Throwable PFD

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Squid1962

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Rainy windy night in New England so I thought I'd pick your brains. Best throwable PFD and mounting options for 330 Exp?
 
I think the best is a life ring with line in a dispensing stuff-bag. Mounted on appropriate bracket to be easily accessible. I don't know the lay-out of your boat but location will be easy for you to figure out.
 
I always wanted a ring but find them a bit large for the boats and never found a good mount location. I have the dispensing bag and use two throwable WM cushions (used on top of cooler for seating).
 
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you can see mine mounted on the port next to the fold up seat. It's it of the way but immediately accessable and doesn't look bad.
 
This is what I came up with. Keeps it handy and out of the way and out of the weather as well as visible for anyone .
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I keep the throwable cushion in the overhead net with the stock orange life jackets - not super practical or accessible but keeps me legal, also have a rope bag. But what I rely on for ready service and keep handy is a Mustang survival stick, cartridge activated upon contact with water just like an auto-inflate vest but takes up very little space and has greater accuracy and range if I need to get it out some distance to someone in the water. Also fits in my travel boat bag so it can go with me when I go out on other people's boats.
 
Great on the throwable. However , is that not a sturgeon you guys reeled in there?
 
I keep my throwable cushion either on the dash or on one of the helm seats. Initially I kept it up in the net under the hardtop. On a voluntary pre-season inspection by the coast guard aux. I was told that this is not in compliance as it was not considered easily reachable. So now is out in the helm area. I do have a throwable rope in with the life jackets under the hard top.
 
Has anybody tried one of these throwable/inflatables yet? That looks pretty interesting to me.

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ThrowRaft Inflatable Throwable Device - TD2401

The ThrowRaft Inflatable Throwable Device TD2401 is a USCG-approved throwable device (Type IV PDF). The ThrowRaft can be thrown inflated or still in its pack. It auto-inflates when it's submerged underwater and it is Lloyd's Register approved. Features:
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If they tell me that throwable is not easily accessible, I bet I can unstrap it faster than flipping a light switch. I think in a net, the zipper can be restrictive sometimes. With those 2 bungees, I can undo one and grab and pull...it pops right out!
 
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