Lifejacket servicing

sliabh

Can anyone recommend a place on the south side of Dublin where I could get a self inflating life jacket serviced?

HeidiHeidi

I did a sea survival course with these guys, and I'm pretty sure they said at the time that they serviced lifejackets (they also told us how they do it, so I do my own now )

http://www.seaandshoresafety.com/

No idea of the cost.

sliabh

Thanks I will give them a shout.

fergal.b

These guy's should be able to help you out. http://www.vikingmarine.ie/
Viking Marine

Address: Unit 6 The Pavillion--- Marine Road--- Dun Laoghaire--- Co. Dublin

Phone: 1 2806654

You could also try these http://seaandshore.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=35 or if you want to do it yourself here's how " something everyone should watch"

Pigeon Reaper

If you have any doubts about the air bladder you'll need to replace the entire jacket. About a third of the inflatable jackets fail according to studies by the rnli and other safety bodies. Often the costs of servicing means that it's close to the same price of a new lifejacket too.

Tabnabs

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

If you have any doubts about the air bladder you'll need to replace the entire jacket. About a third of the inflatable jackets fail according to studies by the rnli and other safety bodies. Often the costs of servicing means that it's close to the same price of a new lifejacket too.

I think those figures may be a little low, the RNLI have very high criteria and no crotch strap etc. will also lead to a fail I understand.

Oh and here's another place with a good reputation
http://www.solasmarine.net/

sliabh

Thanks for those. I will ring around this afternoon. I am pretty sure the jacket is in good nick. Its 5 years old (with no use for the last 2 years), so some components are up for replacement (the hydrostatic release). If it comes to it I will self-service, but I want to see what professionals can do.

ado100

www.solasmarine.net

They're in Dun Laoghaiore.

alexlyons

Tabnabs wrote: »

I think those figures may be a little low, the RNLI have very high criteria and no crotch strap etc. will also lead to a fail I understand.

Oh and here's another place with a good reputation
http://www.solasmarine.net/

and rightly so. lifejackets are almost useless with no crotch strap.

Can't watch the video yet but incase it doesnt ay it, check the bottle for corrosion as it can wear into the bladder causing pinhole leaks at best. some choose to wrap the bottle with any soft of foam insulation (the thin sheet type isnt bad) but this can trap moisture and speedup corrosion. Its not a bad idea to wrap it, but replace the wrap every so often (once a month). Its cheap and takes less than 5 minutes.

I once orally inflated (use a bicycle pump so moisture from your breath doesn't enter the bladder) my lifejacket to test it, it stayed inflated for 24+ hours. A friend was testing his a week later so i said there was no harm i doing it again. It lasted 30 minutes. Its a split second when the jacket could start leaking, and it could be straight after you test it and all is fine. You can't test to frequently and you never know when it might fail.

Safe boating

sliabh

The jackets are in with Solas Marine now who are charging €40 each for the service and replacement of the hammer units which are out of date as of this year.