My first born child arrived in April, and I suddenly find my nagging worry at the back of my mind about not having a liferaft on my 1971 Ballad (Triola, #51) more preoccupying than ever. 

I like the idea of mounting the liferaft of the pushpit as then it would be easy to launch from the cockpit in an emergency, however, it would stow nicely on deck forward of the sprayhood, and would not be that hard to access if we did get into a spot of bother. 

I was wondering what other people did with their liferafts and what they would recommend? 

Thanks,

Mark