New info on silver bracelet

[bbuck]

I just found out that the silver bracelet with the diamonds was lost last year not 4 years ago,, but, it was lost in about 4 feet of water. Will my XLT pick this up if I'm keeping the control box out of the water, I'm guessing my coil would be about 2 feet off the bottom.
Also, am I right in thinking that it being in 4 feet of water on lake michigan would limit its movement by waves and currents and such?
Is it not a good idea to take an XLT that deep in the water??
The woman would like to have this Item back, however she has been compensated by the insurance, what are your thoughts..
Thanks again,, and happy hunting

[bigjohn]

i wouldnt doit. get that box wet and its history. a wall hanger.
get water in that box and pufffff. a little smoke an its gone. now if you could get the smoke back in the box i'm sure it would work. but how do ya get the smoke back in.

[rip]

I dont think it would be a good idea to risk getting your detector wet,if your going to be 2 foot from the bottom i doubt it would pick it up anyhow.I read something once,stating that an object lost in the great lakes would be more likely to remain were it was lost than if it were lost in the sea due to the lack of tidal movment.But you could expect it to have been possibly moved due to freezing and thawing,waves etc.The actions of ice being pushed up on shore could have moved it closer to shore. If it was me i would get a waterproof detector(I use a fisher cz-20) and go from there.Hope this helps and good luck !

[bbuck]

but wasnt sure, thanks for the info guys, I will wait, I plan to get scuba certified next summer, and then was considering an underwater detector anyway, it can wait I think,, the XLT is pretty expensive as far as I'm concerned, and dont want to ruin it,, thanks again

Bbuck

[cjoej]

You could have a coil built with an extra long cable (my parents did this years ago) and put the control box on a inner tube and use the coil on a hip mount pole to hunt the water as deep as you can wade in. It only takes about 10' of cable to do this with plenty of slack.

Or, you could use an extension cable that comes with hip mount packages and a connector water proofing kit to get the same result. I don't know how trustworthy the kits are but have seen them advertised many times in the past. Since there is very little depth involved the water pressure wouldn't be an issue though. A home brew of this could be to put a plastic hose or tube over the connectors and seal the ends with a silicon caulk that is non-acidic (doesn't smell like vinegar) but that could be a one way modification.

The other point is: you want to have the coil on the ground surface even in the water, just like you do on land.

[bbuck]

for the tip, thats a good Idea, I think it maye be worth a try, but I think I'll use the cheapo detector just in case. It a walmart one, but I think it will work for this application,, seeing as I was planning on digging everything I pinged on. I'll let you know how it goes.,

Bbuck

[cjoej]

If your coil is bouyant you can put sand in an old sock and tie it to the shaft near the coil to compensate for the bouyancy.

SWC

Joe