No doubt George's scooters are the best, but if you only have $1200 to 
spend... Plus when you are digging holes it is much better to have the 
handles on the body rather than the shroud.

   Jim

Sender: Errol Kalayci  Date: 7/27/99 10:12 PM

>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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