Heck, the concept of a tank mounted propulsion unit goes back to the late
fifties. There was a unit that looked like a the propane tank from a gas
grill that had a clamp on one end into which you would fit your tank and the
prop on the other. It made your tank rather looooong. I guess the advantage
was you could stand it upright and slip on your tank without your buddy's
help :).

I recall that Lloyd Bridges AKA Mike Nelson even used one in one of the
episodes of Sea Hunt. Guess I'm dating myself.

Dave

goes back to the
----- Original Message -----
From: Jess Armantrout <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*>
To: Bill <blais@cf*.rr*.co*>; <cavers@cavers.com>;
<techdiver-request@aq*.co*>; Scott Hunsucker <swhac@pc*.gu*.ne*>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: "new wave" of scooters (put down your coke)


> they've been around longer than that.  Parkway (who?) had them at Orlando
> DEMA in, what was it, '93?  They were a joke then, too.
>
> Jess
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Hunsucker <swhac@pc*.gu*.ne*>
> To: Bill <blais@cf*.rr*.co*>; cavers@cavers.com <cavers@cavers.com>;
> techdiver-request@aq*.co* <techdiver-request@aq*.co*>
> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: "new wave" of scooters (put down your coke)
>
>
> >    These were unveiled at DEMA in New Orleans last year, along with the
> >mask mounted rear view mirror so you could keep track of your buddy.
> >    The SPU dealer even had a video of cave divers using the damn thing,
> >all I saw was silt.  Provided a great opportunity to laugh.  The one
> >question I should have asked the guy was "What do you do when the motor
> >sticks on?"  Paints a pretty image don't you think?
> >Scott
> >At 01:29 PM 02/26/2000 -0500, Bill wrote:
> >>Check this out:
> >>
> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=268461183
> >
> >
>
>

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