Velero Regina · video

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Javi replaces the life raft on Velero Regina through a trade-in scheme at Surbitec, a marine safety supplier in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.0:15 The old raft needed either recertification or replacement; the cost of recertification was close enough to the price of a new unit that buying new made more sense.0:06 Surbitec accepted the old raft as a trade-in against the new one.0:24 The replacement raft is slightly larger than the original — wider in one dimension, narrower in another — so the deck cradle brackets required repositioning before the new raft would sit correctly.1:42 Javi adjusts two brackets outward and shifts a third to accommodate the new dimensions, noting that raft sizes rarely match exactly between models.4:02 Once repositioned, the raft is lashed down with the safety knife stowed in its designated slot.4:34 Javi recommends Surbitec by name and credits contact Juan there for the service.5:19 When life-raft dimensions change on replacement, deck cradle brackets almost always need adjustment.

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