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re: Missing Boaters - Port Canaveral, FL
Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:03 pm to cgrand
Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:03 pm to cgrand
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no doubt
also, just to add more info, here's how the beacon works. after you buy it, you register it with NOAA and SARSAT. the instructions to do that come with the beacon. each beacon has a unique ID number, which will be tied to your registration. registration is free and is good for 2 years. you'll get a reminder email when its time to renew.
when the beacon is activated, SAR will instantly have the following info:
LAT/LON on the location of the beacon
your name, address, emergency contact info and the make/model/color of your boat
there is a safe-mode test you can periodically perform to make sure it is working.
For a $400 product, i'd probably have 2 of them on the boat if i had a 150-200k offshore rig and spent a thousand dollars everytime i took her out for a spin.
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Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:11 pm to Chad504boy
Some people will keep a waterproof vhf, flashing light, and PLB/EPIRB hooked to, or in the pocket of, a pfd
Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:20 pm to Chad504boy
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For a $400 product, i'd probably have 2 of them on the boat
We normally run:
Auto deploy EPIRB (mounted to boat)
Personal PLB
Garmin InReach
And GPS linked VHF distress
If you can't find us, it's because we don't want to be found
Posted on 8/22/19 at 5:02 pm to Chad504boy
Well the thing is you have to draw the line somewhere. Why not have a PLB for every man on board and a auto deploy eprib? Why not have a sat phone? Why not an AIS transponder for your DSC radio? Why not have sirius weather? Why not put brass seacocks and double bilge pumps with a sealed power system? Why not fish from the bank?
All of these will increase your chances of surviving, but we all have our own acceptable level of risk.
Guy I bought my boat from had a compass. That's it. That's all he ever had, all he needed in 1999 and all he needed in 2019. Boat was only ever used offshore.
All of these will increase your chances of surviving, but we all have our own acceptable level of risk.
Guy I bought my boat from had a compass. That's it. That's all he ever had, all he needed in 1999 and all he needed in 2019. Boat was only ever used offshore.
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