Besides the issue of cost, is weight, mostly battery. Why drag a heavy
although very good scooter over the side of a boat when it's really not
needed. For the duration of the typical NE dive the Apollo/ dacor scoters
are clearly the best choice for this type of diving. Between a bullet proof
clutch and a depth rating Thats been openly stated at well over 200 ft there
really is no other sensible option for this type of diving. We have been
renting Apollo's for over a year, we have had scooters on most of the "tech"
wrecks this season, they are rented mostly for digging and have a very hard
life and has yet the only problem we had (one) was due to operator error. I
really think this is an issue of the right tool for the job. I wouldn't even
consider loading any of our larger scooter (including our short body Gavin)
on the typical NE dive boat. Of course the obvious answer is buy both you
and your buddy a scooter (Apollo) pay for a days boat dive, lunch and still
have change left compared to buying a Gavin. If you ever get in South east
Pa we'll rent you one for 25.00 a day with two batteries. Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
To: Errol Kalayci <errol@ga*.ne*>; Maria D. Maggio <mdm@wa*.zk*.de*.co*>;
Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Scooter recommendations?


>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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