My father liked these, he bought me one probably 30 years ago, and I have a couple others, plus a vest float coat. They are all Stearns.
Like Jim says, they are more for cooler days, as they can get hot, probably good for Ice Boating. As a sad side note to this, my work neighbor just drowned last week in a kind of freak accident, trying to save his dogs. The dogs had fallen into one of his ponds, that he had a bubbler running in which kept it partially open. He got into a kayak to try to save them, and apparently fell in and was unable to get out. He was found by the tips of his boots poking above water. I can only imagine what he went through - a Float Coat, or vest may, or may not have saved him, but it would have at least given him a fighting chance. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA Cc: j...@dellabarba.com Subject: Stus-List Anyone have a Mustang Float Coat - are they still a thing? It occurred to me while sailing yesterday my inflatable PFD would only do so much good if I fell off the boat into 40 degree (or less) water. Ages ago while sailing in San Francisco we had these cool Mustang combo foul weather./flotation coats that kept you warn and hopefully buoyant if you fell off the boat. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA
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