McMurdo Fast Find Registration

[SteveHall]

I wanted to ask if anyone has recently purchased and registered a McMurdo Fast Find.

I did mine on-line 17th Nov, so about 6 weeks and I havent had any confirmation or sticker through the post?

[willk]

The CG are snowed under with these things. Have you received an email from them? I changed some details on mine in the spring and got an email back fairly quickly. The paperwork was a long time coming...

[jambo]

I was the same I register online two weeks ago. No email or text to advise delay. If there that many I think they should have an auto response to advise.


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[SteveHall]

I cant remember if I got a confirmation email either, cant find it anyway..

[mick]

They ain't doing that well at the mo I got 2 PLBs done recently but not the EPIRB sent them a couple of emails but nothing

[boristhebold]

Do these things go via the solent new headquarters for coastguard ? Sounds like issues ith the CG66 form as well, maybe they having some issues at the moment. I did notice on Saturday someone had an open mic on channel 16 which was open the entire time I was out and about (not me) so about 4 hours and didnt hear anything from solent coastguard to tell people to check there VHF sets which usually did happen in the old days.

[jambo]

Think it's Falmouth


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[ashbypower]

Yep Falmouth to register EPIRB, also its useless the CG trying to call someone who is transmitting Carrier!! after all the Radio in in Transmit and not RX !!!!

[tonymac]

CG Have been having problems for a while now.
I registered my PB in 2013 and had delays then.
All registered now.


This is the reply I got at that stage:

[SteveHall]

I sent them a email for an update. Got a reply this morning.



Looks like they may be having problems, so will have to call them.

[Johnscubanut]

Registered our epirb late last year. Had to wait ages for the paperwork. A phone call got them moving in Falmouth!

[SteveHall]

I just called them down in Falmouth, and they haven't had my registration - they say they had some system errors at the time of my registration.

[jambo]

Just called they have it and it will be processed this week. I did it online 18 Nov do that's four weeks.


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[SteveHall]

They have emailed me back now, saying they have found my details, and will process it.

Im on 8 weeks now since I did it on-line.

[ShinyShoe]

I really despair that this is a manual process. The crazy thing is there are people out there who would VOLUNTEER to integrate their database to the web but won't be able to coz its government sh@t.

[indaba1991]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

I wanted to ask if anyone has recently purchased and registered a McMurdo Fast Find.

I did mine on-line 17th Nov, so about 6 weeks and I havent had any confirmation or sticker through the post?

While you are on this I don't know if you are aware that there was a product recall recently on the "Fastfind" model - some modification has been introduced.

It may be worth checking if you require this modification.

[SteveHall]

Do you have any more information? A link or anything?

[SteveHall]

Finally got my registration stickers and confirmation though this morning.

[jambo]

Nope still waiting on my sticker although I have the emailed version as acknowledgment. Maybe get it for Xmas!!


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