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Old     (radrachel)      Join Date: May 2009       10-18-2011, 4:51 AM Reply   
What's the biggest sacrifice you've made to the Lake Gods?
We've lost a couple pairs of Oil Rig Oakleys to our local lake, among other things, and I hear that if you dredge OWC you'll find several GoPro's.
Old     (501s)      Join Date: Feb 2010       10-18-2011, 6:46 AM Reply   
I have donated a couple Blackberries to the lake. The front pockets on a hoody are NOT a safe place for phones when loading and unloading from a boat.
Old     (brett33)      Join Date: Apr 2011       10-18-2011, 7:55 AM Reply   
13g's after hitting a piece of concrete..
Old     (wakebrdjay)      Join Date: Apr 2008       10-18-2011, 8:00 AM Reply   
Life vest,wallet,keys,shades,$200+ cash,and an Air Chair foil.
Old     (seth)      Join Date: Sep 2002       10-18-2011, 8:04 AM Reply   
countless girlfriends...
Old     (fly135)      Join Date: Jun 2004       10-18-2011, 8:32 AM Reply   
A solid gold pendant of the Mayan calendar that my Mom gave me many years ago.
Old     (gotwake133)      Join Date: May 2010       10-18-2011, 8:54 AM Reply   
+1 On the countless girlfriends. I know I guy that has gone diving in OWC and has found 10+ go Pros. But for me its the usual, sunglasses, wallets, phones, fatback pump, hats, gas caps.
Old     (gotwake133)      Join Date: May 2010       10-18-2011, 8:55 AM Reply   
+1 On the countless girlfriends. I know I guy that has gone diving in OWC and has found 10+ go Pros. But for me its the usual, sunglasses, wallets, phones, fatsac pump, hats, gas caps.
Old     (BlitzedVLX)      Join Date: Feb 2011       10-18-2011, 9:10 AM Reply   
Thanks for the laugh Seth, so true... My girl is never happy when the weekend is dedicated to riding, she stated bringing magazines to read near the end of the season.

I lost a gas cap, Oakley jersey, and a pair of SPY Logans this year.. Not to mention $1,000+ spent on gas.
Old     (cjh1669)      Join Date: Apr 2005       10-18-2011, 9:14 AM Reply   
My wife has threatened to leave over the lake

I haven't lost naything, my wife lost her iphone, my buddy his ipod to powell
Old     (nuckledragger)      Join Date: Jun 2004       10-18-2011, 9:29 AM Reply   
Quote:
Originally Posted by seth View Post
countless girlfriends...
So true!
Old     (cadunkle)      Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ       10-18-2011, 4:00 PM Reply   
Only thing I lost was my boat registration papers. Buddy was rooting through glove box and they flew out in the bag while I was riding. I saw it and almost caught them, had no idea what it was but lost it. Not a big deal. I have jumped in with my wallet in my pocket a few times, but never lost it. It's always fun paying for stuff with soaking wet money.

Back in the day on a relatives boat I lost the prop. Nut came loose when I hit reverse to slow for coming up on the dock. We had no spare so went diving. Found it about 200' away in 15 feet of water! Those suckers sure go far. Went to town for new hardware and was riding the next morning. lol
Old     (benjaminp)      Join Date: Nov 2008       10-18-2011, 4:02 PM Reply   
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Originally Posted by wakebrdjay View Post
Life vest
Really curious as to how you lost those.
My boat has managed to keep the damage to a few pairs of shades and a watch that had very deep sentimental value to me (until my new one showed up).
Old     (Dmcastino)      Join Date: Sep 2010       10-18-2011, 6:41 PM Reply   
A 6hp Johnson outboard with 2.5 hours on it. I had that literally half of a day before it was at the bottom of the lake.
Old     (radrachel)      Join Date: May 2009       10-18-2011, 8:57 PM Reply   
Ahh, but it ensures a good season, right?
Old     (wakebrdjay)      Join Date: Apr 2008       10-19-2011, 7:05 AM Reply   
Ben,left it sitting on sunpad,took off for marina,didn't realize til unloading that it had blown off.Saw someone wearing it a year or two later and got a good laugh.
Old     (benjaminp)      Join Date: Nov 2008       10-19-2011, 7:19 AM Reply   
Well at least your sacrifice was not in vain, haha.
Old     (newwhit)      Join Date: Mar 2007       10-19-2011, 7:26 AM Reply   
the worst has been keys to the tow rig. only took four hours for the spare keys to get to us! at least we had gas in the tank, so no worries!
Old     (stoked_32)      Join Date: Aug 2007       10-19-2011, 8:38 AM Reply   
Quote:
Originally Posted by newwhit View Post
the worst has been keys to the tow rig. only took four hours for the spare keys to get to us! at least we had gas in the tank, so no worries!
Lol that exact thing happen to me! Except the keys weren't mine, and neither was the boat
Old     (stuey)      Join Date: Dec 2004       10-19-2011, 9:40 AM Reply   
I'll play... along with the normal shades, cell phones, and other normal junk everyone loses, we've had a couple good ones.

One girl lost her engagement ring.. we were outside playing football in waist deep water. She decided to take it off and put it in the boat in case it flew off while throwing a football. Ended up dropping it in the water right outside the boat! We walked to shore, borrowed a kids goggles, and searched for about an hour until we found it. Thankfully it was a pretty clear lake!

This year.. we lost a board. A friend came in from riding and just left it on the swim grid. We had to drop off someone else at the dock (we were close by) so we slowly cruised the couple hundred feet to the dock. I guess it had floated off at some point and none of my idiot friends noticed.. so by the time it was someone elses turn to ride we noticed it was gone. Cruised all up and down the river looking for it but it was long gone. Funny thing was, I found the same board on craigslist last week. It was the 'boat board' so it had been painted and decaled up.. it was one of a kind. Talked to the guy and gave him a $50 reward and he was cool with giving it back. Good karma for him for sure!
Old     (hockeysk8er222)      Join Date: Jul 2009       10-19-2011, 4:45 PM Reply   
3 ropes, 2 phones, a wetsuit, a GoPro, a prop, broken bindings, a broken knee, and 2 concussions. Decided I sacrificed bodily as well.
Old     (nuckledragger)      Join Date: Jun 2004       10-19-2011, 5:04 PM Reply   
Some old school sunglasses from back in the day, Oakley razorblades and a pair of Arnette's. A fishing pole left on the back of the houseboat overnight. Woke up to see it about 15 feet down, threw on a swim mask, dove down, brought it back up to find a huge carp on the other end of the line.
Old     (durty_curt)      Join Date: Apr 2008       10-19-2011, 9:24 PM Reply   
My turn: two ipod classics, one with h2o audio case and the head phones, two ipod touches, 5 sunglasses, two shirts, one umbrella, one hat, and some trash.
Old     (durty_curt)      Join Date: Apr 2008       10-19-2011, 9:26 PM Reply   
Oh and my wedding ring. I think
Old     (baitkiller)      Join Date: Jan 2010       10-20-2011, 4:26 AM Reply   
A million golf balls.


Oh, wrong lake.
Old     (sailing216)      Join Date: Oct 2007       10-20-2011, 5:24 AM Reply   
Week old Droid, 2 pairs of $500 prescript Oakleys, $2k switchblade and my favorite black hat
Old     (bcrider)      Join Date: Apr 2006       10-20-2011, 9:12 AM Reply   
One friend lost his wedding ring cause him and another friend were goofing off in the boat.
A friend lost the same style of Oakley perscriptions twice.
My iPod took a swim when someone dunked the nose of my boat and the iPod was on the floor.
Wrapped my prop twice on rocks/logs. Funny how now that I have a spare I've never hit anything again.
Old     (wakeboardertj)      Join Date: May 2005       10-20-2011, 9:17 AM Reply   
straight up cash money. Had an envelope with about 15-20 $20 dollar bills on the dash of the boat. I dropped my crew off at the beach and went back alone to go load some more stuff at the dock. While I was driving back I reached back to keep a waterbottle from flying out and the change in wind flow swept the envelope straight up in the air and started making it rain 20's. I cut the boat and dove off the back, I think I only lost a few bills, my crew on the beach saw the whole thing and were in hysterics.
Old     (andrewjet)      Join Date: Jan 2003       10-20-2011, 9:18 AM Reply   
Lets just say there are lots of fish wearing my sunglasses. lol

lots of sunglasses
boat stuff
girlfriend (sacrificed for butter)
3-props
3-shafts
1-strut
wifes swim suite bottoms
Im sure there is more..?
Old     (Nova)      Join Date: Jul 2011       10-20-2011, 9:42 AM Reply   
A Gopro and 2 pairs of Dragon sunglasses.....damn it.
Old     (riddick)      Join Date: Jan 2010       10-20-2011, 9:54 AM Reply   
Verizon and sprint both dropped me from phone insurance i.ve lost so many in the lake
3 pair of Oakleys
3 or 4 rope and handles
2 props
1 shaft
1 hole in a 2010 pwt
An ACL
A Gopro
No telling what else...the Tennessee River lake gods are harsh on me
Old     (simplej)      Join Date: Sep 2011       10-20-2011, 1:56 PM Reply   
1 phone, one ipod touch, a diamond earring, pair of ray bans, my ankle, almost a 100$ wake rope, swim deck pins, parts of a teak swim deck, and the swimdeck cover on the boat

Last edited by simplej; 10-20-2011 at 1:58 PM.
Old     (scotthons)      Join Date: Mar 2010       10-20-2011, 3:05 PM Reply   
Only one pair of Arnettes
Numerous Hats
One prop
One strut
One stereo deck
My temper too many times from idiot waverunners
Old     (migs)      Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SF Bay Area       10-20-2011, 4:01 PM Reply   
Everyweekend from March-Dec

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