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Turk
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Initially Posted - 05/05/2009 :  03:56:58  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
After replying to the "cupholder" thread, I suddenly realized several painfull memories, the things I've lost overboard. I've owned my boat only several years now, but I've managed to drop more things in the drink than I care to remember.

Most times it's just carelessness although racing seems to claim it's share of items. Here is my list:

My favorite sunglasses, mauii Jim's $275.00 (I want them back)

I lost a watch on a single handed voyage in bad weather.

The cupholders. No 1 but all 4 have gone overboard.

My larger tools are safe as I have added lines and carabeaners to link them to my belt, but screwdrivers and pliers have all gone over.

West marine polarized sunglasses

My son's cell phone.

Several baseball caps.

Keys

Drug store $10 sunglasses ( I've learned!)

I'm getting better (knock on teak) and I've learned that if you want it, it goes down below in a special suction cup held hanging mess bag. I also let my new friends and passengers in on it also.
Turk



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Mosquito Lake/Lake Erie
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  07:15:35  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
One of Iris' operating policies is that we only turn back for people that fall overboard, everything else can be replaced for far less than th ecost of people scrambling and doing crazy things to try and recover them.

Of course one day we did chase a beachball clear across the lake trying to recover it multiple times, but that was just for fun. (Try it some time, its harder than you think - the ball rolls away from you on your bow wave.)

Our losses (in just one season) include:
a watch
many sunglasses
4 screwdrivers (in one day)
multiple nuts and bolts
a hat (it was my crew's hat)

The most frustrating was the day I lost all the screwdrivers. It was during my first attempt to adjust rig tension under sail, I now have drilled the screwdriver handles and can attach lanyards.
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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  08:00:49  Show Profile
I'll bet King Neptune looks good in those Maui Jims!
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Dick Johnson
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  08:04:34  Show Profile
Everything that I have lost overboard in the last 50 years has been musical instruments. They go "ting, ting, splash."

Langiappe
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tinob
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  08:16:38  Show Profile
I raised two toddlers on my boat til they were teenagers. they didn't stop until they went away to college... there is a thing kids do around water...they throw everything imaginable into it. If you restrict their surrounding to , say a boat, then guess what.

Love the TV restaurant ad that states ,"if it's moves it's on the menu". kinda applies.

Val on the hard, DAGNABIT, # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  10:08:27  Show Profile
A season or two ago, my cell phone slid out of my shirt pocket while I was bending over on the dock. With my cat like reflexes, I was able to swat it with both of my hands just prior to it going ker-plunk!
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redeye
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  10:11:17  Show Profile
Slug Stops..
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KenDavis
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  10:31:48  Show Profile
A nice Mercury outboard, and myself as I would not let go until I was on the bottom too.
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Ed Cassidy
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  11:01:09  Show Profile
Ken,
How deep was it?
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BruceL
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  11:07:17  Show Profile
The worst was my key ring with two sets of car Keys and door remotes fell right out of my jacket pocket it was almost like they made it very interesting to get home that day.Many hats and 2 pairs of prescription sun glasses.
Now the Keys get put in the sink and hats and glasses are on leashes.
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islander
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  12:55:56  Show Profile
$50 One time after fueling the boat I stuck the $50 in my T-shirt pocket. Later on while underway I bent over the side to pull in a fender and swoosh it was gone in the wind. Another time I was trying to mount the grill to the aft rail, It spun up side down in my hand. Lost the rack and burner plate. No burgers that day. Oh and since we now have the sailboat, Nobody told me that the brand new, un-used 5 gal. sun shower placed on the cabin top to warm the water <b>WOULD NOT STAY THERE WHILE SAILING!</b>
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  12:59:05  Show Profile
Somebody asked me about the catbird seats once and I jumped into one to make the point of liking them and my cell phone popped off my belt and into Lake Erie. Haven't used one of the D%^#$%d holsters since!
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  14:13:41  Show Profile
binoculars...
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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  14:25:57  Show Profile  Visit Steve Blackburn's Homepage
A part of my new Bimini Butler while installing it. Heavy ABS type plastic that did not float. I tried to dive for it, but couldn't touch bottom and couldn't see anything it was so green (25+ feet).
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  14:25:59  Show Profile
The anchor, repeatedly. Fortunately it is tied to 25' of chain and 300' of rode secured to the boat.

Actually, a number of things. Our dock is in about 12' of water and I have retrieved sunglasses, a boat pole and tools using a line tied to a fishing net. Toss it out there, let it sink and then drag the bottom.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  15:17:59  Show Profile
Does a whole boat count???
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Turk
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  17:48:47  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />Does a whole boat count???
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

That may be the winner!!!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  17:53:05  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Does a Golden Retriever count? My dog Josh loved to go sailing with me on my catamaran. He even learned some commands like "tacking", which meant get off the sheets & move to the other side. He picked this up quite quickly. One thing he never figured out was if he walked out on one of the sponsons, he couldn't ever get back since there was no room to turn around, and he didn't back up all that well. Generally his only option was to fall off the boat unless I could reach him. He did this about once a sail, since he was a retriever, I'm not sure that it wasn't on purpose so he could just go for a swim. I made him wear a kid's life vest (they didn't make dog PFDs at that point that I was aware of), so falling off and swimming wasn't that big of a deal. This was in a lake, so the water temperature wasn't critical as it is in the Sound.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 05/05/2009 :  20:09:27  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
A baseball style cap and my car keys. I now where the Tilley hat and I hooked up one of thos Davis Key Buoys to my replaced car key. But i am living dangerously with my keys again since I bought a 2009 MINI Cooper S Clubman. I'll have to hook a key buoy to the new key.
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KenDavis
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Response Posted - 05/06/2009 :  08:18:44  Show Profile
ED- the motor was in about 6 feet of water at my slip. But it was dark, murky water. in the middle of the night, with alligators.
I came out of the water like a scared spider monkey. retrieved the motor with a boat hook and much grappling over the side. it cleaned up ok, hurray for two-strokes.
ahh the memories!
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/06/2009 :  08:55:11  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by OLarryR</i>
<br />But I am living dangerously with my keys again since I bought a 2009 MINI Cooper S Clubman. I'll have to hook a key buoy to the new key.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Larry,

You might want to hook a key bouy to the Mini Copper too!
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/06/2009 :  20:53:53  Show Profile
Three wedding rings. Chris said number 4 was my last chance.
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Unsinkable2
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Response Posted - 05/07/2009 :  10:16:47  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
We lost something important last year. At least it made an important-sounding clanking sound as it bounced off the deck before the big splash. To this day we haven't figure out what it was, but the boat still sails and we still have all crew.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/07/2009 :  11:59:44  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Unsinkable2</i>
<br />We lost something important last year. At least it made an important-sounding clanking sound as it bounced off the deck before the big splash. To this day we haven't figure out what it was...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Winch handle off the mast?
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Unsinkable2
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Response Posted - 05/07/2009 :  12:22:24  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
Oh-oh Dave, you might be right.

I had a Venture 21 pop-top before my C 25. The poptop was supported by unattached steel bars. I grew so accustomed to the sound of those things rolling across the deck and disappearing into the abyss...
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 05/07/2009 :  17:30:31  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
Don,

I figured someone was going to say something cute.

That was why I edited my comment before I posted - Changed it from - I'll have to hook a key buoy to "it" to read to "the new key" but looks like I still left myself open for your funny ! You did get me to laugh !
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