Sounds like the same fins, except they now have slots. Trader John has them
in stock.

http://members.aol.com/JDA000/index.html

   Jim
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> From: Hans Petter Roverud <proverud@on*.no*>
> Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 23:54:25 +0100
> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ma*.ci*.co*>
> Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: Re: Powerfins vs. Jetfins
> 
> At 02:44 PM 11/3/99 -0500, Jim Cobb wrote:
>> As I have big feet on my drysuit and I was forced to move to IDI turtles
>> as they are the only fins on the market which will fit my feet. They are
>> not as stiff as Scubapro jetfins but seem to work OK and they accept
>> Farallon spring straps perfectly.
>> 
>> But I have to tell you that vented-type fins suck for wreck diving as the
>> vents snag on wreckage. This happens to me all the time is is quite
>> annoying. This tendency is especially fun when you are scootering along at
>> speed. I really wish they made the US divers (aqualung now, I guess)
>> Blades with a large pocket.
>> 
>> Jim
> 
> I bought some Turtle fins years ago in Houston, TX. The dive store was
> happy to get rid of them since all divers in the area used wetsuits and
> wouldn't ask for huge fins. I liked them a lot but I lost one overboard
> after some years and couldn't find a replacement. These fins were made by
> some Japanese company and had a turtle logo on top of each humongous foot
> pocket. They were basic black rubber fins without any vents as far as I
> remember. They were not really long -- just wide with a huge foot pocket,
> great for drysuit booties. Are we talking of the same company? They had one
> flaw by the way, a faulty mold on same side of each foot pocket split open
> after a couple of years' use.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Hans
> 
> 


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