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Originally Posted by bjung
John,
I checked, and I can fit a 6 person valise in the aft cockpit locker, or as you said a 4 person in the port locker (only the winslow fits into the low profile). I have looked at the Winslow rafts and like their features, light weight and small valise size, but wanted a self righting raft after viewing of videos showing sailors righting rafts in calm water. Not something I would expect my son to do in rough weather, and certainly not something you can practice a few times.
Am I overvalueing this feature?
Bernd
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I would be more concerned about how well the raft resisted capsize in the first instance. That is largely a function of the size and design of the ballast bags. My understanding was that Winslows rated highly in this respect.
Also, I may be unconventional in my thinking in this respect, but I tend to view a heavy weather situation as one of the least likely scenarios that I'd use a liferaft. I usually think of fire, uncontrolled flooding, or collision as the most likely causes for it to be used.
Sck5, that's interesting. Any chance you could get us a link to the data? Thanks.