disposal of boat stuff
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Sun, 2019-08-18 12:45
gotta get rid of old flares , epirbs and fire extinguishers from when we bought the boat, all were expired then and now moving house gotta get rid of them. where is the best place to get rid of them correctly
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quadfisher
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Not young but still dumb?
I dont know if it strickly legal Russ, but I would be mounting the flare to the rocket ( upside down fire ext) as well as the epirb , waiting till some long weekend or holiday event , drink heaps of cheap booze and send her up , pull pin on rocket , when said bomb runs outa puff it falls , releasing parachute flares and releasing epirb button,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but hey that's just me.
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Faulkner Family
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def not legal but sounds a
def not legal but sounds a whole lotta fun
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squidvicious1
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Batteryworld will Take your
Batteryworld will Take your epirb.
Faulkner Family
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cheers for that. one just
cheers for that. one just around the corner from me
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Tim
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Sea rescue
I took my old flares to sea rescue
Faulkner Family
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cheers Tim.
cheers Tim.
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Tim
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Sets
I usually keep 1 current set and 1 expired set on the boat.
When I get a new set I drop the oldest ones off to sea rescue
beau
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Keep them on the boat! Having
Keep them on the boat! Having spent a few hours in the water myself, you can never have enough i say!
Lastchance
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Just don't present the
Just don't present the expired set to Fisheries (even with the in date set) as you can still be fined
meglodon
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As Beau has said
If they have been well stored and looked after they will still be good for a year or so after their expiry date, keep them on board and well marked as “expired” you can never have enough flares if you are in an emergency situation.
Lefty 44
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Some local council tips will
Some local council tips will take them for free.
I know Mandurah does.
dmck
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old flares...
In Sth Aust old flares are classed as explosives and MUST be turned in to particular police stations that are equipped to handle them.
Of course, these police stations are at very inconvenient locations..............
Rob H
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DOT removed references to
DOT removed references to being allowed to keep expired flares (liability I imagine) but don’t say you cant
keep them.
If they are in good nick, sealed I hang on to them.
Damp, weeping etc get rid of them ASAP
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Faulkner Family
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cheers guys. flares are in
cheers guys. flares are in good nik so might hold onto them as backups
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still trying
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use your old ones first not
use your old ones first not that we should be planning this scenario but i guess its better to have a plan
rather be fishing
Faulkner Family
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Your right there. Old first.
Your right there. Old first. Hope to never have to use them . Murphy's law if you don't have them you will need them
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