Marine Suspension System

A marine suspension system for a water vessel having forward and aft directions and athwart dimensions, the marine suspension system comprising:

• a deck mount for fixing to a water vessel and providing a simple pivotal mount;
• a seat module having a proximal carriage and a distal projection;
• a guide assembly having a bottom attached to the deck mount in the vicinity of the simple pivotal mount, and the guide assembly engaged with the carriage no as to define a linear reciprocating path of movement for the seat module;
• a first shock absorbing device interposed between the carriage and the deck mount, for resiliently suspending the seat module, wherein the first shock absorbing device tends to cause the seat module to remain in an upper at-rest position on the path of movement and to return to the at-rest position on cessation of a force causing the seat module to move generally vertically towards a lower position on the path of movement;
• a support assembly for resisting athwart movement of the distal projection, the support assembly comprising:
• a fore-and-aft movement connector attached to the distal projection;
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• a spar assembly comprising a spar assembly proximal end pivotally mounted at the simple pivotal mount and a spar assembly distal end pivotally connected to the fore-and-aft movement connector;
• a second shock absorbing device interposed. between the spar assembly distal end and the distal projection, to support the distal projection by resiliently impeding forward movement of the spar assembly distal end.