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Search underway for three missing people after boat sinks near Mukilteo
Tbar:
--- Quote from: jackelope on May 23, 2025, 08:09:12 PM ---I really feel like people get too macho and feel like they don’t need a PFD. Those folks probably never been in actually cold water, nevermind having all the clothing on, boots etc. It’s a different ball game.
I wore a PFD 100% of the time on my canoe trip last year. A week, paddling 35+ miles, probably threw 1000 casts in that time. Zero issues. Get a good quality PFD and it’s a non issue to fish in it. The inflatables are probably better than nothing but aren’t approved PFD’s.
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I get a USCG inspection every 2 years and inflatables are absolutely approved. They have do be worn to qualify is the only caveat.
jackelope:
--- Quote from: Tbar on May 23, 2025, 09:23:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: jackelope on May 23, 2025, 08:09:12 PM ---I really feel like people get too macho and feel like they don’t need a PFD. Those folks probably never been in actually cold water, nevermind having all the clothing on, boots etc. It’s a different ball game.
I wore a PFD 100% of the time on my canoe trip last year. A week, paddling 35+ miles, probably threw 1000 casts in that time. Zero issues. Get a good quality PFD and it’s a non issue to fish in it. The inflatables are probably better than nothing but aren’t approved PFD’s.
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I get a USCG inspection every 2 years and inflatables are absolutely approved. They have do be worn to qualify is the only caveat.
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It’s a tie.
Inflatable PFDs, while comfortable and lightweight, are not generally US Coast Guard approved for all activities and age groups. Specifically, they are not approved for children under 16 years of age, or for high-impact activities like water skiing or operating a personal watercraft (PWC). Additionally, inflatable PFDs require the user to pay careful attention to their condition, as they must be fully inflated and in good working order to meet the Coast Guard's carriage requirements.
EnglishSetter:
--- Quote from: jackelope on May 23, 2025, 08:09:12 PM ---I really feel like people get too macho and feel like they don’t need a PFD. Those folks probably never been in actually cold water, nevermind having all the clothing on, boots etc. It’s a different ball game.
I wore a PFD 100% of the time on my canoe trip last year. A week, paddling 35+ miles, probably threw 1000 casts in that time. Zero issues. Get a good quality PFD and it’s a non issue to fish in it. The inflatables are probably better than nothing but aren’t approved PFD’s.
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Inflatables are approved, providing you're wearing it while on deck.
There are some age, weight, activity requirements. One would be rather silly to wear while say water skiing, tubing, etc. They are one-and-done until a new inflator is installed.
Stein:
The inflatables I wear are certainly Coast Guard approved.
I was on the bar today since it was the Bubble opener and I wanted to avoid the crowds. There was light pressure but I wasn't more than 50 yards from another boat all day. It's a busy place anytime anything is open there.
hookr88:
--- Quote from: Stein on May 23, 2025, 09:22:58 PM ---
--- Quote from: Alchase on May 22, 2025, 07:03:37 PM ---Just speculation, could his shrimping gear got hung up, and the winch pulled them down enough to take on water?
With a surviver they should have some idea of what happened?
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Possible but not likely. I have a monster puller and an 18' boat and when I've hung up I have not came close to pulling the corner under. A boat without issues has an enormous amount of flotation. Maybe in a 12' dingy, but certainly not in a boat anywhere near that size.
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I don’t know about that. I was driving a 29’ Seasport yesterday and we were trying to recover a drifting pot when a breaker popped. It didn’t even dawn on me at first the pot was hung up, hard. I was trying to maintain on station in a fast current, when the boat got perpendicular to it and within seconds the boat began to list hard. I was getting ready to run into the cabin to get on the mains because I didn’t think the kicker was going to have enough power to turn us and run upstream to get slack in the rope. As it was it put an about a 6” bend in the puller. Of course our PFD’s were in the cabin next to the door. It was a tense couple of minutes
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