Yes I too wonder what the freight cost is. Care to provide a breakdown at all Dick?
I'm wondering where the real "problem" lies. Maybe a ripoff freight quote? Maybe if Dick had a life raft that could be serviced in Aus it would be cheaper for him?
Rutan, I'd happily pay $27.50 for a Coke each time Dick pays $6000 to get a life raft serviced at the required interval. That would be a fairer comparison.
Like I said in my first post, how often do you do flights that require the carriage of a life raft Dick? I still suggest looking at borrowing/renting/hiring one from another crowd if you don't need one all that often. Or is that too much common sense and you'd rather have a whinge about the cost of getting yours serviced instead?