How to Waterproof a Garrett Pro-Pointer
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- This is how I waterproofed my Pro-Pointer. It has worked great for years.
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Waterproofing seems to be a fairly common question. With over 1800 videos, I can almost always find an answer by doing a TH-cam search like this one "Aquachigger waterproof" and bingo! - another lesson from Professor Chigg. Thanks as always, Beau.
Thanks Beau...I watched the video a year ago and never thought I would need one of these until I dove in a Canadian lake where people jumped from a cliff into the water..in 20 feet of water there were large boulders rendering my detector coil somewhat useless...I knew there were goodies down there..this summer I'm going to use this pinpointer and your waterproofing and hopefully post a video..Thanks
Oh wow! That's a friken awesome collections! And displayed so sweet! But man look at that hair lol so glad I'm finally watching these old videos! I've meant to watch for so long!
Some great idea's. Especially if a person can't afford the Garrett Carrott.
GL & HH
Great Idea! With as many people needing a submersible pin pointer, I'm surprised Garrett does not market one.
Great video, I will give this a try. Thanks for posting!
AWESOME vid bud, im sure lots of water hunters will use your idea!!!!
Thanks so much for this video Beau.
I'm water hunting a stream that runs through an old (1884) park that was the
local swimming hole for kids until the late '50's (When the town built a pool) and
I've been needing something like this :)
Beau do you have a seperate collection for your water finds ? have you dug more shells and cannon balls in the water then land.
ok makes sense. people would throw cannon balls in the rivers on the way home from the war.. but around here not much CW stuff, but someone still could of dropped one while crossing a ford.
Thanks Beau. I tried the plastic baggy method too. It leaked several times, so I would not advise it though the vacuum type bag might be worth a try. I've got to believe Garrett could make a waterproof version of the Propointer and sell a ton of them.
Thanks for this tip will do the same to my pro pointer.
Nice video Beau. I'm thinking about painting mine bright orange too. I'm always walking off and leaving it and then backtracking to find it!
Great video !
Nice wall of finds...👍👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing the know-how! Was wondering how you did it.
Great finds at the background!!!
Nice bodge, glad my bodge has a vib mode.
Nice flow.
wow nice lookin collection behind you!!!
Have you tried using the Garrett pinpoint are in salt water?
Thanks for the tip.
Awesome Video..i was one of those "other guys"..lol
Beau you ever do any revolutionary battle sites? I know of one close by me that the Indians burned a col at the stake in revenge for a massacre by another col. I know the names but and everything about the battle but don't want to give away too much. Anyway the battles ire is private land and I know the owners. They said a team went out there in the 70s with metal detectors and found a few buttons and no one has hunted it since. You want to give it a try let me know.
lolya i was really excited on all the firarms ive seen u get thre reall nice
What about that new black rubber spray. Hey chigger looks like you got a couple finds there! Good Vid. I did this to my cheap land metal detector so I could use it in shallow water. Dipped it a few times, but no harm yet.
Love your videos, how about a quick video on how you mount and display your relics.
How can you tell a civil war RR spike from a non civil war spike?I collected several along a civil war era RR track and alot of them look extremely old.Thank you sir.
I saw the video where someone dipped it into a can of some thick hardening plastic material which looked like the easiest way, the only difference being that you couldn't cover your light in it if the material will be dark and block it when turned on.
canyou do a long video on your whole collection of relics thet would be awsome
Does anybody know if the putty around the threads is necessary with the propointer 2? there is a gasket at the top of the threads on the battery cap. I just don't know if I trust it or not....
This may sound stupid, but what clothes work best when water hunting? I saw your boots video and learned a lot from them. Thanks!
Love the videos man! Me and my buddy just got into this hobby a few months ago. We're nothing using Fisher F2's and Garrett pro pointers. I'd love to waterproof mine like you did yours, but honestly I'm far to scared to mess with it being as it cost so much. You must've been nervous when you first started modifying it!!! Also, what part of MD are you from? I live in a little town called Rock Hall (Kent County) on the eastern shore. And do you have any tips on how to research for good spots?
$127? Sounds like the person I got mine from. Same price! Ordered it on Saturday and don't ya know it showed up on Monday. Wow!
Beau . Thanks for the info ! Why don't Garrett waterproof their pin pointers ? It would help out for those who water hunt
Vibra probe 580, waterproof to only 100', no annoying beeps, it's pulse induction so it detects the smallest of gold nuggets, you can use it as a hammer when you aren't detecting, dig your hole with it, throw it out of your car while doing 70mph, (my kid actually did this! It took forever to find but still works like new) no switch, no buttons, no goop or putty, not that I'm knocking this guy waterproofing his pinpointer, I'm not, but I'd rather pay the same amount of money and get a unit that's factory waterproof with a waterproof warranty.
***** I'm curious why, quality or just preference?
How well does the plumber putty hold up after a few battery changes? Do you add putty each time you change the battery? Thanks, love the videos
Good info👍👍👍👍
Sorry, im spanish and i dont understand very well this video,
This propointer was waterproofed when you bought it?
Serves 2-4 meters for use underwater on the beach for example?
Is there any today pinpointer serial serving under the sea?
Thanks
Thanks for the info!
good video, hard to remove the 2 layers of sealant?
oh, my pointer recently got jacked up,,,, not sure why, but does Garrett have any issues with fixing them? I didn't send in my warranty slip back in Dec when I bought it on amazon...
Wow, that is incredible! What a quick reply too.. lol I have some questions for you and I want to get some advice from you before I buy a metal detector.
Hi Beau, love your videos my friend, could you please tell me how often you have to replace the goop?
Thought putty in the speaker hole would limit the sound ??
thanks I needed to know that.
Garretts website specifically states that it is water resistant. Meaning moderate moisture will not damage the pointer. Water proof would mean you can submerge it, which you obviously cannot. There is a button, a speaker, and a battery case which all are holes into the motherboard. Please don't try to think you are correct. You seem like you have never had or even seen a propointer and have never been underwater metal detecting.
hey Beau. here is my Garrett Pro Pointer water proofing for diving;) Garrett Pro Pointer absolut wasserdicht waterproofing waterproof for diving.Fahrradschlauch
I'm all gooped up and ready to go. Thanks, Beau! And by the way, I'm on a dig in a river where I've already moved some decent sized rocks and I'm still digging down. I"m at about 3-4 inches down and I'm still getting a solid ding on something. I'm just wondering if the water ever lies or what the propensity is for false postives.
Hi BEAU, I am so new to detecting I want to thank you for your tips. My name is Lee I am from Chester New York. I really appreciate all the information.
HAPPY HUNTING!!
How do can tabs get down so deep?
Just to clarify, I meant how deep underwater do you go with it?
Beau, have you ever used the Vibra-Probe (being waterproof to 100 feet)? I ask because that's what I've always used without a single issue, but wonder if the Pro pointer is better since you're clearly taking the time and effort to modify it.
IT HAS ARRIVED not by garrett but by makro we finally have a waterproof pinpointer that's good up to 3 feet really cool item its around the same price as the garrett but good luck getting ahold of one right now everywhere seems to be sold out.. whats your thoughts on this beau are you going to purchase the makro...
well I have been thinking. im sure youv heard of it its where franis scott key grew up its called the teric ruben farm in keymar my uncles ex's wife father owned it my uncle lived there for many of years I grew up on that farm.. her father sold it I guess its been about 8 to ten years now wish I was into metal detecting back then but the guy that used to live there let me and my cousins used to hunt deer there now to my knowledge its never been metal detected. the farm is forsale again I was thinking of asking the new owner if I could hunt there. although I don't know if we could hunt around the house due to its historical property and the lions club still comes out and takes care of the moument out front of the house. but it looks like one video you made awhile ago where the graves were back in there field. same here there are slave tombstones back in the field and it still has the slave whipping shed on the property and the farm has 170 acres back then the key family owned all off keymar and almost all of Taneytown but over the years it has been broke down to different farmers now I know the one field prolly has a lot of modern bullets in it cause we would shoot back there a lot but like I said there are 170 acres now I don't know I think the key family were pretty wealthy cause they did own slaves. alls I kmow I hated staying there as a kid the steps creeped and it was scary lol. but you think it would be worth giving that a shot.. now I don't have many friends im more of just my family and I so that's why I asked if you would like to try too cause I don't have any friends that metal detect besides bill. but just thought I would throw that out there cause like I said if someone else finds something it makes me happy too im not a greedy person. it would just be an honor to detect along side you.. but let me know what you think it has to have some history there...
ok that would be cool I will see if I can stop in and get written permission wished my uncle still owned it lol. but you have to think there has to be some kind of history in the grounds there but ill see what I can come up with it might be a little far for you though its in keymar md off Keysville road... that's for the response beau I enjoy talking to you. also do you know of anyone that has a used garrett at pro forsale.. if not its ok im almost there I just sold my crossbow cause I don't hunt anymore.. also dident know if you knew of any metal detecting clubs around I would love to join one for something to do. I tried reaching out to Hagerstown but I guess their not in service anymore but they said there is a Frederick one I gotten all this from kellyco's website but anyway nice talking to you again and look forward to hunting with you in the future sometime It gets bored hunting by yourself.. but I guess you almost have to now adays cause people have a tendsany of taking advantage of people. but until then take care beau.
How deep do you go with it?
I know we don't necessarily do this for the money, but did you ever come up with an appraised value on that bunch of half's and dollars you found in the river? 187 count, I think it was.
I don't hunt much water, but when I do I just put a couple rubbers on my pin pointer tied in a knot, can't scrape with it but it stays dry
chetyoder ha!
Water proof and water resistant(which means rain OK) are two different things genius.
All those things behind you.. Are those all things that you've found while metal detecting? I'm also going to send you a message so please reply! Thanks
I find what works 2 but you get dirty looks is you can find extra thick condomes on the in ternet unlubercated triple bag it tie a not in the end and theat you go also a thick you can get a plastic bag but its not as good.
I read on some web shops and it says its waterproof..
@stonewallbook Exactly what I was thinking. Hey Garrett are you listening?
You could just dip it in plasti dip... everything except the battery cover and then just put on a gasket or that puddy stuff.
You can find me on the Garrett forum
Bardzo dobry pinpointer ale w Polsce to trochę za drogi.Za mało zarabiamy.Chętnie bym kupił to cacko.Pozdrowienia dla aquachiggera.
Pro pointer is arleady waterproof genius...
The tip rubbed off? Ouch ... terrible visual.
thought they were waterproof already
Found it
Did I see a cannon...you found...a cannon...?
***** WICKED!! that sounds awesome. You should do a video on it. But how will you find an area to shoot it?
yep.hes definitely not been in the briney lol
are you Charlie manson
The unit can be cleaned under running water, but it is water resistant, not water proof.. genius.
what a jerry rig
LOL!
talk about overkill!!!
Because it probably would be dead right now because the speakers drowned
Dont these come waterproof O_o
The orange AT pin pointer is waterproof
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looks ugly but it seems like it does the job :D
Hi Beau, love your videos my friend, could you please tell me how often you have to replace the goop?