I had company drop a pair of expensive glasses hoping onto the boat. It was
in the winter so they lost them.

I think the worse thing I dropped overboard is some screws and screwdriver.

One time, I was helping someone work on their sailboat and they dropped a
very expensive brass cog when cleaning and repacking the wench. I borrowed
a tank to look for it, it was hell finding it because of the deep layer of
slit. I finally found it under a pile of rocks. It landed on the rocks and
then slide in between them.

There are some firemen at our lake who will dive for lost articles for a
minimum cost of $100.






"JimH" wrote in message
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So what have you dropped in the water from your boat or dock?

For me....tools, hardware, a boat brush, a fishing rod/reel, cans of wax
and a set of keys.. I was successful retrieving most of the metal items
(if they were worth it) using a large magnet the marina office had, a
large fish net with extension pole (retrieved the keys with that) or a
boat hook.

Never lost my cell phone or expensive sunglasses, although I did put a
pair of fairly decent sunglasses on the hardtop of a friends boat and
forgot they were there until we arrived at his dock. Those glasses were
never to be seen again.

How about you? ;-)

BTW: I admit this is fluff, but who the hell cares....it is boating
related and not OT....eh?