smileygirl
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Ive got 6 gas automatic lifejackets that need servicing. Anyone got any recommendations ???
lifejacket servicing
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powerskipper
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Ocean safety are very good, Saxon wharf Southampton. they have a web site.
Wiggo
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What's to service? undo the velcro, blow 'em up by mouth and leave overnight to see if they leak. Take the gas cylinder out and check for rust, reinsert and make sure it's tight, check all the green plastic bits are in place, repack. Check all the straps are sound and not frayed or twisted.
If really brave (and they're not Hammar (hydrostatic) ones), remove the trigger (the plastic cylinder with the green plug in the end), inflate by mouth and jump overboard to make sure you don't go through the bottom of the harness.
If really brave (and they're not Hammar (hydrostatic) ones), remove the trigger (the plastic cylinder with the green plug in the end), inflate by mouth and jump overboard to make sure you don't go through the bottom of the harness.
DAKA
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Remove the gas bottle,
Remove the 'polo' (the bit that disintegrates in the water),
Pull the manual cord to check it moves freely
weigh the gas bottle on your kitchen / letter scales, the full weight will be written on the gas bottle
Inflate jacket with foot pump (not breath as you don't want damp in)
Leave overnight to check the jacket is still inflated
deflate using the foot pump in reverse
replace new 'polo' and safety pin
screw the old gas bottle back on
sign date and diary on for next year.
Quicker than sending away and letting some else check them who's life doesn't depend on a thorough job.
Check your own instructions but it's not difficult.
Remove the 'polo' (the bit that disintegrates in the water),
Pull the manual cord to check it moves freely
weigh the gas bottle on your kitchen / letter scales, the full weight will be written on the gas bottle
Inflate jacket with foot pump (not breath as you don't want damp in)
Leave overnight to check the jacket is still inflated
deflate using the foot pump in reverse
replace new 'polo' and safety pin
screw the old gas bottle back on
sign date and diary on for next year.
Quicker than sending away and letting some else check them who's life doesn't depend on a thorough job.
Check your own instructions but it's not difficult.
Hirdsp
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And don't put them through a security airport x-ray, as they contain explosive! I was on a flying trip in the US but brought my own jackets as I was flying over sea, soon to be surrounded by armed police thinkin I had a bomb in my bag!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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Deleted User YDKXO
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I recommend the following method for checking automatic lifejacket operation. Find a good anchorage and take crew ashore for lunch. On reaching beach, pull dinghy just a few feet out of the water and instruct crew to hide lifejackets in bottom of dinghy. Go for lunch. On your return, dinghy will have filled with water and, hey presto, any operable lifejackets will have automatically inflated and be floating in bottom of dinghy. Job done
Malcb
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as they contain explosive!
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Typical US
as they contain explosive!
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Typical US
smileygirl
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where do you get the "polo" from ???
thanks for the advice by the way
thanks for the advice by the way
