Re: Flare replacement

On Tue, 13 May 2008 13:53:34 -0400, "Roger Long"
<strider@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>My question is strictly legal and practical.  Is it the kit that expires
or 
>is it the pyrotechnics?   Is a USCG boarding party going to want to see a

>date on the plastic box or will they be willing to look inside at the
flares 
>themselves.
>
>Other issues such as type of flares, etc. are outside the scope of my 
>question but well worth discussing.
>
>The only time I ever had to fire off flares was when I was in a rather
dicey 
>situation in a kayak in the middle of a very windy night night (Don't
ask. 
>I was young and stupid.).  I was pretty sure I would get back OK but was 
>afraid I was going to be run down by one of the long line of draggers 
>heading back into New Bedford.   I waited until the first one was quite 
>close and popped off a couple.  No response.   I fired one about 100
yards 
>in front of each boat that went by until I ran out.  If anyone saw them, 
>they weren't going to delay Miller time to stop and investigate.

Having read this,
http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi?board=safety&action=display&thread=113
 my take is don't have expired flares on the boat.
 Local "authorities" can have different interpretations of the
regs on expired flares.

--Vic