TREASURE COAST

[mad4wrecks]

I spent last weekend shipwreck diving along the Treasure Coast. The underwater visibility was the best I have seen it in a long while. I know Monday was a workday (nothing better than calling in "sick" on your cell phone from the Atlantic ocean)

The visibility was so good, and the seas relatively calm, that I was able to motor slowly over the first and second reef lines and get a good look at the bottom. Amazing how much a cheap pair of polarized sunglasses can help.
Anyway, I ignored my favorite honeyholes and explored some new areas. I found 2 cannon laying side by side in an area I have never searched.

Not everything is buried under 6 feet of sand. There is still lots of goodies scattered over the tops of the reefs. The trouble is, everyone wants to work in the vicinity of the known ballast piles and work the wrecks closest to the inlets. Those areas have been beat to death for 40 years. The trick is to get out and explore a little bit.

Below is a picture of Kip Wagner's and the Real Eight Co cabin, (same one featured in the 1965 National Geo article about the 1715 fleet)

Tom

 

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[SEAHUNTER]

HEY GDADDY
DID YOU FIND ALL THAT THIS PAST WEEKEND. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE FOUND A GOOD SPOT. WHAT KIND OF BOAT ARE YOU USING? ARE YOU BLOWING HOLES OR JUST FINDING STUFF ON THE BOTTOM?
GREAT WEEKEND !!!!
WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO ENJOY IT WITH YOU.
SEAHUNTER

 

[Trez]

Gdaddy,

Nice post...it is a pleasure to see some actual finds as they happen.
I commend you for that...it is so rare to get to see finds shown to the public in the way you allowed us to share in.
Thank you very much for that...we should all commend you.
"your in a great spot"

any marks on the back of the spoon?
Is there 4 - 8's I see in that comglom?

Trez

 

[Trez]

Trez, a 6 reale? lol

I am not sure at this point, looks like 2 eights, maybe. As Pete (Salvor 6) said in an earlier post, you turn this stuff in and don't see it for another year. (if the state doesn't take it)

Seahunter, I am working from my 22' Searay cuddy cabin. Just reef roaming this year. Our company salvage boat got trashed in Wilma last year and now sits high and dry on an island in the intercoastal. We did manage to remove the blower and some of the hardware.


This is the only picture I have right now of me and my boat.

I meant the number of cobs in the comglom....not a 6 reales...lol
I thought maybe they were 8's....6 of them. Tried blowing up the pic...nice piece.

PS...Make sure the folks in the lab...don't beat it open with a hammer...I'm not implying anything...lol

Again,
Thanks
Trez

 

[Darren in NC]

I found 2 cannon laying side by side in an area I have never searched.

Great post, Tom. What can you tell about the cannon? Any idea what era? Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Darren

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday shipwreck diving along the Treasure Coast. The underwater visibility was the best I have seen it in a long while.

Maybe that is what they call the "calm before the storm." Even though this storm fizzled, it must have been a real shock to the 1715 travelers with no storm warning system.

 

[SEAHUNTER]

FANTASTIC
IF YOU ARE DOING THAT WELL WITHOUT BLOWERS I NEED YOU WITH ME ON MY SITE.
SEAHUNTER

 

[PhipsFolly]

So Tom,

How are things going with E110? I wasn't aware that anything could be removed from that site. Just curious...

 

[SEAHUNTER]

GDADDY
GOOD LUCK WITH THE HUNT AND IF YOU EVER GET DOWN MY WAY LET ME KNOW. WOULD ENJOY SHOWING YOU WHAT WE ARE DOING.
SEAHUNTER

 

[mad4wrecks]

Scott: It would be great to get out there with you for a weekend. I know we talked about it way back in April, when we both attended the sub meeting but somehow managed to miss each other.

Like you said, the good weather and calm seas tend to last a bit longer in Jupiter than up my way so maybe sometime in Sept or October?

I got your email. Keep in touch.

Tom

 

[FISHEYE]

I spent last weekend putting my newly rebuilt fuel injection pump on my starboard engine,worked from 2pm sunday to 5am monday morning,ran the engine around 6am.then got in the water an scraped all the barnacles off my starboard side.i was beat,then some fellow treasure hunters gave me a hand with the port side.we had to get the boat out of the marina due to ernesto on its way.i moved the boat into st sebastian lagoon,the tide was way up.we cleared the bridge by 1 inch.but that was after i took off the windshield frame an put another 300 gallons of water in the fresh water tank.i was going to put the boat on my friends lift,he said it could handle 20,000lbs but when we got there my boat was way to big for it,so we just tied it up to the dock an nearby pilings.i spent the night on it,ernesto was weak,lots of rain but no wind where i was.so today i will move the boat back to the marina.have some salvage work to do.my friend wants the pelican thats behind the island stuck in the mud,it will be easy to get off with my new 8000lb winch.then its relaxation for the rest of the weekend for me.

 

[SEAHUNTER]

Fisheye
Nice looking boat. What kind is it? What are you running for power?

Gdaddy
Let me know. Whenever you are available it would be my pleasure to have you dive with us.

Seahunter

 

[Salvor6]

Hey Fisheye,
thats a 40' stryker, right? It has twin DAF turbo diesels. I remember when you bought it but my boat is older, 1965 model. Hey Tom, just got back from a day diving with SEAHUNTER. WOW! He has a kick-ass boat! You need to hook up with him for a day.

-Pete

 

[rgecy]

Re: TREASURE COAST (visibility since TS)

hey guys,

Hows the visibility on the Treasure Coast since Ernesto came and went? Making a trip down on the 14th and hope everything is still clear!

Robert in SC

 

[riobravo]

robert,
seas have been calm, but the vis isnt so good i hear.
give me a shout when your down would like to meet you, show you the bravo...........
JAS

 

[mad4wrecks]

Robert, same for me....maybe we could meet up somewhere.

Email me at [email protected] when you have your itinerary

Tom

 

[rgecy]

I will send you both an email. Would definately like to get up with you guys.

Robert

 

[SEAHUNTER]

HI GUYS
MAYBE WE COULD ALL GET TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.
SEAHUNTER