frankie
Sr. Member
I wrote on treasurenet back in 2010 that I wanted to get a group together for wreck recovery. Keep it low cost,honest and search for wrecks. We would all need to put something into the business to get started. That's what I was putting together back then. Didn't work out back then. But then I thought I found a investor. I believed in them and time just keeps going by with nothing getting done. I even spent $5,000 on new scuba gear for myself. But this doesn't seem to be working out for me. I want to be searching 24/7. We don't even have a truck to pull our boat which sits in my yard for free. And now it looks more and more like another do nothing season. Even with two uncharted wrecks found. Nothing is getting done. Were not going anywhere and two trips a summer in a old boat just doesn't cut it. If someone took the time and looked into the area and it's history. They would understand why this is one of the places that should be worked. I've seen the cost of hiring a boat for searching a area. If you hired a boat twice in a summer for a couple weeks. That amount of money would pay for a boat and myself for the whole year. I was a commercial fisherman for 30 years and have family still fishing lobsters inshore. So I know the land and ocean history around here. I can get what I need from friends also. All my friends are fisherman. One old wreck is even named after my uncle. Theirs so much here as far as WRECKS and HISTORY. They go hand in hand. But you have to go get it!! That means work!!!! Not sitting!! Between Archaeology and priceless artifacts to gold and silver treasure. You would be busy for a long time in this area. Theirs even the unknown treasures that's here b-4 safety regulations were put into effect. You would be finding wreck after wreck which is all worth something to someone. I'm not saying every wreck is worth money. But even one coin can be worth a lot and ship ribs go for fire place mantels. Theirs even a marble mosolem in 50 ft of water. You never know what a metal detector will find at wreck sites. Everyone carried and smuggled money back then. Why haven't these money wrecks been found yet? Because people play follow the leader when searching. Then move on for the easy big wrecks sites that others looked at b-4. I've known of three groups of people that searched the same area for a couple summers. Then move on. Steady,slow and sure is the way. Not follow the leader. Look at the Portland steamer. That was 100 miles away from where they thought it sank. Most wrecks aren't where they were suppose to be at anyway. Just keep mowing the lawn everyday in good areas. Stuff will start showing up. Then work together with archaeologist if you have to. Put stuff in museums. Theirs china wrecks and some money wrecks also that haven't been found here. Someone could be working all the time just recovering items from these wrecks until big treasure wrecks are found. The cost would be down and recovery would be a lot easier in shallow water. Besides just priceless artifacts their will be treasure their. A fair amount of Coins found on the beaches in different areas tells the story of other money wrecks that are around. Never mine the ship with 7 million in gold and silver. For someone with the right skiff set up and gear. Someone can clean house and be first at this area. I know this sounds to good to be true. But nothing is easy. The wrecks are here! I'm here and the history is here. It's right in front of me,but i can't reach it. Hope someone is interested. Would love to be part of something like this.