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Re: Life Raft storage

Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Tuesday, 4 January 2005, at 10:14 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Life Raft storage (Tony Meola)

I had a (bought it new, not a left-over with the boat) Winslow in the soft valise for the B25 and it rotted to dust in 3 years. Unless they have upgraded the fabric in the last 10 years, stay away from them. I have a soft pack Survival Systems aviation 13 man raft on AJ and it's mostly Mylar and after 10 years looks like new. I'm in the Gulf with bath-temp water, so the aviation raft is fine for here. The pack is about twice the thickness of a throw cushion and about the same size, and weighs only about 15#, so stows anywhere.

UV

Messages In This Thread

Life Raft storage
Randle Hall -- Sunday, 2 January 2005, at 12:25 a.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
mike g -- Monday, 3 January 2005, at 8:04 p.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
Walter Kaprielian -- Monday, 3 January 2005, at 9:09 p.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
Randle Hall -- Monday, 3 January 2005, at 11:58 p.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
Tony Meola -- Tuesday, 4 January 2005, at 10:01 p.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 4 January 2005, at 10:14 p.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
Tony Meola -- Tuesday, 4 January 2005, at 10:34 p.m.

Re: Life Raft storage
Walter Kaprielian -- Wednesday, 5 January 2005, at 10:08 a.m.