The good news is that I'm heading out for a three weeks vacation in Puerto Rico and I'm taking my F2. The bad news is that the F2 is not to efficient on wet sand where, I am sure, I could find lots of goodies. There are not a lot of MD'ers in PR and I'm sure a decent detector can pay for itself in a few weeks. I will still give it a shot and see what I can come up with. I have some savings but not enough for a capable wet sand machine. Hopefully I the F2 will find that piece I can sell to buy a new machine. I will take lots of pictures. Will be back in a few weeks. Happy hunting!