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08 May 2012, 21:08
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Fladen sizing
Would like to get myself a Fladen all-in-one flotation suit to make getting ready a bit quicker. I am just over 6ft and average build I suppose. 42inch chest. Will I be fine with the medium? Fladen Rescue System - One Piece Flotation Suits - Model 845 seems to suggest based on chest that would be best.
Secondly, I have finally grown out of my XS sallopettes from over five years ago, I noticed some XM yachting ones on the Marine Megastore site at £25, does anyone have any experience of these or would it be better to go for a normally priced pair at £60 ish because they would last longer? (Current Marinepool have easily lasted five seasons and were only £40 I think)
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08 May 2012, 21:12
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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You need the Large.
Definitely 
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08 May 2012, 21:12
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
You need the Large.
Definitely |
Bear in mind this is for me not GD
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08 May 2012, 21:14
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RIBnet admin team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gotchiguy
Bear in mind this is for me not GD |
We all become our fathers.
Go Large, Diet Coke, hold the pickle...
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08 May 2012, 21:15
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
We all become our fathers.
Go Large, Diet Coke, hold the pickle...
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Pfffft.
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08 May 2012, 21:23
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gotchiguy
Pfffft.
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Whatever. I own a Large and a Medium. My Vital Statistics shall remain confidential, but you're a Large... 
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08 May 2012, 21:27
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Inverness
Boat name: "Skua"
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235023961
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Got a pristine ( Large) "Fladen" all in one Floatation Suit at a knock down price of £50 + £10 pp if your interested ??
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08 May 2012, 21:28
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
I own a Large and a Medium. My Vital Statistics shall remain confidential
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Tried to think of a witty comeback involving your sizing being in the chest department and mine being in the height...but thought this'd do
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08 May 2012, 21:37
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
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I just bought a medium from Northcol, fits great
(5'11, 42-44ish!)
Sent from my portable speaking device using Rib.net
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08 May 2012, 21:43
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martini
I just bought a medium from Northcol, fits great
(5'11, 42-44ish!)
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Yes but I'm taller than you 
Fladen 845 One Piece Flotation Suit
Large it is then!
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08 May 2012, 21:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: NW& wherever the boat is!
Boat name: depends on m'mood!
Make: Humbers/15-24m cats
Length: 6m +
Engine: etec130/big volvos
MMSI: many and various
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how often you in Cumbria? Gerry's of Morecambe have a website/do mail order have various makes and you can try them if you go to the shop. We have loadsa suits of different makes for clients bought from time to time depending on what he had a lot off/was on offer at the time I was passing.
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08 May 2012, 22:26
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gotchiguy
Yes but I'm taller than you |
Yeah, but most of that is the size of your head. Shoulders to feet are somewhat less
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11 May 2012, 21:13
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
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Thanks to northcol, perfectly sized Fladen arrived today. 
Thank you all!
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11 May 2012, 21:28
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Oban (mostly)
Make: Ribcraft, Humber,BWM
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboards
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 632
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Off on a bit of a tangent - but do bear in mind that if you plan to wear a lifejacket with your Fladen suit, 150N will not be enough. You will need at least 275N to give effective righting
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12 May 2012, 00:54
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: yorkshire
Boat name: little vicky
Make: avon ex RNLI
Length: 3m +
Engine: tohatsu
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,310
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Originally Posted by SeaSkills
Off on a bit of a tangent - but do bear in mind that if you plan to wear a lifejacket with your Fladen suit, 150N will not be enough. You will need at least 275N to give effective righting
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I'd second that too,
We had an angler washed of the local breakwater a few years back he was wearing a floatation suit but no lifejacket ,granted it was rough and near rocks , he was recovered within 15 mins but was sadly dead and face down in the water 
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