Lost to Davey Jones' locker...

for keys you need one of these;

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It’s an inflatable PFD for your keys!

When keys fall in the water, Key Buoy self-inflating key ring pops a bright orange marker tube. The 14" inflated tube extends above the water for easy pick-up. Will float items up to 4.2 oz. such as keys, small tools, deck plate keys.

Single use only, buy two!
 
I forgot about these ...

Davy has a 45# pound Plow Anchor with 250 feet of 5/16 HT galvanized chain, a # 35 Fortress and 150 feet of 5/8 nylon rode, several Leatherman knives, six chrome bronze winch handles (lost 4 in the first 20 minutes of a 700 mile open Gulf of Mexico race!),

and this one just killed me ...

Lost a 18KT solid gold money clip ($1500 gift from SO) made in basket weave relief with $1400 bucks in it! Flipped out of my pocket at my slip at the Galleon in KW. (Fell in getting abord with one too many in my gut) It was gone when I went for it in the AM, A tarpon probably ate it.

This is the part of memory lane that isn't so much fun!

I want some payback Davey!
 
Payback:

This past weekend, the water was crystal clear and calm. Guys were jumping off the bows of our boats and taking items back from the deep:

One step ladder ?!

One fishing pole, reel, line, and lure, all covered in barnacles
 
I have been lucky so far this year until Sat night. 1) gas cap. Ok everybody has done that right? No problem I'll just unscrew the little chain holding the water fill cap on and place that on the fuel fill. 2) Screwdriver. Then back at the dock it was starting to get dark so I put my sunglasses in my shirt pocket and grabbed the dockside water hose for a quick washdown 3)Sunglasses. At that point I gave my wife the car keys and my wallet to hold.
 
Just the other day, I foolishly place my deck shoes on the dock between my boat and the hose. When I went forward to rinse the boat, the hose pulled the shoes into the water. My first indication was one shoe floating behind the boat with a bubble caught in the heel. I don't like giving things up, but it was getting dark. The next day, before we went out, I grabbed my mask and dove in. Back to 2 shoes!

Recovered:
Ski boot assy.
Maui Jim Sunglasses (twice)
Rusty Nail
Fishing rod, reel, line (quick recovery, still good)
Boat Brush
Anchor

Not counting chickens, just pretty lucky so far.
 
Lost :

Sunglasses non prescription (fell right off my face, so I decided to never go near the water again without a croakie)

various tools

Orvis saltwater fly rod and reel

Cellphone (not my fault the dinghy capsized - sounds better than I fell out of fiberglass dinghy while trying to get onto the dock)

Prescription glasses (the one day I didn't wear a croakie)

Audi ignition key (the really really expensive one)

Dive mask (it was on the swim platform then it wasn't)

Contents of a 17' sail boat

Found:

Fiberglass Dinghy floating loose in Penobscot Bay, but same dinghy of the cellphone adventure, so maybe this is a zero sum.

Orvis rod & Reel

Dive mask

Most of the stuff from the sailboat

All in all I think DJ has the balance in his favor.

Henry
 
Bridog said:
3)Sunglasses. At that point I gave my wife the car keys and my wallet to hold.
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I do that too..she's less likely to drop the wallet and keys than I am.. funny how the wallet always seems a bit thinner when I ask for it back later in the evening...:huh:
 
I lost the Cabin sinks little strainer/ plug. Yes, not a good idea to try and empty it overboard with Dishsoap on your hands......I'm sure the new one's only $45.

Also.....test your key float in a sink not overboard.

Being a Locksmith, I've seen this a couple of times now. I have recommended to people to test there key floats. The first time, a few years ago, we were in Fishermen's Bay, there was 5-6 of us shooting the Sugar on the dock and one of the guys, walked over to his helm, grabbed his keys out of the helm, walked back to the transom and before I figured out what he was doing ......kerplunk down they went. He laughed and said luckily he had a spare. OH Sugar they're in his car. .....I made him another drink. So, next AM I picked his ignition on the next day to start his engine to get home.
 
gerryb said:
I do that too..she's less likely to drop the wallet and keys than I am.. funny how the wallet always seems a bit thinner when I ask for it back later in the evening...:huh:
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It might be cheaper to drop the thing in the drink, what with credit cards and all.
 
I bought my wife a pretty danged expensive diamond tennis braclet for Xmas last year. One Saturday night she was getting on the boat, banged her wrist on the door crossing the swim platform and the braclet went in about 7 feet of water. Not too deep to dive down and recover, but it was cold and I ain't getting in that water for fear of heapatitus or some other dreaded poop born disease. Next morning I go to Wally World and buy several sizes of trebble hooks. I slip a bent clothes hanger into the end of a 10' piece of PVC pipe and secure with duct tape. I then tie about a dozen trebble hooks to the hanger. After 2 swipes of the bottom I get nothing. She takes over and on the first swipe, there is the braclet!! Not only was the wife transformed from a very PO'd unfriendly person, she now had a new toy for the rest of the afternoon as she swiped around the docks looking for other lost treasure. Of course she found nothing else but an old rotten board.
 
It's like finding a quarter on the ground. I hate finding a dang quarter, because after that, I spend the rest of the day looking at the ground.
 
I always liked super gluing half dollars to the sidewalk when I occasionally make it to downtown. Sit on a bench and get a good laugh for a few minutes.

I haven't given up anything to Davey that I didn't intentionally toss to him in a looooong time. Something expensive is bound to take a dip soon. SB
 
gerryb said:
we have sent him 3 pairs of sunglasses (2 of which were the expensive >$100 kind
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I've noticed a rule of thumb that is so consistent that it is as reliable as Murphy's Law.... there is an inverse relationship between the value of sunglasses and how fast I lose them [the more they cost, the sooner they get lost].

As a teenager I begged my father forever to let me take the boat to the lake myself with my high school buddies. He finally relented and on my very first trip, I used his new bronze prop for an anchor and Davy Jones kept it when we tried to haul it back up. It was quite awhile before I got to take the boat back out.

The drought is so bad here and the lakes are so low I don't know why I don't see more people out with metal detectors scanning the former lake bottom. I'd think you could make a decent living doing that right now.
 
gerryb said:
we have sent him 3 pairs of sunglasses (2 of which were the expensive >$100 kindQUOTE]

I've noticed a rule of thumb that is so consistent that it is as reliable as Murphy's Law.... there is an inverse relationship between the value of sunglasses and how fast I lose them [the more they cost, the sooner they get lost].

As a teenager I begged my father forever to let me take the boat to the lake myself with my high school buddies. He finally relented and on my very first trip, I used his new bronze prop for an anchor and Davy Jones kept it when we tried to haul it back up. It was quite awhile before I got to take the boat back out.

This year the drought is so bad and the lakes are so low I don't know why I don't see more people out with metal detectors scanning the former lake bottom. I'd think you could make a decent living doing that right now.
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OK....so about a month ago I'm anchored in a cove in about 8 feet of water. I put on my scuba gear to clean the bottom. I started with a half empty tank and I pretty much sucked it dry to finish the bottom job. When I'm getting ready to board the boat, I usually fill the BC with air so it will float, and then take it off and tie it to the boat. When I'm up on the platform, I lift it up and done. Before I take it off, to reduce the weight, I take out the integrated weight pockets, with lead weight, and place them on the platform with my mask, fins and other small stuff. Just as I'm taking out one of the weight pockets I lose my grip and Davey grabs it.

My wife says, it went right there...go down and get it. I said to her...'right where'. So she said says....'right by the ladder...just go down'. Two things....If you have ever dived in muck, there is no such thing as 'right there'.....and....when you are swinging on the hook...right there...changes as you swing....besides...I had no more air in the tank.

Pocket and 10lbs of lead.....$115
 
I lost the only pair of sunglasses I have liked in recent memory. Had them up on the bill of my hat since the sun had gone behind some clouds....cruising down the river and sitting while driving-quickly stood up to get a better look at something and the hat and glasses went flying. The admiral made a nice pluck of the hat (good thing, one of my favorite hats) with our boat hook but the glasses were gone for good.

Also lost friends t shirt and beach towel. Lost my plug wrench at the dock in three feet of murky water while coming in one day but the admiral somehow could see it on the bottom and was able to get it back for me. (I think she has x ray vision)

Someone at our local sand bar found a wedding ring and all month there has been a sign posted "found mens wedding ring, call this number...." All I ever find is empty beer cans.
 
Gogstad said:
.....Someone at our local sand bar found a wedding ring and all month there has been a sign posted "found mens wedding ring, ......
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That wasn't lost to Davey....that was probably 'thrown' to him......:grin:
 
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