Aquired a 4 man life raft, what to do with it?"
KHedquist
Posted 8/1/2007 2:30 PM (#59289)
Subject: Aquired a 4 man life raft, what to do with it?"



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My sons have aquired a 4 man Elliot offshore life raft,they got it from there grandpa who got it from a Coast Gaurd Aux auction.

Here is a link to it

http://www.life-raft.com/product.asp?Product_Id=47583&d_id=11247&l1...

Is there a market for this? It is in good shape, missing a few things I think?

I will get a pic
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sworrall
Posted 8/1/2007 11:26 PM (#59305 - in reply to #59289)
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Location: Rhinelander
Fold her up and store aboard the 1890 for trips to the Pacific!
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Richfish
Posted 8/1/2007 11:51 PM (#59306 - in reply to #59305)
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Save 4 lives, when the big boat goes down.
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KHedquist
Posted 8/2/2007 5:25 AM (#59307 - in reply to #59305)
Subject: Re: Aquired a 4 man life raft, what to do with it?"



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sworrall - 8/1/2007 11:26 PM

Fold her up and store aboard the 1890 for trips to the Pacific!



Thinking of going to Green Bay next year, maybe I will bring it with


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sworrall
Posted 8/2/2007 12:26 PM (#59346 - in reply to #59289)
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Location: Rhinelander
That thing is cool! Would make an interesting 'drift and camp' rig on the rivers around here.
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KHedquist
Posted 8/2/2007 12:29 PM (#59348 - in reply to #59346)
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It is made for rough water it has ballest bags on the bottom, here is a pic of the front.

Oops wrong computer, it has a boading platform on the front and a door, what you see now is a viewing porthole.

Edited by moreyes 8/2/2007 12:32 PM
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KHedquist
Posted 8/2/2007 3:10 PM (#59360 - in reply to #59348)
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Right computor


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Dale
Posted 8/3/2007 7:28 AM (#59375 - in reply to #59289)
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Drift deer hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KHedquist
Posted 8/3/2007 8:38 AM (#59380 - in reply to #59375)
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Dale - 8/3/2007 7:28 AM

Drift deer hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now your thinking
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sworrall
Posted 8/3/2007 10:46 AM (#59387 - in reply to #59289)
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Location: Rhinelander
Hey Stacker, can you see this thing as a Beer and Drift rig for floating the Wolf?
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KHedquist
Posted 8/3/2007 10:48 AM (#59388 - in reply to #59387)
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sworrall - 8/3/2007 10:46 AM

Hey Stacker, can you see this thing as a Beer and Drift rig for floating the Wolf?


You Wisc. guys are always thinking, it is water tight
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Shep
Posted 8/3/2007 10:55 AM (#59391 - in reply to #59388)
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Bring your beads!
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WalleyeFIRST
Posted 8/3/2007 11:04 AM (#59392 - in reply to #59391)
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Pray you never have to use it ...
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Jayman
Posted 8/3/2007 2:08 PM (#59399 - in reply to #59289)
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I coulda used that this last saturday, our cooler raft was "lost" on the raging little wolf river. But we manged to save the beer and margaritas.
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bradley894
Posted 8/3/2007 4:33 PM (#59408 - in reply to #59289)
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Location: in the boat off the east shore somewhere
wow that thing is cool.. we need to get togather next time we get a 40 mile an hour wind on bago wile the water is still warm , take that thing for a ride. gotta make sure it works before you put it on e-bay .. it be a great tumble in some 8 footers.
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Dale
Posted 8/4/2007 7:01 AM (#59418 - in reply to #59289)
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Juls_OH
Posted 8/5/2007 9:51 AM (#59447 - in reply to #59289)
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That thing IS cool. But, I gotta tell ya Kirt....and, let me first say, I don't know how old your sons are... If they are too young to enjoy it now, keep it and let them enjoy it later.

If my Grandpa gave ME something that cool, and my Dad decided to sell it...well...let's just say I wouldn't be a happy camper for a long while.

By your own admission, it belongs to your sons. Don't sell it. Let them do with it what they want. If it becomes a fort in the backyard, so be it. They will be the envy of the neighborhood with a fort like that!
If they trash it, so be it...that's what boys do. lol

FWIW, Just my take on it....;)

Juls
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KHedquist
Posted 8/5/2007 1:17 PM (#59452 - in reply to #59447)
Subject: RE: Aquired a 4 man life raft, what to do with it?"



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Juls_OH - 8/5/2007 9:51 AM

That thing IS cool. But, I gotta tell ya Kirt....and, let me first say, I don't know how old your sons are... If they are too young to enjoy it now, keep it and let them enjoy it later.

If my Grandpa gave ME something that cool, and my Dad decided to sell it...well...let's just say I wouldn't be a happy camper for a long while.

By your own admission, it belongs to your sons. Don't sell it. Let them do with it what they want. If it becomes a fort in the backyard, so be it. They will be the envy of the neighborhood with a fort like that!
If they trash it, so be it...that's what boys do. lol

FWIW, Just my take on it....;)

Juls


Juls,

they want to sell it to make some money to fix up their fishing boat, not me
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Juls_OH
Posted 8/5/2007 1:38 PM (#59454 - in reply to #59452)
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moreyes - 8/5/2007 2:17 PM
they want to sell it to make some money to fix up their fishing boat, not me


Awesome...two chips off the old block, eh?

Juls
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KHedquist
Posted 8/5/2007 4:36 PM (#59460 - in reply to #59454)
Subject: RE: Aquired a 4 man life raft, what to do with it?"



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Juls_OH - 8/5/2007 1:38 PM

moreyes - 8/5/2007 2:17 PM
they want to sell it to make some money to fix up their fishing boat, not me


Awesome...two chips off the old block, eh?

Juls


Yes they confiscated my old 12' aluminum fishing boat with 7.5 hp engine, they have big plans
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Juls_OH
Posted 8/5/2007 4:50 PM (#59461 - in reply to #59460)
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Forgive me, but when I met you at Red Wing, there was no way that I thought you looked old enough to have boys that age yet.

Juls
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KHedquist
Posted 8/5/2007 6:16 PM (#59465 - in reply to #59461)
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Juls_OH - 8/5/2007 4:50 PM

Forgive me, but when I met you at Red Wing, there was no way that I thought you looked old enough to have boys that age yet.

Juls


Looks are decieving ehh? The oldest who is 12/13 wants to fish in tournements
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