I take it that , when you ask whether the SE model has a huntable pinpoint mode, you're asking how good it is without having to revert to the on board PINPOINT? Is that right? Just making sure.
In the water, I can be done , it's tricky with the bigger coils but fine with the stock or smaller. I've even used the coiltek platypus and the original SE stock coil.Works fine.
I sold my Excal to a friend a little while back. It's both an awesome water and land hunting detector, but when my submersible Explorer's worked, they where the best......for me atleast. It could argued that , just maybe I did not appreciate Excal BUT most others that have used the Explorer for water detecting would agree that they seem to be a little more capable. That's only if the converted Explorer is functioning correctly in that conversion.
One day soon, I hoping to at least make a start on another water submersible unit out of my Explorer SE.
Did so with two other Explorers XS's.( one I put back to original and the other is dead(oh the memories....sniff...sniff and the money I wasted).
It's never going to be as complex and slick-an-assembly/effort as Charles(NY), Beachcomber's or a couple of others I've seen on here over the years, BUT I have simplified what I intend to do with my next project.
K.I.S.S. and using a "be REALLY careful approach" this time will prevail.
I might just keep it even more basic and encase the whole upper control box assembly in a water proof back back or the sorts and use just about any search coil and shaft assembly I can put together and I may try and use the SE without the pinpoint and rely on NOT having to engage pinpoint mode(maybe use a handheld pin-pointer to help or least build one into the bottom of my sand scoop.
If I ever go ahead with another converted unit, I would like to again, water proof it and chest-mount it viewing the screen at the position on the body like this one I did a few years back does help a lot BUT is not absolutely necessary.
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Converting and Explorer like this means dismantling the control box off the upper shaft and doing some rewiring and creating another water proof power source( pretty easy to do) and integrate the remote located thumb or finger activated PINPOINT button on the handle of course. It can be done. All that you need to do is trace where the external PINPOINT button wires have to be connected to on the second pcb of the Explorer's electronics. Risky, sort of, but I found it was worth it. The green and yellow wires extend the PINPOINT to a remote button. You can still use the original on board control panel button in unison. The orange wire , you may see, is one of my repairs(disregard).
The SE has a VCO pinpoint that would be very well suited for the water, although on my machine it doesn't seem to get the depth that discrimination mode gets. I've actually learned to hunt without it as the discrimination mode/sounds pinpoints better than the pinpoint mode. That's just me though, everyone has different styles and opinions. If you want to meet up and give mine a try, let me know.