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   Colorado
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   Recommendations on an epirb model for use in a kayak for the challange?

   Thank you,

   Colorado

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Bosun
   Member

   I have SPOT for the Boat and ACR Aqualink View PLB350C for the PFD.  Love the SPOT and use it all year long.  Hope that I never have to use the ACR.  I did spring for the "helicopter insurance" for both units so there will be many people looking for me if things go bad.  I like Chief's thoughts on two is one and one is none...  Carry two Garmin GPS units for the same reasons

    

   hope this helps

    

   al

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   SnoreBringGator
   Member

   With all respect to Chief- if you have an ACR PLB you are covered.

   SPOTS have failed, I know they are not "Snore-proof".  I have used ACR PLBs on several ECs and my UC, it is now on my sailboat as an extra to my EPIRB.  I have never heard of an ACR PLB or EPIRB failing-- disclaimer, when I raced WT events ACR used to sponsor me.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Chekika
   Member

   I have the original SPOT, model a, or whatever it is called.  I've had it for 6-10 yrs.  It has never failed, and it has never been babied.  It is smart to have both a SPOT and a PLB.  I think PLBs are activated much less than SPOT devices.  I would like to think that PLBs are fail-proof, but I'm not sure we know.

   Keith

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   KayakVagabond
   Member

   

   Image from http://www.panbo.com/archives/2012/11/ocean_signal_rescueme_best_plb_yet.html

   When my ACR ResQLink needed a new battery, I sprang for the new Ocean Signal PLB1 instead.  ACR acquired Ocean Signal soon after this product was released. 

   Cost is about $275 and features a seven year battery! This thing is tiny -- you'll never notice it on your PFD.  I don't think you can go wrong with the ACR ResQLink either.

   The McMurdo Fast Find is popular with some of my kayaking friends in the UK. It looks like a solid choice as well, but I don't have any personal experience with it.

   Greg

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   ClamCounter
   Member

   We have the McMurdo Fast Find and actually activated it when we demasted a few miles offshore of Shark River in 2013. It fits in a life vest pocket and was easy to deploy. Most of all, it worked.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Coastie
   Member

   http://survitecgroup.com/news/mcmurdo-fastfind-210-helps-bring-miss-marie-and-the-mack-famly-home-safe
   Our story....excellent PLB!
   Coastie (Eddie)

   Posted 2 years ago #

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