Stupidity at Sea

Old TexMex said:
Just because one of the members here said that it does float but takes a minute to bob up, I'm goin' back out right now to do a quick recon of that shoreline. Slim and none, I know, but I've "bet less and won more at least once before".:D
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When making a landfall at night a good rule of thumb is to intentionally approach it wide left or right. You increase your chance of locating where your waypoint SHOULD be. Do the same with your search. Start beyond where you think it may have ended up and work your way back.

Sorry, you probably already knew that! ;)
 
Stevens said:
Cargo Pants!
Steve W
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Cargo pants pockets are repositories for the pre-drowned electronics.

My swim trunks had a cargo type pocket on each side. This is where I put my 2 cell phones, see my reply above.

I now feel no pockets, I mean none are better in a boat. A secure water proof lashed down container is better.

I mean how many folks have jumped in the water to stop the boat from hitting a rock on the shore or to load a boat in the wind or man it's hot drop over the side, or man now that the six pack is inside it wants out and over the side you go, WHOOO Cottonmouth in the BOAT all hands overboard. And how many here have experienced any of the above and dunked their wallet....

I hope Tex Mex goes out today to look for his lost GPS. He will get some great water time and if the little GPS bobs up or doesn't sink to the bottom he may find it. That will make a great ending to his story.
 
It's obvious that your shirt was defective because your GPS fell out of your pocket not once, but twice causing it to be lost the second time. I would have your lawyer contact the shirt manufacture, and the retailer that sold you the shirt, and the salesperson if you can find them and threaten a law suite to recoup your losses. It can't have been your fault in today's society. .....
 
CAJUNLAWYER said:
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around a flat that is 20 feet deep :rolleyes:
Do they still make those skooters for flats fishing?
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Caj: the flats (East Flats, point of Mustang) run to an edge that drops into 20', then that in a few yards, drops into a ship channel (Corpus ship channel) which is 45+' deep, and when the tide fall off the east flats, it pours like water into a funnel, it rips around the point like crazy, so...like I said adios old one, i just bought a new Garmin GPSmap 78sc, color, pre- loaded with all the cool newest charts.
And it comes with a string to tie to my......:eek::eek:
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Skooters, no, everyones gone to the superlight 16'-18' poling kind, like the Florida boys have been using forever.
Those old skooters with a jet drive and a 283 V8 inboard were awesome, but don't get one stuck on a sand bar. No movin' that muthah.
 
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Ethang said:
It's obvious that your shirt was defective because your GPS fell out of your pocket not once, but twice causing it to be lost the second time. I would have your lawyer contact the shirt manufacture, and the retailer that sold you the shirt, and the salesperson if you can find them and threaten a law suite to recoup your losses. It can't have been your fault in today's society. .....
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Ethang, I'm on it. After all, I'm 1/4 native American as well, over 60 and my mom set me on the potty backwards as a child. It's a winning case, I'm placing a WTB Registered Magnum ad here, soon as I get my attorney (he's in Louisiana) up to speed.
 
When I spent a lot of time on the water, I made lanyards or floats for anything I didn't want to watch sink if it went overboard. knives, tools, binoculars, keys, GPSs. you name it. Cheap insurance. Also, make sure one end of the anchor rode is secured to the vessel. :rolleyes:
 
Gee... I've never ever done anything like that. :o

You mentioned that the Garmin was new. If you used a CC to purchase it some cards have a period of accidental damage and loss protection.
 
One boat story and one story not boat related.

Wife, daughter, and I were on a whale watch boat out of Booth Bay or Bar Harbor in Maine, and I was wearing the diamond/sapphire ring I had inherited when my dad passed away. We were a long ways out, when I happened to notice the ring was not on my finger. I panicked, and then remembered that shortly before, I had gone to the head at the rear of the boat. I wnet back, looked all around, but couldn't find it. All I could think of was that the ring was in several hundred feet of water and no way to recover it, or where it even fell overboard.

I was thinking about how I could tell my mother I had lost dad's ring, when the wife suggested I go up and ask the Captain if anyone turned a ring in. Well, I did that, and lo and behold, a woman had found the ring on the deck by the head and had turned it in. After identifying it, I got the ring back and placed it in my pants pocket. I then found the lady and gave her a $100.00 and profusely thanked her. She didn't want the money, but I insisted and she finally took it.

The other story involved two portable police radios:mad:. The first one I lost because I had placed it on the roof of the cruiser and forgot about it when I went out on patrol. The City let that one slide as "accidents will happen". The 2nd time I did the exact same thing, I had to pay for the radio. Never lost another one after that.
 
bgrafsr said:
The other story involved two portable police radios:mad:. The first one I lost because I had placed it on the roof of the cruiser and forgot about it when I went out on patrol. The City let that one slide as "accidents will happen". The 2nd time I did the exact same thing, I had to pay for the radio. Never lost another one after that.
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Bill, I'd wait an hour and run this over the radio, Nekkid women in the vacant lot at X. just sit and see who shows up......:D
 
Sinker

Tex....Did you contact Garmin? If you have the serial number or the box I suggest calling Garmin customer service.

I just talked to my daughter who is an engineer at Garmin; she stated that they may well replace the unit itself(not any acc. that came in the box)

Hope this helps, let me know what they say.

Feel free to PM me

Jim in Iowa
 
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