I had been thinking about buying some type of PLB for our life jackets /flotation suits.
This latest rescue has managed to motivate me.
In the Long Distance Motorcycle community when something new came up that a bunch of us wanted, we would often organize a group buy and usually get a reasonable/substantial discount off retail.
If something like this appeals to the group perhaps a few of us could manage a group buy.
Now doing the group buy requires complete financial transparency so that there are never any questions later. (i.e the organizers pay the same price as everyone else and there are no special deals)
Of course the nice folks who run this forum will need to give their ok.
I have seen these types of group buys where folks need to be Forum members (i.e. crew members) to be part of the deal.
Someone could still buy stuff for their pals (under the table as they say) but this is a small community and from my time here people seem to hold each other to a pretty high standard. Retailers generally don't have an issue with these things if their work is minimized and they can sell a reasonable amount of product with little work.
If the Forum staff want to take this on, all the better.
If this has the approval of the Mods perhaps we could do a poll to see who might want to participate. I expect that the more units sold the larger the discount.
Here is the model Flashman posted up
The Ocean Signal rescueME MOB1 AIS Man Overboard Beacon is the ultimate solution for marine safety, specifically designed to aid in SOS situations.
oceansignal.com
Comments, thoughts?