Carrying the baby aboard for his first 'sailing experience' I heard a crack against the deck, but did not see anything when I looked down. It wasn't until packing up that evening that we realized that it was my blackberry that had taken the plunge.
I dropped my cell phone 12 miles out in the pacific. I think the batteries have gone dead because the fish have stopped calling from it.
I have a water proof, floating VHF. That has two existing benefits from what I can tell: a) i can rinse it off at the end of the day. b) if it goes over board, some lucky guy on a beach somewhere is going to end up with a great VHF!
I also have sent the token cell phone into the dark, But after using the net to beat back the creatures of the deep I dumped the offending unit into a pan of fresh water, dried it off with a paper towl, removed the battery, and then put the cell phone and the battery into a bag of uncooked rice for a couple of weeks. After a bit of time and a long recharge it came back to normal. The only change is that it stays at home and the cheap Trakfone goes with me to the boat.
Edward Ward
Jun 3, 2010
Ed
I have a water proof, floating VHF. That has two existing benefits from what I can tell: a) i can rinse it off at the end of the day. b) if it goes over board, some lucky guy on a beach somewhere is going to end up with a great VHF!
Jul 1, 2010
Wm Roberson
I also have sent the token cell phone into the dark, But after using the net to beat back the creatures of the deep I dumped the offending unit into a pan of fresh water, dried it off with a paper towl, removed the battery, and then put the cell phone and the battery into a bag of uncooked rice for a couple of weeks. After a bit of time and a long recharge it came back to normal. The only change is that it stays at home and the cheap Trakfone goes with me to the boat.
Dec 24, 2010