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+1 on the HH VHF, better than PLB for coastal
In Response To: For my coastal sailing, the dinghy is the life boat. 
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() As a coastal sailor I wear a hand-held VHF on my belt when I leave the cockpit. It's one of the newer models that float and have built-in GPS and DSC. Here in the Northeast, if I become MOB it's much more likely to get fast help than any other type of signal. It would also enable me to talk the admiral through rescuing me.
Messages In This Thread
- Article on whale collision
- They reported that he was prepared,,,, NOT!
- Liferafts
- That's why I 'self certify' my life raft
- Rafts
- I wonder... is there any way to emergency inflate a regular raft?
- Yes and No
- understand the issues of high pressure... wonder about 12v available in crisis.
- It's a 12V connection w/ some amps
- speaking of EPIRB... how many here have one?
- I do
- A personal EPRIB is getting relatively less expensive
- Absolutely.
- I use an ACR PLB for local and daysailing.
- In answer...we have a main EPIRB (which I just had to replace because they don't make replacement batteries for it)
- For my coastal sailing, the dinghy is the life boat.
- +1 on the HH VHF, better than PLB for coastal
- Probably valid point on most boats sinking at dock... however...
- speaking of EPIRB... how many here have one?
- Like a scared man with a bucket.
- It's a 12V connection w/ some amps
- understand the issues of high pressure... wonder about 12v available in crisis.
- Yes and No
- Right, self certifying isn't an easy process.
- I wonder... is there any way to emergency inflate a regular raft?
- Liferafts
- They reported that he was prepared,,,, NOT!
