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Originally Posted by Blue Heron
PSNeeld,
at over 600.00 bucks a pop, I doubt most will buy one let alone two...
It is about bang for the buck. As the OP asked.. EPIRB OR PLB... I go with EPIRB
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You can get a PLB for less than $400. I think the one I got was $349 (defender), plus they (ACR) were having a $50 rebate. One (HUGE) downside is it must be manually activated and held with the antenae up. So if you do happen to fall overboard you have to be conscious and able to deploy it and hold it properly. I'd say an ePIRB is preferably and if we were offshore I would definitely want one! The trip I wanted Matt to have the PLB for, the boat had an ePIRB. The PLB was extra protection for him personally. I think it would be a good thing to have in a ditch bag.