day jobs

[New Zealand Diver]

hey, i was just thinking, don't you need allot of $$ to do this?? iv seen some pics of the boats you guys are using (they look prity hard out) and i was wondering what some of you do as a day job??

 

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[rgecy]

Porn Star!

Just kidding! Thats was my last job!

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According to Bob Weller you can do it on just $5000!

Personally, I am a RealEstate Agent/Developer/Residential Builder/Architect Draftsman/Treasure Hunter/Dad/Husband I feel like I needed to put a .html or .com at the end of that!

Basically, I will do what ever will make me money to be able to afford my hobbies! And trust me, treasure hunting is an expensive hobby!

 

[PyrateJim]

My list of titles has a few in common with RGecy above.

In no particular order:
Police Officer/Treasure Hunter/Collector/Opportunist/Reseller/Dad/Husband/Home Remodeler(handyman)/Instructor.

If it makes me money, I will do it. Sometimes it's even legal stuff.

 

[ivan salis]

as of 8/31/07 (just got a call -- from the SIU -(my union) friday afternoon-- guess I gotta go buy black socks to metal detect in huh --- I am offically retired from being world traveling merchant seaman (cheif steward / baker / cook) for 27 years--- been there, done that all over the world --if I liked it did it again ---currently --- I am doing lots research on local area shipwrecks on & around the amelia island area and am the local jacksonville area metal detectorist club historian --- Ivan

 

[mad4wrecks]

I am presently unemployed, doing the odd treasure diving job, growing my hair, avoiding the collection calls and discovering the joys of Ketel One vodka. 8)

 

[New Zealand Diver]

gdaddyflex has got the right idea! hahaha
I'm about to start a commercial diver course, i cant wait.

 

[diverlynn]

My day job IS treasure hunting!!! Life is good!

Diverlynn

 

[FISHEYE]

Maybe 50 years ago you could treasure hunt for 5k.not today.my dockage for my 40 foot treasure boat cost almost that.

I have been self employed since 1980.My day job is marine salvage,marine mechanic,pro photographer,commercial a/c mechanic,auto/marine body/paint,used and new medical/dental equipment sales.And the best paying job i have is dumpster diving at night when its cooler outside.the scrap i find pays for my truck fuel.the goodies i sell.I have contracts to pickup the used/new medical/dental equipment from warehouses that would rather give it to me then see it go to the landfill.some of that stuff is now being sold in mexico and south america.retired from home construction.and the body/paint work.now i just work on my own toys.

 

[mad4wrecks]

When do you sleep John? Sounds like you have led an interesting life.

 

[FISHEYE]

Tom,havent got much sleep in the past 6 weeks,when im not at the boat im working on selling stuff.and scrounging up parts,plywood for the boat.plus i took the a/c unit off the upper salon an got it on my workbench re wireing the electrical box,new transformer an caps.its a pain as i have no wire diagram for it.its close to the a/c in my house so im going by that.well i finally got to go digital xray.one of the dental warehouses i deal with moved to a new place about 5 miles away.they gave me a 20k dental digital imaging unit.its brand new.it was 1 year old inventory from the company they bought out an they cant sell it as they arent dealers for that item.it was missing the image drum but i lucked out,i had one i got from another company.now i can sell off all my xray film and chemicals an processor machines.i am now the only treasure hunter in the state of florida with a xray system with digital imaging.(some dentists cant even afford this equipment)the digital imager uses software that costs around $2500.i called the inventor of the unit an he told me that i can use just photoshop to do everything i needed to do since the $2500 software was dental related.i told him i was going to use the unit to xray aftifacts.he sail only 3 treasure companies in the world are useing the same system.he wouldnt tell me which ones.law enforcement and the F B I useing it for xraying suspected B O M B packages.this unit uses whats called phospher film.i can get it in any size up to 11"x 17" all i need is a 4x5" piece.4x5 is only 45 bux an the film can be used a million or more times.it never wears out.to erase it put a light on it or sunlight for 1 sec.i can do a xray of anything an have a image on my computer screen in less than 1 min.now all i need is a portable xray system like what the coaches use at ball games.my xray unit is too big for my boat.it would be nice to find coral encrusted objects,xray them an if nothing is worth it inside,toss them back overboard.next project UW xray system.

 

[New Zealand Diver]

holy hell FISHEYE that's hard out!! good on you.