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Originally Posted by Misty Blue
Dear itchin:
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Remember when using hand held flares use marine flares only! Road flares are not designed to be held in the hand. Marine flares are. And when you ignite it hold the thing over the leeward side of the boat over the water. The stuff that drips off of the flare is the hottest thing on earth and will burn what ever it lands on.
Hope this helps.
Misty
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I'll second the above, strongly (bold above added) ! While we on Winni aren't req'd to carry flares the only ones that I would are those that shoot a projectile into the sky. I would never recommend a flare that gives off light (good) and smoke and spark and hot debris over (but perhaps onto) a boat. For one they aren't more noticeable than a good (emerency) light on the boat and have the real danger of igniting something that'll ignite the fiberglass that'll burn to the water. Cell phones are good and a VHF would be my preffered backup, with lights and parachute flares coming afterward.