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I’ve been looking at these for awhile now.
https://www.whitworths.com.au/sos-ma...rson-life-raft
Im not expecting to sink but I am aware that as we begin to venture further and further out to sea (up to 150km) that the the time it will take someone to respond to an emergency event is going to be great,
Sure we have life jackets and epirb but exposure is a issue so i I got to thinking about a life raft or something similar that will be a reliable life saving device if ever needed.
Any thoughts?
I’ve been looking at these for awhile now.
https://www.whitworths.com.au/sos-ma...rson-life-raft
Matilda
2-persons-revere-coastal-compact-2.pngI saw those but something similar with people in it shows not much room
http://marine.the-justgroup.com/file...-compact-2.png
Originally Posted by Ducksnutz
Mate, most cat owners just perch on the upturned hull while waiting for rescue...you will be OK...
HAHA, thats funny. Ill run this tactic past the wife..
Mate, most cat owners just perch on the upturned hull while waiting for rescue...you will be OK...
yeah, I don’t think the one in your photo is the same as the link mate. It’s a 4 person in the link.
Matilda
These would be good for solo trips - not sure on $$$$
https://www.tulmar.com/defence-secur...cue-solutions/
That life raft is actually real lol it looks like a toy for a swimming pool
https://www.whitworths.com.au/sos-ma...rson-life-raft
That yellow one isn't the SOS Marine one that Ducknutz linked. The SOS Marine website shows this pic on the 4 person liferaft page:
SOS-4-Person-life-raft-2.jpg
Looks pretty decent though Australia doesn't get the auto-inflation version, which seems suboptimal. Has ballast pockets, sea anchor, pump, bailer, knife, rescue line and SOLAS lights.
I don't have room for a raft so my safety solution on a smaller boat (16') that won't be going 150km out will be redoing the bunk cushions in closed cell flotation foam and sewing grab straps onto the underside. Will sew in a fluoro green panel on the underside if I can find the material.
the lack of auto inflate might be a good thing in a small boat, saves having the airbags go off when you're hosing the boat out
True, but also means you have to inflate it using the pump either before launching, which takes time and room that likely aren't available in a small boat that's sinking, or inflate it in the water, bail it out and climb in.
I'd say there's a decent chance you never get it successfully inflated in that scenario.
I presume it's still a CO2 cannister but you have to pull the rip cord
Oh. Lol. Yeah, that makes sense and is ideal.
still better then nothing and gets you up out of water to limit exposure
people die in their life jackets due to sun salt cold exposure
Yep. The vid below is pretty sobering - a successful rescue from 100km off NSW coast, but shows the challenges of finding a lone individual in the ocean and the effects of hypothermia even after severe burns.
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