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Range of liferafts from coastal to open ocean.
[Switlik Parachute Company, Trenton, NJ, USA]
Liferafts for yachts and other mariners.
[Viking Life-Saving Equipment, Esbjerg, Denmark]
Inflatable liferafts in three sizes for ocean and coastal use..
[Avon Inflatables Ltd., Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, UK]
Lots of liferafts for various levels of need.
[Plastimo, Lorient, France]
Comparative tests of hand-held watermakers from Katadyn North America and Survivor, as well as comments on life raft rations from Datrex.
[Blue Water Sailing, August 2003]
An argument that the right sort of sailing tender is safer than a life raft. They feature a 10-foot folding design by Steve Callahan.
[landlpardey.com, January 2003]
Review of the Portland Pudgy, an 8′ molded plastic boat that has the protections of a liferaft but can be rowed or sailed. Rudder, daggerboard, oars and sails can be stowed in the boat, and there are watertight compartments for food and emergency supplies.
[Ocean Navigator, March 2003]
Battery-operated search-and-rescue transponder for liferafts. Works on x-band only.
[Jotron Electronics a.s., Tjodalyng, Norway]
Battery-operated search and rescue transponder for emergency use (only).
[McMurdo Ltd., Portsmouth, UK]
Exterior/interior liferaft lighting system produces signal light upward into sky while also has general illuminating ring and reading light for use inside the liferaft. ACR has many other emergency lighting and electronic products.
[ACR Electronics, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA]
We expect manufacturers to value our lives as much as we do. Unfortunately, this isn′t always the case as we discovered recently when we evaluated life rafts.
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