Thread: EPIRB launcher
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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.


Inquiring minds want to know: What was in the inside?


-- Geoff
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