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Safari and Salt water beach- Question
- Thread starter eagle52
- Start date
Worked fine. Just be EXTREMELY paranoid about letting the salt (or any for that matter) water run up your shaft to the control box. I was never more than ankle deep with mine. The only chattering/instability I ever heard was a narrow zone where the wet sand transitioned to dry and that wasn't all the time.
fwiw, I once met a new Safari user at the beach who was having all kinds of instability. But he had an aftermarket coil on his machine, and after he tried my machine, we both concluded that the coil was probably the problem. (he wasn't sure if the coil was designed to work with a Safari, just that it was "a good saltwater coil").
fwiw, I once met a new Safari user at the beach who was having all kinds of instability. But he had an aftermarket coil on his machine, and after he tried my machine, we both concluded that the coil was probably the problem. (he wasn't sure if the coil was designed to work with a Safari, just that it was "a good saltwater coil").
MetalMiner
Member
Yeah it works great in the salt water & wet sand. You do have to be careful not to raise the coil up in the air after it's been in the water, as the water can run down the inside of the shaft & inside the control box, GL
Goldstrike
Well-known member
I used to use mine in both dry and wet sand going up and in ankle deep with great success but now I use an AT Pro in and around the water line. The chances that I would drop and ruin my Safari were just too high so I stay away from the water line and still use it in the wet sand but I stay well away from the water line.
What will happen is you will pick up a great gold signal near or in the water line and want to dig before the next wave comes in! Unless you have your Safari tethered to you so it doesn't drop in the water, your machine eventually will get splashed with salt water and then it's toasted.
The biggest investment you will make is in your detectors and I figure none of us can afford to be buying new ones too often! Hey, it's Christmas time so throw the hint out that you would like an AT Pro for Christmas and tell your wife you'll give her the first diamond ring you find with it......that'll seal the deal
What will happen is you will pick up a great gold signal near or in the water line and want to dig before the next wave comes in! Unless you have your Safari tethered to you so it doesn't drop in the water, your machine eventually will get splashed with salt water and then it's toasted.
The biggest investment you will make is in your detectors and I figure none of us can afford to be buying new ones too often! Hey, it's Christmas time so throw the hint out that you would like an AT Pro for Christmas and tell your wife you'll give her the first diamond ring you find with it......that'll seal the deal