Hello all,
BLUF: I am looking at buying a EXCAL II.
I currently own a CTX 3030. I used it water hunting in Rimini, Italy 3 separate times. On the third time, somehow water got into the battery housing and luckily i was able to dry it out in time and no harm no foul.......atleast to my knowledge. I contacted Minelab when the machine wouldnt turn on but eventually after drying completely, the CTX 3030 is operational. So needless to say, I will never take my CTX 3030 back into the "ocean" due to the waves ( i believe that is what caused the water to seep into the battery).
Sooooooo......that being said, I am a dedicated land hunter. I have only hunted water three times prior to my current deployment but I do intend to hunt water again but not very often.
Question: Is it worth buying an EXCAL II for the limited times I hunt water, or should I just stay away from water with waves?
side note.....I can always just drop the money back into an XP Deus since my last one was stolen Or I just buy silver and gold coins and call it a win.
Any input is appreciated.
BLUF: I am looking at buying a EXCAL II.
I currently own a CTX 3030. I used it water hunting in Rimini, Italy 3 separate times. On the third time, somehow water got into the battery housing and luckily i was able to dry it out in time and no harm no foul.......atleast to my knowledge. I contacted Minelab when the machine wouldnt turn on but eventually after drying completely, the CTX 3030 is operational. So needless to say, I will never take my CTX 3030 back into the "ocean" due to the waves ( i believe that is what caused the water to seep into the battery).
Sooooooo......that being said, I am a dedicated land hunter. I have only hunted water three times prior to my current deployment but I do intend to hunt water again but not very often.
Question: Is it worth buying an EXCAL II for the limited times I hunt water, or should I just stay away from water with waves?
side note.....I can always just drop the money back into an XP Deus since my last one was stolen Or I just buy silver and gold coins and call it a win.
Any input is appreciated.