"DSK" wrote
| Sure. Gold makes excellent ballast. Plate it on there nice &
| thick! Might have good anti-foul properties too.


Mel Fisher is a treasure hunter and he found lots of sunken treasure in Florida. Lots of
gold and gold coins from Spanish galleons. It gets covered with marine growth and coral.
Nothing but poison keeps off the barnacles and sponges for long.

Cheers,
Ellen