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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-11-2022, 10:55
Replies: 53
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Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

See post #10... :thumb:
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-11-2022, 10:28
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

Yeah.. but it's not a heavy duty MOB pole thingy that's the same dimensions deflated more or less that I am suggesting, it's an inflatable balloon.. that expands as it fills. How big is an 11"...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-11-2022, 06:13
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

Personally methinks a 10ft or even a 5ft balloon is to large.. I would consider maybe 2 to 3ft max.. considering an 11" balloon takes around 11L of air to fill, 22L to 33L of pressurised air should...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 31-10-2022, 15:09
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

I am sure today's technology can come up with a tough expandable material durable enough to last 24hrs max..
Let's face it except in tropical waters, after maybe 6hrs it often becomes a recovery...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 31-10-2022, 08:56
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

Yet none of the 'experts' have come up with an idea/solution for spotting a head in an active sea...
Yes personal beacons are now commonly available but are expensive ($400+) whereas the balloon is...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-10-2022, 07:18
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

So you'll constantly move around the boat with 1 or 2 smoke grenades strapped to you..???
Good luck with that.. :biggrin:
Height
114 mm (4.5 inches)
Diameter
82 mm (3.2 inches)
Weight
365 g...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-10-2022, 05:16
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

Why Hydrogen or Helium.. compressed air is perfectly adequate.. the object is to have a lightweight luminescent sphere maybe 10 x the size of a human head.
Why do humans have to always opt for the...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 25-10-2022, 14:12
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

Thanks Fran... who knows, maybe some wealthy entrepreneur on here will give it a go and simplify the current complexity/risks in MOB scenarios.. both the locating and the recovery.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 25-10-2022, 05:25
Replies: 53
Views: 4,434
Posted By boatman61
pirate Re: Silly idea - mylar balloons as safety gear?

I had an idea for a self inflating balloon fitted in the collar of a purpose built life jacket (crotch strapping harness) with a fine yet strong line (500kilo BS) attached for use in MOB situations....
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