Anyone use dpv to move sand and find goodies, how good does it work?

[makahaman]

Hi everyone it is me again asking question after question! Sand man answered this question once and said he used this piece of equipment. When I go diving over here in Hawaii the water is usually nice and I can see everything really well so visibility isn't a problem! But the sand is a problem when looking for stuff, I mean I think if I can open up an area and move the sand away that I have a good chance of finding the gold! A few times just going in the water I fanned away some sand and found a 24k gold chain. So my question is has anyone used a Diver propulsion vehicle to find the goodies underwater and how good does it work. I am thinking of buying the torpedo brand because I heard the Seadoo brand isn't sturdy enough and the control gets stuck with sand ect. Hope to hear everyones comments. Aloha

 

[Goldiver]

I am wondering that myself...

I recently purchased a DPV, but haven't had a chance to try it yet. It should work pretty nicely. I would think you would want to direct the blast straight down, I think if you took it at a sharp angle you would blast the goodies out of the area too....

I hope someone who has used the DPV for recoveries will give us some insight.....Steve.

 

[makahaman]

What kind of DPV do you have steve? Which model and brand, how much did you purchase it for?

 

[Goldiver]

I bought the Seadoo Seascooter VS Supercharged used from a divebuddy. It was very lightly used, nearly mint, and I got it for $200. He gets some good deals being an instructor, so he passes on the savings. I have not even used it yet though.

 

[Sandman]

The one I used is the yellow jobbie, I think it's the Seadoo Classic. It isn't very powerful so it is easier to control and not blast you away from where your looking. By directing the prop wash downward it moves the sand where you can uncover recently dropped targets. I wouldn't use this model for blowing many holes however as this is mainly a slow way of playing at a beach. For deeper objects the use of a metal detector is faster and easier, but this will find the chains easier. I have snorkeled and directed the blast straight down and you have to do it in bursts or you could just blow something away and you might never see it. I've used the stronger DPV's to move from place to place but never had the opportunity to blow sand this way. The Classic battery I had only ran about 2 hours an that was long enough for turning it on an off. I had an extra battery aboard the boat that I would change if I felt like staying longer. It is another way of enjoying being in the water.

Good Luck.