Metal Detector

nagel · Oct 1, 2006

Anybody out there use a metal detector underwater? I keep thinking this might be a fun thing to do while diving. Pricing for units designed for underwater use vary from $200 up into the $1000's. I'm sure you get what you pay for, so I'm interested in hearing if anybody is an expert in these devices and what is and what is not important in these devices so I can norrow down my search. Also, if somebody has a recommendation on a model that would be helpful.

Any insight would be great.

Thanks

S. Nagel

fire_diver · Oct 1, 2006

JW Fisher pulse 8x. try a search for "metal detector" here.

FD

MSUnderwater Divers · Oct 1, 2006

Just out of curiosity what is the practical difference in the 6x and 8x?
Thanx

DennisS · Oct 1, 2006

I have a Fisher, not JW Fisher, Pulse with a 10" coil. It works good under water and on the beach. Metal detecting, in most public areas, has been declared a crime by the state of Florida. I don't use my detector anymore, make me an offer.

This company has lots of information and some of the best prices around.

http://www.kellycodetectors.com/indexmain.htm

Snowbear · Oct 1, 2006

We used one borrowed from the state troopers to find a murder weapon. It worked pretty well, though a coordinated effort was key to making the search effective. I don't remember the brand, but it was battery powered and fully submersible to something like 12 feet.

Blue Tide · Oct 17, 2006

DennisS:
Metal detecting, in most public areas, has been declared a crime by the state of Florida.:no

Only in Florida...:14:

REII · Oct 17, 2006

Blue Tide:
DennisS:
Metal detecting, in most public areas, has been declared a crime by the state of Florida.:no

Only in Florida...:14:

I think somebody forgot to tell the tourist cause they still use them on the beaches here.

TOM

regul8r · Oct 17, 2006

Wouldn't mind finding one to use.. but I would hope I could take it deeper than 12' since the ends of some piers are in much deeper water than that.

DennisS · Oct 17, 2006

REII:
I think somebody forgot to tell the tourist cause they still use them on the beaches here.

TOM

They can use them on certain beaches above the high water mark.

A. Metal detecting is legal on certain areas of Florida beaches. On the beach, you may detect from the high water mark to the toe of the dune. The high water mark or high tide line is usually identified by a weed line or a break in the surface of the beach. The toe of the dune is the bottommost elevation of where the dune visibly begins to rise. Seaward (surf/inter-tidal zone) of the high water mark is state-owned bottomlands. Metal detecting on state-owned bottomlands without authorization from the Division of Historical Resources is a violation of Chapter 267 and is punishable by law.

2)(a) The division may institute an administrative proceeding to impose an administrative fine of not more than $500 a day on any person or business organization that, without written permission of the division, explores for, salvages, or excavates treasure trove, artifacts, sunken or abandoned ships, or other objects having historical or archaeological value located on state-owned or state-controlled lands, including state sovereignty submerged lands.(ie.underwater)

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