Garrett Sea Hunter mark II information and questions

[B5MECH]

I checked North Narrabeen today and there is more junk than I thought would be there and that was what hadn't been buried and being a major holiday/fishing area has made me think twice in using one at least while I'm in Sydney area, The main reason for needing water proof will be for rain and freshwater creeks, the surf in this area would make beach wading not so fun to be trying to dig targets and most beaches I would go to don't have shallow sand bars so the SHMKII maybe some year in the future, is the ATPRO not good for bush gold/prospecting? I thought the ATPRO is a dual purpose detector. I don't mind staying away from the beach tide line if it was good for both purposes.
Buying new I don't feel confident with buying on line unless there was a major price difference so I feel I need to talk to the dealer before purchase, which limits me to certain brands so am pushing toward a GARRETT as the water proof MINELABS are out of my price range at the moment, I feel I need to start small and work my way to big. Garrett and Minelab are the two best known brands that I have access to a dealer. The WHITES MX SPORT looks awesome but is too new on the market at the moment would like to see it in use after a few years. Thanks guys your time is much appriciated

 

[Sa_bogan]

I think if it's the beach you will detect in then the easiest to use is the Excalibur. No joke when I say turn volume to max, no discrimination as it will mask iron out and set the threshold to a low buzz and you are ready to rock! If I had to buy a different detector i would use an Excalibur again for sure. I found plenty with it and you don't have to dig everything

 

[Tassie Daz]

Hey Laurence why not consider the AT Gold. A gold machine, with notch discrimination that's fantastic, depth gauge, etc etc and about $600 from US, delivered FREE to your door in 10 days. I'll msg you the contact details if you're interested.
The AT Pro is fine on gold too. A 2grammer has a target ID of 53, while a .34grammer has an ID of 43. I know cause I have one and have tested the Pro with both those little nuggets. The Pro is dropdead fantastic on coins and with the little 4" coil will separate targets beautifully.
I'm in love with my Pro and it has paid for itself in just over 12 months with the coins I've found.

 

[Goldpick]

Did you get the chance to use it on the much Tassie?

 

[B5MECH]

Hey Daz, That was one of the detectors I have looked into and was keen on it, just the pro was a little cheaper through the dealer, but at that price it would be an awesome detector to start with, please msg me. Thank-you sir

 

[goldengoose]

What would be considered a fair price for a used Garrett sea hunter MK 2 in good condition ?
Cheers

 

[goldengoose]

Thnx

 

[silver]

http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/2007770377...13732-5960-0&rvr_id=1018138701508&_mwBanner=1
Here's some new prices.
6 left at current time of writing gg. 8)

 

[silver]

I'm no expert on pricing at all, but depending on condition for used, I would be thinking retail berween $500-$550 australian somewhere as long as it still looked asthetically pleasing and functioned properly ,... that price could vary a bit dependant on age and usage as well. Could be cheaper if it was bought back when the dollar was in parity and only being sold second hand now, depends if your buying and selling too, it'd be a buyers market I'd suppose if there were a few available on the market at the one time I should recon.

 

[goldengoose]

Thanks for the advise Silver. I see you give great advise on many posts? Ebay has one now that I was looking at about 500 mark. Seems a clean unit but the seller has not added a lot of detail. Thought it might be a good learning unit at the moment before leaping into the big $ units.

would you recommend maybe another unit to learn with? I have read many similar posts here but would value your and others opinions too.

cheers

 

[grubstake]

...would you recommend maybe another unit to learn with?

First you will need to clarify what it is that you want to learn. I'd assume from your prior posts that the primary interest is nugget hunting, but for that purpose a non-groundbalancing Sea Hunter would be largely ineffective, since it's a specialist beach machine as its name implies and would struggle in the typical mineralised goldfields ground. If you want to search for nuggets and coins and relics, there are many suitable VLF machines, but if it's nuggets or nothing, then a ground-balancing PI is usually more effective.

 

[goldengoose]

Thanks for the feedback.
The beach is more accessible so would start there with a detector keeping the pans and near complete sluice for the bush.

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[silver]

It'd do the beach job better than my cheap black one I'd recon, similarities, listen and dig job, discrimination if you need it, or dig everything, Garrett has been good for me with the ACE250 with the way it works and the longevity of the detector, if I was going to get another in the water model I'd personaly be going Garrett as I know full well I trust in what their engineering can pull with just the low end of the line machines above the water line, so I can imagine putting my trust with them in going underwater + that deep water pinpointer they have would be engineered to not interfere with their product line, all you'd need then is the scuba gear and tickets in future for a real adventure time with good potential payoffs gg.
My black machine (when I used it lots) was good both in and out of the water, just a bit heavy over time out of the water, but at that time I was swinging a lot with it. I didn't dive with mine, just in up to my neck with it, but the ability to get into the water with it was a definite boon for me, if I could have, I could have gone 30 metres deep with the black one.

 

[goldengoose]

Thanks grubstake and Silver for your feedback !

Looks like I will soon have seahunter mk 2 to play with on the beach.
After reading up some more about these, seems they can also be used in freshwater too.

I think it is going to be trial and error with a lot of learning's too.

Cheers

 

[tricast]

A good scoop is a must

Luv my sea hunter, still learning go slow and dig everything
Then the rewards will start coming before you know it
Will dig deep, so be prepared for disspointments
The rest of it will come in time

Cheers mark

 

[goldengoose]

I may not be joining the Sea Hunter crew !

The seller keeps postponing the pick up and has not responded in days.
I'm feeling a bit nervous about this transaction and now question the condition/ operation of the unit.

Garrett AT gold seems to have similar functions. from your experiences would you agree that the AT gold may be an option?

Thanks for the input Silver, grubstake and Mr T

Cheers

 

[silver]

I may not be joining the Sea Hunter crew !

The seller keeps postponing the pick up and has not responded in days.
I'm feeling a bit nervous about this transaction and now question the condition/ operation of the unit.

Garrett AT gold seems to have similar functions. from your experiences would you agree that the AT gold may be an option?

Thanks for the input Silver, grubstake and Mr T

Cheers

if the seller is suss, then bail ,... save yourself a loss of money gg.
Surely anyone doing the right thing with regards to a sale would be all up front and visible. ?
trust your instincts ,... they won't let you get ripped off.
don't part with your money unless you are more than satisfied i recon.(product guaranteed)

 

[goldengoose]

Thanks Silver.
Would be great to catch up with you in the field. You sure know your equipment and like reading your update finds.

Cheers

 

[grubstake]

I may not be joining the Sea Hunter crew !
The seller keeps postponing the pick up and has not responded in days.
I'm feeling a bit nervous about this transaction and now question the condition/ operation of the unit.
Garrett AT gold seems to have similar functions. from your experiences would you agree that the AT gold may be an option?

The AT Gold is certainly a good platform, although from my personal experience owning both, the AT Pro is my preferred Garrett VLF for the beach, with its excellent audio features helping to identify good/bad/iffy targets as well as its ability to operate in salty conditions (although not to the same extent as the Sea Hunter, of course). Please note that the AT Gold is suitable for freshwater only - it cannot ground cancel effectively when saltwater is present.

 

[silver]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Altai-Treasure-Professional-Waterproof-Detector/dp/B000NK4NT6
This is the type of underwater detector I have, cheap as chips, but lasted about two years from new before I got problems with it ,... and the problem was just fatigue inside the lead going into the coil, if I'd strengthened that joint from any possible movement over time the detector would still be humming along like a beauty I recon, even now.