This new SB product looks like a Sea Shuttle painted black to me. The 
Dacor has 44,30,20lbs thrust via a 3 position prop. As I said the Dacor 
has a excellent track record, the Sea Shuttle had a crappy one and this 
"new" SP unit is an unknown. Sean, does it have a prop clutch?

 Jim

Sender: Paltz, Art  Date: 7/10/99 2:26 PM

>For comparison, what's the thrust on a Dacor/Apollo at the 3 different
>settings.  Based on speed I would think they are 2 competing products.
>
>Art.'
>
>
>		-----Original Message-----
>		From:	Sean M. Cary [mailto:SMCARY@MI*.CO*]
>		Sent:	Saturday, July 10, 1999 8:42 AM
>		To:	techdiver@aquanaut.com; Steve Lindblom
>		Subject:	Re: Scooter recommendations?
>
>
>		No, still a Minnkota, it's an Minnkota 81 or 85, and has
>42lbs of thrust.  Set prop.  This isn't an end all scooter to cover all the
>needs of the diving world, but for the price...it's a great scooter.  (JWA
>owns Minnkota, so that would be the reason they use it).
>		We've been playing with the idea of a multi pitch prop for
>them and it won't be that hard to make one.  A bit of machining and some
>ingenuity and we'll have one.  I'm just waiting for parts to catch up with
>them, they are brand new.
>		Sean
>		-----Original Message-----
>		From:	Steve Lindblom <s_lindblom@co*.co*
><mailto:s_lindblom@co*.co*> >
>		To:	techdiver@aquanaut.com
><mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com>  <techdiver@aquanaut.com
><mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com> >
>		Date:	Friday, July 09, 1999 10:49 PM
>		Subject:	Re: Scooter recommendations?
>
>
>			>Any idea what they are using for a motor - is it
>Minnetonka like on the
>			>shuttle, or something real? And does it have a
>multispeed propellor?
>			>
>			>Sean wrote;
>				>>Totally different then the Sea Shuttle.
>			>
>			>
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