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Liferaft repacking questions and prices
I have a '90 Avon 6 person ocean double tube double floor raft that's
been sitting in my garage since we got back - 8 years. I'm getting quotes all over the board to repack it - ranges from $400-450 to $850-950 - all Avon certified and listed service stations on their website. What gives? One says the gas cylinder needs to be hydro'd and rebuilt every 5 years and another says weigh it and visually examine at each repack - that they hardly ever hydro a cylinder unless it's very rusty. Are there 2 levels of certification - commercial/fishing vs pleasure? |
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Liferaft repacking questions and prices
Carl wrote: I have a '90 Avon 6 person ocean double tube double floor raft that's been sitting in my garage since we got back - 8 years. I'm getting quotes all over the board to repack it - ranges from $400-450 to $850-950 - all Avon certified and listed service stations on their website. What gives? One says the gas cylinder needs to be hydro'd and rebuilt every 5 years and another says weigh it and visually examine at each repack - that they hardly ever hydro a cylinder unless it's very rusty. Are there 2 levels of certification - commercial/fishing vs pleasure? Of course. The lives of "commercial/fishing" are more valuable than those of "pleasure". EG Sorry, twas too good to pass up ...... however, although I don't have a definitive answer, you might want to check to be sure at what level or if their is a level of certification, because, truth be known there can be more stringent requirements for commercial, for the same product, purely because of the conditions they work/live under which would appear as the "hydro" requirement you mention above .... i.e. you will have to do some more research in that area. In talking with people, make sure you specify that this is a "pleasure" application and ask for any differences. Sorry for being so vague but many times in many different areas I've run into conflicting regs. which can cause wasted effort or the wrong approach. otn |
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