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Life Raft disposal

David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME All Messages By This Member #102732 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 $$ saver.? Evidently it's the flares that cause the typical 3 year limit. 1. Anyone that wants it is welcome to it.? It's in Western MA now & my first trip to Maine is in May.? I am keeping the cradle to adapt for a subsequent raft. 2. Disposal.? I guess it needs to be opened up, probably inflated, and cylinder, flares etc removed.? It would actually be interesting put out on the lawn and yank the painter & watch er go. 3. So the question is, anything to be done with this other than take up landfill space? -- Dave Short SV One Timer 1997 S362 Mt Desert, ME
David Lochner All Messages By This Member #102733 开云体育 Dan and Kika on Sailing Uma faced a similar situation. They anchored out in pretty calm waters and inflated the raft tried to live on it for 24 hours. It was enlightening. When my inflateable PDFs expire, we find warm water, don the vests and jump in. It is a refreshing experience. Dave Second Star S362 #113 Fair Haven, NY/Lake Ontario toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 14, 2025, at 2:23?PM, David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME via groups.io <dhs.short@...> wrote: I have a Winslow 4 person liferaft in a hard case.? Cert ran out 12/23.? It was manufactured 2002.? Given its age, the likelihood of a successful inflation test is low and, for the price of the repack of this high end raft ($1600 estimate), I can get a new Revere 4 person suited to my not going further than ~100 miles offshore.? Also, it has a 5 year service interval which is a $$ 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? -- Dave Short SV One Timer 1997 S362 Mt Desert, ME
David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME All Messages By This Member #102734 开云体育 yes I did that at the Y with some expired PFD's.? They both worked which was good to know.? And yes enlightening as to your level of maneuverability (not) in an inflated PFD. On 3/14/2025 2:30 PM, David Lochner via groups.io wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Dan and Kika on Sailing Uma faced a similar situation. They anchored out in pretty calm waters and inflated the raft tried to live on it for 24 hours. It was enlightening. When my inflateable PDFs expire, we find warm water, don the vests and jump in. It is a refreshing experience. Dave Second Star S362 #113 Fair Haven, NY/Lake Ontario On Mar 14, 2025, at 2:23?PM, David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME via groups.io <dhs.short@...> wrote: 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 $$ saver.? Evidently it's the flares that cause the typical 3 year limit. 1. Anyone that wants it is welcome to it.? It's in Western MA now & my first trip to Maine is in May.? I am keeping the cradle to adapt for a subsequent raft. 2. Disposal.? I guess it needs to be opened up, probably inflated, and cylinder, flares etc removed.? It would actually be interesting put out on the lawn and yank the painter & watch er go. 3. So the question is, anything to be done with this other than take up landfill space? -- Dave Short SV One Timer 1997 S362 Mt Desert, ME -- Dave Short SV One Timer 1997 S362 Mt Desert, ME
Charlie McMillan All Messages By This Member #102736 开云体育 Dave, We had a similar situation on Isle of SKYE. We ended up donating our 4 person LR to a local youth sailing club to practice an abandon ship ( in the pool). Though years past the re-pack deadline, it worked perfectly for them. Im sure the provisions were a tad stale. Charlie McMillan McMillan Group Inc 25 Otter Trail Westport, CT 06880 203-227-8696 o 203-291-9764 m toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 14, 2025, at 2:23?PM, David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME via groups.io <dhs.short@...> wrote: ? I have a Winslow 4 person liferaft in a hard case.? Cert ran out 12/23.? It was manufactured 2002.? Given its age, the likelihood of a successful inflation test is low and, for the price of the repack of this high end raft ($1600 estimate), I can get a new Revere 4 person suited to my not going further than ~100 miles offshore.? Also, it has a 5 year service interval which is a $$ 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? -- Dave Short SV One Timer 1997 S362 Mt Desert, ME

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