- Feb 5, 2009
- 827
- Boat Info
- 560DB
2 x Raymarine e125's
Walker Bay Generations 360 Centre Console w. Yahama 60HP
2 Seadoos
- Engines
- CAT 3406e (C15's) @ 800HP
Gary,
Great post. I think the location of your storage probably contributed to the demise of your raft.
Also, my boat is a couple of years older than yours. When I took possession of the boat, every speaker on the bridge and in the cockpit was toast. All of the speaker cones were dissintegrated from the heat and exposure and I had to replace them all.
It seems that the repacking technology has improved over the years.
When I bought my boat last spring, the ad in Yachtworld.com included the fact that it had a "freshly packed life raft". I was disappointed and questioning other representations when after I drove 8 hours to see the boat, it was clear that the raft hadn't been inspected in 6 years when it clearly required an annual inspection (the stamp showed the last inspection to be "03-2004"). So as a condition of closing, I made them send it out for a complete overhaul - cost them $1,200 - I have the bill.
Here's a shot of the raft canister mounted on my bow:
I hope never to see the insides!
When the raft was fully inspected and overhauled (some of the contents required replacement), it came back indicating another inspection was not necessary for three years (vs. the annual required before). Must have been vacuum bagged.
Paul
Great post. I think the location of your storage probably contributed to the demise of your raft.
Also, my boat is a couple of years older than yours. When I took possession of the boat, every speaker on the bridge and in the cockpit was toast. All of the speaker cones were dissintegrated from the heat and exposure and I had to replace them all.
It seems that the repacking technology has improved over the years.
When I bought my boat last spring, the ad in Yachtworld.com included the fact that it had a "freshly packed life raft". I was disappointed and questioning other representations when after I drove 8 hours to see the boat, it was clear that the raft hadn't been inspected in 6 years when it clearly required an annual inspection (the stamp showed the last inspection to be "03-2004"). So as a condition of closing, I made them send it out for a complete overhaul - cost them $1,200 - I have the bill.
Here's a shot of the raft canister mounted on my bow:
I hope never to see the insides!
When the raft was fully inspected and overhauled (some of the contents required replacement), it came back indicating another inspection was not necessary for three years (vs. the annual required before). Must have been vacuum bagged.
Paul