat, in the house, and in the vehicles (cause she also gets motion sickness in cars). We plan better and ensure she takes the ginger pills the day before we plan boating and through out the day. We also keep ginger snaps available for her to snack on. I know it sounds crazy but this has worked great. You use to be able to get the "Sailors Secret" in Walmart but if not get Ginger pills in the vitamin section. Take a lot of them and they will work.

Also, get some of these to keep in your wifes purse, they work
https://www.amazon.com/Tummydrops-Ginge ... SR568YYKP0

Hope it helps because I know how difficult it gets when your wife has motion sickness and you want to boat.

 

[Bmoore]

Than you all for the great replies. She's trying the patch this weekend and I think we will also try Seabands and Ginger until we find something that works. I mostly fish with other guys, but have a 5 and 7 year old that are always asking to fish and it's so much easier to take kids when my wife goes too. Plus... I just want it to be a family affair. Thanks again for the great feedback.


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[nicknotsebastian]

i always thought sea sickness - like "any" motion sickness - was the result of the movement of fluid in your inner ear telling your brain you are "moving" while your eyes are telling your brain otherwise - aka - looking at the boat and not out over the water to also "see" that you are moving.

on this - it would make sense to me that a person who is prone to seasickness would be MORE sick inside any cabin or etc than outside (or on a cc) if being inside causes them to be more apt to look close - at the interior - rather than out over the water/horizon ???

my 16 YO son is prone. only thing that works for him (but works well) is the old standard dramamine - 1 hour in advance of departure and on a full stomach. he counters any drowsiness effects by having an espresso just before or after taking...

 

[dave-j]

My 17 year old son has been susceptible for years to illness on the ocean. Dramamine worked great but put him to sleep. We tried Bonine, available OTC and that did the trick.

 

[grouperjim]

I agree with others who say there's no difference if you're prone to sickness. However the PH is more fwd on the hull's pitch axis which will amplify movement somewhat. But then again you're not getting beat up by the wind. Kind of like the difference between being a passenger on motorcycle versus the comfort of a car. If you don't want the increased amplitude/movement of the PH, throw a bean bag on the deck further aft.

I've alway used/recommended a dramamine related product. It is very important to take a pill the night before fishing as well as the morning of departure.

FWIW catching fish or otherwise having fun is a another good way to keep from turning green. I've noticed that anxious people tend to get seasick more easily.

Buddy of mine uses the patch.......works for him.

 

[Makoman232]

All great advice.

I have learned the motion also causes an increase in stomach acid, which leads to chumming over the side. I keep pretzels on board which seems to help with this issue.

Also, don't lay down if you feel sea sick coming on, have found it makes it worse.
Just my 2 cents.