On Jan 18, 8:16 am, Geoff Schultz wrote:
...Since you're just going to trash the hydrostatic release, tie a string to
it and drop it into some deep water and see if it works. I think that
they're supposed to go off at 13'. ...

I disassembled one that I'd replaced after 5 years of cruising and it
looked brand new inside and worked perfectly... I suppose they're
worried about the mechanism getting fouled by salt or something...
Anyway, FWIW it was easy to take apart and put back together.

-- Tom.