CHOOSING A PLASTIMO
Choosing a liferaft should be a matter of informed choice rather than merely complying with a regulation. This is what to look for :
· Very large opening to facilitate access directly from the boat. · Materials/buoyancy tubes : the double chamber is a Plastimo exclusivity (air chamber within an envelope), used on all our liferaft models. Plastimo has selected a 1100 Decitex PVC for the outer envelope because if offers extreme resistance to abrasion. The inner chamber is constructed from an outstanding polyurethane sheet which guarantees an absolute water and airtightness, and offers an astonishing stretching capacity of 500 %.

· Buoyancy tube diameter Upper and lower tubes are totally independent on all Plastimo liferafts.
Liferaft Cruiser 4-man 6-man 8-man 10-man 12-man Ø

2 x Ø 21 cm 2 x Ø 24 cm 2 x Ø 26 cm

Coastal ISO 2 x Ø 21 cm 2 x Ø 23 cm

Offshore 2 x Ø 21 cm 2 x Ø 24 cm 2 x Ø 26 cm 2 x Ø 28 cm

Transocean ISO-ISAF, 2 x Ø 21 cm 2 x Ø 23 cm 2 x Ø 26 cm 2 x Ø 28 cm 2 x Ø 29 cm Capri, Ibiza

· Double floor Aluminium coated insulating foam.
Cruiser std, Coastal ISO Offshore, Cruiser ORC, Capri, Ibiza, Transocean ISO-ISAF Single floor Double floor only

· Floating anchor
Liferaft Cruiser Coastal ISO Offshore Capri Ibiza Transocean ISO-ISAF Anchor size 1 x 0.40 m 1 x 0.60 m
2 2

Anchor line 10 m 30 m 30 m 30 m 30 m 30 m

1 x 0.67 m2
2

1 x 0.60 m2 2 x 0.12 m SOLAS 1 x 0.67 m2

· Patented* firing head Developed by Plastimo engineers and used on all our liferaft models, this firing head is actuated by hand (10 %) and by gas pressure (90 %) ; even a child or an injured person can blow a liferaft open.
*Patents no. 89 4029 15.5 and 88 14 054.

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