Lets talk safety..personal locators..

[Cool Change]

I got the SPOT for Christmas and think it's great. I've wanted an epirb for years and due to cost never got one. I travel 60-75mi offshore Myrtle Beach in a 23'CC and used to make my wife freak. It puts both hers and my mind at ease plus the tracking feature is good for letting your loved ones follow along with your trip. I use mine in the mountians, woods, I think you can't go wrong with it. Bruce


QUOTE=Joey Herring;503443]with the recent news of a small boat being lost at sea, I have taken a look at my own life and safety. As much as I fish, I don't have personal safety device like a eprib.

First off money is an issue. I was looking into getting the SPOT device. It is attractive to me because it allows you to send a simple message back to shore and you can track your movements using google earth. I could also use it for my hunting trips as well.

Does any one use the SPOT?[/QUOTE]

[ElMar2530]

I would like to hear more info about the spot also.


Anyone have thoughts on a group buy for Epirbs??? Vendors?

[Over Under]

We are working very closely with Revere these days and would be more than happy to put together a group sf.com purchase. Right now, we are coming up with a program for the Somerset, NJ Saltwater Fishing Expo with them. I"m sure I can tag this right along with it.

As far as EPIRB's there is really only one way to go these days and that's with the built in GPS. Most people get the manual release, but they do offer this unit with a hydrostatic release as well. Here is the link to the product on our site.

Revere EPIRB with GPS

feel free to email with any questions and I'll see what kind of group/show pricing I can get from Revere for everyone on here.

FYI, they have announced a brand new personal locator beacon that is about 1/2 of the size of their current PLB. This is not yet available for purchase, but should be as soon as they get FCC approval shortly. My understanding is that the price point will be significantly lower than the current PLB pricing.

Revere Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) wiht GPS

[ElMar2530]

OU - thanks for stepping up!!

Could you give us a estimate by unit on the savings?? In otherwords if 10 people get in, we save x, if 20 we save x, etc.??

Anyone else interested?? Good SF.com vendor here stepping up??

[gradyfish265]

As overunder mentions, only way to do it right is an epirb w/ built in GPS. PLB's are getting better, but most do not transmit well and are intermittent in rough seas, and require you to hold them high...3ft above the water to get a full signal all the time, not something you cna do floating in the water, maybe from a life raft. It surely is better then nothing and if it is all you can afford, it is a good thing to add, but for a few more dollar's, buy the best, we are talking about your life. Also know how your boat is built when shopping for an Epirb, does it have floatation foam or not, some boats won't sink, but will bob on the surface, Epirb's with manual release are for boats that will float, boat's that do not have floatation should have a hydrostatic release, a hydrostatic release needs to be roughly 9-15 ft underwater before it will deploy, so they are worthless on a boat with floatation unless you want to go diving for it and wrestle the release. In the future, PLB's will have better transmission and will be so affordable that everyone should own one, but if you venture offshore, a full blown Epirb is the only good choice right now.

As far as spot goes, I have a few friends with it. It sends messages, but they often are recieved up to an hour after you send them, all depends on location and signal, they transmit better higher up on the water, especially on rougher day's, so for smaller boat's they will not work as well. the nice thing about Spot is for an extra few bucks ontop of the monthly fee you can pay for insurance which coveres some of your search and rescue fees, if your boat insurance does not cover much of that, it cannot hurt to add more for the small fee they want, to me it would be worth it to pay a few bucks more to get it if I had a Spot.

I would highly advise a PLB w/ internal GPS over a spot though, in the long run spot will cost way more, as a back up or secondary unit though it might not be a bad idea, and could be convinient to send messages home.

[Over Under]

I will be talking with our factory Rep at REVERE on monday and see what I can work out. We have the Somerset, NJ Saltwater Fishing Expo coming up, so I will try to tie this all together, with some preferred pricing.

Stand By...

Thanks,

Trey

[ElMar2530]

I will be talking with our factory Rep at REVERE on monday and see what I can work out. We have the Somerset, NJ Saltwater Fishing Expo coming up, so I will try to tie this all together, with some preferred pricing.

Stand By...

Thanks,

Trey

Great!!! I would be interested in something I can take on different boats. I fish offshore on 3 boats throughout the season.

[Over Under]

This is the info on the new "mini" PLB that Revere recently announced. it is not yet available for purchase...should be soon and the price point should be somewhat lower than the current PLB. it is nice and small for sure....

Fast Find PLB by Revere

NEW PLB....

We have a very exciting new Revere product it is the smallest PLB ever!

We have launched, in conjunction with McMurdo, the new Fast Find PLB at the Miami Boat Show! The new Fast Find PLB has many great features to it such as price point, size, looks. It will be the lightest and smallest true PLB on the market which will most definitely put us ahead of the competition and be the leader!

The new PLB has the following features:

1. 5 year battery life
2. SOS Strobe
3. Small and lightweight
4. Easy activation
5. 50 Channel integral GPS

We can expect delivery of the new units in mid-March. We will be producing new POP's for the dealers and We are still awaiting the final FCC approval so thus we cannot yet discuss price but we can expect this approval shortly.

As we continue to get updates from McMurdo, I will pass these along so as to keep you advised about progress made regarding approvals, pricing, etc.

Please view the attached files for full product information.

**Please note any website/ literature or conversation must state Pending FCC
Approval**

[Over Under]

Ok, here's what we can do:

EPIRBs - (if we can get 12 or more sold on sf.com 5% off)

PLB's - (Same thing..if we can get 12 or more sold off sf.com 5% off)

Also, We will run this promotion in conjuction with the Somerset Saltwater Expo next weekend. The special pricing will be valid for one week from Friday March 20 to Friday March 27.

BRAND NEW MINI PLB - $289

RAFTS - All 3 % off our published prices

email or call with any questions or orders (don't do it through the web-site or we can't get you the special price..)

866 682 8862 or sales@overunderadventures.com