Boaters' Resale Shop of TX 2302 5142.31 JIM-BUOY FLOAT-FREE PAINTER KIT #504

Boaters' Resale Shop of TX 2302 5142.31 JIM-BUOY #504 FLOAT-FREE PAINTER KIT FOR LIFE RAFT FOR 21 OR MORE PERSONS * UNIT CONTAINS 3.5" x 8" DIAMETER STAINLESS STEEL CAGE, WIRE LINK, 100 FEET OF BLACK 7/16" POLYPROPYLENE ROPE (3000 LB TEST) ONLY * Since different sizes of rafts have different amounts of buoyancy, the wire links come in (three) different strengths. The wire links (and these painter kits) are available in 6-10 man, 11-20 man and 21 or more man sizes. SEE ALL 4 PHOTOS * SOLD AS PICTURED * ITEM WAS PRE-OWNED, IN ORIGINAL GREAT PHYSICAL CONDITION AND APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED AND HAS NOT BEEN TESTED

These painters attach one of Jim-Buoy's Life Floats or Buoyant Apparatus rafts to its ship.

Model #504 - Fits any stack of four rafts or any stack which equals a capacity of 21 man or more.
Each unit contains 1 stainless steel cage, 100 ft. of black 7/16" polypropylene rope (3,000 lb. test) and 1 wire link.
Should the ship sink, and the water is shallow (less than the 100 ft length of the painter), the raft is mounted so as to float free of the ship, but still stay attached to it by this painter — thus keeping the raft near the ship so survivors can board the raft.
If the water is deep, however, the included break-away wire link allows the raft to separate from the ship and pop to the surface. (The wire link is attached between the end of the painter and the ship and is broken by the buoyancy of the raft should it be pulled under the water.)