The specificities of https://media.boatnews.com/boatnews-com/28844/plastimo-liferaft-plastimo
Since the company was founded in 1963, this company based in Lorient has been working for the safety of seafarers. Life jackets and life rafts are the flagship products of this manufacturer. This product knowledge and development with an internal design department has allowed us to develop exclusive systems on rafts, such as the patented percussion head or the technology of the double chamber for a better solidity and an increased longevity. The outer chamber is made of 1100 Dx PVC coated polyester and offers good abrasion resistance. The inner polyurethane chamber ensures perfect water and air tightness. Very elastic (up to 600% elongation), this inner tube is very difficult to pierce.
Factory overhaul
A raft must be serviced every 3 years (except for professionals and boats sailing in tropical areas where the service remains annual). At https://media.boatnews.com/boatnews-com/28844/plastimo-liferaft-plastimo this revision is done in the factory in Lorient. This allows this manufacturer to perfectly follow the ageing of its products and today to guarantee them for 18 years!
Contrary to popular belief, ISO legislation no longer imposes any age limit on a raft. If properly protected and serviced regularly, a liferaft can be maintained in operation. It is the manufacturer who is responsible for the functionality of his product, and commits himself (or not), by putting it back on the market after revision, or by reforming it.
A lifetime of at least 20 years
https://media.boatnews.com/boatnews-com/28844/plastimo-liferaft-plastimo's in-house overhaul allows this manufacturer to commit to the product and ensure its operation until at least 18 years of age: a raft that can remain on board for 20 years.
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The same goes for the Figaro Class, which also chose a https://media.boatnews.com/boatnews-com/28844/plastimo-liferaft-plastimo raft to put on board the future Figaro 3s. This one-design (foil) raft, which will start sailing at the end of 2018, will be equipped exclusively with a https://media.boatnews.com/boatnews-com/28844/plastimo-liferaft-plastimo 4-seater raft.
When one knows the seriousness of the offshore racers for their safety (pushed to their maximum, these boats are more subjected to serious damage), one quickly understands that the https://media.boatnews.com/boatnews-com/28844/plastimo-liferaft-plastimo raft also has its place on board a pleasure boat.
