I am buying and old EPIRB from a guy on Facebook marketplace. It’s clearly out of date and needs a new battery. I remember there was so issue with getting battery replacements. This one expired in 2013 or something.

Does anyone know anything about this ?

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Posted by DownSouthJukin

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Posted on 6/27/25 at 6:10 pm to TutHillTiger

I think an EPIRB is something I’d buy new.

What you are doing is like buying used, out of date smoke detectors for your house. Do you really trust your and your family’s life to a used, out of date safety device?

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Posted by TutHillTiger

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Posted on 6/27/25 at 6:30 pm to DownSouthJukin

It’s a gift for my fishing buddies boat, and I already told him that but he didn’t bite

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Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 6/27/25 at 6:56 pm to TutHillTiger

What brand is it? Call them and see if the battery can be replaced or not.

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Posted by KemoSabe65

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Posted on 6/27/25 at 7:21 pm to TutHillTiger

I have an out of date fire extinguisher I sell to go along with it for cheap.

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Posted by DownSouthJukin

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Posted on 6/29/25 at 9:38 am to TutHillTiger

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It’s a gift for my fishing buddies boat, and I already told him that but he didn’t bite

I’d let him buy his own used EPIRB. Buy him some quality, long-lasting life vests and a self inflating life-raft, instead. He and his will need them when his second-hand, expired EPIRB doesn’t work.

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