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Not to sound critical here but how do you scull or frog kick with them? As I said before I owned a set, and dove them for the better part of a year, those are just two kicking techniques you can't do with them. If you never silt with them, I'm amazed. Scuba Pro Jet Fins. >From: "Einar Hagen" <einar.hagen@un*.co*> >Reply-To: "Einar Hagen" <einar.hagen@un*.co*> >To: "p k" <abyss30@ho*.co*> >Subject: Force Fins (was: Newbie) >Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 03:08:59 +0100 > >Silting or not is a matter of technique, as I don't silt at all >with my ForceFins. What kind did u use? > > >Einar > > > AK, > > Just a couple of suggestions. First, loose the idea of force fins they >are > > ridiculous(I know I used to own a set) A. they don't give you anywhere >near > > enough thrust and B. they will silt up easily (pretty important if >your >in > > a wreck or even on a reef). > > > > Second,it sounds to me like you are "almost" DIR with what you describe >(the > > basic components are there) so, if you are shown the right way to rig >it, >to > > streamline it, you'll have a kit you can take anywhere. Look at Tod >Leonards > > page,or the GUE page they can help you. > > > > PK > > P.S. It isn't overkill it's simplicity at it's best > > > > >From: Akula <iopi.geo@ya*.co*> > > >To: S I L E N T I M M E R S I O N <silent@cu*.ne*>, >techdiver@aquanaut.com > > >Subject: Re: Newbie > > >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:16:11 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >Its to Over kill for what I need. > > > > > >Have you heard of anything called ARSE? > > > > > >AK > > > > > >--- S I L E N T I M M E R S I O N <silent@cu*.ne*> > > >wrote: > > > > Consider going DIR... what's holding you back? > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > THOMAS > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to all those who replied. > > > > > > > > > > just a few things. > > > > > > > > > > I know computers aren't DIR, but I'm not a DIR > > > > diver, > > > > > I dive in the UK and warm water diving. > > > > > > > > > > My target config is:- > > > > > > > > > > Twin 7l steel 232bar iso manifolded with din > > > > fittings > > > > > apeks tx50's hog rigged. > > > > > ss back plate with single peice harness. > > > > > 45lb dive rite TREK(AKA junior wing) wing. > > > > > trilaminate black drysuit > > > > > cc liftbag/dmsb > > > > > force fins > > > > > TLS 712 delrin torch. > > > > > with TLS backup torchs. > > > > > Sunto vyper EAN computer. > > > > > > > > > > Also I know that building my own computer isn't > > > > > economically viable and/or acceptedly safe but I > > > > want > > > > > to do it to learn about deco and electronics. > > > > > > > > > > AK > > > > > > > > > > --- S I L E N T I M M E R S I O N > > > > <silent@cu*.ne*> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Sounds great! > > > > > > > > > > > > Welcome! > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > > > > > THOMAS > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: Akula <iopi.geo@ya*.co*> > > > > > > To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 5:32 AM > > > > > > Subject: Newbie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just thought I would introduce my self > > > > having > > > > > > just > > > > > > > joined the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm a sports diver from the UK. I have PADI > > > > AOW, > > > > > > and I > > > > > > > am now working towards the Satans Aquatic Army > > > > > > club > > > > > > > diver. I have a TDI basic nitrox as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My kit ATM consists of a stab, 12L steel > > > > 232bar, > > > > > > with > > > > > > > two Apeks tx50's in black. I have a 7mm > > > > neoprene > > > > > > > teabag and misc other bits. I have just bought > > > > a > > > > > > SS > > > > > > > backplate with STA, am about to order a > > > > DiveRite > > > > > > Trek > > > > > > > wing. I have also ordered a canister torch > > > > from an > > > > > > > ausy company. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ATM I am working on a diving related > > > > electronics > > > > > > > project to build a deco computer. The > > > > electronics > > > > > > is > > > > > > > easy and I have most of that worked out. the > > > > > > difficult > > > > > > > bit is now the software. I am looking to learn > > > > as > > > > > > much > > > > > > > as possible about deco, so if you have any > > > > info > > > > > > you > > > > > > > would care to share I would be great ful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AK > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! > > > > Messenger. > > > > > > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > > > > > > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > > > > > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > > > > > > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > > > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > >http://im.yahoo.com > > >-- > > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to >`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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