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Originally Posted by sailhagg
You're doing what I've been thinking about! I read an interesting book written by a cruiser with information on making money while cruising, something he's done for years. Here's a link if your interested.
How to support cruising on your sailboat
Keep us up to date as you can. I'll be following along leaving drool in my wake.  |
I read the book review and one thing rang a little alarm bell. There is mention made "Who would have thought of treasure hunting?"
If you take a metal detector onto the beach in most counries you'll attract the attention of the authorities, if you find some other guy's Rolex that's probably OK for you to keep/sell/trade it.
But if you find "treasure" and try to keep it, you'll find most places will have strict covenants on treasure and you'll end up falling foul of some draconian laws if you try to keep it.
A "for instance" was a guy I met in Seychelles who had a metal detector and who was a serious treasure hunter, was forbidden to even take the metal detector off his boat. When the customs guys went aboard his boat upon his arrival, they gave him a very stern warning. This is not uncommon.
And it's no different with diving for "treasure". If you find stuff, it is not yours, don't just take it. You could end up in jail.