Liferaft for Swan 47

Another question:  someone can suggest me a model of liferaft to be been able to lodge in a peak of the cockpit which is in the left side of the wheel of the rudder looking toward  the bow.

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The liferafts I found are bigger than the space I have  (Eurovinil, Zodiac, Arimar etc..)

Someone knows if does exist a liferaft with these dimensions)

My Swan 47 has Italian flag

Francesco,

if you have an Italian flag you have to buy a liferaft approved by Italian gov., and they are all too big to fit inside this locker.

Unless (perhaps) you buy a small liferaft for 4 people, but in this case you won't be allowed to sail with more than four people (cruising or racing), so, not sure it will be OK for you

Fair winds

matteo (47/06 Vanessa)

Hi Francesco,

We use a Waypoint 4 Man Liferaft in a valise which fits in the cockpit locker. I am not familiar with Italian requirements, but the Liferaft meets Cat 1 Offshore requirements and we use it in conjunction with others depending on crew numbers.

Rob

Sarabande 47/029

Hi All, We had a SEASAVA for 6 people onboard and, as she was over 20 years old, was not able to recertify. The dimensions of this raft were 780 x 304 x 387 and it was indeed very difficult to find a replacement. However, after a long search the team at WAYPOINT managed to customize the vaccum seal in a special bag and got a 8 person ISO 9650 OCEAN raft into the same dimension bag! The only exclusion was the grab bag to make it a > 24 hour raft, so we have those contents in added to our offshore grabbag and are good for offshore catogory. Attached some photo's of the initial sealing, will send more once the final seal is done and it is installed in the boat. Let me know if you want the details!

Dear All,

Meantime properly packed and received. The liferaft for 8 persons fits and have room to spare.