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  1. OldBeechnut

    Old Chesapeake Bay Gold..

    The Chesapeake Bay has many old beach (83+), 99% are now closed, sold and private. To hunt them one has to walk from a access point which can be from a few hundred yards to over a mile, unless you have a boat. First time out and I Love the boat because it's like a pit stop, you can take your...
  2. OldBeechnut

    LiPo on the Excalibur

    Thanks to snookson who did this over a year ago and I'm finally getting my hands dirty. He claimed more depth and a much longer run time, Early testing I can tell there is a bigger tranmit field from the coil. I know there are a lot more Volts going into the board ( 16.8 ), testing and seems...
  3. OldBeechnut

    Cold water Gloves

    One of the guys over on the other forum had a set of Trapper Gloves made from Atlas Gloves by a dive shop, They really looked warm, flexible, and grippe. Well they are every bit of that. My right hand was fully submerged most of the 4 hour hunt, in 35 degree waters....with not much movement and...
  4. OldBeechnut

    Testing Coil Change endcaps this Summer for the Excalibur

    I closed shop this weekend on all repairs and mods till next Dec..and will be working on special projects that I will testing this summer, Hopefully this one will pass. I'm Making two different endcaps, both using underwater fittings (ip68/69 and ip68) and incorporated into the endcap, the first...
  5. OldBeechnut

    Silver, the last Bay hunt of the year

    3 1/2 hours Saturday, Chesapeake Bay, weather was nice. Wore boot foot waders, and a drytop. Temps were mild, 53 and water was 40.7, weather looks ruff the next few days plus I have a few jobs to work on so this is it for the year. Been a fairly good year with 12 gold rings and lots of silver...
  6. OldBeechnut

    Saturdays Chesapeake Bay Hunt

    3 hours Saturday, weather was nice, water was 4o/42 and very low, never above the waist. a few buff, one wheat, one silver wash, and a small silver spoon, I think, needs some more cleaning for details The good is my feet and hands were warm for 3 hours, used clammers gloves for the hands...
  7. OldBeechnut

    Cz20 and 21 with Gray Ghost Amphibians

    Been testing these on the CZ20 for a few months, Very comfortable compared to stock and seem to help when using the volume boost, just turn the GGA's down a notch. Volume wise they are about 6 to 8db's louder on targets, the stocks are 61 to 63db and the GGA's are 69 to 71db, a great help if...
  8. OldBeechnut

    Chart on a few newer coil hook ups for the excalibur and relate wiring

    Also posting this because I will forget and I can pull it up for reference...A few are different then Davespen chart.. Detech SEF 12x10 and the WOT for the sword which I found were different. Also the new Ultimate 13 DD for the sovereign, hookup for the Excalibur blue n green.
  9. OldBeechnut

    GG Amphibians Gold Chesapeake Bay

    Slipped out today for 4 hours with the Excalibur 8 inch and GG Amphibian's hunting reverse discrimination with the remote PP, quick and efficient in trashy areas with great tonally separation. Two Gold, both light weights with a nice 1899 silver and sterling spoon.. water temp 60, perfect with...
  10. OldBeechnut

    Is there a demand for the Excalibur Decals (Blues)

    I have talented young man who made these for me and was wonder if they would sell, and how much would you pay? They look 100% better then the originals.... Me? I would pay upto 35 shipped for each...a great add on to some of these old machines I have seen. Of course we would need battery decals...
  11. OldBeechnut

    Minelab Excalibur Endcaps, Single and Double

    Single Heyco 28.oo Double Heyco 29.oo Shipped, Single comes with the 2 pin connectors. Extra 2 pins connectors are 1.oo these are great for the Gray Ghost Amphibians conversion, save your old stockers just incase you need to send your xcal in for service.
  12. OldBeechnut

    No Gold to show this week but.....

    I've Been Bizzy all week fixing broken Excalibur's with bad headphones, bad battery wires, coils, and O-Rings. Seems everyone is changing out the Koss on the Excalibur for the Gray Ghost Amphibians, A great improvement over the stock headphones. Winter is coming and a good time to clean things...
  13. OldBeechnut

    How many people use both the CTX and Excalibur

    Working on the New Gray Ghost Amphibians for the CTX with some great result and I had someone ask for a way to use headphones between his CTX and Excalibur. This endcap would allow Excalibur users to use CTX headphones, much like the old ikelite that so many still use, but now we can't get. Got...
  14. OldBeechnut

    New Gray Ghost Amphibians Mod for the Minelabs Excalibur

    There are several Thousand Minelab Excaliburs in use today, One of the biggest complains. They need a better set of Headphones. Very easy mod you can do yourself, a big improvement over the stock yellows and the Original GGUW's, which many have complained about over the years. You need any...
  15. OldBeechnut

    Excalibur with the new GG Amphibians Headphones

    The latest in Headphones for the Minelab Excalibur..........Just finished up this Machine for one of the Divers here on Findmall, Carter NY, Remote PP with the New Gray Ghost Amphibians. Will have a video coming out this weekend on how to do your own GGA's for the Excalibur over on the Mod...
  16. OldBeechnut

    June Treasure Chesapeake Bay n OCMD

    Hit the Bay a few times, and OC MD once real good, still to early for OC, waters still chilled. Wish all best of luck these summer months....Joe
  17. OldBeechnut

    WTB Minelab Sovereign or Excalibur coil 10 inch

    Bootybay needs a coil for her Excalibur, Thanks Joe
  18. OldBeechnut

    Remote DIsc/PP for the Minelab Excalibur

    Thinking about putting a kit together for the guys that want to do there own remotes. Come up with a fairly easy way of doing it, almost a bolt on.
  19. OldBeechnut

    Chesapeake Bay Hunting for the month of May

    Retired now so more time to enjoy hunting the local Private beachs...Some are tuff to get to and you must cross dangerious areas. But hunting is good once you get there....The best of it from about 5 hunts for the month of May. From two different beach's....one is beach is dated around the 30's...
  20. OldBeechnut

    Friday Chesapeake Bay Hunt

    Got out with my new hunting partner today, Fireman803. He was swinging the Cz21 and Me the excal with Skullies. Dug a few treasures..J got a Kewl plate and Old Med Bottle...And The best for me was 1910 V nickle, and a lead army toy, guessing dated almost a hundred years ago. This was a different...
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