I Fish the Bay Do I Need a PLB?

Yes even if you just fish the bay you need a PLB!
The story below could have been written differently, with the help of a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon).


Two boaters rescued after 17 hours in the water
Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:18 AM PDT
HOUSTON – The crew of a towing vessel rescued two boaters Monday morning after their vessel capsized Sunday afternoon in Trinity Bay.
The crew of the T/V Diamond Back rescued the two people at approximately 8 a.m. Monday morning. The survivors left in a small pleasure craft Sunday from Eagle Point in Galveston County, and were forced into the water after their vessel capsized at approximately 3 p.m. They reported that they were unable to make a distress call.
A 25-foot Response Boat – Small from Coast Guard Station Houston is en route to transport the two back to shore. Their survival is attributed to wearing their life jackets and staying with their vessel after it capsized.
“Due to the circumstances of their situation, they were unable to make a distress call,” said Bill Segelken, an operations unit controller at Sector Houston-Galveston. “The fact that they were wearing their life jackets, significantly increased their ability to remain afloat throughout the night.”
“Staying with their vessel after it capsized, contributed to them being visible and able to be rescued,” he said.
According to the National Safe Boating Council, 85-90% of people who drown in boating accidents are not wearing life jackets.


These boaters and so many others could have decreased their time spent in the water by having a PLB on them. When you are on any boat in any body of water anything can happen. These boaters were in an area they felt was relatively safe and they were smart to have life jackets but they could have been out of the water much sooner with the help of a PLB.

This story has a happy ending of rescue not recovery but the rescue could have been much sooner with the right equipment. There are PLBs as small as a mobile phone now, that cost less than a lot of phones, so not having one is just a matter of not wanting to have one. Put yourself in those soggy shoes and ask how long would you want to be in the water especially over night. Even near shore and in the bay a PLB attached to your life vest could save your life.

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Don't go on any outdoor adventure without the peace of mind a PLB can bring.

Spring is On the Way

Spring begins on March 20th....Have you made plans for using your boat? Are you getting ready for a fun summer on the water?
Triad Marine has everything you need to spruce up an old dinghy including a full service factory authorized repair facility.
We have parts and accessories as well as repair materials for the hands on do it yourself kind of people.
If you don't think your dinghy is worth sprucing up and you are thinking of a new one we can help. We sell quality name brand inflatable boats.
Our sales staff is committed to knowing about the boats we sell. We do not sell products that we have no knowledge of. We are an inflatable boat dealership not a warehouse store and not a super marine store. Why settle for any inflatable boat when you can buy a quality inflatable boat.

Spring specials and closeouts available take a peak at Triad's Webstore

Boat Number Plates Custom Made for your Department

These custom reflective lettering patches are made by the folks at Boat Number Plate, these were custom ordered for the Jamaica Beach Fire Department. Here at Triad Marine we can professionally glue these onto your department's inflatable boat. We will be happy to work with you on a quote and the customization that best suits the needs of your department and will fit your boat the best. Forget about cracking paint and spray on stencils, this is an investment and will last for years to come. As a matter of fact boat number plate guarantees the lettering for 10 years against fading! Call today for your quote and stop repainting your departments ID every few months!

See the Boat number plate website HERE

August Boat and Customer of the Month

For August the boat and customer of the month have to be Ken and Sherry. They have been very awesome throughout the purchase process. They wanted a small rigid hull inflatable and I suggested the Achilles HB240LX. This is not a big RIB but it is deep and open so it feels bigger than the 7'10" that it is. We ordered it and had to wait for it to arrive and when it finally came in we had some hold ups in the Weaver Snap Davits fitting the boat to their large boat. After some trials and errors we finally made the delivery. I have a couple of shots of the boat on the swim platform davits, a shot of the boat with the Yamaha F2.5MSH and a great shot of Ken and Sherry with the new dinghy. We wish them many happy years of boating fun and we hope their Achilles with the Yamaha is a reliable and fun package. We know that they will have the prettiest new dinghy at the up coming TMCA dinghy regatta! Happy boating and Thanks for being awesome customers.

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

Boating, Camping Fishing, Hiking, or Hunting...Where is your PLB

PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) ....

Do you have one? You should if you plan to go boating, fishing, camping, hiking, hunting or anywhere you may become isolated. Now with GPS available and a longer stronger battery life you can't afford not to spend the money for a PLB. These devices could be the difference between life and death. They can also eliminate wasted time and money in searches. We represent ACR and Revere Supply which sell McMurdo PLBs. Both companies offer products to meet the needs of all the above mentioned applications.

They vary in price from $300 to $600 depending on the battery life and various other features. We would be happy to discuss your options with you. I feel my life is worth way more than $600 so I am certainly willing to spend at least $300 to be found alive...