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I've been treasure diving with the Minelab excalibur 1000 for many years. Underwater, this machine is a dream and paid for itself many times over. On the down side, she is a heavy machine if you want to do detecting on the beach. Here is a photo of my detector with the GoPro mounted on the shaft.

I just dove on the ancient (2,000 year old), Mayan ruins of Samabaj in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala a few weeks ago. I also put a short video of the trip for my website and have added a link below. It was a good high altitude dive and I will be returning to the site soon to do some more exploration...

I just dove Lake Atitlan, and the Ruins of the underwater city of Samabaj. I put a video together, so please check it out. I used the GoPro Hero 2 to video the underwater segment. http://youtu.be/CPglw8f64zk

Interesting article on the search for Atlantis TreasureWorks - Search for the Lost City of Atlantis - TreasureWorks Forum

Believed to be more than two thousand years old, and was discovered submerged at the bottom of a lake, the first city in Guatemala. Samabaj is submerged in the Lake Atitlan, in the department of Panajachel, Solola, about 300 kilometers from Guatemala City. Samabaj, or the Atlantis in...

There are no Florida laws or state statutes that prohibit you from diving with a metal detector. It is true however, that you must stay out of leased sites (see below), and out of some protected habitats with your detector. Additionally, you must abide by Florida law should you find anything...

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The laws vary from state to state so you will need to check the local laws. In Florida there are now laws that ban underwater metal detecting. However, there are laws against recovering anything older than 50 years old without a permit. Of course you are also prohibited from using a metal...

The headphones of the Fisher CZ20 are designed to be used underwater. I use the Minelab Excalibur 1000, and have had no problems clearing while using the headphones. Happy Hunting Tom

We dove the north end of the 60 foot reef N.E. of Sebastian inlet, vis was near zero on the bottom, had much better luck in close to shore.

Try this link for Maritime Salvage laws in Florida... http://www.miamimaritimelaw.com/salvage.htm

I use the Minelab Excalibur 1000, good to 200 feet. I never go diving without it.

Whenever an ancient relic appears on the web for sale captioned by “from some old shipwreck we found“, I get a chill run up my spine. Not that some one other than me found a wreck, but that these artifacts are on the open market with out any sort of historical documentation. This is...

Yes, the statute specifically states "Man made" objects older than 50 years old.

There are no Florida laws or state statutes that prohibit you from diving with a metal detector. It is true however, that you must stay out of leased sites (see below), and out of some protected habitats with your detector. Additionally, you must abide by Florida law should you find anything on...

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Yet, my old home state of Texas has some of the most restrictive rules and regulations on the salvage of shipwrecks. Damn Aggie’s! The Arches at A&M are definitely in control, no one but the academic types can salvage old shipwrecks, and the yahoos in Austin bought into all that academic...

Whenever an ancient relic appears on the web for sale captioned by “from some old shipwreck we found“, I get a chill run up my spine. Not that some one other than me found a wreck, but that these artifacts are on the open market with out any sort of historical documentation. This is...

Get it into fresh water, and visit treasurenet.com, there you will find good methods for cleaning and preservation.

Brevard County Florida officials want to build a seawall “Artificial Reef” at the outer reefs from Patrick AFB, South to Indian Harbor Beach. This is part of an effort to rebuild and refurbish beaches that have been eroded by hurricanes. Hmmm these are the same folks that damaged our beaches by...