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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 20:19:51 -0500
From: "Ben Mazin" <ben@je*.co*>
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: RE: Silent Submersion Vs Dacor - Jetboots
>Could someone tell me where to buy the dual calf mount adapters for my
>scooters?  For what this thing costs i could buy two Gavins or three Makos
>and just strap them to my legs.

I'll let you figure out how to walk with that gear setup (120 lbs vs 20 for
Jetboots).  You have, however, hit the nail on the head as to why the price is
high ($1500 more than a gavin) - each unit is basically like two scooters plus
the cost of the plumbing to hook them together.  I wish I could make them
cheaper (I'd surely sell a lot more) but from a technical standpoint these
things are bleeding edge - making them cheaper would turn them into useless
children's toys.  

>Or 4 Dacor/Apollo's.  That way you could strap one to each leg and one to
>each arm....  The ones on your arms could act like "Bow Thrusters"......
>
>Art.

Someone (dacor, I think) actually has a patent on an arm mounted propulsion
device, so I'll have to stick with the just the legs for now.  

Ben Mazin
President, MST
http://www.jetboots.com/
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