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Originally Posted by Southern Star  I have installed four Wichard 12,500 lb. breaking strength ubolts with rubber boots on the inner topsides of my cat; in the unlikely event of a capsize, I intend to use these in order to fasten down the liferaft to the bottom of the bridgedeck as a sort of 'survival pod', as well as for attaching transverse jacklines. Only if the overturned bridgedeck submerges (or the boat breaks up) do I intend to separate and board the liferaft. |
That is damn smart thinking Brad. A very handy spot should you find yourself up the wrong way.
And I like the last line as well. You always step UP into a liferaft and you never leave your boat, it leaves you. Been too many case down here recently where people have got off and the boat is found a long time later still floating comfortably.
Would I always carry a liferaft? Probably, they could be a handy tool when all goes very bad. But these days with many boats about the only way they will leave you is by burning to the waterline, also more and more will just never sink. So I can see cases where maybe a liftraft could be nearly pointless.
If buying one now the inspection period would be something I'd be looking at hard. Those inspections can cost big sometimes.