Jim,

Wouldn't it be much cheaper to spend $5 and buy a shovel to dig a hole
instead of a $1200 scooter ? :-)

-Phi

> ----------
> From: 	Jim Cobb[SMTP:cobber@ci*.co*]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, July 28, 1999 9:56 PM
> To: 	Errol Kalayci; Maria D. Maggio; Tech Diver
> 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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