I know the jackets have a sight check but wondering how long your charges last.
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I know the jackets have a sight check but wondering how long your charges last.
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I believe it is recommended to change them each year.
Depends on which one you have. I use the Mustang Survivor and they have an expiration date on them. But if new it is 3 years for mine. I had one that I let go 7 years and decided I had pushed it and decided I better change it out. Pulled cord and yep it was still good.
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I change every other year on mine.
I honestly think the CO2 cartridges are not dated. If they are punctured, they are empty. You can unscrew it to check without setting it off. The bobbin in the mechanism is dated and must be changed if out of date.
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Mine lasted right up until I left them stored in a live well and it rained and I didn't have the boat covered. :banghead that live well never gets used and is plugged off, but it sure does hold rain water good lol. I couldn't understand why the lid was up sitting in the driveway. That cost me about $80
Many, many years ago I had a buddy leave his in his boat's overstuffed storage compartment. Can't remember if he said it rained or was really humid, but they deployed & busted the lid off the storage compartment. :Doh: (he had a high dollar Bass boat)Quote:
Originally Posted by wc870
So, if you plan on leaving them in the boat, just be sure there's plenty of room for them to inflate should they happen to do so. :ThumbsUp
Get one with a hydrostatic inflator and you won’t have that problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by wc870
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That is what I did and on the window says the year. I got it in 2022 and need to replace in 2027 so at least every 5 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
seen one about break a fellas neck one day as he rushed over to potlick me , a wave went over the front bow .....
was rather entertaining to say the least ..... sure slowed up his speedy approach a good bit ......:crazy:
seems his needed to be recharged right after that trip ....no expiration date required ....:Rofl
Same thing happened to me too!! I learned that there are 2 kinds of inflators. Gonna get a hydrostatic one next time. Cost is more but no surprises!Quote:
Originally Posted by wc870
I do my 5 onyx type jackets every 3 years, I always dip them in water or one of my kids jump in the lake with one on when it’s time to recharge them to see if they would have auto inflated, so far no failures,oldest jackets are 2013s
Also manually inflate them every spring with a air mattress filler and leave them for a few days to see if the leak down, no failures so far.