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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 18:22:08 GMT -5
I think we need a group activity..
Let's make a octopus dredge. It has to float, but we need to have alot of nozzles coming off it, atleast 4, 4+ nozzles with a big sluice box, or maybe even a v sluice box on it so all the gold drops out.
Think it is possible?
How big of an engine would we need for it?
Could we make it navigable?
Boat it to the site and dredge?
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Post by mark on May 22, 2013 18:28:09 GMT -5
modify a 28' pontoon boat?
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 18:31:57 GMT -5
ya, that would work, I will see if i can find one.. you need two engines to run a 8 right, so that's just two nozzles. Or big pump to power all four.
Wes got 4 engines on his dredges.. we can salvage them since he be working all the time.
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Post by bobg on May 22, 2013 18:46:36 GMT -5
ya, that would work, I will see if i can find one.. you need two engines to run a 8 right, so that's just two nozzles. Or big pump to power all four. Wes got 4 engines on his dredges.. we can salvage them since he be working all the time. Yeah, Wes will never miss em. I gave away a 24' pontoon boat a couple years ago. I know where to get a lot off dock floats. |
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Post by goldgit'r on May 22, 2013 19:24:37 GMT -5
modify a 28' pontoon boat? I got a 32' pontoon we can use!  Wes |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 19:39:22 GMT -5
ya can we mount an excavator on that?
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Post by dirtymike on May 22, 2013 20:18:18 GMT -5
Then we can make our own tv show
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 22:00:43 GMT -5
Hell ya! we need to recruit some people so we could have drama on the show.. any suggestions?
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Post by bobg on May 23, 2013 1:51:45 GMT -5
Hell ya! we need to recruit some people so we could have drama on the show.. any suggestions? Let me think on it for a couple of days and I might be able to come up with a couple of drama queens  . |
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Post by Matt on May 24, 2013 13:39:13 GMT -5
I'd like to help create drama we have it everyday in my restaurant. Drama makes the world go round. |
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Post by shadow on Dec 31, 2013 16:42:23 GMT -5
If we're going to build one of these wouldn't it be better to have 4 individual sluices up on the boat, that would make each individuals cleanout easier than having to divide the gold at the end of the day and prevent a dispute over who found what nugget. We wouldnt have to add any more pumps as we would still only be using the two water pumps, just have one pump powering two of the sluices with a Y joint.
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Post by daubster on Jan 3, 2014 23:40:17 GMT -5
ya, that would work, I will see if i can find one.. you need two engines to run a 8 right, so that's just two nozzles. Or big pump to power all four. Wes got 4 engines on his dredges.. we can salvage them since he be working all the time. This link will take you to a discussion on pipe flows etc. Scroll down to the chart that Sam posted. You will find that an 8" dredge moves the same amount of material as four 4" dredges. Just sayin |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 8:46:49 GMT -5
ya, that would work, I will see if i can find one.. you need two engines to run a 8 right, so that's just two nozzles. Or big pump to power all four. Wes got 4 engines on his dredges.. we can salvage them since he be working all the time. This link will take you to a discussion on pipe flows etc. Scroll down to the chart that Sam posted. You will find that an 8" dredge moves the same amount of material as four 4" dredges. Just sayin Yes a 8 inch moves as much as 4 4's. But you need a permit for a 8  |
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Post by cabarrusgold on Jan 4, 2014 9:41:27 GMT -5
They used a floating deck and dredges for the Queen Ann project. They just lined up the dredges, sealed up pipe and jets and went at it.
On a low budget deal, just get a working pontoon boat and remove side walls where working area will be. Add dredges. Driscol is building one now.
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Post by jim on Jan 4, 2014 12:52:54 GMT -5
Any info on permit for 8". Did not know of size regs in NC. Thanks , Jim
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Post by daubster on Jan 4, 2014 16:47:10 GMT -5
link This link will take you to a discussion on pipe flows etc. Scroll down to the chart that Sam posted. You will find that an 8" dredge moves the same amount of material as four 4" dredges. Just sayin Yes a 8 inch moves as much as 4 4's. But you need a permit for a 8 you missed my point...if your pumps will run an 8" it will also run 4-4" |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 17:01:59 GMT -5
Ahh ok, thought we was discussing nozzle size  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 17:02:44 GMT -5
modify a 28' pontoon boat? I think the pontoon boat is the solution.. we could even have dampers on the front and back so people really wouldn't know what we was up too.. |
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