setting up a salvage boat, what is needed

[grizzly bare]

Cornelius,
You were not wrong at all! I do have interest in La Lutine, she's just way down my list. As I see it, I need to work my sites in a particular order. Not etched in stone of course, but my projected schedule runs something like, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Boston Harbor, Florida, Maine, La Lutine. I don't even have a guess when I can get to the end of the list. Each wreck before then presents a set of unique problems and opportunities. Just from the reading I've done on ocean salvage, one of the big no-no's is giving up too early. I want to make sure that each site is worked well before moving on.
I know that this thread has sounded like a lot of joking and dreaming, but I am seriously contemplating quitting my job and putting five years toward historical/hysterical recovery. And lots of money would be nice, but secondary!
Please understand, I need these other sites to teach me how to use a sub-bottom profiler, a magnetometer, side-scan sonar, mailbox, hookah, ROV, etc,.
La Lutine has frustrated some of the best in the business. As a rank newbie, I know I need to learn before I jump out there and get myself or someone else killed.
Okay, I'm cautious...but indomitable. grizzly bare

 

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[99*]

Mr.Grizzly, get a decent tetnus injection, find an "Old Harbour" and start scratching there for a few months, by the end of this you will know the ins and outs,
Take the interest from the 1.5 million, donate a couple hundred to the Animal shelter(Good Karma) spoil family members (If you like them) and post your finds here! After a good harbour hunt digging in the mud, you will be used to most extremes, also you will figure out how to use the MD well, then buy your boat, in the meantime get a rental boat and go out "Snorkeling" sizing up your targets, this will divert attention and most likely give you time to decide which are worthy targets and which are not, nothing like showing up with overkill. Man youare a lucky bugger, oh yes have a couple beers for the people on this forum,99*

 

[grizzly bare]

99*.
have you been reading my private correspondence? What I just read is almost exactly the plan of action.
Site #1 is a VERY small recovery...in a harbor, close to a small island.
Site #2 is a GOOD recovery in 25 feet of water...in an old harbor and river mouth.
Site #3 is another GOOD recovery in 40 feet of water...off a small island in a harbor.

Actually, all eight sites could be described as "harborish"...except off Cape Charles.

Man! I finally did something the right way.

grizzly bare

 

[Cablava]

Non of those electronics are as difficult as you might think to use and interperate.

Side scans are really no more than an upgraded fish finder, but the best results are by fine tuning, i.e. physical things like depth and speed make a difference. then there is tuning the control unit, for this follow the manual you will soon find the best settings for your venture. I have had fisher unit since 1994 it has never broken and has always found what we we were looking for, cheap but great value.

For Sub bottom profillers follow this link for some evidence of how they work and what to expect.
http://web.mit.edu/deeparch/www/publications/papers/MindellBingham2001a.pdf

Magnetometers, tune and drop into the water and away you go, of course these days there are some complicated ones but I have always liked to keep it simple so all of the guys on board could learn to use the equipment.

ROV"s play some computer games to get used to controlling things, the ROV can be a simple look see unit or one of the most complicated things on the planet. You pay your money and take your choice.

No of it is too hard unless you want to work for an Oil company doing surveys etc.

Oh the old adage works well for all this gear just like boats. " If it flys, floats or xxxx;s , then rent it.

Diving gear such as a hookah unit is not complicated but learn the maintanace and how to use the hat you will dive with.

Mail box well there are people on this site who can better tell you than me about them.

Regards

Mike

 

[Cablava]

I have used a alot of this companies gear over the years

http://www.imagenex.com/index.html

 

[99*]

Grizzly some advice , get yourself a nice pair of Levi Jeans one size too big , get kevlar sewn over the knees, and wear these over your wetsuits, there are a few harbour divers the world over most have mutiple scars from stitches when groveling on your knees in muddy water you generally get torn up included the neoprene, I have worn jeans under cruise ships and while cleaning piles, the fire coral cannot get through and it saves the wetsuit its not any harder to swim in and really really saves the skin on the legs, this last site i was on had plenty of busted bottles and under the mud sand two inches down with sufficient weight I tore a few new holes so now the jeans are back on. Ps dont try sew the wetsuit into the jeans Ive tried before they dont stretch and the wetsuit does, you end up a spazzz...If you have the sites you are already half way there , for the record New England Lobster Style boats rule!!! Good luck, dont forget the beers for after the finds,99*

 

[grizzly bare]

99* (and others)
Thanks for all the advice and help. I'll be leaving about 5:15 to take a short trip to North Carolina. I'll be taking the White's and the Garrett and plan to begin walking beaches and dunes and SOME water on Wednesday at 7:30. I know where several silver and a few gold coins have been found and want to "eyeball" the site and do a quick search (no digging) to see if I get the same results as were made a couple of years ago.
I'm also going to be meeting with a salvage boat owner (20 years in business, much equipment) who has indicated a willingness to lease to me for six months starting in April. He has the two pieces of equipment I need on his boat, a sub-bottom profiler and a jet-ski type PWC with a mailbox or blower.
Let you know more when I get back next week.

grizzly bare