| Magnum |
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| 17/05/2008 12:57 |
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Avon Liferafts
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It's a bit strange asking if a liferaft is any good. Hopefully most of you won't know.
However, I want to buy a 6 man valise and am looking at the Avon range.
Why a valise? The only place for a canister raft is up on the roof but I don't fancy that. Also there's this nice accessible storage area designed for liferafts in the cockpit (forward cupboard with door to right of table).
Dimensions of the cupboard are 81cm(w)x26cm(h)x49.5cm(d). On longer passages the valise could be left out in the open cockpit and secured to the table leg so as to offer emergency release should the worst happen quickly.
The Modula range is light but very expensive. I'm not too concerned about the price providing I'm getting something for the outlay but can't see where the value is compared to the Ocean range. Here's a comparison of cost (just Google'd) for the 6-man valise.
Modula £1849
Coastline £1075
Ocean £1302
I'd appreciate the panel's view on each of these.