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Sweetwater · 05-26-2006, 07:38 PM

I have the sospenders on my boat. I keep them in a front locker on the boat. I did take a wave over the bow in big seas 2 years ago and they both inflated. I had to reinstall new cartridges at about $18 a pop. However, I know guys in RI that fish the rocks and heavy surf and they report no such problems.

I bought a water proof zipper bag to keep them in now and have had no problems. However, the EPO inspected me last year off the Elizabeth's and gave me hell about having my life jackets in a locker and then in a zip bag.

What's a man to do? I have put them on in rough seas and took a lot of soaking spray over my center console and they did just fine. Maybe the first jackets were older and the "tablets" were already breaking down. Dunno.

05-26-2006, 07:38 PM	#9
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	I have the sospenders on my boat. I keep them in a front locker on the boat. I did take a wave over the bow in big seas 2 years ago and they both inflated. I had to reinstall new cartridges at about $18 a pop. However, I know guys in RI that fish the rocks and heavy surf and they report no such problems. I bought a water proof zipper bag to keep them in now and have had no problems. However, the EPO inspected me last year off the Elizabeth's and gave me hell about having my life jackets in a locker and then in a zip bag. What's a man to do? I have put them on in rough seas and took a lot of soaking spray over my center console and they did just fine. Maybe the first jackets were older and the "tablets" were already breaking down. Dunno.
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