Dave,
We had a similar situation on Isle of SKYE. We ended up donating our 4 person LR to a local youth sailing club to practice an abandon ship ( in the pool). Though years past the re-pack deadline, it worked perfectly for them. Im sure the provisions were
a tad stale.
Charlie McMillan
McMillan Group Inc
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Westport, CT 06880
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On Mar 14, 2025, at 2:23?PM, David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME via groups.io <dhs.short@...> wrote:
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I have a Winslow 4 person liferaft in a hard case.? Cert ran out 12/23.? It was manufactured 2002.? Given its age, the likelihood of a successful inflation test is low and, for the price of the repack of this high end raft ($1600 estimate), I can get a
new Revere 4 person suited to my not going further than ~100 miles offshore.? Also, it has a 5 year service interval which is a $$ saver.? Evidently it's the flares that cause the typical 3 year limit.
1. Anyone that wants it is welcome to it.? It's in Western MA now & my first trip to Maine is in May.? I am keeping the cradle to adapt for a subsequent raft.
2. Disposal.? I guess it needs to be opened up, probably inflated, and cylinder, flares etc removed.? It would actually be interesting put out on the lawn and yank the painter & watch er go.
3. So the question is, anything to be done with this other than take up landfill space?
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Dave Short
SV One Timer 1997 S362
Mt Desert, ME
