What Detector for shipwreck hunting?

HI... computer down in the tropical paradise of Jamaica.. just got it back.. thats why no posts... ANYWAY.. does ANYONE have any reports of on-shore shipwrecks on the south coast of Jamaica..between BLACK RIVER and SAVANNA-LA-MAR Its 1780's to 1820..thanks.. tonyja

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By far, the Aquapulse 1B for simplicity, reliability and you can configure it for land or water. VERY sensitive, it will discriminate gold from ferrous metals and can find a large metal item up to 3 meters deep! Thats what all the professional divers use in Florida.

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Here is a good site for reviewing underwater metal detectors.  Most have reviews form people who actually use them, features, suggestions, etc.

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I'm a Garrett man.  (3 of my 5 detectors are Garretts.)  I have on old Sea Hunter from the mid-80's that still works great.  (I bought it because I heard or read where Mel Fisher said it was the best metal detector he had ever used.)  It's a PI machine, but it does have problems detecting gold under 1-1.5 grams I have found.  (The Fisher 1280-X Aquanaut has the same problem.  I friend of mine had one and sold it for that reason.)

I have over 30 years swinging a detector.  I have looked for just about anything you can think of with one.  From coins to artifacts to gold to even under ground cables when I co-owned a construction company.  

I think it, like most metal detectors, comes down to where & what you will be primarily hunting.  Salt Water vs Fresh, Ocean vs Lakes or rivers, artifacts or tiny gold.  I have been impressed with the Tesoro line of metal detectors.  

If I were in the market for another underwater machine, I'd look hard at the JW Fisher Pulse 8X Pro-Version 2 (with Bulkhead) though.  You can change coils with the version 2 where you can't with the version 1.  Price is around $1920.00  (I also like the idea of having  a meter on the detector.)







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