Specifications and Technical Information
PERSONAL RETRIEVER™ specifications:
* Reach: 100 feet
* Buoyancy: 11.24 pounds*
* Deployment time: 10 seconds or less
* Re-deployment time: 45 seconds or less
* Material: Soft Expanded Polyethylene Foam Top and Propylene Base
* Diameter: 17 inches
* Weight: 1.5 pounds
* Training Time: One hour or less
* Rope: 650 pound test buoyant 3/16 inch polypropylene
* Design: Aero-dynamic and hydro-dynamic rotating wing
* Wind penetration: Full extension into 15-knot winds
* Coating: Petroleum resistant plasti-coat
* The US & UK accept 50 Newton / 11 pounds of buoyancy now required in the Type 50 Buoyancy Aids as
sufficient to keep a conscious person afloat.
The Personal Retriever™ is made of flexible EPE (expanded poly-ethylene) foam, a balance of durability and
softness to avoid injury.
PERSONAL RETRIEVER™ specifications:
* Reach: 100 feet
* Buoyancy: 11.24 pounds*
* Deployment time: 10 seconds or less
* Re-deployment time: 45 seconds or less
* Material: Soft Expanded Polyethylene Foam Top and Propylene Base
* Diameter: 17 inches
* Weight: 1.5 pounds
* Training Time: One hour or less
* Rope: 650 pound test buoyant 3/16 inch polypropylene
* Design: Aero-dynamic and hydro-dynamic rotating wing
* Wind penetration: Full extension into 15-knot winds
* Coating: Petroleum resistant plasti-coat
* The US & UK accept 50 Newton / 11 pounds of buoyancy now required in the Type 50 Buoyancy Aids as
sufficient to keep a conscious person afloat.
The Personal Retriever™ is made of flexible EPE (expanded poly-ethylene) foam, a balance of durability and
softness to avoid injury.
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Technical Information
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Gear Test: Personal Retriever by Frank Kehr - Technical Writer
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Gear Test: Personal Retriever by Frank Kehr - Technical Writer
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