Just wanted to write a positive note about the waterproof integrity of a 60CSX.
Yesterday we returned to my slip in CM after a fishing trip and my friend and his wife were helping to offload the gear and rods onto the adjoining finger dock.
I always have the 60CSX onboard and upon tying off, I slipped it under the top flap of my tackle bag without zipping it. I was in the process of removing my other onboard electronics when I heard a splash and then my buddy yelled, "Oh No !"
The GPS fell between the dock and boat into about 4' of salt water and settled into about a foot of black goo.
My net was already stowed below deck and it took me a few minutes to retrieve it and scoop for the GPS. I had already lost a cell phone under the boat about two years ago and had no luck with a net or diving for it in the goo.
Well, I got very lucky. I got it on the first swipe and it came up covered in muck along with a few mussel shells. I rinsed it in freshwater and decided not to try it until I got it home and check the battery compartment and auxilliary jack openings. If they looked compromised I was going to do the pack in rice trick.
Once I got home I examined the compartments and all looked well. I then turned it on and everything is functional !
My biggest fear was losing all of my waypoints, including many years worth of offshore fishing hotspots and all of my woodland hunting and PBX spots.
It has been awhile since I dumped and stored or printed my points and that will be done today !
Yesterday we returned to my slip in CM after a fishing trip and my friend and his wife were helping to offload the gear and rods onto the adjoining finger dock.
I always have the 60CSX onboard and upon tying off, I slipped it under the top flap of my tackle bag without zipping it. I was in the process of removing my other onboard electronics when I heard a splash and then my buddy yelled, "Oh No !"
The GPS fell between the dock and boat into about 4' of salt water and settled into about a foot of black goo.
My net was already stowed below deck and it took me a few minutes to retrieve it and scoop for the GPS. I had already lost a cell phone under the boat about two years ago and had no luck with a net or diving for it in the goo.
Well, I got very lucky. I got it on the first swipe and it came up covered in muck along with a few mussel shells. I rinsed it in freshwater and decided not to try it until I got it home and check the battery compartment and auxilliary jack openings. If they looked compromised I was going to do the pack in rice trick.
Once I got home I examined the compartments and all looked well. I then turned it on and everything is functional !
My biggest fear was losing all of my waypoints, including many years worth of offshore fishing hotspots and all of my woodland hunting and PBX spots.
It has been awhile since I dumped and stored or printed my points and that will be done today !
