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Post by fishnfool on Nov 17, 2019 10:37:44 GMT -5
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Post by gilm on Nov 17, 2019 10:39:51 GMT -5
Yeh - looked at it - a bit concerned with it in colder waters Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 6:47:38 GMT -5
We run the coastal commander as well. Nice small package.
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Post by popeye on Dec 6, 2019 10:11:07 GMT -5
Anyone with any experience with Sea Safe? I had a Sea Safe canister version. Thank God I've never had to use it. It was bow mounted on my sport fisher and seemed to hold up well.
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Post by jski59 on Dec 8, 2019 17:59:11 GMT -5
Just for reference, I bought a simple 4 person crewsaver that fits in the forward seating.
Not insulated though and now that I’m a full acclimated Floridian, I barely go out in the winter down here! Temp below 60...brrr, that’s too cold! Lol
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Post by 30abob on Dec 9, 2019 13:20:27 GMT -5
I run the 275DC and store my raft in the bow floor compartment. I use the Crewsaver CASE raft which is 6 man valise. Stored is quite small at 17 x 14 x 5 and weighs only 25 lbs. Routinely run 50+ out and have an EPIRB as well. I'm generally overly cautious and the addition of the raft adds a lot to the sense of well being.
Bob
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Post by hookedup on Dec 27, 2019 22:47:31 GMT -5
glim. Promised you I'd get some measurements. Under passenger seat: 16 1/4 x 12 x 12 (approximately anyway). Under bow seats: 24 inches by 5 1/2 forward. It opens up a bit aft, but only a bit and I forgot to measure. Depth is about 11 1/2. I've only used these for ice storage when offshore fishing.
Center storage opening: 48 1/4 x 11 1/4. Depth varies with front depth less than aft. Didn't measure today, but if I remember it's about 14 1/2 at deepest.
Storage in front of console, door opening: 14 x 23. Goes back approximately 27 inches on the bottom of the storage area and is more at the top due to hull angle.
I haven't seen any life rafts in a valise that would fit anywhere but in front console storage area. I've got a folded tuna bag, a couple of auto-inflate PFDs and a couple of fenders stored there. No where else the tuna bag would fit, but I could relocate the PFDs and fenders and put a life raft on top of the tuna bag. Of course, I could always just have it on the deck, but it would be in the way and create a trip hazard.
Last option is a container on the hardtop. Since I'm in a boatel and it is stored in the highest opening rack they have already I can't do that. After I added the radar and outriggers they badly dinged the hull trying to put it away as the lift driver was worried about knocking the radar off. That driver is no longer working there and they paid my fiberglass guy to repair the hull. However, adding the container would really be pushing the height either too the space limit or above it, but maybe a container is an option for you.
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Post by gilm on Dec 27, 2019 23:03:41 GMT -5
glim. Promised you I'd get some measurements. Under passenger seat: 16 1/4 x 12 x 12 (approximately anyway). Under bow seats: 24 inches by 5 1/2 forward. It opens up a bit aft, but only a bit and I forgot to measure. Depth is about 11 1/2. I've only used these for ice storage when offshore fishing.
Center storage opening: 48 1/4 x 11 1/4. Depth varies with front depth less than aft. Didn't measure today, but if I remember it's about 14 1/2 at deepest.
Storage in front of console, door opening: 14 x 23. Goes back approximately 27 inches on the bottom of the storage area and is more at the top due to hull angle.
I haven't seen any life rafts in a valise that would fit anywhere but in front console storage area. I've got a folded tuna bag, a couple of auto-inflate PFDs and a couple of fenders stored there. No where else the tuna bag would fit, but I could relocate the PFDs and fenders and put a life raft on top of the tuna bag. Of course, I could always just have it on the deck, but it would be in the way and create a trip hazard.
Last option is a container on the hardtop. Since I'm in a boatel and it is stored in the highest opening rack they have already I can't do that. After I added the radar and outriggers they badly dinged the hull trying to put it away as the lift driver was worried about knocking the radar off. That driver is no longer working there and they paid my fiberglass guy to repair the hull. However, adding the container would really be pushing the height either too the space limit or above it, but maybe a container is an option for you.
Well that sucks !!! The seas age 6 person coastal was approx 26”x14” - I was hoping it would have fit in the back passenger seat where the cooler is. Hmm - getting a insulated floor raft seems like an issue. I don’t like the idea of the canister on the hard top. I got radar, satellite, antenna, search light and one day out riggers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by gilm on Dec 27, 2019 23:04:35 GMT -5
glim. Promised you I'd get some measurements. Under passenger seat: 16 1/4 x 12 x 12 (approximately anyway). Under bow seats: 24 inches by 5 1/2 forward. It opens up a bit aft, but only a bit and I forgot to measure. Depth is about 11 1/2. I've only used these for ice storage when offshore fishing.
Center storage opening: 48 1/4 x 11 1/4. Depth varies with front depth less than aft. Didn't measure today, but if I remember it's about 14 1/2 at deepest.
Storage in front of console, door opening: 14 x 23. Goes back approximately 27 inches on the bottom of the storage area and is more at the top due to hull angle.
I haven't seen any life rafts in a valise that would fit anywhere but in front console storage area. I've got a folded tuna bag, a couple of auto-inflate PFDs and a couple of fenders stored there. No where else the tuna bag would fit, but I could relocate the PFDs and fenders and put a life raft on top of the tuna bag. Of course, I could always just have it on the deck, but it would be in the way and create a trip hazard.
Last option is a container on the hardtop. Since I'm in a boatel and it is stored in the highest opening rack they have already I can't do that. After I added the radar and outriggers they badly dinged the hull trying to put it away as the lift driver was worried about knocking the radar off. That driver is no longer working there and they paid my fiberglass guy to repair the hull. However, adding the container would really be pushing the height either too the space limit or above it, but maybe a container is an option for you.
Well that sucks !!! The seas age 6 person coastal was approx 26”x14” - I was hoping it would have fit in the back passenger seat where the cooler is. Hmm - getting a insulated floor raft seems like an issue. I don’t like the idea of the canister on the hard top. I got radar, satellite, antenna, search light and one day out riggers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Typo - it was a sea safe coastal 6 person raft Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by hookedup on Dec 28, 2019 9:35:15 GMT -5
I didn't measure the opening of the port aft facing seat, just the port forward passenger seat. There is more room in the aft seat as it is not an insulated cooler, but the opening is just a bit larger, not a lot larger. Probably a half inch to a whole inch all around.
I have the galley instead of an aft facing starboard seat (not my choice, but what they had available). From having viewed a boat with the aft facing starboard seat, I'd say the opening is like the forward passenger seat. The galley has storage too unless you get a refrigerator, but it is fairly small. I didn't measure it yesterday because it's a small door and a very tight space. Great place for tackle storage where I put all my offshore tackle and a small emergency tool set.
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Post by gilm on Dec 28, 2019 11:50:15 GMT -5
I didn't measure the opening of the port aft facing seat, just the port forward passenger seat. There is more room in the aft seat as it is not an insulated cooler, but the opening is just a bit larger, not a lot larger. Probably a half inch to a whole inch all around. I have the galley instead of an aft facing starboard seat (not my choice, but what they had available). From having viewed a boat with the aft facing starboard seat, I'd say the opening is like the forward passenger seat. The galley has storage too unless you get a refrigerator, but it is fairly small. I didn't measure it yesterday because it's a small door and a very tight space. Great place for tackle storage where I put all my offshore tackle and a small emergency tool set. well it looks like I will keep looking, may have to settle for a non-insulated raft. Better than nothing I guess.
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Post by gilm on Dec 28, 2019 12:34:16 GMT -5
I didn't measure the opening of the port aft facing seat, just the port forward passenger seat. There is more room in the aft seat as it is not an insulated cooler, but the opening is just a bit larger, not a lot larger. Probably a half inch to a whole inch all around. I have the galley instead of an aft facing starboard seat (not my choice, but what they had available). From having viewed a boat with the aft facing starboard seat, I'd say the opening is like the forward passenger seat. The galley has storage too unless you get a refrigerator, but it is fairly small. I didn't measure it yesterday because it's a small door and a very tight space. Great place for tackle storage where I put all my offshore tackle and a small emergency tool set. well it looks like I will keep looking, may have to settle for a non-insulated raft. Better than nothing I guess. So I looked at the boattest.com 245dc review video on youtube and you may want to look at the backward facing port seat storage. It looks a lot bigger than the front facing passenger seat storage. At least it does on the video. Just FYI. I may be big enough. You may not be able to put seasafe raft directly down in, but you may be able to angle it in till it hits for floor which is probably ok.
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Post by gilm on Dec 28, 2019 13:27:44 GMT -5
May want to look at the Switlik CPR, it's valise is 21x13x10 - nice size - don't think it has an insulate floor, but it look good.
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