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In our book, Cost Conscious
Cruiser, we have a complete discussion of why we
are not comfortable with currently available life
rafts. Steve Callahan is definitely someone who
supports our view that a tender that is rigged out
to work as a sailing life raft not only saves money,
but presents a safer alternative since daily use
means you know the thing will work when you need
it in an emergency. That is why he spent a lot of
time and thought coming up with what he calls the
FRIB, folding rib. Steve holds two patents on this
folding boat. Light weight, easy to store. Definitely
worth a look. Steve can be contacted at massahan@onebox.com.
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provided by Steve as is this diagram, reproduced from Cost
Conscious Cruiser The FRIB is 10 feet long, excluding inflations tubes and
weigh about 100 pounds. These photos show her folded, with her lifeboat canopy,
sailing and being rowed with four on board.
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