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Explorer and water?

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thirdbornau

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Hi guys,
I have a silly question to ask which from time to time i have seen come up in the forum.My question is can i go in the water with my expl.11 if so how deep? and can it damage my coil? i have the factory coil that came with the unit. Some say they go in ankle deep and i don't want to wreck my new gadget.
Randy if you are there i used your settings for the beach today and found them really good no continual sounds like i had been getting, and we found some coins but i am not sure how they measure up with the American type. Ours were $2 and $1 coins. My hubby is set for fishing tackle for a while we found lots.I don't need to find luxury things but the satisfaction of digging anything up lights up my heart even,not like before all we had was buzzing.

Thanks and happy hunting to all. :detecting:
 
You can get into shallow water with it but be totally aware of your surroundings like not stepping into a deep hole and submerging the control box. Don't lift up the coil to high in the air either while out there or the water will run down the shaft and into the control box .... and that's a big no,no :)

H.H.
Mike
 
Yes! I use my XS in water hunting. I will go to the length of the lower rod where it joins the upper rod. Just be careful of depth, waves, etc. I use the sunray 8" coil in trashy areas. It saves a lot of time when you can pinpoint your target. I just finished the last two days water hunting on a local lake, resulting in 11 rings, 3 silver coins, silver cross and loads of clad. Most of the finds are within the shore line and 1 foot of water. Just remember everything Mike told you and you won't have a problem. Good luck hunting.:detecting::detecting::detectin:
 
Thanks Tim and Mike for your info, very kind.I will try it out and hopefully report some good news. My coil is the one that came with the unit i don't have any fancy ones as yet,i notice it's not sealed as i tip sand out of it regularly so water will get in too.Do you have any special way of drying or cleaning after use?.

Also has this ever happened to you? I was hunting at the beach and got a tone, i dug about 8 inches and checked all the sand that came out of the hole but after a while i got no tone anymore nowhere,not in the outer sand and not in the hole it was silent.I think i have heard this before but forgot how it can happen does anyone have an explanation.

Regards Maureen..
 
The coil cover needs to be removed often and cleaned out, if I was using it constantly in the wet stuff I would just remove it and leave it off. That trapped wet sand between the coil and cover will cause falsing and make the Explorer unstable to the degree that you wont be able to trust what you hear or see from the detector.
Good Hunting
Mike
 
I've found that smaller targets, small gold or coins can sound fairly strong at one point and totally disappear the next. Kick around the sand you've dug out or dig another scoop or 2 out of the hole you've dug before you give up. The target could be sitting on a weird angle. Also try sweeping the coil from another direction.

Sometimes disintegrated pieces of metal can do this too. Once you disturb them, the disappear. Look for signs of rust colored sand.
 
I put some Hot glue into my shaft to keep the water out so If I used it in the shallow water I do not dround my detector
HH
 
The stock Explorer coils are hollow inside and have been known to leak! All three of my coils (2 XS and 1 model II) leaked and I have heard from many beach hunters who had several coils leak also.

So what happens? Well the shielding and drain wire inside the coil housing are not protected so once salt water gets inside the coil will false like mad until it dries out which could take some time. One guy drilled a hole in his coil and half a cup of seawater poured out. Freshwater? Probably wont false as bad.

Saltwater is also corrosive and it attacks the drain wire turning it green. Repeated exposure to saltwater will kill a leaking coil sooner or later. Fresh water? Hard to say.

Rather than ruin a perfectly good stock coil I recommend buying a coil potted in solid epoxy Minelab or Sunray 8 inch, or Sunray 12 inch.
 
Electronics and water don't mix...its so easy to slip, fall, step in a hole or partially dunk while retrieving target...Gonzo for a 1,000 unit.
Two options buy a Excalibur if you can afford it which will do well either in salt or fresh water or buy your self an old Tesoro that hipmounts( looks are not important)and can be had cheaply) put the box in your waders and you are good to go with a unit that pinpoints well loves gold jewelry and works quite well in freah water..Of course an older Sov. hipmounted in the same way would work well in both salt and fresh water.
From hunting shallow water years ago I found you have to get out at least to hip level to be successful and around shore is loaded with pennies and cheap kids rings...
 
Joe that's what i was thinking because many times we did see brown marks and i thought once they had been disturbed they were too thin to register.Thanks for the advice everyone it's great to be involved in the message section. I posted my first finds in the Beach forum got 42 views up to now and no replies a little encouragement goes a long way.This forum has been good to me am i the only female in here?

Good hunting Maureen from Ozz.
 
Smart idea Waterdog i think i will give the water searching a miss untill i've been down to the prospectors patch for a chat.

Regards Maureen from Ozz.
 
By the way I finally had an opportunity to check out a Sunray X12 Explorer coil on this waterproofing project. The coil is extremely well made, kudo's to Sunray on the excellent quality and attention to detail!

This unit laughs in the general direction of ocean waves Ha!

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