Treacherous Waters: Kingston's Shipwrecks

Scuba446 · Jul 27, 2002

Hi,
I just received the above book by Cris Kohl - however, the book does not give any info, such as GPS coordinates or maps or actual locations of these shipwrecks.

What are folks using in conjunction wih this book to FIND these dives?

???????

Tavi · Jul 27, 2002

You had gotten The Great Lakes Diving Guide by Cris Kohl.

It lists both Loran and GPS coordinates.
However, even GPS will only put you close (unless your lucky). The mooring was gone on a wreck we dove last weekend in Lake Erie. One of the divers had to "find" the wreck. The captian said , according to GPS we were on top of it. The wreck was actually about 50' away. ( turned out that the mooring wasn't gone, it was underwater, The lake levels must have risen since it was set.)

I haven't used any of the coordinates in the book to FIND any wrecks yet. If I had my own boat I might try.

Scuba446 · Jul 27, 2002

Tavi,
Thats my point - we WILL have our own baot some of the time, especially in A-Bay.

I got the Treacherous Water guidebook because thats what folks on this message board said I needed..so I got it - but THAT books has NO GPS or Loran info.

PS Whats Loran info anyways? I am only familiar with GPS.

Guess I have to go out and get yet ANOTHER book - per your suggestion?

BIG QUESTION - Our camp is more in the Alex Bay area - whats THERE to dive and is there any BOOKS, MAPS, etc. on THAT area?

Walter · Jul 27, 2002

Loran was the electronic method of navigation before GPS. It works by measuring the time difference between two signals coming from different radio towers. It is not as accurate as GPS and it's accuracy varies from one location to another. In the Gulf of Mexico, for example, it is almost as accurate as GPS, while in the Keys it will get you within about 100 yds. Almost noone uses Loran anymore since GPS has become so inexpensive and is a far superior system.

Scuba446 · Jul 27, 2002

OK,
Thanks...and this is great since we obviously don't have any Loran gear on our boat!

Scuba446 · Jul 27, 2002

So for my next question, how does one GET ahold of all of these GPS coordinates for these Great Lakes Dives?

Who would know them - other than charters - which may or may not want to be giving them out...(job security?)

Is there like a catalog or system to find these out?

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