I have found that flare gun kits are not adequate for distress. I went with
the MSD-1. I like hand held parachute flares over the gun style.
Perfect for when you are offshore 50 miles from coastline, this flare kit
also includes Polybottle so that you can store the contents of the kit, with
room for other items such as cell phone, camera, or wallet. Kit Includes: 6
USCG Approved Red Hand Distress Flares,3 USCG Approved Red Hand Held
Parachute Flares,3 USCG Approved 3 Minute Floating Orange Smoke Signals, 1
Yellow Wide Mouth Polybottle Please Note: Freight Charge $50.00 Hazmat Plus
Federal Express Overnight Rates apply.
Price: $ 329.95

ORC also makes a great kit.

Kit Includes:4 USCG Approved Red Hand Distress Flares,4 USCG Approved Red
Hand Held Parachute Flares,4 Collision Warning White Hand Flares,2 USCG
Approved 3 Minute Floating Orange Smoke Signals 1 Yellow Wide Mouth
Polybottle Please Note: Freight Charge $50.00 Hazmat Plus Federal Express
Overnight Rates apply.

Price: $ 289.95

Federal Regulations

Area Devices Required
Ocean, greater than 50 miles from coastline 3 Parachute flares,
approval service 46 CFR 160.136; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 46 CFR
160.121; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 46 CFR 160.122.
Ocean, 3-50 miles from the coastline; or more than 3 miles from the
coastline on the Great Lakes 3 Parachute flares approval series 46 CFR
160.136, or 160.036; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 46 CFR 160.121 or
160.021; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 46 CFR 160.122, 160.022, or
160.037.
Coastal waters, excluding the Great Lakes; or within 3 miles of the
coastline on the Great Lakes 3 Approved flares, and 3 approved smoke
signals. If flares are carried, the same 3 flares may be counted toward both
the day and night requirement.



Jack

"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
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Is the Olin gun/case/flares kit adequate ?

Thank you.
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Courtney Thomas
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC