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:garrett: Sea Hunter Mark II

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Mat in MA

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[size=medium]Hi All,

I just bought a new Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II water detector this morning. I'm just looking to see how many users of this unit there are out there and if you have any tips on using this detector both in fresh and salt water environments.

Thanks for your help. Happy Hunting!!!

Mat[/size] :usaf:
 
Hello Mat, I currently do not use the unit, but here is an exerpt of mine from a previous inquirey if you like. PM me if I need to clarify anything else about the unit.

Re: SEA HUNTER MARK TWO USERS
Posted by: Gulf Hunter <Send a PM> (IP Logged)
Posts: 2379
Date: June 08, 12:53AM



I have personally owned 3 of the units CELLARHOLERAT. The units work well, but don't count on being successful with discrimination on a submersible PI. If you hunt in the water, a PI is a good option, especially deeper water (waist to chest deep or diving). If you are planning to wet sand or dry sand, don't even think about it. It's a bad idea. There is just simply too much crap up there to deal with. A Sov or Excal would work better.
I set the Mark II up like this and as far as I'm concerned there is no other way, as I used the units exclusively for 2 years. Standard Trash Elimination. 0 Discrimation and Threshold barely audible. The unit will read waves, but don't worry about it. Stop the swing and wait till the wave passes, and continue the swing. If you get a tone dig it. Bobby pins and nails will double beep for the most part, but so do broken rings, chains, earrings, savvy? You will still have to find pull-tabs and bottle caps, if you want to find the gold. A low price to pay for the loot and the unit WILL find you the loot! If you do decide on the unit, you MUST coat the bottom of the coil with Loctite Aquamarine Epoxy. There is no coil cover available and I could wear completely through a coil bottom, in less than a month. Reapply, as needed.
I now own a Goldquest Aquasearch. It is deeper, more sensitive, lighter and 3 times the price. If you want to try a PI, then the Mark II would be a good choice to see if a PI is right for you. I have never used one, but understand that the White's PI PRO, is a good unit also. Look at the Beach & Water Hunting Forum, for more details on what works. We have had a, "what ya'll running?", but it's been about 6 months ago. Everyone chimed in and said what they run. There are more Excal users on there than anything. I have one of those too and it's a great unit. Feel free to send me a PM, if there is anything else I can help you with sir.
 
I have had mine for a while now and have done well. I personally run mine in the discrete elimination mode and discrimination on 2 with threshold barely audible. The unit runs very stable until over a target. I sometimes run it with the disc at 0 but honestly still dig all the same stuff with it at that setting also. I definetly keep mine in the water though.
 
[size=small]Not many many users of the SH II. Not sure why - mostly because the Excal gets all the press and surf pirates are a tight lot. When something works, it gets everyone on board. Aarrrrgh, matey! :minelab:

But there are a few who use the SH II to good effect. It has been a standard among divers for years. Most users admit the DISC feature touted by Garrett is a load of bunk-ola and they steer away from the double beep that iron gives. Everything else they dig. Simple as that.
They also say you will become expert in it's subtleties and it WILL find you stuff - but you gotta stay with it long enough to get there.

The depth is there with the SH II at the seashore, as its a pulse unit. Have yourself a long handled, rugged scoop and a case of Goody's powder in the beginning! Just like other rod-mount box units, it's bound to be a little bit clunky and will be at its best with a chest mount harness. Second choice would be the under-forearm mounting position. It's been my experience that hipmounting is a distant third choice option with any detector.

On the other hand, the SH II is built like a tank, with none of those dangly bits and "growths" like the Excal has. A few knobs and just about bullet proof. Thats a good conmbination. The batteries are mounted externally in a separate H2O-proof module. Oh, that my Tiger Shark had THAT feature!

Since the SH II is a PI unit and had no real DISC to speak of, its not often recommended in the fresh water environment. Those who use it there are those who learn it well, have a high trash tolerance and just dig about everything. Not a bad combination, when you come to think about it.

I'm a Garrett fan. Good AMERICAN company, excellent products and service. :garrett:
I'd like to have an SH II, and I suspect that one day I will. Until then, please learn yours well and keep us posted on your progress. I, for one, will be awaiting your every word.[/size]
 
I really appreciated your response in this post. You, and those like you, are why I love to post in here.

I know Garretts from years of use and from friends who are successful with the SH II. I speak in generalities from that position.

But YOU gave me a postage stamp education on PI's and the SH II - you answered questions I didnt know I had! Thank you very much
 
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