southernman 73 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Wife went down to yacht today at Bayswater to check lines, found our Weber BBQ had gone for a walk overboard and is at the bottom of marina. I'm out of town at the moment does anyone know a diver who we could pay to go fetch it or is the general opinion be that it's toast? It has probably been on the bottom for a few days. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 How do you know its overboard and not been nicked? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernman 73 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Haha good question, the fact that the mount has broken in half would indicate it's at the bottom and an old sausage that somehow got left on it is hanging off the stern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 71 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 hm. dunno. thieves in a hurry might well leave just such a trail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Happy teeth might enjoy that sausage - bit of variety from Orakei Parore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernman 73 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Haha I'm back at the boat now and trying the fishing rod with a big hook to see if I can get it. I'm not game to get in the water today given the amount of sh1t on the surface!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BMW56 12 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 How deep is the water where you are? Perhaps one of those 3m long extendable boat hooks at low tide? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Whats on the surface? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregW 28 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Been lots of rain - probably bits of everything flushed down the bogs from St Marys bay and surrounds.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 162 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 wot about trying a fecking big magnet on a string? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Old Cockpit speakers are a good source of big magnets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Thats an obvious, but great idea. Wish i hadnt thrown my okd ones out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Yeah had to put new cockpit speakers in the 88 after my wife dropped her car keys in the marina, easiest quickest magnet i could think of was a cockpit speaker - they are water resistant not water proof fyi - made them old pretty quick haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 646 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 bbq would be s/s would it not?so a magnet wouldnt work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 162 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 yeah but I was thinking you might snag it on the barbe Call me a dumb arse butI didn't know s/s was non magnetic. U learn something every day.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernman 73 Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Update had to guy a new one today dam it, tried the old sinker drag and prod with long stick at low tide and can't feel a thing so that was an expensive outing...... Dam it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hb1849 12 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 yeah but I was thinking you might snag it on the barbe Call me a dumb arse butI didn't know s/s was non magnetic. U learn something every day.. Not all SS is non-magnetic. Ferritic SS is magnetic. However, common 304 and 316 are austenitic, and not magnetic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 What about dragging a small grapple anchor on a line. You might catch on some part of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 isn't the stainless that is weakly magnetic also more likely to corrode? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernman 73 Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Good idea wheels I'll try that at low tide. Might be a BBQ on trade me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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