Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

jopher

jopher

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Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Although I scored a few nice targets the other night, I folded my scoop in the process:(
BUMMER
Not to be held down, I delmed away in my laboratory for half the day yesterday.
Using parts from things that have surpassed thier worldly usefullness ,I created the beast that I have dubbed..Manitowac!
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4lbs of raw, bottom dredging excavator, ready to plunder the beaches of this Great Lakes State at my command!
Took it out for a test drive this morning and .........
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....worked like a champ!.....Another wedding band and a small 925 earring.
Best of luck to all.....Joe
 

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jopher

jopher

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Jul 20, 2003
1,691
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Mid Michigan
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

After looking over this post, something looked very familiar about that 10k ring.I went back through my recent posts, and sure enough...I found the same ring at the same beach a couple of hunts ago....
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Narthoniel

Narthoniel

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Jul 1, 2008
1,755
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Virginia Beach
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Excal 2 and E Trac
Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I wonder if the same person who lost the first ring, ahd a replacement made, and then lost it again. And man, that scoop is beastly alright. How long til your custom scoop business goes global?
 

JP

JP

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May 5, 2006
1,103
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Excalibur 1000, Garrett Infinium LS, Garrett Sea Hunter II, Ace 250 (for my 12 year old son)
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

That is a beast of a scoop.

Congrats on finding gold.

I hope that the initials stand for something other than the person who lost them. That would stink.....for him or her.

HH
 

FloridaBill

FloridaBill

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Jan 24, 2008
1,541
5
Punta Gorda, Florida
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Compass & Beachunter 300, Garrett Seahunter Excalibur ll
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Nice job after a quick goggle search it says

It is the designers initials
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{Sentinel}

{Sentinel}

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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Man, that is a beautiful "monster" ;D :thumbsup: You can metal detect and get your workout all in one!
 

thorny196

thorny196

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Apr 11, 2007
191
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Moyock, North Carolina
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Tesoro Tejon, Tesoro Sand Shark
Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I hope that's aluminum Diamond plate and not steel It looks heavy enough in aluminum.
 

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jopher

jopher

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Jul 20, 2003
1,691
43
Mid Michigan
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Its all aluminum....tips the scale at 4.12 lbs....looks heavier than it is.
Ive checked out some scoop sites and seen scoops as large as 9lbs.....couldnt imagine dragging one of those around.
 

thorny196

thorny196

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Apr 11, 2007
191
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Moyock, North Carolina
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I can't see the welds very good but most non professionals lay on the weld thick with aluminum therefore you must be a professional (or have a really good grinder) (not enough nuts and bolts in "Manitowac") but its a beast for sure maybe you want to put two neck bolts in it !!! Just kidding R/Mike
 

time4me

time4me

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Aug 30, 2005
1,296
44
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E-Trac, Explorer II, Excalibur
Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Nice scoop! Too bad sharks are just like bulls - they tear after the color red like crazy!!!!!

Just kidding ~ and besides, it looks like you are hunting freshwater lakes anyways, so no sharks to worry about.
 

Keppy

Keppy

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Nov 19, 2006
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

What Great lake do you go to? Or do you detect a inland lake ? I am in Ohio and go to Lake Erie and it is all stone the only sand is on the beach..... But in the water all stone that is why you need a strong scoop at least i do............Is it all stone in the water were you go?....==Jim==
 

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jopher

jopher

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Jul 20, 2003
1,691
43
Mid Michigan
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Keppy said:
What Great lake do you go to? Or do you detect a inland lake ? I am in Ohio and go to Lake Erie and it is all stone the only sand is on the beach..... But in the water all stone that is why you need a strong scoop at least i do............Is it all stone in the water were you go?....==Jim==
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Mostly hunt the local beaches...sand covered clay bottoms.When time allows Ill hunt areas of Huron, Michigan , and St.Clair...mostly sandy in the mid to southern part of the state....rocky to the north.
 

Keppy

Keppy

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Nov 19, 2006
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

About the only sand we get here is trucked in and nothing in it to detect for it has been screened....==Jim==
 

joecoin

joecoin

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Aug 22, 2007
191
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milan ohio
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Minelab Sov, Garrett Antique
Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Keppy said:
About the only sand we get here is trucked in and nothing in it to detect for it has been screened....==Jim==
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Are you on the east side of Cleveland? I'm near the western basin, and we have lots of sand.
 

beachboy

beachboy

Bronze Member
May 26, 2008
1,138
29
Connecticut
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Sand Shark
Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I love the Beast...that looks heavy duty....You could to dig to china with that....
 

Keppy

Keppy

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Nov 19, 2006
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N.E. Ohio on lake Erie
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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

joecoin said:
Keppy said:
About the only sand we get here is trucked in and nothing in it to detect for it has been screened....==Jim==
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Are you on the east side of Cleveland? I'm near the western basin, and we have lots of sand.
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Yes i am almost to the Pa. line Geneva Oh. ..................Jim
 

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COTTON

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Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Scoop looks great,nice job.........................Cotton
 

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