Car Frame Reef

[KnottyBoyz]

Hey guys,

Has anyone ever heard of Car Frame Reef? It's supposedly a bunch of car frames stacked up into a reef near Fowey Light. I've searched on the internet to find out where it would be located by Fowey. I've only found descriptions but no coordinates. I will be heading out to do some diving tomorrow for Xmas and would like to check the area out if anyone knows where it is. I'm not asking for GPS coordinates but the general location of where it may be. (You can PM me if you don't want anyone else to know.) I also will check out Arakanapa (sp.) wreck near Fowey as well. I shall post my findings upon my return!

I'd also like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. I hope you all get shiny new guns and any other dive items on your wish list!

[Mobile Diver]

I dive around Fowey all the time & have never seen or heard of this reef. I can tell you that nothing in that area is a secret. How deep is it supposed to be?

[KnottyBoyz]

Hey Steve, how ya been?? I've done some dives with you years ago and I know you've got extensive local knowledge about Fowey. (I was with you on the dive when we brought JLB in from the ThunderBolt.) It's supposed to be in 30 feet. It's posted on a dive instructor's website giving info about Miami dive sites as well as the RJ Diving Ventures website. I'm going to give the dive instructor an e-mail and see what info she gives me. I'll pass on the information to you in PM!

[KEYSKILLER]

we have some car bodies off of key west

thats all iam saying

[Kdiver]

Also off of Marathon their was a rumor of a WW2 barge with tanks and motorcycles on it that was torpedoed while on its way to somewhere...or should i say was a rumor and i dont like using tanks and i can't dive over 100' freediving

[Mobile Diver]

Originally Posted by KnottyBoyz

Hey Steve, how ya been?? I've done some dives with you years ago and I know you've got extensive local knowledge about Fowey. (I was with you on the dive when we brought JLB in from the ThunderBolt.) It's supposed to be in 30 feet. It's posted on a dive instructor's website giving info about Miami dive sites as well as the RJ Diving Ventures website. I'm going to give the dive instructor an e-mail and see what info she gives me. I'll pass on the information to you in PM!

I have been well. I don't dive that shallow much, so that may be why I haven't heard of it.

[pirate_diver]

Originally Posted by Kdiver

Also off of Marathon their was a rumor of a WW2 barge with tanks and motorcycles on it that was torpedoed while on its way to somewhere...or should i say was a rumor and i dont like using tanks and i can't dive over 100' freediving

Spearing or not, I think that would be a pretty sweet site to find...if it does in fact exist. Could be a cool wreck.

[aue-mike]

Originally Posted by KnottyBoyz

Hey guys,

Has anyone ever heard of Car Frame Reef? It's supposedly a bunch of car frames stacked up into a reef near Fowey Light. I've searched on the internet to find out where it would be located by Fowey. I've only found descriptions but no coordinates. I will be heading out to do some diving tomorrow for Xmas and would like to check the area out if anyone knows where it is. I'm not asking for GPS coordinates but the general location of where it may be. (You can PM me if you don't want anyone else to know.) I also will check out Arakanapa (sp.) wreck near Fowey as well. I shall post my findings upon my return!

Have not heard of a car frame reef off Fowey. There is a lot of random junk around there though. We have looked for other stuff just south of there, as there is a wreck in two peices off Brewster Reef (Bell Wreck), and came across a small outboard boat scattered across the sand in the process.

The "Arakanapka" is misleading - the real name of the wreck is ARRATOON APCAR and its just off Fowey (you can read about the identification and background of this wreck in my book ). We went out to take pics of it several years ago with Mobile Diver and only found debris (lots of stuff/junk around that area), and turns out we were slightly off the mark. Another group has done some recent work on the site:

http://www.marinearcheology.org/arratoon.htm

Originally Posted by Kdiver

Also off of Marathon their was a rumor of a WW2 barge with tanks and motorcycles on it that was torpedoed while on its way to somewhere...or should i say was a rumor and i dont like using tanks and i can't dive over 100' freediving

That's the "Motorcycle Wreck", which would appear to be just one of those Florida shipwreck myths. Several people said the wreck that turned out to be the QUEEN OF NASSAU in 230' off Islamorada was the "Motorcycle Wreck" but there are definitely no Indian bikes on there

We are checking out a new deep wreck in the Middle Keys that might be interesting though

Happy Holidays!

[SpearMax]

Originally Posted by aue-mike

We are checking out a new deep wreck in the Middle Keys that might be interesting though

Happy Holidays!

Sounds interesting Mike! Good luck on that one. Tony

[Mobile Diver]

Originally Posted by aue-mike

We are checking out a new deep wreck in the Middle Keys that might be interesting though

Happy Holidays!

Let me know if you need a ride!!

[aue-mike]

Originally Posted by Mobile Diver

Let me know if you need a ride!!

You back in Florida?

[Mobile Diver]

Originally Posted by aue-mike

You back in Florida?

Yes, I am. Let's go diving!

[KEYSKILLER]

mike thats a awsome photo spread of the wreck!

[KnottyBoyz]

Wow, thank god for this thread! Mike, that looks like a sweet wreck to check out off Fowey. I'm definitely gonna have to purchase your book now.

I'm always curious to see what new stuff you find. I'm gonna continue my research on the car frames. If I come up on anything, I will pass it along. I may have to do a trip on one of the charters that supposedly uses it as one of their destinations.

[ny_er]

when is the new book due out?