Hi John, > I have been using in a waterproof bag, despite the > claims that it is submersible. The only bags available here in NZ are the > Aquapac bags, but after having two leak, I feel it is time to change. John, so far the bags isnīt leaking to much (only single trops and no puddle is inside the bag, it should be no problem for a submersible VHF. But whatīs the problem with Aquapac? Is it the lock or another damage in the foil? Or might it be dewdrops? I use the AQ small camera bag for my one and for my GPS (with the older twist-lock (thicker one), and normally everything is okay. For my handheld VHF, I use an easier bag from www.ewa-marine.de, because it is much cheaper than AQ. (Aquapac is better). It got an easy sliding lock, which donīt produce much pressure on the foil, but giveīs you quick access. I use the same system for my cellphone as well and sometimes there are very few drops inside t the lock, while stored on deck. Not perfect, but no problem for me, yet. :-) I carry my VHF in a bag on the backside at my inflatable PFD, the Cellphone inside the boat. I was looking around for some better solutions, especially for my handheld parts of the Shipmate 8300 S/SOS (a 25W fixed VHF-station, which I use in my double). The handheld parts arenīt waterproof at all, and only the newer Aquapac small Whanganui bags fits. all the best to NZ, the other side of the world Jochen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 15 2002 - 04:59:41 PDT
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