*JimH* wrote:

..........(be honest)..........what have you dropped into the water this
boating season..........and lost?

Nothing for me this year as we just got back into it last month. ;-)



Just a open-end wrench (1/2 inch I believe) But there is a history that
goes back to about 1970 that include many items. :-)

The wife almost lost the cell phone, but it stopped at the edge of the dock.

Capt Jack R..

I dropped a pack of plastic quicklock zip ties, (while using the zip ties on
the anchor) but they floated, so I can say I didn't lose anything.


"Jack Redington" wrote in message
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*JimH* wrote:
..........(be honest)..........what have you dropped into the water this
boating season..........and lost?

Nothing for me this year as we just got back into it last month. ;-)
Just a open-end wrench (1/2 inch I believe) But there is a history that
goes back to about 1970 that include many items. :-)

The wife almost lost the cell phone, but it stopped at the edge of the
dock.

Capt Jack R..

What in the world do you do with zip ties on an anchor?


"Starbuck's" wrote in message
...
I dropped a pack of plastic quicklock zip ties, (while using the zip ties
on the anchor) but they floated, so I can say I didn't lose anything.


"Jack Redington" wrote in message
hlink.net...
*JimH* wrote:
..........(be honest)..........what have you dropped into the water
this boating season..........and lost?

Nothing for me this year as we just got back into it last month. ;-)
Just a open-end wrench (1/2 inch I believe) But there is a history that
goes back to about 1970 that include many items. :-)

The wife almost lost the cell phone, but it stopped at the edge of the
dock.

Capt Jack R..

I use them to stop the screw pin from unscrewing from the shackle. I put
the zip tie into the hole in the screw pin and the link of the chain. It
stops the screw pin from being able to turn.

Here is a picture of the shackles and screw pins.

http://www.labsafety.com/store/produ...&parent_id=118

"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
. ..
What in the world do you do with zip ties on an anchor?


"Starbuck's" wrote in message
...
I dropped a pack of plastic quicklock zip ties, (while using the zip ties
on the anchor) but they floated, so I can say I didn't lose anything.


"Jack Redington" wrote in message
hlink.net...
*JimH* wrote:
..........(be honest)..........what have you dropped into the water
this boating season..........and lost?

Nothing for me this year as we just got back into it last month. ;-)
Just a open-end wrench (1/2 inch I believe) But there is a history that
goes back to about 1970 that include many items. :-)

The wife almost lost the cell phone, but it stopped at the edge of the
dock.

Capt Jack R..

Starbuck's wrote:
I use them to stop the screw pin from unscrewing from the shackle. I put
the zip tie into the hole in the screw pin and the link of the chain. It
stops the screw pin from being able to turn.

Here is a picture of the shackles and screw pins.

http://www.labsafety.com/store/produ...&parent_id=118

I probably still have a small roll of galvanized wire kicking around for
that purpose.

Don,
I think most people use galvanized wire, I use the plastic zip locks because
it does not scratch my bow pulpit as I retrieve the anchor. More
importantly, it will not impale my hand as I am washing around the anchor.


"Don White" wrote in message
...
Starbuck's wrote:
I use them to stop the screw pin from unscrewing from the shackle. I put
the zip tie into the hole in the screw pin and the link of the chain. It
stops the screw pin from being able to turn.

Here is a picture of the shackles and screw pins.

http://www.labsafety.com/store/produ...&parent_id=118

I probably still have a small roll of galvanized wire kicking around for
that purpose.