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I'll put more up as we metal detect with the various detectors we (Connie and I) use frequently (this made with Tennessee friend George Bortnick (he and wife Sauna were the ones at Geno's funeral, Leonard):

https://youtu.be/MghTw_uYMmQ

Nice video Matt! Im going to refer this video to a friend of mine.

I remember them Matt. Tell them hello for me next time you see them.
Leonard

Wow that style sea hunter is a real oldie. I sold them in the 80s and still working --great. Lots of luck to you two great folks-John

Yep its a oldie alright and Ive got one I want to sell.

Hoser John wrote:Wow that style sea hunter is a real oldie. I sold them in the 80s and still working --great. Lots of luck to you two great folks-John

Hoser/Russ

They were actually far ahead of their time. A revolutionary product by Eric Foster (the engineer). The weak point was the batteries were not replaceable without sending the unit back to Garrett - if you did it yourself, the warranty was voided. Not as bad as it seemed, they would last about 5 years if used often to break the memory effect. Of all the detectors I used (and that's a houseful) it is that unit that found the most gold (and I'll admit that it could be due to a lack of diving competition).

Russ: have you checked to see if it will take a charge? There is still some collector demand for his units in England - might stick it on Ebay and see what happens.

Matt my unit has replaceable "D" batteries. and I remove them every time Im done! I got it in 2000!

russau wrote:Matt my unit has replaceable "D" batteries. and I remove them every time Im done! I got it in 2000!

Got it - different than what I had in 1979.

2000 units had upgraded circuits and a few component improvements also. Good detectors for sure. We must learn to covet them oldies but goodies as that phrase now refers to us ol'farts too Take care fellas-John