Comments on: AIDD – The Dumb EPIRB http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CMA_decky http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-10998 CMA_decky Tue, 06 May 2008 16:39:09 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-10998 Seems to me that automatically launching flares might not always be the brightest idea. What if you were on a product tanker that broke in half and has left a slick of jet fuel over the water? I guess there's some situations where flares might not go over so hot (or maybe it would depending on how you look at it). Seems to me that automatically launching flares might not always be the brightest idea. What if you were on a product tanker that broke in half and has left a slick of jet fuel over the water? I guess there’s some situations where flares might not go over so hot (or maybe it would depending on how you look at it).

]]> By: CMA_decky http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-13752 CMA_decky Tue, 06 May 2008 14:39:09 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-13752 Seems to me that automatically launching flares might not always be the brightest idea. What if you were on a product tanker that broke in half and has left a slick of jet fuel over the water? I guess there's some situations where flares might not go over so hot (or maybe it would depending on how you look at it). Seems to me that automatically launching flares might not always be the brightest idea. What if you were on a product tanker that broke in half and has left a slick of jet fuel over the water? I guess there’s some situations where flares might not go over so hot (or maybe it would depending on how you look at it).

]]> By: CAPT. D. Peter Boucher MN (Ret.) http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-10975 CAPT. D. Peter Boucher MN (Ret.) Tue, 06 May 2008 08:21:13 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-10975 This could be one of those bright ideas that turns out not quite so bright. That type of switch is hard to make watertight and projecting like that is not good design for vessel mounting. May not quite be the AIDD we are looking for. I agree with Fred Fry's comment but I particularly like Pachino's!! This could be one of those bright ideas that turns out not quite so bright. That type of switch is hard to make watertight and projecting like that is not good design for vessel mounting. May not quite be the AIDD we are looking for. I agree with Fred Fry’s comment but I particularly like Pachino’s!!

]]> By: CAPT. D. Peter Boucher MN (Ret http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-13751 CAPT. D. Peter Boucher MN (Ret Tue, 06 May 2008 06:21:13 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-13751 This could be one of those bright ideas that turns out not quite so bright. That type of switch is hard to make watertight and projecting like that is not good design for vessel mounting. May not quite be the AIDD we are looking for. I agree with Fred Fry's comment but I particularly like Pachino's!! This could be one of those bright ideas that turns out not quite so bright. That type of switch is hard to make watertight and projecting like that is not good design for vessel mounting. May not quite be the AIDD we are looking for. I agree with Fred Fry’s comment but I particularly like Pachino’s!!

]]> By: AlbertPachino http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-2081 AlbertPachino Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:29:31 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-2081 "on the next episode of Deadliest Catch deckhand Mike gets drunk at Tony's Bar and returns to show Captain Sig Hansen just where he thinks the AIDD should be mounted" “on the next episode of Deadliest Catch deckhand Mike gets drunk at Tony’s Bar and returns to show Captain Sig Hansen just where he thinks the AIDD should be mounted”

]]> By: Fred Fry http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-2078 Fred Fry Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:29:20 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-2078 Interesting item. If they really want to do this, then it should fire SOLAS approved flares. I think you are better off getting a waterproof VHF radio and personal strobe first. Interesting item.

If they really want to do this, then it should fire SOLAS approved flares.

I think you are better off getting a waterproof VHF radio and personal strobe first.

]]> By: AlbertPachino http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-13750 AlbertPachino Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:29:31 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-13750 "on the next episode of Deadliest Catch deckhand Mike gets drunk at Tony's Bar and returns to show Captain Sig Hansen just where he thinks the AIDD should be mounted" “on the next episode of Deadliest Catch deckhand Mike gets drunk at Tony’s Bar and returns to show Captain Sig Hansen just where he thinks the AIDD should be mounted”

]]> By: Fred Fry http://gcaptain.com/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/?537#comment-13353 Fred Fry Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:29:20 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-13353 Interesting item.<br><br>If they really want to do this, then it should fire SOLAS approved flares.<br><br>I think you are better off getting a waterproof VHF radio and personal strobe first. Interesting item.

If they really want to do this, then it should fire SOLAS approved flares.

I think you are better off getting a waterproof VHF radio and personal strobe first.

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