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Gumbalaya

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Are there floating keychains out there for heavier keys, 150gr and up?
Thanks.
 
I know those, too weak.
I don't want to handle multiple keys, always have one on me for the camper, the home, the office and the boat.
 
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Yes, a boat fender would work.

Where you boat, a floating key holder might work but where I boat most of the time, the keys will float out of reach because of the current before you can reach them.

A better plan is to not drop them in the first place. Keep them in your pocket when stepping over water and never hand them to someone over water.

And have spares available just in case you forget my suggestions.
 
Or convert as many as possible to digital keypad type locks.
 
Whatever you get dispose of the bead chain. ALmost always break sooner or later.
I use a black Tyrap now on all the floaters.
 
aboatman said:
A better plan is to not drop them in the first place. Keep them in your pocket when stepping over water and never hand them to someone over water....
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A good rule to adopt. I once dropped car keys I was holding down the gap between the elevator car floor and elevator shaft. Ever since then....
 
aboatman said:
Yes, a boat fender would work.

Where you boat, a floating key holder might work but where I boat most of the time, the keys will float out of reach because of the current before you can reach them.

A better plan is to not drop them in the first place. Keep them in your pocket when stepping over water and never hand them to someone over water.

And have spares available just in case you forget my suggestions.
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Doing all that, still paranoid - I might split them afterall
 
stubones99 said:
Split your keys into multiple chains. Most floats only provide buoyancy for 80 grams it seems. That means 2 keychains. Why would you have boat keys and office keys on the same keychain? I would want to keep them far apart :)

https://www.davisnet.com/product/key-buoy/
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It's a stupid first world problem, I know.
I found myself walking back home after arriving at the boat with the wrong keychain in my pocket, I should simply just get my act together :)
 
BruceK said:
A good rule to adopt. I once dropped car keys I was holding down the gap between the elevator car floor and elevator shaft. Ever since then....
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Been there done that and worse, hence the consideration of alternatives to my clumsiness
 
I tested a number of key rings a few years back when I found my standard foam floating key chain would not float my 5 keys. I ended up with a cork float ball key chain. It easily floats 5 average size keys, the downside is it is about 2" in diameter and does not fit in your pocket. Not easily lost however.
 
C lectric said:
Whatever you get dispose of the bead chain. ALmost always break sooner or later.
I use a black Tyrap now on all the floaters.
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Yep those bead chains will corrode and break. Been there and done that. Luckily, I didn't lose the keys.
 
Gumbalaya said:
It's a stupid first world problem, I know.
I found myself walking back home after arriving at the boat with the wrong keychain in my pocket, I should simply just get my act together :)
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Consider this - You're cruising a hundred miles or more from home. You lock the boat with the keys in it or you lose the keys. What now?

Consider hiding a set of boat keys on the boat somewhere. Use your imagination, I'm not going to tell you where mine are hidden.

Another advantage to this is, if you hire a contractor to work on your boat, you don't have to meet him at the boat, just tell him where they keys are.
 
aboatman said:
Consider this - You're cruising a hundred miles or more from home. You lock the boat with the keys in it or you lose the keys. What now?

Consider hiding a set of boat keys on the boat somewhere. Use your imagination, I'm not going to tell you where mine are hidden.

Another advantage to this is, if you hire a contractor to work on your boat, you don't have to meet him at the boat, just tell him where they keys are.
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I do this, but I put it in one of those realtor mechanical pushbutton combination lock cases. That way, even if someone finds my secret location, there's one more level of effort needed.
 
aboatman said:
Consider this - You're cruising a hundred miles or more from home. You lock the boat with the keys in it or you lose the keys. What now?

Consider hiding a set of boat keys on the boat somewhere. Use your imagination, I'm not going to tell you where mine are hidden.

Another advantage to this is, if you hire a contractor to work on your boat, you don't have to meet him at the boat, just tell him where they keys are.
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Yeah, I got that already, also on the camper van (after one of the electric keys gave out abroad). But: when I'd drop the keys in the water I'd still like to retrieve them as the security keys cost 800 bucks a piece (entire lock to be changed), times 4.
 
aboatman said:
Consider this - You're cruising a hundred miles or more from home. You lock the boat with the keys in it or you lose the keys. What now?
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We once drove from Minneapolis to our boat which was transient slipped in Fish Creek WI - 350 miles each way - only to discover that we had forgotten the keys. :facepalm: :facepalm: We borrowed a drill and drilled out the cabin lock and we hotwired the boat for the weekend. We now have spare keys in both vehicles and a locking key holder with extras in a boat locker.
 
BDofMSP said:
We once drove from Minneapolis to our boat which was transient slipped in Fish Creek WI - 350 miles each way - only to discover that we had forgotten the keys. :facepalm: :facepalm: We borrowed a drill and drilled out the cabin lock and we hotwired the boat for the weekend. We now have spare keys in both vehicles and a locking key holder with extras in a boat locker.
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Yikes!
 
Pieyed47 said:
What you really need to do is simplify your life and throw away the keys.
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Agree. A lot of aircraft have no keys.
Houses have (10 second) doors. What does your boat have [emoji848]
Breakin damage to the door may exceed the value of what was stolen.
There are better ways to disable engines than with keys.
 
I only carry the marina digital scan key and my boat door key. Start keys remain aboard and a spare door key is hidden but accessible to anyone in the know.

Keeping it light allows me to use the Davis key float. It saved my bacon one night when I slipped on the steep dock ramp in a rainstorm. Went to the boat and grabbed the boat pole while the Admiral kept an eye on the MOB key buoy. Retrieval was easy and safe. :dance:
 
diver dave said:
................ There are better ways to disable engines than with keys.
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My boat's engine doesn't need a key to run but it needs one to start. More importantly, it needs one to stop.

I think locking the cabin will cause most potential thieves to just move to an easier boat. Locking the door also gives us a sense of security when we're sleeping on it.
 
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