What are some good underwater metal detectors for salt water?

[fortunate]

Any underwater metal detectorists know what a good choice would be for coins and relics in salvaging a shipwreck? Any comparisons, too?

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

If there's not a lot of nails and iron, any of various water-proof/underwater pulse machines will work. There are several variations of those made by different manufacturers.

If the site is riddled with iron, and you want to pass nails, the Excaliber is great. You'll have to get used to the wacky drawn out warbly orchestra though

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

The Excaliber is one of the very best for salt water, especially if there is a lot of iron. The Excal will null on any iron targets, unless they are huge, it will tell you when there is a gold ring sitting next to a scrap piece of iron.


Some complain about the different tones it makes for different metals (targets), but for me that was never a problem at all. If your hunting water you don't want to disc out poptops or aluminum, if you do your going to be missing gold goodies also. On gold you want to listen for that nice sharp low growl that gold makes with the excal. Once you hear it you will know what it is.

I have never heard an owner of an Excal complain about the sounds it makes, and when I go hunting the majority of detectors I see in the water at the beaches are Excals. There is nothing I like more then to see someone enter the water near me using a different type of detector.

I have an Excal 1000 and I still love the Excal for water hunting, it is now my backup detector for water hunting only because I lucked out and found a Sov GT for sale that had been water proofed and I snatched it up.

If you don't want or can't afford the Excal, the Whites Beach Hunter ID is a good unit also, but I would not tkae it very deep.

Good luck and good hunting.................

 

[wreckdiver1715]

Minelab Excalibur 1000 is my weapon of choice.

Tom

 

[fortunate]

Hey thanks guys....seems like the excaliber is the cats' meow...What is the difference between the new excaliber and the 1000? And, if I buy a slightly used 1000, what is a fair price to pay approximately?
Again, Thanks for your replies....Fortunate

 

[Sandman]

As Treasure Hunter says, the Excal 1000 is the way to go. The newer Excal II is suppose to have a faster response time, but I haven't heard anyone mention this. The coil is lighter and it has a hot lime green set of stripes which are said to be a babe magnet. I don't know about that.

Even the old Excels are pricey and it is what ever the public will bare.

Good Luck,
Sandman