Absolutely, these scooters are the way to go. If the trigger gets sticky you
can simply pull it up with your thumb. You can loosen up the trigger if your
handy with a small file or razor knife. It is slight flexing of the housing
that causes some of them to stick.
Dell
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
To: Maria D. Maggio <mdm@wa*.zk*.de*.co*>; Tech Diver
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Thursday, July 08, 1999 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: Scooter recommendations?


>Dacor or Apollo are the hot setup for saltwater diving. You can beat the
>crap out of them and they still keep ticking. The trigger will get a
>little sticky past 200' but they work fine at those depths. Get 2
>batteries for best longevity.
>
> Jim
>
>Sender: Maria D. Maggio  Date: 7/8/99 5:34 PM
>
>>
>>I'm thinking about getting a scooter for local (NE) ocean diving,
>>but haven't got a clue what's out there or what's any good.
>>
>>Can anyone make recommendations, preferably with ones that you've
>>actually used?  In particular, I'm looking for specs such as
>>weight (in and out of water), length, burn time, speed, etc.
>>
>>I'm definitely not looking for one of those monster sized scooters
>>that I've seen, but something as light and as small as possible with
>>a couple hours burn time at slow speeds.
>>
>>Thanks!!
>>
>> -Maria
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