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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ahoy All VEs,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I just check a boat yesterday that had a defective flare
launcher pistol. The boat had a prior VSC from 2006 which apparently did not
catch the problem. All VEs should be checking every flare gun the find to assure
it will open far enough to insert a flare cartridge. The defective ones will
not open far enough to do that. For you reference I am posting from when this
problem was originally found in about 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 color=navy face="Script MT Bold"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:navy'>R/C <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bob Miller</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:navy'>=================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:normal'>Orion
Flare Launcher Recall<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>A defective opening mechanism in some 12-gauge plastic flare guns
manufactured by Olin (now Orion Safety Products) prior to 2000 may not open
wide enough to accept a flare cartridge. Guns with a modification to correct
the possible problem are marked with U.S. Coast Guard approval code 160
028//12/1. Boaters with older flare guns should check the operation of the
opening mechanism now and at the start of each boating season. If the breech
will not open wide enough to accept a cartridge, the gun should be sent back
for a replacement. Send defective guns to:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>ORION SAFETY PRODUCTS, MARINE DIVISION</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>3157N. 500W</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>PERU</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>, IN 46970</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>1-800-851-5260.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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