Dragon's Den

[blackrose]

Did anyone see the Waterbuoy on DD this evening?

 

I want a few - I hate those horrible big corkballs.

 

Edited to say: I saw some floatation key rings at the London boat show last year, but they looked so flimsy they'd disintegrate in your pocket after about a week.

Edited November 19, 2007 by blackrose

[carlt]

Did anyone see the Waterbuoy on DD this evening?

 

I want a few - I hate those horrible big corkballs.

There's a thread about this sort of keyring, I've got a very similar thing:

 

keysaver

 

Keybuoy

Edited November 19, 2007 by carlt

[blackrose]

Found their website: http://www.water-buoy.com/

[Ray]

Bought a key saver style device for the boat and put it on the ignition key. The first time that it rained more than a few spots the thing fired and is now spent. Unfortunately, haven't got room to put a cork ball on the ring as it fouls the morse style controller. Anyone got any bright ideas what else I could use in a (very) limited space?

[Barry]

Go to a good fishing tackle shop and see if you can get a thin pike "pencil type" float - some of them even have a little hole where you can attach a split ring or a clip - they are quite slim and very bouyant

Edited November 19, 2007 by Bazza2

[bottle]

Just a tip

 

When buying something to float your keys, check it has enough bouyancy to work.

 

The corks, for instance, will only manage to float with a couple of keys attached any more and it wil sink.

[StoneHenge]

I can vouch for that bottle. My cork ball keyring sank in spectacular fashion when my two year old decided to try it out for size. Luckily it sank near the edge so I only had to reach about 2 foot down, but it could have been worse.

[Christine]

I thought cork ball key rings weren't intended to save your keys from drowning but so you could ostentatiously plonk them down in South Coast yachty type pubs to show you are part of the boating fraternity show-off brigade.

[Noah]

I’ve always used Bazza’s pike float idea. Test it (carefully!) if you add several more keys. And be careful which pocket you keep it in – it can look deeply suspicious!

 

Noah

[carlt]

I thought cork ball key rings weren't intended to save your keys from drowning but so you could ostentatiously plonk them down in South Coast yachty type pubs to show you are part of the boating fraternity show-off brigade.

Definitely, and they are weighed down by the ferrari leather fob.

I've got a picture keyring of my mk1 cavalier on mine, so the opportunist car thief doesn't even bother nicking the keys.

[John Orentas]

I have always taken the view that carrying around a huge bunch of boat keys is pointless and very risky, there could be and often is a very expensive splash.. Instead carry the one key which will get you into the boat and inside have a key rack for all the others, with all the keys clearly marked* they are taken away from the boat only when required.. Sorry if I am stating the obvious but very few people seem to do the obvious thing.

 

*One exception keys that give access to the boat should never be marked with the boat name for obvious reasons.

[Yoda]

Comman sense would suggest that having the ignition/starter key on the inside of the boat would solve all of these problems. Why not fit a proximity key system?

[JP01]

Definitely, and they are weighed down by the ferrari leather fob.

I've got a picture keyring of my mk1 cavalier on mine, so the opportunist car thief doesn't even bother nicking the keys.

 

no point mate,

you don't need keys to start a mk1 cavalier.

 

But thanks for advertising the fact.

[carlt]

no point mate,

you don't need keys to start a mk1 cavalier.

 

But thanks for advertising the fact.

What fact am I advertising?

 

The cav is actually a bit (but not a lot) more secure than most '70s cars.

Edited November 20, 2007 by carlt

[tomsk]

I find this thread un-investable and declare myself out

[magnetman]

I find a decent magnet on a rope or pole works well for getting keys back when u drop them in the water and the weight of the keys is basically irrevelant.

[Big John]

I find a decent magnet on a rope or pole works well for getting keys back when u drop them in the water and the weight of the keys is basically irrevelant.

Not if they fall out of someone's pocket and it takes a finite amount of time to realise you need to stop the boat.