Goldpick
Chris Johnson
goldengoose said:
Check out the forum classifieds, one of our members still has a Sea Hunter up for sale.
Garrett Sea Hunter mark II information and questions
- Thread starter Mac urban
- Start date
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
Check out the forum classifieds, one of our members still has a Sea Hunter up for sale.
cabwoody
Darren
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2013
- Messages
- 258
- Reaction score
- 258
Thanks GP. Yes, the SeaHunter is still for sale. Not sure what your budget is gg, but the detector is in excellent condition. I am the third owner of the control box and 8" coil (came with the original s-shaft, but it was quite wobbly, a known problem, so I binned it when I got the CF straight shaft). The shaft and the headphones have been used less than half a dozen times so are in near new condition. The 14"x10" coil was bought on eBay from the UK. Both coils are in excellent condition.
Reason for selling? I wouldn't be selling, except a torn tendon in my elbow hasn't healed as it should have and surgery is a possibility (specialist says outcome is 50/50 at best), therefore digging everything, and digging deep, aren't an option. This has led me to my second reason for selling....I bought a Deus. Very lightweight so can be used left-handed quite easily for long periods. I'm selling the SeaHunter to pay off the Deus (already sold my Sov GT for this reason).
Reason for selling? I wouldn't be selling, except a torn tendon in my elbow hasn't healed as it should have and surgery is a possibility (specialist says outcome is 50/50 at best), therefore digging everything, and digging deep, aren't an option. This has led me to my second reason for selling....I bought a Deus. Very lightweight so can be used left-handed quite easily for long periods. I'm selling the SeaHunter to pay off the Deus (already sold my Sov GT for this reason).
Hmmm .. Another Deus
Their steadily gaining traction
Their steadily gaining traction
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2015
- Messages
- 5,296
- Reaction score
- 9,479
silver said: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.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10m-Wate...127020?hash=item33b15f06ec:g:mm0AAOSwZSFXJU6Y
This annotated pic might help:
Incidentally, the diver's mask in the centre graphic is actually a cut-out window into the sealed interior of the detector. If ever there is condensation or moisture visible in the diver's mask, the machine needs urgent service to avoid circuitry damage.
- Joined
- May 1, 2016
- Messages
- 3,425
- Reaction score
- 4,286
It almost looks like my sovereign GT , well done on the sea hunter CGS
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2018
- Messages
- 2
- Reaction score
- 0
I have used the sea hunter and the Infinium. They are very good machines on the beach however the Infinium is not a good detector for gold prospecting. The Australia version is not like the American version, the sensitivity has been changed and that has killed the machine for prospecting in Australia.
The ATX has taken it place and is a very good machine for beach and prospecting. I know I have upset a lot of infinium owners but as a seasoned prospector I do know what I am talking about but I also think that the Whites TDI is the most over looked metal detector on the market. It is a very well priced for what you get - it can be a beach machine and a very good prospecting detector. Maybe I will get my hands on one and try it on the gold fields of Vic. Why Vic it has some of the hottest ground in the country. When I say the Infinium is not a good detector for prospecting it is because there are a lot of other detectors, like Minelab, Whites and Garrett ATX that are far superior. Yes I know that Minelab detectors are so expensive $9500, ouch that hurts, far too dear. I can buy a good car for that, so I feel the Whites is very well priced at $1800. The ATX coils are far too dear, a good machine but the price for the coils, once again ouch. My pick of a beach machine is the Sea Hunter for wet sand. Dry sand value for money is the Minelab 705 or an old 70 for the edges of wet sand and dry sand. Value for money is the Whites TDI lots of cheap coils.
I hope this has helped someone, good luck and happy hunting.
PS. Tess I know there are a lot of better detectors than the 705 or 70 but I was talking about value for money.
Metal detecting is a wonderful hobby and you meet a lot of very nice people.
The ATX has taken it place and is a very good machine for beach and prospecting. I know I have upset a lot of infinium owners but as a seasoned prospector I do know what I am talking about but I also think that the Whites TDI is the most over looked metal detector on the market. It is a very well priced for what you get - it can be a beach machine and a very good prospecting detector. Maybe I will get my hands on one and try it on the gold fields of Vic. Why Vic it has some of the hottest ground in the country. When I say the Infinium is not a good detector for prospecting it is because there are a lot of other detectors, like Minelab, Whites and Garrett ATX that are far superior. Yes I know that Minelab detectors are so expensive $9500, ouch that hurts, far too dear. I can buy a good car for that, so I feel the Whites is very well priced at $1800. The ATX coils are far too dear, a good machine but the price for the coils, once again ouch. My pick of a beach machine is the Sea Hunter for wet sand. Dry sand value for money is the Minelab 705 or an old 70 for the edges of wet sand and dry sand. Value for money is the Whites TDI lots of cheap coils.
I hope this has helped someone, good luck and happy hunting.
PS. Tess I know there are a lot of better detectors than the 705 or 70 but I was talking about value for money.
Metal detecting is a wonderful hobby and you meet a lot of very nice people.
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2018
- Messages
- 2
- Reaction score
- 0
Sorry I should said that 705 and the 70 are dry sand only.
The Sea Hunter Mark II doesn't have any provision for ground-balancing, so it wouldn't cope at all well in the typically highly-mineralised goldfields areas. It's really only intended for beach/ocean usage, where Pulse Induction detectors have the great advantage of not being overwhelmed by the conductive salt water, which causes major problems for single-frequency VLF detectors.
Hi Bob,
I was involved in the design and field testing of the Infinium LS.
The first test was to sea how the Sea Hunter Mk 11 would perform in the high mineralised soils.
The site for testing is one that has extreme varying mineralised soil.
This is where any testing was done for different detectors.
The Sea Hunter Mk 11 was unable to handle this mineralised soil.
It could only detect a 5 gram nugget at one inch and it was struggling.
The coil had to be flat on the ground to receive any signal.
So the answer is, definitely not recommended for prospecting.
All the best,
Phil
I was involved in the design and field testing of the Infinium LS.
The first test was to sea how the Sea Hunter Mk 11 would perform in the high mineralised soils.
The site for testing is one that has extreme varying mineralised soil.
This is where any testing was done for different detectors.
The Sea Hunter Mk 11 was unable to handle this mineralised soil.
It could only detect a 5 gram nugget at one inch and it was struggling.
The coil had to be flat on the ground to receive any signal.
So the answer is, definitely not recommended for prospecting.
All the best,
Phil
