How quickly do life rafts ship?
If in stock, life rafts typically ship in about 3-5 business days. If you need a life raft by a specific time and want to make sure it will arrive before that date, please email [email protected].
Can I expedite/ overnight a liferaft?
- Almost all Life rafts cannot be expedited/ overnighted due to it being shipped palletized and it also being a hazmat product. This means that life rafts must be shipped via ground freight through a specially licensed carrier.
How often do life rafts require service?
- Please review product pages very thoroughly. All Product pages will state how often service is required.
- Most recreational life rafts require recommended service every three years to maintain the manufacturer's warranty. The cost can vary, we recommend reaching out to a local service station to get an accurate quote.
- All Commercial life rafts or USCG Approved life rafts require their initial service 2 years after purchase; Annual service intervals thereafter.
How much does it cost to service a life raft?
- The cost can vary, we recommend reaching out to a local service station to get an accurate quote.
What is the difference between a Coastal and Offshore life raft?
- Typically, the biggest difference between the classifications are freeboard (Offshore/Transoceanic rafts offer more than Coastal), offshore rafts have an insulated floor, materials (weight), survival kit size, and ballasting.
- A typical offshore raft can be considerably more expensive than a coastal raft, and is designed to protect and sustain the occupants in rough, stormy weather and colder water for more than 24 hours. An offshore raft normally has the following features:
- At least two separate flotation chambers.
- Insulated floors (two inflatable layers or with an insulating material).
- An inflatable canopy covering the entire raft.
- Larger ballast bags suspended below the raft to stabilize it in high winds or waves.
- A boarding platform to make the raft easier to enter from the water.
- A substantial survival kit to support the rated number of occupants with food and water for more than 24 hours.
- An automatically deployed drogue or sea anchor.
- A typical coastal raft is designed to protect and sustain the occupants in inshore and warmer waters for up to 24 hours. A coastal raft has the following features:
- Often just one flotation chamber
- A single-layer uninsulated floor
- A partial inflatable canopy covering the raft.
- Fewer or smaller ballast bags.
- A boarding ladder made from webbing to assist entry into the raft.
- A small survival kit to support the rated number of occupants with some food and water for approximately 24 hours A manually deployed sea anchor.
