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    Minelab Repair, Kellyco

    I know some of you metal detecting guys and gals watch whats on here. I took a trip and happened to stop at Kellyco to see the place. I was greeted at the door by Gene of the sales staff, what a great guy,, he pulled out the new Minelab SDC and let me play with it,,, what a neat machine. I had...
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    CoCoa Beach

    Will be hunting CoCoa Beach Sunday and Monday if the old van makes it down there. Step mom lives 4 blocks south of Ron Jons, walk out, cross the dunes and detect. Will have x-cal and 3 battery packs,,,,,so if you see me please say Hi'''''',,,,Wont be up here in the Lane with Max for about a week...
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    Back in the lane, Hope it lasts

    I had a couple of dirt diggin police buddies i retired with wish to go see what the beach and water detecting is like... Well they both got the bug bad and in a weeks time one has his new x-cal and the other ones will be here tomorrow. So we hit the lane this morning and it was warm and sunny...
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    Belt scoop holder

    Gonna try to make a couple of scoop holders, got enough parts to get me started, I think I saw Max make a few out of parts and I'm tired of carrying that scoop around.
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    Minelab Service A++++++++++++++++

    Ok, sent in X-Cal on Aug. 27th and was suprised to find it today back at my door via the brown truck. I sent it in for erratic signals all the time and they ended up replacing the coil at no charge. I dont know about some of the problems I have seen other people having on here but Minelab has...
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    Chesapeake Bay, old Duck Inn area today

    Well Jason and I hit the bay today, 2 hour hunt and we only brought up a bottle cap between us. The wind has been blowing NE for about a week, thought it may kick the sand around but it seemed sanded in bad. We are going to the oceanfront tonite, Photos with new waterproof camera. Our water...
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    Coil Cover on x-cal 800

    My sons x-cal is on the lam,,,,erratic signals if you hold the detector still with no motion, Also no change if you wiggle the coil or headphone wires. I have 2, 800s and 1, 1000 ...This unit with the yellow headphones has a crack around the outside of the coil and the other x-cals with the...
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    xcal pods

    I just wasn't happy with the way things were as far as the tightness of the fit on NICAD, NIMH, or alkaline battery's for all my xcal pods so here goes, A lathe at a machine shop, a 1 1/2 boreing bar and the lathe at a slow speed and steady as she goes, total time less than 10 Min's and ten...
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    excal battery stuff, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, again

    Need some advise, have 3 xcals and im getting tired of buying new batterys for them, I just bought new NIMH for one of my sons 800 detectors last week, The other sons is still an old NICAD that im sure will need to be replaced soon, Now my NIMH battery pack that I bought last year is bad...
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    Hay Maxx, got something for your Trac.......

    Just finished working a ship loading 19 of these, a train for your Trac, Loading at Lamberts Point Docks headed for South America. That ship dropped 6 feet on the side when it picked up that load.
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    Va beach Lane, Noon News Report

    News guys and gals reporting from the lane at Va Beach say no cuts to the beach and they showed some oceanfront video footage also. Its still kicking so maby something will develop. Rain has slowed down. The guy from the city said on the news that because of the beach replenishment over the...
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    Scoops, How too homemade

    I see alot of posts here about scoops. I make my own do to myself, the two boys and my brother useing them and also a few friends. This does require some man toys, drill press, welder for aluminum, metal roller and a metal shear. Any machine shop has this stuff, its just what they want to charge...
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    Va Beach, the lane, the mine

    Hit low tide last eve, 11pm to 0330 am, walked the lane from 10th to 19th, ran into David from Suffolk and noticed a new hunter that stayed out in the mine about an hour. I didnt remember his name but he said he was getting some clad and assorted metal, He was useing a Garrett SeaHunter . I...
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    The Lane, Mumbles as Maxx would say

    Low tide last eve, 10th street to about 24th, not much here, Saw David and another pirate , Dave holding a silver and a junker.
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    The Lane last Eve, Va Beach

    Got down to the lane for low tide about 8:30 pm, storms are heading in from the east, got some clad and a charm, storm passed to our north as David from Suffolk and i watched. We were ready to hide out under the fishing pier if need be. Got back to the truck just as it started to pour down. too...
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    The lane, two trips

    Down to the lane Friday nite and Saturday nite, ran into Mike and Stacey and Carl both nites, here is the take, I got a nitro last nite, looked good in the scoop. I also got a mood ring and some sort of glob of metal stuff. Will be there to hit it again this eve if we dont get the bad storms. As...
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    Chesapeake Bay, Va Beach in the mine

    Jaywxman and I headed for the bay for a two hour spin, got some older bottlecaps and a bunch of sinkers, got out about neck deep at low tide. A few coins and it was warm and waves were calm. Will try again soon
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    Its Killing Me

    Got to walk on the lane last nite and watch Wes Beach, Sarge and some of the other tourists detect. Right shoulder has had 2 shots now in two weeks and I think this torn rotor cuff is gonna do me in if I have to have it fixed. Its my swinging arm and im not a lefty but I may learn it if I can...
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    The Lane, Va Beach last eve

    Back to the lane this eve, Not many targets at all, did manage a 10k with a stone. Saw a few swingers in the lane, Ron, Wes and Mike from Ohio that was holding some nice earings with ice in them, that older xcal paying for its self first time on the beach. Heading to PA for a week, good luck to all
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    The Lane, Va Beach gives it up

    Down to the lane last eve to find an east wind blowing up onto the beach, kind of choppy out in the mine, 10th street to past the pier and back, I see Max and Low Tide Tim and we stop to talk, later I hear Tim might be holding gold. I start back south and hear that xcal sound and pick up a tiny...
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