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Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot
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Thanks for that "gaffer tape" link.
The demonstration I saw was by a genuine Hollywood gaffer, who told me that there was only one place who could supply it—and that store was in New York City.
I see it costs 80¢ per foot.
Well, I think it's worth it. It's stronger than duct tape, and doesn't have the drawbacks: because it's a cloth product, it tears evenly, wraps around items smoothly, and releases cleanly without leaving any adhesive residues.
The Tornado
® whistle I bought at a West
® store, but the blast is so incredibly loud, I'd hesitate to ever use it again.
(And have used it only
once!)
I keep that whistle—and registration—attached to my personal PFD. (The whistle is secured so that it can be used without detaching it). If I'm not actually wearing the PFD, I store it visibly—to keep the MPs "happy".
Nowadays, I don't boat after dark—but if I did, I'd also attach a $27 "
automatic strobe light" to at least one of the PFDs:
Y'never know...there
may be a "rogue-wave" out there—somewhere....