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Sea Hunter MkII coil cable

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G,day All I purchased a sea hunter mkII last week from a good mate,approx age 1year.
When i noticed the set up for the coil cable he used.
The first whind of the cable goes under the lower stem,Is this right?
Because on my GTAX1000 VLF Detector the cable goes over the stem,this is how i was told & shown by other T/Hunters.
Will this cause false signals or effect my detecting in any way?
Freddy (Aus)
 
Freddy,
I don't think it will make any difference whether the cable goes under or over. It really depends on where the cable leaves the coil relative to the position of the lower stem.
If you ensure the cable has room to move for adjusting the coil angle and at the same time is not allowed to move unduly, then you will avoid the two main problems of (damaging the cable due to tugging and false signals due to the cable being detected by the coil).
I have my cable coming straight up alongside the stem for the entire length of the stem, but there is enough slack at the bottom to allow for the full 90 degrees of possible coil angle that is needed to prevent the cable yanking against the cable entry on the coil.....hope this helps.
Tony.
 
Thanks Tony I wasnt sure but better to be safe than sorry i spose.I havent even had a chance to fully try the sea hunter out yet.Works been flat out,& good old Melb weather well its bloody raining & a bit chilly to go out on the beach.
What about you Tony any new finds?
Freddy (Aus)
 
Freddy,
No gold since the rings I picked up the other day.
The Melbourne weather looks a bit ordinary, judging by some of the TV footage of the F1 Grand Prix. You might have to put the wet-suit on and brave the elements. Which part of Port Philip Bay do you plan on calling home? I've got a mate over here who used to do a lot of water detecting around the Frankston area but this is going back about 20 years or so. He did very well back then so you should do alright. Need to find out what the competition is like and then pick and choose your areas...it's a bloody huge bay as you know so you certainly have got options.
So long as it's not dangerous, then I'll hunt in any adverse conditions but then again we're talking about Perth weather and winter is nothing compared to most Northern Hemisphere countries.
Give me an update on how things go,
Tony (the other side).
 
Tony Im about 20 mins drive from frankston & about the same to Seaford,Carrum & Patterson Lakes.Ive done quite well in coins along these beaches but not many gold rings so far but alot of silver& trashy rings.I cant wait to get in the water now,I found my dive bag out in the back shed & my 7mm full wet suit was in the bag along with goggles,flippers,snorkel.So now im ready for the long weekend coming! My cousin is making me up a long handled sand scoop,stainless basket,with a aluminium handle with a kick pad.Miners Den in Melb sell the same scoop for $210 i reckon thats outrageous price to pay.
Tony the problem with Frankston beach is they screen it fairly regular now but it does get pretty packed during hot days with swimmers which happen to wear gold jewelery & swim with money in there pockets.
Tony have you ever found a glory hole which consisted of coins & rings & trash?
I would love to find one it would be a dream come true.
Freddy (Aus)
 
I managed to find one true glory hole last summer.
From the beach carpark, I could see a darker blue spot in the water. It was oval shaped and I figure about 5metres by 5 metres, and about 10 metres from the edge of the sand. Sure enough, it was loaded with many coins, some gold rings and similarly weighted items. There was no pulltabs, bottlecaps, foil or any other typical rubbish as these had been swept away <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> The dropoff into the hole was about 1 metre, so this then put me in about 5 feet of water. It took me almost 3 hours to clean it out as many targets were all bunched together. In fact, I got most targets out by just blind digging in order to thin all the signals out a bit and then I could manage to isolate separate targets.....I came out bloody exhausted and my pockets were full !
It was an adrenaline rush when all the signals starting ringing out.....now if only I could determine what conditions produced this hole as it has never appeared again <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry"> <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry"> <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry">
The key to water hunting (for me anyway) is to feel the sand beneath your feet...if you wiggle your feet around and start sinking easily, then move on as it's only good for drops within the last 12 hours or so. I've done tests in loose sand with small lead sinkers and they are undetectable within a very short space of time. If digging into the sand is hard work then you are in the right spot, especially if older coins, etc are coming up....
.....I've sidetracked a bit as usual, I'm sure you're up to speed on the basics !
Tony.
 
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