Sea Hunter Mark II - A good machine?

[EasySwing]

I believe the gold is in the water!

Been thinking about this machine as a good water machine. I have been reading as much as I can get my hands on concerning this machine. I do not think the AT Pro will be a good salt water machine, a good machine, but not for salt water. Is not a pi machine, a big drawback as far as water is concerned.

1.) My question is, Is Garrett going to come out with a new or upgraded salt water machine in the near future? I am afraid to purchase this model only to have them come out with a "newer" model for salt water use. From the comments here on this site many of you are looking forward to good salt water machine also.
Hear any rumors as to a newer model?

2.) Do any of you use this machine and if so are you pleased with it's performance?
Pros and cons requested. Thanks.

HH Marty

 

[Willee - Texas]

Marty, I would try to find a good deal on a used one.
Then if you needed to sell it later you could come close to recovering your money.

Yes ... the Sea Hunter Mark II is a good salt water detector ... no question about that.
Some say in some ways it is a better choice than the infinium.

It is a PI detector and as such will detect iron and those blasted bobby pins.
But it is deep and sensitive.

Is Garrett going to update their detectors?
Well they did with the ACE 350 and now the AT PRO ... and I read somewhere they were working on updating other as well.
But this is want you would expect from a company that wants to stay in business.
Question is ... what and when ... and for obvious reasons they are keeping a lid on that.

I just bought a used Garrett Infinium and no matter what comes out next week or next year it will still be a good detector worthy of swinging at the beach.

 

[metalhead]

Yeah, the MKll is a great machine for salt water beach/surf hunting. It's the deepest machine I've ever used(aside from the two-box units, of course).

Pros: Very deep(you'll be diggin' coins and rings at up to a foot and a half to two feet using the large search coil).; Very stable in the surf.; Very rugged/built like a tank/atomic blast proof.

Cons: Very deep(you'll be diggin' up little pieces of foil at two feet and aluminum cans deeper, also iron bolts & iron scrap, etc.) ; Limited discrimination(you'll always be diggin' deep iron) ; Heavy( I always hipmount mine).

Feel free to ask for any advice on it if you get one. Good luck on whichever machine you decide to get.Happy Hunting!

 

[qicpic]

I just ordered a brand new one will get by end of the week, what setting do you use and where do you put the discrimination knob at and which setting the first or second
thanks for all the help
John

 

[Rob in (Ca)]

Unfortunately Any one trying to knock out Junk Targets, (pull-tabs, bottle caps, sinkers) you are also going to be knocking out The Jewelry

Set the Discrimination to zero and dig all Targets. (as with all PI'S) Any one that must hunt with Discrimination, only discriminate out Bobby pins while accepting a US nickel, would be the highest discrimination I would go.

 

[Rainman]

I have been using the MK II for about 6 months now. It is sensitive and you will dig allot of junk. I have trouble with holding a steady threshold even when I am not in the surf or underwater in the normal mode. The threshold tone is very steady in discriminate. As was suggested by another post, make sure you can pick up nickels and you will get most of the gold, chains seem to be the most difficult.