I have a short body Gavin with several hundred dives on it, many in the sub
250' range.  I have yet to experience any problem with it.  I couldn't
imagine owning any other scooter, especially since I have seen so many
problems with other scooters in the 130' or less range.
Errol
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
To: Maria D. Maggio <mdm@wa*.zk*.de*.co*>; Tech Diver
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 8:12 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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