ive just bought a boat from a friend and it came with a gps. my question is how do you find wrecks and reefs with it, i don't mean how do you use the gps i mean is there a list of wreck positions written down somewhere.
thank
john
ps i live on anglesey
it comes with a gps and it wont get here till fri maybe as its in Cardiff. and yes hes a very good friend as hes letting me have it very cheep. does the gps come with this way point list
Have you got next weeks lottery numbers for me.
Seriously though, decent wreck marks are guarded like the crown jewels. Hopefully your mate will have left them in the GPS for you but if not then do a search online of any local dive clubs. They often have the coordinates of wrecks on them.
When you can afford it get yourself a cheap plotter with a recent electronic chart. Most wrecks are marked on them. It is then just a matter of circling the position until you find it then putting your own mark on the plotter.
If you want to find some wrecks in your area, look at a few diving sites. They will give you GPS locations and some have photographs and descriptions of the wreck and fish that are around it. I have found them a usefull tool. Just google "dive wrecks (area)" and see what you get!
THANX FOR THE LINK IT HAS THE POSITION OF ONE OF THE WRECKS IN MILLFORD HAVEN IV BEEN TRYING TO GET INFO ON FOR A WHILE, CHEERS MATE AND A NUMBER OF WRECKS AROUND IT CANT WAIT TO GIVE IT A GO.
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Thought y'all might be interested in what UKHO quoted me.
They can search their database by almost any parameter you could wish for. I asked for all wrecks over 250 tons up to 6 miles off the coast between Skinningrove and Seaham. They found 37 and wanted £150 to give me all the details. I said it was too much and they said most people tell them what their budget is and they adjust the parameters to suit. When she searched just on wrecks over 1400 tons standing between 5m and 18m above the sea bed she got it down to 10 - which she wanted to charge me £40 for. Sounds a lot, but when I think about it, it's probably onl.y the cost of bait for 2 trips. I haven't said yes, because I suspect that most of the 10 are in the list I have got off one of the diving sites
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