I've said it a thousand times if I've said it once .....There is NO SINGLE FREQUENCY machine out there that can handle wet salt sand and handle it well ...... It's too bad ......I use the AT Pro for my recent drops machine on the dry sand ......but a trip down the lane or in the wet sand would surely be nice , but even manually ground balancing the AT Pro , it does not do well on some of the beaches that I frequent ...... I still have my Sovereign, Excal for the wet ...... Jim