[PUP] Liferaft inspection and recommendations

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

We  think that using a life safety outfit that caters to commercial interests 
tips  the scales in the leisure mariner's favor. In  Trinidad there is a huge 
number of  vessels such as supply boats, tugs,  pipe-layers, jack-up rigs, 
CNG tankers, etc.  A company in Port-of-Spain,  Marine Consultants, services 
everything from rafts to marine electronics  and does it right with 
factory-trained personnel. They have serviced our  sailboat's Viking raft, MOM-9 and SEA 
sideband radio in a very professional  manner and charged reasonable prices over 
the past 10 years. Much  better than a business where the clientele consists 
mostly of  yachties, we think.
 
Seahorse's Givens  SOLAS raft goes back to the manufacturer in Rhode Island, 
a short truck ride  from our summer berth on Lake Champlain.
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
Dave  Cooper wrote:
 
>Some  of the stuff I've seen in rafts was just junk and the charge of the
repack  was astronomical for this "junk".

Here is a good article on liferaft  repackers.
http://www.caribbeancompass.com/liferaft.htm

Brad's  parachute analogy is good.

Sort of like some cars that have been in an  accident and the repair shop
doesn't repack and arm the airbags correctly.  Lots of good they do for you
when you discover  this.





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