Hunters Need PLBs Too

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Hunting Season is right around the corner....Whether you hunt for deer, geese, dove, turkey, or even (wabbits) rabbits a PLB is as important as ammunition.
Hunting can take one to very remote places and can leave us all alone so this is certainly a time when you would want to have a back up plan in place. One device that weighs less than one pound and will operate all over the world where cell phones do not could save your life. There are many uncertainties with hunting, you could fall and become injured, what if you were attacked by a wild animal and injured, you wreck your ATV leaving you unable to walk or barely move for that matter, you could become lost and so many other unpredictable things that mother nature may throw your way. Why take chances with your life there are PLBs that are as small as a mobile phone and cost less than $400.00, some models are less than $300.00....I know that this may seem like a lot but it is 5 years worth of maintenance free insurance and peace of mind...A PLB goes where you go from hunting to fishing to hiking to kayaking...A PLB is the best investment you can make to increase your chances of beating unthinkable disastrous odds while outdoors.
By arming yourself with a PLB you only have to worry about how to find those trophy animals.
Think of your friends and family, all of the emotion and sadness of searching for you in case of the unthinkable. Save rescuers time and money as well as saving your family grief just by spending less than $400.00!
As you set out on any outdoor adventure safety should be your first thought so the rest of the thoughts can be about enjoying the adventure! Good luck this hunting season and please be safe!

McMurdo Fastfind 210 PLB

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ACR Aqualink PLB

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Both of these great PLBs have internal GPS signal and operate on the 406MHz signal as well as having the 121.5 MHz homing signal for fly over searches 

Thanks to ACR Electronics for the following information on how EPIRBs and PLBs work

I hope the videos are helpful!

Very Important if you Own a Fastfind 210 PLB from McMurdo

If you own one of these units please read this announcement

If you lift the red tab in the back of the unit (see picture below) , then you have broken the seal and the unit is no longer water tight. The unit is still not active until you press the on button, but you will have to purchase a new sealing piece as this can not be refitted. 

The sticker tells you not to open it but...the sticker is under the piece you should not open.

The red seal is to remain unopened until you have to use it!

This information is also stated in the owner's manual,  which the manufacture says each purchaser should read. Most people do not read the owner's manual to much of anything they buy. I am guilty myself so I want to put the information out for each of you. See the picture below of the page in the owner's manual.

Please pass this along to everyone as there may be someone with this unit who needs this information.

MORE Good Information EPIRB and PLB differences!

Free PLB for the 8 day survivor!

After surviving 8 days in the Gulf of Mexico floating on a capsized catamaran James Phillips has a lot to smile about. Saturday with the help of our friends at Revere Supply Company, Triad Marine gave him one more reason to smile. Pictured above Mike Goforth presented James with a FREE McMurdo Fastfind 210 PLB. We were so thrilled to meet and talk with James and we hope he enjoys many more years of fishing. Now armed with his new PLB he can fish with a peace of mind that should the unthinkable happen he has a great weapon of defense.

We enjoyed our visit with James, his wife and some of their friends, we talked safety and also about their amazing tale of survival. He is even asking his wife for a ditch bag for Christmas and she seems plenty happy to get it for him. Go catch the big one James and may the rest of you tales about the sea be happy ones!

A Free PLB for James Phillips (Found Boater)

I posted this to the fishing forum and hope James see this and comes down to get his PLB from me as I would love to here the amazing tale in person.

My first words to these guys are welcome home. We have been following the threads on the fishing forum from work and home just waiting to see the words FOUND ALIVE… and when we did we were all thrilled. We realize you may not be ready to get back on a boat any time soon but when you are we want to make sure it is a trip you make with peace of mind. That being said we would like to offer James Phillips Captain of the boat a free PLB. This is made possible by Revere Survival Products. We get McMurdo EPIRBs, and PLBs from them as well as selling and servicing their life rafts. We appreciate them for this, helping the community by doing outreach programs and life raft demonstrations are very important parts of our business. We are so glad you all had the will to survive and we are still all amazed and thankful you are home safe. To any of the other boaters out there I want to take a moment to remind you we never want to read this kind of thread again…. We love a good fish story that’s what we want to read so if you need a life raft I will be discounting the Revere Life Rafts until September 20th, 2009 as well as the McMurdo full sized EPIRBs. I have the Fastfind 210 PLBs in stock and on sale. They are only $279.00 equipped with 406 MHz signal as well as GPS. We want you to know we are not just trying to sell you things but we are also here to answer questions and discuss any concerns you have. If you want to see a life raft demo please let us know we do them on a pretty regular basis and they are FREE! We can help you get all the safety gear you need to enjoy your time on the water. I also have to say to the boating community you guys are an awesome bunch …the out pouring of support for these guys was something unbelievable and we should all be so lucky to have that kind of support from strangers.

To all 3 survivors again we are glad you are home.

Please contact me at arust@triadmarine.com we would love to chat with any of you about the best solutions for you and your vessel.

Congrats to these great Products

I would like to say a very special congrats to the makers of the Fast Find 210 PLB and remind you that if you wish to purchase one of these award winning PLBs we have them at a great price.

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Innovation awards presented at MAATS

Boating IndustryFriday July 17, 2009

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Ten marine aftermarket products were awarded recognition for innovative achievement by the National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International at the ninth annual Marine Aftermarket Accessories Trade Show in Orlando this week.

The winning companies received their awards during the MAATS Awards Reception, held July 15 at the Orange County Convention Center.

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The 2009 Innovation Award winners were:

Category: Aftermarket Electronics
Winner: Navionics Mobile 2.0 by Navionics – Chart plotter software for iPhone that brings information to consumers at a price starting as low as $5.

Category: Electrical Systems & Equipment
Winner: Rule Charge N’ Flow Portable Pump Kit by ITT – A small pump for washdowns, emergency uses and diesel fuel transfers.

Category: Boat Care, Coatings, Chemicals & Maintenance Tools
Winner: Dual Action Polisher by Shurhold – A random orbital polisher that gets a professional finish without damage or swirling.
Honorable Mention: Spider Away by Starbrite – A product that keeps spiders at bay.

Category: Deck Equipment
Winner: Smarte Jack by Smarte Jack Inc. – A product that makes deploying and retrieving a boat lift a one-person operation.

Category: Interior Parts & Equipment
Winner: PulseCode Lock by MasterLock Company – An access management technology designed to retrofit all Euro Profile cylinder-lock applications that uses an encrypted code and requires no wiring.
Honorable Mention: Supersub Smart 650 by Whale Water Systems – A low-profile automatic bilge pump.

Category: Personal Gear & Soft Goods
Winner: Nanuk by Plasticase, Inc. – A hard shell, waterproof case with a number of design features to protect delicate equipment in the harshest of environments.

Category: Safety Products
Winner: FastFind 210 Personal Locator Beacon by McMurdo – A PLB the size of a cell phone that has a 50 channel GPS and an integrated strobe.
Honorable Mention: AquaFlare by AquaFlare, an automatically deployed signaling device for skiers, wakeboarders and kids in the water.

Category: Trailers, Trailer Parts and Accessories
Winner: Safety 800 Trailer Tongue Weight Jack by Unified Marine, Inc. – A jack that takes the guesswork out of determining tongue weight to maximize stable trailering.

Category: Propulsion Parts & Propellers
Winner: P3 Palm Pump Fuel Primer by BluSkies International – An ergonomic and imaginative solution to replace the traditional rubber squeeze bulb.
Honorable Mention: Cruise 4.0 R by Torqeedo Inc. – The electric equivalent of a 9.9 HP outboard.

Category: Environmental Award
Winner: Kill the Spill Boat Wash by Enviromonde Network – A product that dissolves oil and stains quickly by breaking down hydrocarbons.

The Innovation Awards, organized by NMMA and judged by BWI, recognize products that best meet the following criteria:

·  Innovative distinction from other products currently being manufactured

·  Benefit to the marine industry and/or consumer

·  Practicality and cost-effectiveness

·  Availability to the consumer within 60 days of the show’s conclusion.
This year’s Innovation Awards were judged by a seven-judge panel that includes:

·  Panel Chairwoman Zuzana Prochazka, technical editor for Latitudes & Attitudes magazine, contributing editor to Mad Mariner and Circumnavigator magazines;

·  Alan Jones, executive editor of Boating World magazine;

·  Alan Wendt, editor, Marine CEO magazine;

·  David Seidman, editor at large, Boating magazine;

·  Robert Buller, equipment editor Pacific Yachting magazine;

·  Frank Lanier, surveyor and contributing editor to Southern Boating, Practical Sailor and Australian Yachting magazines;

·  Ben Ellison, senior electronics editor for Bonnier Marine Group and editor of Panbo Marine Electronics blog.

Thank You for Your Business

Adrienne Rust

Triad Marine & Industrial Supply

1155 FM 518

Kemah,TX 77565

281-334-0815

Fax- 281-334-0041

arust@triadmarine.com

Is your EPIRB so 1993

The new Fastfind 210 is the smallest 406 MGz PLB with a GPS .....it is the size of a Blackberry....The second pic is of the very first 406 MGz EPIRB wow....1993. We have come a long way and the technologies have too. We at Triad strongly recommend having an EPIRB or PLB. The newest one is small and affordable so we say no excuse not to get one now. Perfect for boaters, campers, hikers, and hunters. If you are going to be anywhere alone away from a populous area then the Fastfind is great.

Learn more about the Fastfind here

http://www.reveresupply.com/revere_2008/8_press_new_fastfind.html