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--=====================_952311==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed How often have you tried this? We did 4 drops to 250+ this weekend several last weekend, and dozens of others over the past few months. The scooters that we use are Gavins and the cord length is enough to have it at arms length. When exiting the boat, it is clipped in and being held by one hand. Hit the water and it is just as immediately available. How many of the group that you dive the deep wrecks we read reports from own Gavin scooters..... This leads to the question of ....why? Doing something like this is going to strain the motor and start killing the batteries. So does digging with them, but you don't understand that either, try that with a Gavin or SS.... When you start keeping it in close, you are going to start getting all kinds of crap caught in the props, even with the damn guard. Just ask JT. Keeping the tow cord too short also ads a hell of a lot more drag. That would not have happen, if I was not trying to help someone who was not following the plan..... >The single battery of A/D makes it lightweight enough to be an attached part >of your gear. It's no problem to change batteries between dives, in fact >that is preferable to carrying 2 or more batteries at once, having to hump >these batteries on and off the dive boat. As far as pulling power I have no >problem hauling all my stuff plus another tech diver behind me with an A/D, >and have done it several times. Single battery of the Gavin short tube provides me with more than an hours burn time. You're getting too short a burn time since you're drawing a hell of a lot more amps literally dragging yourself around. I have used my Apollo on dives for over 60 mins BT, but I'm not steady riding it either..... I do not believe I will be doing 60 mins BT at 200ft either on a wreck/ocean dive.... Don't short change yourself. The short cords and short battery life becomes too much of a liability for anything more serious than 60 foot reef dives. When doing that dive, I'll pull out a Torpedo or my old Mako. Anything else, then you need what works. The Gavin is much more a better scooter for depth, time, and riding around.... I like my Apollo for its MORE versatile uses..... "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* --=====================_952311==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <br> <br> How often have you tried this? We did 4 drops to 250+ this weekend<br> several last weekend, and dozens of others over the past few months.<br> The scooters that we use are Gavins and the cord length is enough to<br> have it at arms length. When exiting the boat, it is clipped in and<br> being held by one hand. Hit the water and it is just as immediately<br> available.<br> <br> How many of the group that you dive the deep wrecks we read reports from own Gavin scooters.....<br> <br> <br> This leads to the question of ....why? Doing something like this is<br> going to strain the motor and start killing the batteries. <br> <br> So does digging with them, but you don't understand that either, try that with a Gavin or SS....<br> <br> <br> When you start keeping it in<br> close, you are going to start getting all kinds of crap caught in the<br> props, even with the damn guard. Just ask JT. Keeping the tow cord too<br> short also ads a hell of a lot more drag.<br> <br> That would not have happen, if I was not trying to help someone who was not following the plan.....<br> <br> <br> >The single battery of A/D makes it lightweight enough to be an attached part<br> >of your gear. It's no problem to change batteries between dives, in fact<br> >that is preferable to carrying 2 or more batteries at once, having to hump<br> >these batteries on and off the dive boat. As far as pulling power I have no<br> >problem hauling all my stuff plus another tech diver behind me with an A/D,<br> >and have done it several times.<br> <br> Single battery of the Gavin short tube provides me with more than an<br> hours burn time. You're getting too short a burn time since you're<br> drawing a hell of a lot more amps literally dragging yourself around.<br> <br> I have used my Apollo on dives for over 60 mins BT, but I'm not steady riding it either.....<br> I do not believe I will be doing 60 mins BT at 200ft either on a wreck/ocean dive.... <br> <br> <br> Don't short change yourself. The short cords and short battery life<br> becomes too much of a liability for anything more serious than 60 foot<br> reef dives. When doing that dive, I'll pull out a Torpedo or my old<br> Mako. Anything else, then you need what works.<br> <br> The Gavin is much more a better scooter for depth, time, and riding around.... I like my Apollo for its MORE versatile uses..... <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u>Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more <br> Web Site <a href="http://www.capt-jt.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.capt-jt.com/</a><br> Email captjt@mi*.co*<br> <br> </font></u></html> --=====================_952311==_.ALT-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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