My & friends McMurdo fastfind was due for new battery recently and I located a firm Power Packed Batteries 96 princes hwy, Nairne, SA 5252 phone 0883880669, sak...@bigpond.com (mob 0407645522). Prices vary but should be less than $100 posted (mine were $70 ea)
You can send Peter Summers (owner) the EPIRB or he may ask for photo & measurements & will post to you. There is a date label on batteries as well as one for the case of EPIRB. My old batteries were still 6.4v each so hardly needed replacement but it is done for $11.50 each year!! A friend set an old 243 off & along came the big careflight chopper. My friend who works for careflight said "good you have paid for our wages with a call out of $5000 + $1500 kit up" as ASAR pay the bill. Such callouts are a think of the past these day with the new GPS BEACONS. If you have not got one then they are on ebay for less that $300 delivered. Registration is free naturally each 2 years. Ian Mc Phee 0428847642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481
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