Au_Dreamers
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LSMORGAN
nice mockup!!
Reale Eight and Harold Holden used a barge with a horizontal blower like that. As far as the vortex created you just have to place a baffle inside the top opening. I believe that's how Harold overcame that problem. You could easily power that with an outboard to get to and from a wreck site.
I've always wondered about cost on that but I guess it's more of, stick with what we know. In my current case of trying to put together an operation I wouldn't want to spend investor’s money working out the kinks for an entire season! People tend to get disgruntled when treasure isn't being found.
Remember the three "M's" are villains to a treasure hunter; Mother Nature, Mechanicals and Money!
The first one people tend to understand. The second one you can overcome by throwing more of the third at, but the third is usually the bigger hurdle for many. If you start asking investors for more of the third to cover the second they tend to get a little disgruntled yet again.
When we started in 1997 we were one of the few to use outboards. Fortunately for us we knew the right people but we still tried to do it "our way". After trying to manually place blowers on the lower units in swells we had to get them mounted on the transom and lost a couple weeks of work time, not good. Yeah I bought Brandon a few rum and cokes to keep the "I told you so's" from coming too often!
But every operation has a learning curve. Learning how your crew works, learning how your boat works, finding out you need to add this or modify that and learning how your boat blows holes.
This is one of the reasons why I’m looking at a 5 year project. Now I’m not as “credentialed” as some others but that’s why you get a larger chunk of the operation per $ invested and you get it for 5 years instead of 1 year. I have owned a fulltime operation so I know what needs to be done out there. I don’t blow a few holes a day and then drink and tell lies all night. I blow as many holes as I can all day and then drink and tell lies most of the night!! (end of plug
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A few years ago Greg himself told everybody to invest now because the price is going up!! That’s what happens when you make those kinds of recoveries. Your reputation is immortalized and recorded into history, you have the proven track record and now you get a better price. Just like good performing companies on the stock market. They deserve it too!
It’s like I tell many non-treasure hunters. It isn’t easy, if it was easy everyone would do it. You can look at charts and overlays but when you get out there it’s a huge ocean. 50+ miles of treasure waiting for us but you’re going to pay your dues.
I won’t mention his name because he turned out to be a thief but Frogfoot had pictures of a guy who kept his junk, beer cans, pop cans and piled them in his back yard. It was a huge pile. That’s what you’ll find practically every day. But those times when you do find treasure make it worthwhile. Just remember that press clippings aren’t always accurate in detail most people don’t get in a boat and jump overboard on top of a pile of gold like they would have the public believe. It’s back breaking work and days of nothing but trash recovery.
nice mockup!!
Reale Eight and Harold Holden used a barge with a horizontal blower like that. As far as the vortex created you just have to place a baffle inside the top opening. I believe that's how Harold overcame that problem. You could easily power that with an outboard to get to and from a wreck site.
I've always wondered about cost on that but I guess it's more of, stick with what we know. In my current case of trying to put together an operation I wouldn't want to spend investor’s money working out the kinks for an entire season! People tend to get disgruntled when treasure isn't being found.
Remember the three "M's" are villains to a treasure hunter; Mother Nature, Mechanicals and Money!
The first one people tend to understand. The second one you can overcome by throwing more of the third at, but the third is usually the bigger hurdle for many. If you start asking investors for more of the third to cover the second they tend to get a little disgruntled yet again.
When we started in 1997 we were one of the few to use outboards. Fortunately for us we knew the right people but we still tried to do it "our way". After trying to manually place blowers on the lower units in swells we had to get them mounted on the transom and lost a couple weeks of work time, not good. Yeah I bought Brandon a few rum and cokes to keep the "I told you so's" from coming too often!
But every operation has a learning curve. Learning how your crew works, learning how your boat works, finding out you need to add this or modify that and learning how your boat blows holes.
This is one of the reasons why I’m looking at a 5 year project. Now I’m not as “credentialed” as some others but that’s why you get a larger chunk of the operation per $ invested and you get it for 5 years instead of 1 year. I have owned a fulltime operation so I know what needs to be done out there. I don’t blow a few holes a day and then drink and tell lies all night. I blow as many holes as I can all day and then drink and tell lies most of the night!! (end of plug
)A few years ago Greg himself told everybody to invest now because the price is going up!! That’s what happens when you make those kinds of recoveries. Your reputation is immortalized and recorded into history, you have the proven track record and now you get a better price. Just like good performing companies on the stock market. They deserve it too!
It’s like I tell many non-treasure hunters. It isn’t easy, if it was easy everyone would do it. You can look at charts and overlays but when you get out there it’s a huge ocean. 50+ miles of treasure waiting for us but you’re going to pay your dues.
I won’t mention his name because he turned out to be a thief but Frogfoot had pictures of a guy who kept his junk, beer cans, pop cans and piled them in his back yard. It was a huge pile. That’s what you’ll find practically every day. But those times when you do find treasure make it worthwhile. Just remember that press clippings aren’t always accurate in detail most people don’t get in a boat and jump overboard on top of a pile of gold like they would have the public believe. It’s back breaking work and days of nothing but trash recovery.
Steve.
LOL
really he took so much it's all gone.
