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Recommendation for GPS/Sonar Configuration for wreck finding
sfgurl
#1 Posted : Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:30:40 AM(UTC)
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I am going on a scuba diving exploration and will be searching for wrecks in the area.
Can someone please start me off with a recommended configuration. Or point me in the way of recommended articles for a good GPS/Sonar configuration.

Much appreciated!
jimkennard
#2 Posted : Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:41:08 AM(UTC)
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What is the area that you will be diving and depths. Are you looking for a handheld unit or a boat towed side scan sonar?
sfgurl
#3 Posted : Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:49:19 AM(UTC)
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Thank you so much for responding.
The area is the caribbean, Southern Haiti.
Would like to locate wrecks up to 80m depth.

I understand the sidescan is a more viable option. Thoughts?

Headed down with some friends scuba gear, a compressor and boat.
jimkennard
#4 Posted : Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:12:19 PM(UTC)
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Searching for old shipwrecks made of wood in salt water is best done by using a magnetometer and looking for the iron items on the ship such as anchor and chain. Wooden ships fall apart due to the teredo worm that borrows into the wood and eventually the ship falls apart. Searching for metal shipwreck in salt water at depths of 80m requires a towed sonar with 100m or more cable. Proven Side scan sonars in the $10K to 20K range would be Deepvision, Imagenex, and JW Fishers. See my review on the DeepVision DE-340 on this website. Other higher end side scan sonars would include EdgeTech, Klein, and Marine Sonics which are priced in the $30K and up range. Sorry for the delay in responding as I have been in the mountains hiking and out of email contact. Hope this helps.
xarage
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Originally Posted by: sfgurl Go to Quoted Post
I am going on a scuba diving exploration and will be searching for wrecks in the area.
Can someone please start me off with a recommended configuration. Or point me in the way of recommended articles for a good GPS/Sonar configuration.

Much appreciated!


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