:usaflag: 31/2 Hour Hunt--A Little Silver!! Need Coil Repair?? :detecting:

[Cupajo]

The hunt was nothing spectacular with its 39 targets recovered and these two sterling silver rings.

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But when I got home I inspected the wear on what is left of the Dual Field coil cover and found that there is not much left after a couple of hundred hours of hunting in Connecticut's rocky shoreline waters.

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There are remnants of truck-bed liner spray (Which didn't stick) and yellow tool handle plastic coating (which didn't stick) and the white marine silicone I used to glue the cover on when I found it badly worn this past spring.

I called White's and ordered a new cover at only $15 plus shipping.

Maybe I can get a few hundred more hours outa Mr. Dual Field's coil,

CJ

 

[JohninNC]

Wow, that's a lot of wear. 90% of the folks don't really need a coil cover, but you sure do. A coating of marine two part epoxy(white) would hold up a long time. That stuff is strong.

 

[Cupajo]

New cover arrived yesterday.

Now I must clean all the glue, old cover remnants etc. from the coil to get this one installed!

I'll set it in marine silicone like before because it really held what was left of the old cover on there.

It sets very slowly and took a couple of days to cure to my satisfaction.

Afterwards I think I'll try the marine epoxy coating as a way to preserve the new cover!

This coil has worked too well for me to let it get destroyed.

Thanks for your reply John,

CJ