Denniss
Full Member
- Jan 7, 2011
- 207
- 229
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Fisher Impulse, Gold Bug II
- Primary Interest:
- Shipwrecks
How does one become a sub contractor. Is there any requirement for boat/size, equipment, detecting gear.
I've been wanting to do this since I read about in True and Argosy magazines back in the 60's. I came to Florida and went to school to become a marine technician when I got of the air force in the early 70's. My plan was to get into treasure diving back then but reality intruded. I got a job at Univ of Miami traveling around the Bahamas and diving, then NOAA offered me a job on one of their ships and I spent the next 25 years traveling all over the world. A steady check, overtime, A/C and engineers that fixed anything that broke helped in the decision. I spent most of my time collecting data. I've detected the beaches but never had any luck.
I've finally got time to myself, an old chris craft 25 foot dual inboard boat and a small pension that will keep me in PB&J and gas. I'm ready to make/buy some blowers for my 12 inch props.
I'm pretty clueless on getting started, any help would be appreciated
Thanks for any assistance
Do you get assigned a certain area
Do you have access to previous mag/sonar studies
How much research is available, where people have excavated, what they found
How much is a sub-contractor lease
I realize that the Fisher leases have been sold, does anyone have a contact for the new owners?
I've been wanting to do this since I read about in True and Argosy magazines back in the 60's. I came to Florida and went to school to become a marine technician when I got of the air force in the early 70's. My plan was to get into treasure diving back then but reality intruded. I got a job at Univ of Miami traveling around the Bahamas and diving, then NOAA offered me a job on one of their ships and I spent the next 25 years traveling all over the world. A steady check, overtime, A/C and engineers that fixed anything that broke helped in the decision. I spent most of my time collecting data. I've detected the beaches but never had any luck.
I've finally got time to myself, an old chris craft 25 foot dual inboard boat and a small pension that will keep me in PB&J and gas. I'm ready to make/buy some blowers for my 12 inch props.
I'm pretty clueless on getting started, any help would be appreciated
Thanks for any assistance
Do you get assigned a certain area
Do you have access to previous mag/sonar studies
How much research is available, where people have excavated, what they found
How much is a sub-contractor lease
I realize that the Fisher leases have been sold, does anyone have a contact for the new owners?