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Ben - FL
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Initially Posted - 12/28/2004 :  11:10:37  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
Santa didn't leave me anything, but my brother gave me a World Class SOSpenders auto inflatable type V pfd with body harness. Pretty Cool. I guess he worried about me after falling off the dock and solo sailing all the time. The instructions said to test it. So I did. The fun part was getting it back into the sheath.

He also gave me a SOS light. It looks like a regular pistol grip 6v light. But it only does one thing, flash ... --- ...
The light is compliments of USCG AUX. Don't know if it is stolen government property or not!

Safe voyages,
Ben
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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 12/28/2004 :  11:53:32  Show Profile
Ben,

Nice goodies! That's a good PFD to have in your situation. Hopefully this will be the only type of activation you'll ever have. Stay safe.

As for the light: unless someone in a CG AUX uniform asks about it, don't ask-don't tell.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 12/28/2004 :  12:48:58  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Hopefully this will be the only type of activation you'll ever have.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Replace the "salt tablet" regularly. Mine deteriorated over a period of three years and the thing spontaneously inflated. Fortunately i was not in it , it was hanging on the hook in the forward lav.....the Admiral was in the galley, ten feet away. I thought she was going to take the cabin top out on her way into space.....

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618 )
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nate
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Response Posted - 12/28/2004 :  17:34:23  Show Profile
That raises a good question...I have 3 inflatable PFDs (2 SOSpenders and a WM waist pack) and have never changed the C02 cartrides in them. They are all manually deployed so I'm assuming they are good until used. Should I be replacing the cartridges every year? Also, has anyone taken these type of PFDs on sailing trips that involve airline travel? I've always assumed the C02 cartridges are a "no-no" aboard an airplane and never taken them on our yearly bareboat trips. I guess I could take the PFDs and buy the Co2 containers once we get to our destination but it seems like alot of trouble.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 12/28/2004 :  21:56:10  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
NO CO2 ON AIRPLANE!!!!!! (Checked or carry on) No shipping Fedex or the likes....

Yes buy new ones where you're going, it's a pain. Read the instructions (yes I know, a last resort) to see if the cartridges are scheduled replacement, or whether you can weigh them.

Oscar
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 12/29/2004 :  08:27:32  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
The bobbin, which is the water soluble piece, has a date stamp and the instructions say to replace every three years. In high humidity areas (like J'ville) they need to be replaced annually.
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