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I think that's stretching it a bit ...
... you'd have to pick the perfect temperature of water, you really think there's that much of a response time difference between PLB and EPIRB ? Hopefully we'll be sitting in the dinghy sipping rum. Between a dated EPIRB, two PLB's, a VHF with DSC, and hopefully the Ditch Bag makes it with us, which has flares and other goodies ... we'll be okay. Geez, maybe I should just hire a support team to follow us around ... just in case ! Then I wouldn't need any of this stuff.
cheers, John
Messages In This Thread
- EPIRB question ... my ACR #406 battery is expired, why ...
- GEPIRB/PLBs
- Do they not make PLBs that automatically trigger when submerged?
- The PLB is not registered to the boat, so CG is not notified
- According to the USCG, Rescue21 is only effective in the areas shown.
- That's correct Larry, forgot to mention that ...
- Yup. And if the water is cold you'd better hope someone can respond to your VHF
- What and "they" will be there in minutes if signaled by EPRIB?
- I think that's stretching it a bit ...
- Yup. And if the water is cold you'd better hope someone can respond to your VHF
- According to the USCG, Rescue21 is only effective in the areas shown.
- Do they not make PLBs that automatically trigger when submerged?
- I recently thought about the same issue....
- Now that we have this figured out, which PLB do you buy ...
- GEPIRB/PLBs