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Has anyone out there got lifejackets for kids that they won't be using late August and wouldn't mind lending? We will need three for girls aged 7-10. We could collect and return them from central Scotland or anywhere close to the route between central Scotland and Bristol. London may also be feasible.

Mme Shard wrote:Has anyone out there got lifejackets for kids that they won't be using late August and wouldn't mind lending? We will need three for girls aged 7-10.

Do you know their weights? Our 8 yr old G/son is 30kgs and his tall/skinny 13 yr old sister is 45kgs.

Our kids LJs are 100N foam filled which may not be what you want.

Your 12 yr old might just get away with an adult 150N LJ if she's more than 45kgs.

We're going to upgrade our G/daughter from a 30/50kgs 100N foam to an adult LJ.

We have another 100N foam for about that age, but I will need to check the size.

We need to move my G/son up a size so will work that out this weekend.

We have another 3 or 4 but I'm sure that they are for 10/20 kgs which are likely to be too small.

I'll try to get the info this weekend, but it might then be 10 days before I'm back on the forum.

Ash

Very kind of you. I think they are all around the 30kg mark - their Dad is going to weigh 2 of them tomorrow. The oldest is coming up for 10 and is quite slim. I think foam filled will be OK. We have harnesses. I don't know how to send you a PM - M Shard will be back on Sunday so he can handle the communications then.

Mme Shard wrote:Very kind of you.

Sorry, I fear that I may have raised a false sense of success in your search. I checked today and find that my range of foam LJs isn't as extensive as I had thought.

I have 1 x 30/50 and 1 x 40/60 which are currently being used by my grandchildren but I wouldn't want to loan them out as I'd hope that they'll be on the boat. I haven't yet bought an adult for the oldest and now she's not sure if she wants one.

I have 3 x 10/20kgs free but I think that they'll be too small. I have 1 x 60/80 free too but that's for a small adult.

Sorry again, but I hope that you're successful.

Ash

Oh well. It was kind of you to check.

I have a 20kg to 40 kg kids seago auto inflate with crotch strap ( no light or spray hood) and a Foam lifejacket (not buoyancy aid) for kids smaller than 20Kg if they are any use - not needed during august and I live in Lanarkshire , and the boat is at dunstaffnage ,so pick up can be arranged.

Steve

I have two kids lifejackets, or bouyancy aids you can have.
One is still in the wrapper.
Plus there is a variety of US made jackets, adult and kids.
All in Ayr.

Thanks for that. We asked at our moorings last week and it seems we can borrow from them as they rent out small boats. We'll see how that works. The kids may never want to sail again!